The prognostic role of palliative gastrectomy in advanced gastric cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The effectiveness of palliative gastrectomy for advanced GC remains a topic of debate. This study sought to establish whether palliative gastrectomy has an impact on prolonging survival.

Methods

We carried out systematic searches in PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and the EMBASE databases from database inception to July 2023 to gather studies that examined the connection between palliative gastrectomy and the prognosis of advanced GC. The study employed overall survival as the primary outcome, with the hazard ratio serving as the selected parameter to gauge the association. Subgroup analyses were performed to delve into potential differences within the included studies, categorizing them by study region and sample size in order to examine possible source

SUBMITTER: Luo D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11373110 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature