The role of conventional serum tumor marker carbohydrate antigen 72-4 (CA72-4) in
assisting diagnosis, monitoring dynamic progression, and evaluating the prognosis of …

Accurate preoperative staging of gastric cancer and the assessment of tumor response to
neoadjuvant treatment is of importance for treatment and prognosis. Current imaging …

PURPOSE Gastric cancer (GC) with peritoneal metastases (PMs) is a poor prognostic
evolution. Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) yields promising results, but the impact of …

Background Pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC) is a novel technique
of intraperitoneal chemotherapy. First results obtained with PIPAC in patients with advanced …

Background A prospective randomized trial was conducted to compare the impact of
systemic chemotherapy versus multi‐modality therapy (complete cytoreductive surgery …

Purpose Bevacizumab improves survival in several solid tumor malignancies when
combined with chemotherapy. We evaluated the efficacy and safety of the addition of …

Background This study aimed to identify the yield of staging laparoscopy with peritoneal
lavage cytology for gastric cancer patients and to track it over time. Methods The medical …

BACKGROUND: Gastric cancer is fourth on the incidence list of cancers worldwide with a
high disease-related mortality rate. Curation can only be achieved by a radical resection …

Pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC) represents a novel approach to
deliver intraperitoneal chemotherapy. We report our experience with PIPAC in patients with …

BACKGROUND: Staging laparoscopy can detect radiographically occult peritoneal
metastases and prevent futile laparotomy in patients with gastric adenocarcinoma. We …