Impact of chemotherapy delay on long-term prognosis of laparoscopic radical surgery for locally advanced gastric cancer: a pooled analysis of four randomized controlled trials.

Qing ZhongZhi-Yu LiuZhi-Xin Shang-GuanYi-Fan LiYi LiJu WuQiang HuangPing LiJian-Wei XieQi-Yue ChenChang-Ming HuangChao-Hui Zheng

Published in: Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association (2024)

Delayed chemotherapy after gastrectomy is associated with poor long-term prognosis in patients with locally advanced stage II-III GC disease. But standardized, full-cycle adjuvant chemotherapy after surgery may play a remedial role, and can to a certain extent compensate the poor effects caused by delayed chemotherapy.

Keyphrases

locally advanced
rectal cancer
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
phase ii study
randomized controlled trial
chemotherapy induced
robot assisted
mass spectrometry