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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2013; 19(39): 6568-6578
Published online Oct 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i39.6568
Published online Oct 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i39.6568
Table 5 Comparison of survival rate for patients treated with chemotherapy or not stratified by age
| Age (yr) | Chemotherapy | χ2 | P value | |||||
| Yes | No | |||||||
| n | 5-yr OS | MST (mo) | n | 5-yr OS | MST (mo) | |||
| < 50 | 71 | 47.90% | 53 | 95 | 30.50% | 23 | 8.774 | 0.003 |
| 50-69 | 142 | 42.30% | 37 | 339 | 34.20% | 22 | 7.427 | 0.006 |
| ≥ 70 | 36 | 13.90% | 20 | 237 | 23.20% | 20 | 0.508 | 0.476 |
- Citation: Liang YX, Deng JY, Guo HH, Ding XW, Wang XN, Wang BG, Zhang L, Liang H. Characteristics and prognosis of gastric cancer in patients aged ≥ 70 years. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(39): 6568-6578
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i39/6568.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i39.6568