title: The tolerance and efficacy of preoperative chemoradiotherapy followed by gastrectomy in operable gastric cancer, a phase II study.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Conventional and Intraoperative Radiotherapy, Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Poland. wydmanski@neostrada.pl
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wydmański
authors.forename: Rafal
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Suwinski
authors.forename: Stanislaw
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Poltorak
authors.forename: Bogusław
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Maka
authors.forename: Leszek
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Miszczyk
authors.forename: Edyta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wolny
authors.forename: Grzegorz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bielaczyc
authors.forename: Aleksander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zajusz
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; D005472:Fluorouracil