Open AccessRandomized controlled trial of adjuvant uracil–tegafur versus surgery alone for serosa‐negative, locally advanced gastric cancer
Author(s) -
Nakajima T.,
Kinoshita T.,
Nashimoto A.,
Sairenji M.,
Yamaguchi T.,
Sakamoto J.,
Fujiya T.,
Inada T.,
Sasako M.,
Ohashi Y.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
british journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.202
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1365-2168
pISSN - 0007-1323
DOI - 10.1002/bjs.5996
Subject(s) - medicine , tegafur , randomized controlled trial , adjuvant , cancer , surgery , cancer surgery , oncology
This prospective randomized study compared the survival of patients with tumour node metastasis (TNM) stage T2 N1-2 gastric cancer treated by gastrectomy alone or gastrectomy followed by uracil-tegafur.