Cochrane · systematic review · CD001964

Extent of lymph node dissection for adenocarcinoma of the stomach

Mocellin, S, McCulloch, P, Kazi, H, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library

GutAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
6
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 16.7%Moderate 4 · 66.7%High 1 · 16.7%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Comparison

Population: patients with resectable disease
2 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Overall survival (surviving rates)
no estimate extracted3 studies · 862 participantsModerate
Postoperative mortality (within 30 days from surgery)
no estimate extracted3 studies · 862 participantsModerate

Comparison

Population: patients with resectable disease
4 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Overall survival (surviving rates)
HR 0.91 [0.71, 1.17]5 studies · 1653 participantsLow
Disease specific survival (surviving rates)
HR 0.81 [0.71, 0.92]4 studies · 1599 participantsModerate
Disease free survival (surviving rates)
HR 0.95 [0.84, 1.07]3 studies · 1332 participantsModerate
Postoperative mortality (within 30 days from surgery)
RR 2.02 [1.34, 3.04]5 studies · 1653 participantsHigh