Venous invasion as a risk factor for recurrence after gastrectomy followed by chemotherapy for stage III gastric cancer

Venous invasion as a risk factor for recurrence after gastrectomy followed by chemotherapy for stage III gastric cancer

Abstract Background Although adjuvant chemotherapy with S-1 after curative gastrectomy has been performed as a standard treatment for Stage II and III gastric cancer (GC) in Japan, patients with Stage III GC still have a high incidence of recurrence and a poor prognostic outcome. The aim of this stu...

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Main Authors: Keiji Nishibeppu, Shuhei Komatsu, Daisuke Ichikawa, Taisuke Imamura, Toshiyuki Kosuga, Kazuma Okamoto, Hirotaka Konishi, Atsushi Shiozaki, Hitoshi Fujiwara, Eigo Otsuji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Gastric cancer
Venous invasion
Adjuvant chemotherapy
Chemoresistance
Hematogenous recurrence
Stage III
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-4052-z

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