Intraperitoneal Paclitaxel Is Useful as Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Advanced Gastric Cancer with Serosal Exposure

Intraperitoneal Paclitaxel Is Useful as Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Advanced Gastric Cancer with Serosal Exposure

Background: Intraperitoneal administration of paclitaxel (PTX) can elicit a marked clinical response in peritoneal metastases of gastric cancer. Methods: In this study, we retrospectively analyzed the clinical outcome of 17 patients who underwent R0 resection with D2 dissection for advanced gastric...

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Main Authors: Joji Kitayama, Hironori Ishigami, Hironori Yamaguchi, Shigenobu Emoto, Toshiaki Watanabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
Subjects:
Peritoneal recurrence
Nodal recurrence
Gastric cancer
Serosal invasion
Intraperitoneal chemotherapy
Paclitaxel
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/358379

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