Effectiveness of peritoneal lavage fluid circulating tumour cells and circulating tumour DNA in the prediction of metachronous peritoneal metastasis of gastric cancer (pT4NxM0/pT1-3N+M0) after radical resection: protocol of a prospective single-centre clinical study

BackgroundGastric cancer (GC) is the fourth leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide. Peritoneal metastasis (PM) is a significant cause of death in patients with GC, and presents a major challenge in clinical diagnosis and treatment. Predicting the occurrence of PM in high-risk patients, and diag...

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