meta_analysis
    2006
    High Quality

    Efficacy of adjuvant immunochemotherapy with polysaccharide K for patients with curatively resected colorectal cancer: a meta-analysis of centrally randomized controlled clinical trials

    Sakamoto J, Morita S, Oba K

    Published in Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy

    Methodology

    Meta-analysis of three centrally randomized controlled trials of adjuvant PSK from Trametes versicolor after curative colorectal cancer resection

    Key Findings

    Adjuvant PSK improved overall survival and disease-free survival compared with chemotherapy alone

    Conclusions

    Adjuvant PSK immunochemotherapy improves survival after curative resection of colorectal cancer

    Limitations

    Older Japanese trials; open-label designs; limited generalizability

    Supplements Studied

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    Adjuvant PSK improved overall and disease-free survival after curative colorectal cancer resection

    Outcomes Measured

    Adjuvant PSK immunochemotherapy improved survival, consistent with immune-mediated benefit

    Related Health Concerns

    Study Details

    Year:2006
    Sample Size:1,094
    Quality Score:7/10

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