Abstract
Surgery is no more alone in the scenario of gastric cancer treatment since many years. Although the encouraging results of adjuvant chemotherapy obtained in Japan with S-1 were not achieved in Western countries, a novel approach, after the results of MAGIC trial, published in 2006, has been introduced by means of perioperative, or just preoperative, chemotherapy in the West, with many trials ongoing.
Highlights
Radiotherapy has been used from many years until now in the USA, with good results, and is part of many schedules in Europe as well
Known as immunological, have been introduced, following gastric cancer molecular genetics studies, which appears to be a new frontier of translational research, as for many other cancers, in order to tailor a specific treatment to each case
Similar to that achieved with the management of colorectal and esophageal cancers, multimodal treatment is mandatory, to date, for gastric cancer, but timing, type of therapies, and schedules seem to be a puzzle yet
Summary
Radiotherapy has been used from many years until now in the USA, with good results, and is part of many schedules in Europe as well. Editorial Multimodal Treatment of Gastric Cancer: Surgery, Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy, and Timing Surgery is no more alone in the scenario of gastric cancer treatment since many years.
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