Meta-analysis of the efficacy of applying reduced surgery for the treatment of asymptomatic unresectable advanced gastric cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Systematic evaluation of the efficacy and safety of reduction surgery in asymptomatic unresectable advanced gastric cancer.

Materials and methods

PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library and Web of Science were searched from database inception to 12 July 2024. The Cochrane Risk of Bias Assessment Tool and Newcastle-Ottawa Scale were used to evaluate the quality and analyze the bias of the randomized controlled and non-randomized controlled studies included in this study, and RevMan (Version 5.4) was used to perform the meta-analysis.

Results

A total of 5 studies were finally included, including 1 randomized controlled study and 4 retrospective studies. The cumulative sample size was 1717 cases, including 701 cases in the reduced surgery group and 1016 cases in the

SUBMITTER: Li X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12007127 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature