Open AccessRisk-stratification model to select conversion surgery for advanced gastric cancer patients
Author(s) -
RunCong Nie,
Shuqiang Yuan,
Yuanfang Li,
Shi Chen,
Shuman Li,
Yang Lü,
Lifang Yang,
Zhiwei Zhou
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chinese journal of cancer research/chinese journal of cancer research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1993-0631
pISSN - 1000-9604
DOI - 10.21147/j.issn.1000-9604.2019.01.13
Subject(s) - medicine , nomogram , propensity score matching , proportional hazards model , surgery , chemotherapy , cancer , cancer surgery , oncology
Conversion surgery is a surgery with a purpose of R0 resection in primary advanced gastric cancer (GC) that responded well to systemic chemotherapy. This study aimed to explore the efficacy of conversion surgery for advanced GC.