Impact of Surgical Margin Status on Survival in Gastric Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Background It is inconclusive whether R1 margin determined by postoperative pathological examination indicates worse long-term survival in gastric cancer (GC) patients after curative intent resection (CIR). Hence, we aimed to systematically pool the conflicting evidence to fill this gap. Methods The...

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Main Authors: Zhiyuan Jiang MD, Chunyu Liu MD, Zhaolun Cai MD, Chaoyong Shen MD, Yuan Yin MD, Xiaonan Yin MD, Zhou Zhao MD, Mingchun Mu MD, Yiqiong Yin BS, Bo Zhang MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-09-01
Series:Cancer Control
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/10732748211043665