advanced gastric cancer


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advanced gastric cancer

Invasive adenocarcinoma of the stomach which extends beyond the submucosa.

Clinical findings
Peptic ulcer symptoms, anaemia, weight loss, haematemesis and symptoms of gastric outlet obstruction.

Management
Palliative surgical resection, surgical bypass (gastrojejunostomy), radiation therapy and endoscopic techniques; radical gastrectomy carries a rate of perioperative morbidity and no survival benefit.
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To the best of our knowledge, few studies of ERAS focus on patients with locally advanced gastric cancer who are administered neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
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Studies reported that tumor volume from pathology had potential value for predicting metastasis of lymph node both for early and advanced gastric cancer (20-22).
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Multimodal treatment modalities, especially neoadjuvant treatment, have gained increasing popularity for advanced gastric cancer patients.
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Capecitabine for the treatment of advanced gastric cancer.
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Based on H&E staining, Duraker et al (14) found that in advanced gastric cancer, 59.
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an intravenous taxane, is approved for 1st-line treatment of advanced gastric cancer.
Genta Reports on Tesetaxel Trial For Gastric Cancer
With advanced gastric cancer, the common symptoms are weight loss and abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, dysphagia, melena, and early satiety8.
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Advanced gastric cancer is treated with surgical debulking, epirubicin, cisplatin, and fluorouracil.
Immunohistochemical staining and malignancies of unknown primary origin
Initial or delayed chemotherapy with best supportive care in advanced gastric cancer.
Long-term survival of gastric adenocarcinoma without therapy: case report
Gross appearance of the tumours was described according to Borrmann's classification for advanced gastric cancer (AGC) (15) and classification's criteria of Japanese Endoscopy Society for early gastric cancer (EGC) (16).
Comparison in pathological behaviours & prognosis of gastric cancers from general hospitals between China & Japan
Two new cancer treatments have been approved for NHS patients: capecitabine for advanced gastric cancer and gefitinib for metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer.
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