Safety and Feasibility of Carboplatin and Paclitaxel followed by Fluoropyrimidine Analogs and Radiation as Adjuvant Therapy for Gastric Cancer

Safety and Feasibility of Carboplatin and Paclitaxel followed by Fluoropyrimidine Analogs and Radiation as Adjuvant Therapy for Gastric Cancer

Background: Adjuvant 5-fluorouracil (5FU)-based chemo-radiotherapy is currently considered a standard of care for the treatment of gastric cancer. The impact of 5FU-based adjuvant therapy on the rate of distant recurrence has been modest. In order to improve the systemic effects of adjuvant therapy,...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Mobayed, Lance K. Heilbrun, Anthony F. Shields, Tara Washington, Raghu Venkatramanamoorthy, Philip A. Philip, Bassel F. El-Rayes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2009-11-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
Subjects:
Paclitaxel
Carboplatin
Adjuvant
Gastric
Radiation
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/250082

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