The tolerance and efficacy of preoperative chemoradiotherapy followed by gastrectomy in operable gastric cancer, a phase II study.
The aim of study was to assess the tolerance and effectiveness of preoperative chemoradiotherapy in the group of 40 patients with operable gastric cancer. The therapy was well tolerated. We observed the high rate of pathological response and R0 resections, low rate of local recurrence and high percent of 2-year survival.
Wydmański
Jerzy
J
Department of Conventional and Intraoperative Radiotherapy, Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Poland. wydmanski@neostrada.pl
Suwinski
Rafal
R
Poltorak
Stanislaw
S
Maka
Bogusław
B
Miszczyk
Leszek
L
Wolny
Edyta
E
Bielaczyc
Grzegorz
G
Zajusz
Aleksander
A
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000628:therapy*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; D005472:Fluorouracil