Gastrointestinal cancer educational case series: the history and management of complex cases in gi oncology. A 72 year-old man with metastatic gastric cancer.
BACKGROUND
Gastric cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide and the second leading cause of cancer deaths. Appropriate staging and treatment options relate to the stage of disease and performance status of the patient.


METHODS
Here we present the case of a 72 year old male, with an initial presentation of apparently locally advanced gastric cancer. On discovery of metastatic disease, the utility of palliative gastrectomy, and first and second line chemotherapy are discussed.


CONCLUSIONS
This case demonstrates the potential value of sequential lines of chemotherapy in good performance status patients with advanced gastric cancer. Further research will be necessary in order to assess the utility of newer targeted agents in this setting.
Smyth
Elizabeth
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Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA, smythe@mskcc.org.
Abou-Alfa
Ghassan K
GK
Lowery
Maeve
M
Shamseddine
Ali
A
Al-Olayan
Ashwaq
A
Naghy
Mohamed
M
Power
Derek
D
Saliba
Teddy
T
Kelsen
David
D
Shah
Manish A
MA
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