Survival after radiotherapy in gastric cancer: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 176-183

  Valentini, Vincenzo ^a   Cellini, Francesco ^b   Minsky, Bruce D ^c   Mattiucci, Gian Carlo ^a   Balducci, Mario ^a   D'Agostino, Giuseppe ^a   D'Angelo, Elisa ^d   Dinapoli, Nicola ^a   Nicolotti, Nicola ^a   Valentini, Chiara ^a   La Torre, Giuseppe ^e  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b Radiotherapy Unit   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Macerata's Hospital   (Italy)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gastric cancer; Meta analysis; Radiotherapy; Randomized Clinical Trial; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHEMOSURGERY; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; EMBASE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOMACH CANCER; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 67650941735     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2009.06.014     Document Type: Article

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