Open AccessNeoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Adjuvant Chemoradiation Therapy in the Treatment of Resected Gastric Adenocarcinoma: A Case Series
Author(s) -
C. Hadzitheodorou,
Rebecca A. Moss,
Timothy J. Kennedy,
Salma K. Jabbour
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
case reports in oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 1662-6575
DOI - 10.1159/000464280
Subject(s) - medicine , chemotherapy , neoadjuvant therapy , adenocarcinoma , radiation therapy , gastric adenocarcinoma , adjuvant , oncology , cancer , adjuvant therapy , adjuvant chemotherapy , surgery , breast cancer
The treatment of gastric cancer requires a multimodal approach to decrease the risk of locoregional and distant recurrence. The optimal timing of chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation therapy continues to be explored in ongoing trials. In the United States, surgical resection is often followed by adjuvant chemoradiation therapy or by a combination of neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy. Here we report on 4 patients with resected gastric adenocarcinoma who were treated with a combination of these 2 approaches, receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by adjuvant chemoradiation therapy.