Esophageal And Gastric Cancer

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Unresectable Gastric Cancer • Survival without therapy: < 6 months • Radiation therapy for palliation of bleeding/obstruction • Single agent chemotherapy (many) • Combination (ECF: Epirubicin, inf 5-FU, Cisplatin) • Clinical trials
The Role of Chemotherapy in Advanced Gastric Cancer • Chemotherapy vs best supportive care (BSC) – Median survival: 7.5-12 mo vs 3-5 mo – Survival improvement significant in 3 of 4 trials – For trials measuring QoL, significant improvement favoring chemotherapy-treated groups • 5-FU and cisplatin-based regimens considered reference regimen for many years • Several new drugs have emerged which provide more effective and better tolerated regimens
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Page 8 and 9: Neoadjuvant Therapy for Esophageal
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Page 16 and 17: Localized Esophageal Cancer: • RT
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Page 38 and 39: Taxotere in Advanced Gastric Cancer
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