title: Chemoradiation for gastric cancer: controversies, updates and novel techniques.
abstract: The INT0116 trial established the role of adjuvant chemoradiation (CRT) in the multidisciplinary approach to the management of locally advanced gastric cancer. However, whether adjuvant CRT is indispensable for patients undergoing D2 dissection remains undefined. The adjuvant chemoradiation therapy in stomach cancer (ARTIST) trial, which was designed to compare adjuvant chemotherapy to CRT, failed to demonstrate differences in disease-free and overall survival in the whole study group; however, subgroup analysis indicated that patients with lymph node metastasis may benefit from additional radiation. A follow-up ARTIST II trial is currently under way. The efficacy of adjuvant CRT remains controversial because of variation among studies in the inclusion criteria and treatment delivery methods; however, the identification of patients who would benefit from CRT is critical. Advanced radiotherapy techniques such as intensity-modulated radiotherapy protect normal tissues via motion management and decreased radiation-induced toxicity and contribute to plan optimization. Further studies integrating clinical and molecular factors as well as neoadjuvant CRT are warranted.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.|2 Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.|2 Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.|2 Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D059186:Chemoradiotherapy, Adjuvant / Q000379:methods; D004210:Dissection; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D018579:Patient Selection; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*
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