Interim endoscopy results during neoadjuvant therapy for gastric cancer correlate with histopathological response and prognosis

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for locally advanced gastric cancer leads to major histopathological response in less than 30 % of patients. Data on interim endoscopic response assessment do not exist. This exploratory prospective study evaluates early endoscopy after 50 % of the chemotherapy as predictor...

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Main Authors: Heger, Ulrike (Author) , Burian, Maria (Author) , Blank, Susanne (Author) , Bruckner, Thomas (Author) , Ott, Katja (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2014
In: Gastric cancer
Year: 2014, Volume: 17, Issue: 3, Pages: 478-488
ISSN:1436-3305
DOI:10.1007/s10120-013-0296-0
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10120-013-0296-0
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Author Notes:Ulrike Heger, Franz Bader, Florian Lordick, Maria Burian, Rupert Langer, Martin Dobritz, Susanne Blank, Thomas Bruckner, Karen Becker, Ken Herrmann, Jörg-Rüdiger Siewert, Katja Ott
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Summary:Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for locally advanced gastric cancer leads to major histopathological response in less than 30 % of patients. Data on interim endoscopic response assessment do not exist. This exploratory prospective study evaluates early endoscopy after 50 % of the chemotherapy as predictor for later response and prognosis.
Item Description:Published online: 1 September 2013
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ISSN:1436-3305
DOI:10.1007/s10120-013-0296-0