Factors related to patient propensity to receive adjuvant chemotherapy and outcomes in stage III gastric cancer cases after D2 surgery

Summary: Background: Radical gastrectomy and extended lymph node (D2) dissection followed by adjuvant chemotherapy is the optimal treatment for patients with stage III gastric cancer in Asian population. The clinical factors associated with patient propensity to receive adjuvant chemotherapy and ou...

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Main Authors: Jen-Shi Chen, Chia-Yen Hung, Keng-Hao Liu, Chun-Yi Tsai, Yung-Chia Kuo, Jun-Te Hsu, Wen-Chi Chou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-05-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958418305232