title: Efficacy of multimodality therapy in gastric adenocarcinoma.
abstract: Multimodality therapy has not reproducibly improved the survival of patients with gastric adenocarcinoma. This is largely because the staging of disease has been imprecise and because the current regimens have only limited efficacy against advanced disease. Until staging is improved and active regimens are found, it will be difficult to identify synergism between surgery and other treatment modalities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Jessup
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Posner
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Huberman
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: LoCicero
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stone
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Steele
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*