Survival and complications after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy versus neoadjuvant chemotherapy for locally advanced gastric cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is increasing evidence that neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy is superior to neoadjuvant chemotherapy for patients with locally advanced gastric cancer. However, a number of studies have come to the opposite conclusion. Therefore, our meta-analysis is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy versus neoadjuvant chemotherapy in the treatment of locally advanced gastric cancer.

Methods

We searched Wanfang Database, China National Knowledge Network database, VIP database, China Biomedical Literature Database, PubMed, Embase and Cochrane Library. The searched terms included'Stomach Neoplasms', 'Neoadjuvant Therapy' and 'Chemoradiotherapy'. The retrieval time was from the establishment of the corresponding database to September 2022, and ou

SUBMITTER: Zhu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10203550 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature