A Novel Insight Into Fecal Occult Blood Test for the Management of Gastric Cancer: Complication, Survival, and Chemotherapy Benefit After R0 Resection.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies have shown that the all-cause mortality and non-colorectal cancer mortality of patients with fecal occult blood test (FOBT) positivity are significantly increased, implying that FOBT results may have more prognostic value.

Methods

Retrospective analysis was performed for gastric cancer (GC) patients who underwent R0 gastrectomy from July 2007 to July 2014 at our hospital. Propensity score matching (PSM) was used to reduce confounding bias and a computerized technique for the nearest available score matching without replacement was applied. The cumulative survival rate was calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method and a log-rank test. Cox proportional hazards regression and logistic regression was used to determine the independent prognostic factors

SUBMITTER: Lu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7905191 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature