Table 3.

Randomized trials of D1 versus D2 lymph node dissection in gastric cancer

	MRC[18] (n=711)		Dutch[17] (n=400)
Endpoint	D1	D2	P value	D1	D2	P value
5 year overall survival	45%	47%	NS	35%	33%	NS
Post-operative morbidity	25%	43%	<0.001	28%	46%	<0.001
Post-operative mortality	4%	10%	0.004	6.5%	13%	0.04

Abbreviations: NS = non-significant.