Gastrointestinal Cancer

Adjuvant Therapy for Gastric Carcinoma Patients in the Past 15 Years Reviewers: Li Liu, MD Source: Cancer, 86(9):1657-1668, November 1999.Précis: The routine use of adjuvant therapy for patients with gastric carcinoma apperrs difficult to justify.IntroductionIn 1998, gastric cancer was the 9th leading cause...
Extended Lymph-Node Dissection for Gastric Cancer Reviewers: Kenneth Blank, MD Source: The New England Journal of Medicine Volume 340, Number 12: March 25, 1999BackgroundGastric cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwide. In the United States 22,000 cases were reported in 1996 and nearly...
Intensive Weekly Chemotherapy for Advanced Gastric Cancer Using Fluorouracil, Cisplatin, Epi-Doxorubicin, 6S-Leucovorin, Glutathione, and Filgrastim: A Report From the Italian Group for the Study of Digestive Tract Cancer Reviewers: John Han-Chih Chang, MD and Kenneth Blank, MD Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology 1997; Volume 15 (11): pages 3313 - 19BackgroundGastric cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in the world. Only 10% are limited to the...
Lymphatic Mapping and Focused Analysis of Sentinel Lymph Nodes Upstage Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Reviewers: Li Liu, MD Source: Archives of Surgery, Volume 135:926-932, (August) 2000Précis: Sentinel node analysis increased detection of gastrointestinal cancer micrometastasisIntroductionA sentinel lymph node (SLN) is the first lymph...
OncoLink Editorial: Comparative effectiveness of IMRT, proton and conformal radiation therapy in the treatment of localized prostate cancer Presenting Author: Nathan Christopher Sheets, Afiliation: University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC From: Genitourinary Cancers Symposium 2012 Reporter: Curtiland Deville, MD Background Prostate cancer is the most common...
Phase II Trial of the combination of Paclitaxel and 5-Fluorouracil in the Treatment of Advanced Gastric Cancer ? A Novel, Safe, and Effective Regimen Reviewers: Li Liu, MD Source: American Journal of Clinical Oncology, 22(6):580-586, December 1999.Précis: So far, the combination of paclitaxel and 5-fluorouracil have appeared to be very effective and safe in patients with advanced gastric...
Randomized Clinical Trial on the Combination of Preoperative Irradiation and Surgery in the Treatment of Adenocarcinoma of Gastric Cardia (AGC) - Report on 370 Patients Reviewers: John Han-Chih Chang, MD Source: International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics December 1998, Volume 42 (Number 5): pages 929 - 934.IntroductionGastric or stomach cancer is a rather uncommon malignancy in the United States,...
Relative Frequency of Upper Gastrointestinal and Colonic Lesions in Patients with Positive Fecal Occult-Blood Tests Reviewers: John Han-Chih Chang, MD and Kenneth Blank, MD Source: New England Journal of Medicine, July 16, 1998, 339 (3):153IntroductionA commonly used screening method for colon cancer is the use of occultblood tests. Occult blood testing can be...