In subgroup analysis, patients with node-negative disease at diagnosis and patients with squamous histology received clear benefit, while patients with adenocarcinoma showed a clear trend towards improvement[ 57 ].
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Trimodality treatment in gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancers: Current approach and future perspectives.
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Median OS was higher in the chemotherapy group vs the chemoradiotherapy group (43 mo vs 37 mo) although this difference did not reach statistical significance in any subgroup[ 44 ].
Newer retrospective data also suggested a similar pattern for gastric and GEJ cancer[ 23 , 24 ], while results from the prospective trials cited below showed a trend for improved outcomes in patients achieving complete response in preoperative therapy.