PREOPERATIVE CHEMOTHERAPY VERSUS UPFRONT SURGERY FOR ADVANCED GASTRIC CANCER: A PROPENSITY SCORE MATCHING ANALYSIS

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Surgical resection remains the main curative therapeutic modality for advanced gastric cancer. Recently, the association of preoperative chemotherapy has allowed the improvement of results without increasing surgical complications. AIMS: To evaluate the surgical and oncologica...

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Main Authors: Stefany Hong, Marina Alessandra Pereira, Carolina Ribeiro Victor, João Vitor Antunes Gregório, Bruno Zilberstein, Ulysses Ribeiro Junior, Luiz Augusto Carneiro D'albuquerque, Marcus Fernando Kodama Pertille Ramos
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Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgia Digestiva 2023-07-01
Series:ABCD: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cirurgia Digestiva
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-67202023000100316&tlng=en