Why the study?
Does elevated plasma D-dimer predict poor overall survival and peritoneal dissemination in gastric cancer patients?
Population
Gastric cancer patients and healthy subjects
Comparison
Plasma D-dimer measurement vs Healthy subjects and low D-dimer levels for…
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Elevated D-dimer should not yet guide gastric cancer management; leaves open its added prognostic value beyond standard staging.
Does elevated plasma D-dimer predict poor overall survival and peritoneal dissemination in gastric cancer patients?
Elevated plasma D-dimer levels are associated with peritoneal dissemination and predict poorer overall survival in patients with gastric cancer.
Liu et al. (2014) studied this question.
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