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. 2009 Sep;3(5 Supplement 2):S48-52.

Accomplishments in 2008 in the management of localized gastric cancer

Alicia Okines  1 , Yung-Jue Bang, David Cunningham
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Accomplishments in 2008 in the management of localized gastric cancer

Alicia Okines et al. Gastrointest Cancer Res. 2009 Sep.

Abstract

Overview of the Disease ProcessIncidencePrognostic or Predictive FactorsCurrent General Therapy StandardsSurgeryAdjuvant ChemoradiationPerioperative ChemotherapyAdjuvant Oral Fluoropyrimidine MonotherapyAccomplishments in 2008TherapyBiomarkers and Basic ScienceWhat Needs to Be DoneApplications of the AccomplishmentsControversies and DisagreementsSpecial PopulationsCurrent and Future DirectionsComments on ResearchObstacles to Progress.

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Figure 1.
Design of the Medical Research Council (MRC) ST03 trial, being conducted in the United Kingdom. Abbreviations: ECX = epirubicin, cisplatin, capecitabine; GEJ = gastroesophageal junction.
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