PARADOXICAL CLINICAL DETERIORATION DESPITE NEAR-COMPLETE PATHOLOGICALRESPONSE TO NEOADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY FOR LOCALLY ADVANCED GASTROESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA

Authors
WINDSOR ACJ SOMERS SS CRELLIN A HASSAN S MACADAM R SADEK SA GUILLOU PJ REYNOLDS JV
Citation
Acj. Windsor et al., PARADOXICAL CLINICAL DETERIORATION DESPITE NEAR-COMPLETE PATHOLOGICALRESPONSE TO NEOADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY FOR LOCALLY ADVANCED GASTROESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA, Surgical oncology, 4(5), 1995, pp. 277-279
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Oncology,Surgery
Journal title
Surgical oncology → ACNP
ISSN journal
09607404
Volume
4
Issue
5
Year of publication
1995
Pages
277 - 279
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-7404(1995)4:5<277:PCDDNP>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for proximal gastric cancer has shown promise in early clinical trials. We report on a clinical deterioration, yet near-complete pathological and radiological response to a combination of cisplatin and fluorouracil in a patient with locally-advanced gastr ic adenocarcinoma.