title: "Magic" of our gastric cancer results on perioperative chemotherapy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine reproducibility of perioperative chemotherapy for gastric cancer (GC) on our settings by identifying patient's overall survival and comparing them to larger studies.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective analysis of our series, where we present our eleven-year's experience on GC managed according to perioperative approach of three preoperative chemotherapy cycles followed by surgery and finally three postoperative chemotherapy cycles. Chemotherapic scheme used was Xelox (Oxaliplatin and Capecitabine). Epidemiologic parameters as well as surgical variables were analysed, presented, and compared to other series with similar approaches. Survival was estimated by Kaplan Meier/log rank method and also compared to these studies.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean age was 65 years old. Overall survival in our series was 37.7%, similar to other groups using perioperative schemes. Mortality was 4% and morbidity 30%, which are also similar to those groups. Survival curves were compared to larger studies, finding similarities on them. Subgroup survival analysis between chemotherapy responders and non-responders didn't reach statically significant differences.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Perioperative chemotherapic scheme can be reproduced on our setting with good results and without increasing morbidity or mortality.
authors: Carlos León-Espinoza, Fernando López-Mozos, Roberto Marti-Obiol, Marina Garces-Albir, Joaquin Ortega-Serrano, Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain.
authors: Carlos
authors: C
authors: León-Espinoza
authors: Carlos León-Espinoza, Fernando López-Mozos, Roberto Marti-Obiol, Marina Garces-Albir, Joaquin Ortega-Serrano, Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain.
authors: Fernando
authors: F
authors: López-Mozos
authors: Carlos León-Espinoza, Fernando López-Mozos, Roberto Marti-Obiol, Marina Garces-Albir, Joaquin Ortega-Serrano, Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain.
authors: Roberto
authors: R
authors: Marti-Obiol
authors: Carlos León-Espinoza, Fernando López-Mozos, Roberto Marti-Obiol, Marina Garces-Albir, Joaquin Ortega-Serrano, Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain.
authors: Marina
authors: M
authors: Garces-Albir
authors: Carlos León-Espinoza, Fernando López-Mozos, Roberto Marti-Obiol, Marina Garces-Albir, Joaquin Ortega-Serrano, Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain.
authors: Joaquin
authors: J
authors: Ortega-Serrano
keywords: Chemotherapy; Perioperative period; Stomach neoplasms