Open AccessRole of imaging in predicting response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in gastric cancer
Author(s) -
Robert M. Kwee,
Thomas C. Kwee
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v20.i7.1650
Subject(s) - neoadjuvant therapy , medicine , chemotherapy , cancer , oncology , complete response , breast cancer
With the proven overall benefit of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced gastric cancer, there has come a need to discriminate responders from non-responders. In this article, the current role of anatomical and molecular imaging in the prediction of response to neoadjuvant therapy in gastric cancer is outlined and future prospects are discussed.