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Section Type: METHODS

Text: 119 patients with inoperable locally or metastatic advanced gastric cancer admitted in 10 hospitals in China were divided into 2 groups : FTQ group (n = 59), undergoing a 3-week regime, i. e. oral use of 80 mg x m (-2) x d (-1) for 14 d and then discontinuance for 1 week and intravenous drip cisplatin 75 mg/m2 on days 1-3 ; and control group (n = 60) undergoing a 3-week regimen including oral use of tegafur 800 mg x m (-2) x d (-1) tid for 14 d and then discontinuance for 1 week and intravenous drip of cisplatin 75 mg/m2 on days 1-3.