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Chemotherapy for gastric cancer
Javier Sastre1, Jose Angel Garcia-Saenz, Eduardo Diaz-Rubio
1Servicio de Oncologia Medica, HCU San Carlos, c/Martin Lagos s/n 28040 Madrid, Spain. jsastre.hcsc@salud.madrid.org
World Journal of Gastroenterology
|February 17, 2006
Summary
Palliative chemotherapy offers survival benefits for metastatic gastric cancer. Adjuvant immunochemotherapy and postoperative chemoradiation show promise for resected cases, though neoadjuvant therapies require further investigation.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Gastrointestinal Oncology
Background:
- Metastatic gastric cancer is largely incurable, necessitating palliative treatments.
- Chemotherapy, both single-agent and combination, demonstrates activity in metastatic disease.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review current treatment strategies for metastatic and localized gastric cancer.
- To evaluate the efficacy of adjuvant, neoadjuvant, and palliative therapies.
Main Methods:
- Review of phase II and III studies on chemotherapy and chemoradiation for gastric cancer.
- Analysis of adjuvant immunochemotherapy and neoadjuvant treatment data.
Main Results:
- Palliative chemotherapy improves survival in metastatic gastric cancer with objective response rates of 10-60%.
- Adjuvant chemotherapy lacks survival advantage, but immunochemotherapy may benefit resected patients.
- Postoperative chemoradiation is standard in North America for resected gastric cancer.
- Neoadjuvant therapies show promising results in phase II studies.
Conclusions:
- Palliative chemotherapy is a cornerstone for metastatic gastric cancer.
- Adjuvant immunochemotherapy and postoperative chemoradiation offer survival benefits in specific patient groups.
- Neoadjuvant chemotherapy and chemoradiation are experimental but promising, requiring further phase III trials.
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