%0 Journal Article
%T Optimal Timing for Postsurgical Adjuvant Therapy in Patients with Gastric Cancer: A Propensity Score Matching Study
%A Bing-Shen Huang
%A Chien-Sheng Tsai
%A Din-Li Tsan
%A Ji-Hong Hong
%A Joseph Tung-Chieh Chang
%A Lan-Yan Yang
%A Ngan-Ming Tsang
%A Shih-Ming Huang
%A Ta-Sen Yeh
%A Tsung-Han Wu
%A Wai-Man Leung
%A Wan-Yu Chen
%A Wing-Keen Yap
%A Yen-Chao Chen
%A Yi-Chan Chen
%A Yun-Hsuan Lin
%J Journal of Cancer
%D 2019
%I Ivyspring International Publisher
%R 10.7150/jca.27753
%X Background: In clinical trials, adjuvant therapy (AT) has been shown to improve the prognosis in patients with gastric adenocarcinoma who undergo curative gastrectomy and adequate lymph node dissection. However, the optimal timing for initiating AT is still unclear.
%K adjuvant therapy
%K gastric cancer
%K survival
%K gastrectomy
%K propensity score
%U http://www.jcancer.org/v10p0332.htm