Conversion surgery for stage IV gastric cancer with a complete pathological response to nivolumab: a case report

Conversion surgery for stage IV gastric cancer with a complete pathological response to nivolumab: a case report

Abstract Background Patients with stage IV gastric cancer have a poor prognosis despite the recent development of multidisciplinary treatments that include chemotherapy. However, conversion surgery has emerged as a promising strategy to improve the prognosis in responders with unresectable gastric c...

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Main Authors: Ryu Matsumoto, Takaaki Arigami, Daisuke Matsushita, Keishi Okubo, Takako Tanaka, Shigehiro Yanagita, Ken Sasaki, Masahiro Noda, Yoshiaki Kita, Shinichiro Mori, Hiroshi Kurahara, Takao Ohtsuka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Subjects:
Conversion surgery
Nivolumab
Responder
R0 resection
Unresectable gastric cancer
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-020-01954-0

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