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ArticleGastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association2026

Therapeutic value of para-aortic lymph node dissection in gastric cancer with extensive lymph node metastasis: integrated analysis of three phase II trials (JCOG2212A).

Takeyuki Wada, Masayuki Yokoyama, Seiji Ito, Tadayoshi Hashimoto, Kota Kawabata, Kazuhisa Ehara, Takashi Nomura, Masaki Aizawa, Ryohei Kawabata, Daisuke Takahari and 7 more

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Article in Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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17 authors.

Takeyuki WadaDepartment of Gastric Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan.
Masayuki YokoyamaJCOG Data Center/Operations Office, National Cancer Center Hospital, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan.
Seiji ItoDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-Ku, Nagoya, 464-8681, Japan.
Tadayoshi HashimotoJCOG Data Center/Operations Office, National Cancer Center Hospital, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan.
Kota KawabataJCOG Data Center/Operations Office, National Cancer Center Hospital, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan.
Kazuhisa EharaDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Saitama Cancer Center, 780 Komuro, Ina, Kita-Adachi Gun, Saitama, 362-0806, Japan.
Takashi NomuraDepartment of Surgery, Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital, 1800 Aoyagi, Yamagata-Shi, Yamagata, 990-2292, Japan.
Masaki AizawaNiigata Cancer Center Hospital, 2-15-3 Kawagishi-Cho, Chuo-Ku, Niigata-Shi, Niigata, 951-8566, Japan.
Ryohei KawabataDepartment of Surgery, Sakai City Medical Center, 1-1-1 Ebaraji-Cho, Nishi-Ku, Sakai City, Osaka, 593-8304, Japan.
Daisuke TakahariDepartment of Medical Oncology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showa-Machi, Maebashi City, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan.
Mitsuru SasakoYodogawa Christian Hospital, 1-7-50, Kunijima, Higashi Yodogawa-Ku, Osaka, 533-0024, Japan.
Akira TsuburayaFukuzawa Clinic, 1-24-8 Katakura, Kanagawa-Ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa, 221-0865, Japan.
Takeshi SanoDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, 3-8-31, Ariake, Koto-Ku, Tokyo, 135-8550, Japan.
Masanori TerashimaDivision of Gastric Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center, 1007, Shimo-Nagakubo, Nagaizumi-Cho, Sunto-Gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan.
Narikazu BokuDepartment of Oncology and General Medicine, IMSUT Hospital, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, 4-6-1, Shirokanedai, Minato-Ku, Tokyo, 108-8639, Japan.
Yukinori KurokawaDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2, Yamadaoka, Suita-Shi, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
Takaki YoshikawaDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Yokohama City University, 3-9, Fukuura, Kanazawa-Ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-0004, Japan. yoshikawa.tak.um@yokohama-cu.ac.jp.

Funding

National Cancer Center Research and Development Fund 2023-J-03
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Gastric cancerLymph node metastasisNeoadjuvant chemotherapy

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