Chemotherapy or targeted therapy as second-line treatment of advanced gastric cancer. A systematic review and meta-analysis of published studies.

Chemotherapy is a cornerstone in treatments of gastric cancer, but despite its benefit, less than 60% of patients receive salvage therapy in clinical practice. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis based on trial data on the role of second-line treatment of advanced gastric cancer. MEDL...

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Main Authors: Roberto Iacovelli, Filippo Pietrantonio, Alessio Farcomeni, Claudia Maggi, Antonella Palazzo, Francesca Ricchini, Filippo de Braud, Maria Di Bartolomeo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4182573?pdf=render