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Prognostic value of circulating tumor DNA in treated gastric cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Therefore, this study aims to investigate the association between ctDNA and prognosis in gastric cancer patients receiving treatment through a meta-analysis. The results indicated that the ctDNA status in treated gastric cancer patients was significantly associated with overall survival (HR = 3.95 [95% CI: 2.77-5.62]), progression-free survival (HR = 2.53 [95% CI: 1.84-3.47]), and recurrence-free survival (HR = 6.05 [95%CI:3.55-10.3]).

Therefore, this study aims to investigate the association between ctDNA and prognosis in gastric cancer patients receiving treatment through a meta-analysis. The results indicated that the ctDNA status in treated gastric cancer patients was significantly associated with overall survival (HR = 3.95 [95% CI: 2.77-5.62]), progression-free survival (HR = 2.53 [95% CI: 1.84-3.47]), and recurrence-free survival (HR = 6.05 [95%CI:3.55-10.3]).

What the study was

Study design
Systematic review / meta-analysis
Category
Early Detection
Maturity
Potentially Practice-Changing
Journal
European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology

Why it surfaced

Systematic review / meta-analysis in Early cancer detection; species: mixed; scored 10/10 (novelty=3, relevance=3, design=2, pop=2)

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