The international surgical journal with global reach

This is the Scientific Surgery Archive, which contains all randomized clinical trials in surgery that have been identified by searching the top 50 English language medical journal issues since January 1998. Compiled by Jonothan J. Earnshaw, former Editor-in-Chief, BJS

Clinical effectiveness of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in advanced gastric cancer: an updated meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Eur J Surg Oncol 2014; 40: 1321-1330.

Published: 24th February 2015

Authors: Xiong B, Ma L, Cheng Y, Zhang C

Conclusion

This study examined 12 trials of 1820 patients. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy did not increase perioperative morbidity or mortality, but it did improve 3-year progression-free survival: odds ratio 1.85, 95 per cent confidence interval 1.39 to 2.46, P<0.0001.

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