Adjuvant chemotherapy for elderly patients with gastric cancer after D2 gastrectomy.

BACKGROUND: A phase III clinical trial has already shown the survival benefits of postoperative chemotherapy in gastric cancer. However, there are limited published data concerning the elderly. This study aims to investigate the use of adjuvant chemotherapy for gastric cancer after D2 gastrectomy am...

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Main Authors: Ying Jin, Miao-zhen Qiu, De-shen Wang, Dong-sheng Zhang, Chao Ren, Long Bai, Hui-yan Luo, Zhi-qiang Wang, Feng-hua Wang, Yu-hong Li, Rui-hua Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3554736?pdf=render