SynthesisInternational journal of clinical oncology2026
Prognostic role of hand grip strength (HGS) on outcomes after gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Synthesis in International journal of clinical oncology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
2 citing papers in PubMed.
- Multidisciplinary mHealth Rehabilitation for Patients With Abdominal Cancer Who Are Receiving Chemoradiotherapy: Randomized Phase II Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Trial
- Combined Inflammatory Burden Index and hand grip strength for prognostic assessment in gastric cancer patients: a multicenter cohort study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
3 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundGastric cancer (GC) is a prevalent malignancy with a substantial impact on public health. Muscle quality and function may serve as predictors of poor clinical outcomes in GC. The aim of this updated meta-analysis was to evaluate the prognostic significance of hand grip strength (HGS) in patients undergoing gastrectomy for GC.
methodsA comprehensive literature search was conducted in PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane CENTRAL till August 2023, using keyword combinations of "hand grip strength", "gastric resection", and "gastrectomy". Eligible studies were those focused on outcomes of GC patients undergoing gastrectomy, with a comparison of preoperative HGS. The primary outcome was overall survival (OS); postoperative complications were assessed as a secondary outcome. Newcastle-Ottawa scale was used for quality assessment.
resultsNine studies involving 3,496 patients met our inclusion criteria, conducted primarily in China and Japan. A low HGS was significantly associated with worse OS (pooled adjusted hazard ratio [HR] = 2.29, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.47-3.57) and increased postoperative complications (pooled adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 1.91, 95% CI 1.55-2.36). Sensitivity analysis confirmed the robustness of the results.
conclusionsThis meta-analysis highlights the prognostic relevance of preoperative HGS in GC patients undergoing gastrectomy. The findings strongly link low HGS to decreased OS and postoperative complications risk. This relationship suggests the potential of HGS as a valuable marker for a preoperative risk assessment and stratification.
Indexed as
Identifiers
41269484What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.