Photodynamic therapy for middle-advanced stage upper gastrointestinal carcinomas: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Bo Chen, Li Xiong, Wei-Dong Chen, Xiao-Hua Zhao, Jun He, Yan-Wen Zheng, Fan-Hua Kong, Xi Liu, Zi-Jian Zhang, Xiong-Ying Miao
Bo Chen, Li Xiong, Wei-Dong Chen, Xiao-Hua Zhao, Jun He, Yan-Wen Zheng, Fan-Hua Kong, Xi Liu, Zi-Jian Zhang, Xiong-Ying Miao, Department of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, China
Author contributions: Miao XY and Xiong L designed the research; Chen B, Chen WD and Zhao XH contribute equally to this work; He J and Zheng YW contributed to analytic tools; Kong FH and Liu X analyzed the data; Chen B and Zhang ZJ wrote the paper; Chen B and Xiong L participated in revisions of the manuscript.
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81372628, No. 81773293, and No.31660266; the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province, No. 12JJ5048; and the Science and Technology Plan Fund of Hunan Province, P.R. China, No. 2018JJ3758, No. 2017WK2063, No. 2017DK2011, No. 2015GK3117, and No. 2014WK2016.
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Correspondence to: Xiong-Ying Miao, MD, Professor, Department of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No. 139, Middle Renmin Road, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, China. miaoxiongying3016@csu.edu.cn
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Received: July 19, 2018
Peer-review started: July 19, 2018
First decision: August 25, 2018
Revised: September 13, 2018
Accepted: October 11, 2018
Article in press: October 11, 2018
Published online: November 6, 2018