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SUBMITTER: Guo Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6843877 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Guo Yinghao Y Liu Jinqiang J Wang Fei F Wang Qiao Q Zheng Gaozan G Liu Shushang S Lian Xiao X Zhang Hongwei H Feng Fan F
Journal of Cancer 20191006 23
<b>Background</b> The benefit of surgical resection for advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) following tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) treatment was still under debate. The present meta-analysis was designed to assess the value of surgical resection for the prognosis of patients with metastatic, recurrence and unresectable GISTs. <b>Methods</b> A systematic search of PubMed Central, PubMed, EMBASE and the Cochrane Library database was performed. Relevant studies of the role of surg ...[more]