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Open AccessProgress and remaining challenges in comprehensive gastric cancer treatment
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Open AccessStandardizing the classification of gastric cancer patients with limited and adequate number of retrieved lymph nodes: an externally validated approach using real-world data
Currently, there is no formal consensus regarding a standard classification for gastric cancer (GC) patients with < 16 retrieved lymph nodes (rLNs). Here, this study aimed to validate a practical lymph node (L...
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Increased Expression of LIPC Is Associated with Aggressive Phenotype of Borrmann Type 4 Gastric Cancer
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The Prognosis Value of Lymphatic Vessel Invasion in pN0 Gastric Cancer Patients with Insufficient Examined Lymph Nodes
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Open AccessSmoking status and subsequent gastric cancer risk in men compared with women: a meta-analysis of prospective observational studies
Smoking is one of the well-established risk factors for gastric cancer incidence, yet whether men are more or equally susceptible to gastric cancer due to smoking compared with women is a matter of controversy...
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Open AccessThe Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology (CSCO): clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of gastric cancer
China is one of the countries with the highest incidence of gastric cancer. There are differences in epidemiological characteristics, clinicopathological features, tumor biological characteristics, treatment p...
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Open AccessThe role of EGFR mutation as a prognostic factor in survival after diagnosis of brain metastasis in non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
The brain is a common site for metastasis in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This study was designed to evaluate the relationship between the mutational of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and o...
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Open AccessProposal and validation of a modified staging system to improve the prognosis predictive performance of the 8th AJCC/UICC pTNM staging system for gastric adenocarcinoma: a multicenter study with external validation
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Open AccessA novel nomogram individually predicting disease-specific survival after D2 gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer
Few studies have shown nomograms that may predict disease-specific survival (DSS) probability after curative D2 gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer (AGC), particularly among Chinese patients. This study so...
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The efficacy and safety of targeted therapy with or without chemotherapy in advanced gastric cancer treatment: a network meta-analysis of well-designed randomized controlled trials
Advanced gastric cancer (AGC) is a severe malignant tumor associated with high mortality. Targeted therapy is an important approach for improving the therapeutic effects of AGC treatment. This study evaluates ...
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Open AccessEffect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with gastric cancer: a PRISMA-compliant systematic review and meta-analysis
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HCRP1 downregulation confers poor prognosis and induces chemoresistance through regulation of EGFR-AKT pathway in human gastric cancer
The current study aims to investigate the biological roles and clinical significance of HCRP1 in human gastric cancer. The expression pattern of HCRP1 in gastric cancer tissue and adjacent non-cancerous tissue...
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Open AccessThe clinicopathological parameters and prognostic significance of HER2 expression in gastric cancer patients: a meta-analysis of literature
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Tbx3 overexpression in human gastric cancer is correlated with advanced tumor stage and nodal status and promotes cancer cell growth and invasion
The objective of the current study was to investigate the expression pattern of Tbx3 and its clinicopathological significance in patients with gastric cancer. The expression pattern of Tbx3 in gastric cancer t...
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Meta-analysis of the laparoscopic versus open colorectal surgery within fast track surgery
Laparoscopic methods and fast-track surgery (FTS) can enhance recovery and reduce postoperative hospital stay. However, whether laparoscopic surgery can provide short-term benefits within FTS is controversial....
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Overexpression of SPAG9 in human gastric cancer is correlated with poor prognosis
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TRIM24 is upregulated in human gastric cancer and promotes gastric cancer cell growth and chemoresistance
The tripartite motif protein tripartite motif-containing 24 (TRIM24) is involved in human cancer progression. However, the expression pattern and biological roles of TRIM24 in human gastric cancer have not bee...
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Lung cancer cells induce senescence and apoptosis of pleural mesothelial cells via transforming growth factor-beta1
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