Prognostic benefit of conversion surgery for HER2 positive stage IV gastric cancer; a case series study of eleven patients treated with trastuzumab-based chemotherapy

Abstract Background Since the ToGA trial, trastuzumab-based chemotherapy is the standard treatment for HER2 positive stage IV gastric cancer. However, it is not yet clear whether surgical resection after trastuzumab-based chemotherapy (conversion surgery) can improve survival of HER2 positive stage...

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Published in:	Surgical Case Reports
Main Authors:	Koichi Hayano, Hiroki Watanabe, Takahiro Ryuzaki, Naoto Sawada, Gaku Ohira, Masayuki Kano, Masaya Uesato, Hisahiro Matsubara
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Japan Surgical Society 2020-09-01
Subjects:	Gastric cancer Human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 Conversion surgery Trastuzumab
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-020-00984-w