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Differences in the multimodal treatment of gastric cancer: East versus west
Author(s) -
Russo Ashley,
Li Ping,
Strong Vivian E.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.24517
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphadenectomy , cancer , multimodal therapy , chemotherapy , oncology , adjuvant chemotherapy , adjuvant , general surgery , breast cancer
There has been a great deal of interest about varying treatment paradigms of gastric cancer in Eastern and Western countries. Differences in tumor biology, screening initiatives, surgical approach, extent of lymphadenectomy, and neoadjuvant versus adjuvant chemotherapy regimens have been studied and documented in the literature. The purpose of this review is to give an updated report on the current status and management differences in the treatment of gastric cancer between Eastern and Western countries.