Table 1.
Characteristics of the included trials comparing postoperative chemoradiotherapy and postoperative chemotherapy.
First author | Country | Year published | Total accrual, n | Clinical target volume delineation |
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Lee 18 | Korea | 2012 | 458 | tumor bed, anastomosis site, duodenal stump, regional lymph node, and 2 cm beyond the proximal and distal margins of resection |
Zhu 20 | China | 2012 | 351 | ICRU 50 report |
Kim 21 | Korea | 2012 | 90 | anastomosis site, duodenal stump, regional lymph nodes, and more than 2 cm from the proximal and distal margins of resection |
Yu 22 | China | 2012 | 68 | tumor bed, stroma, and regional lymph node |
Kwon 26 | Korea | 2010 | 61 | tumor bed, anastomosis, stump, and regional lymph node areas |
Bamias 27 | Greece | 2010 | 143 | tumor bed, anastomosis, the stomach remnant, and regional lymph nodes |
Kilic 28 | Turkey | 2013 | 71 | tumor bed, anastomosis, and regional lymph nodes |