Onkologie. 2020:14(5):240-245 | DOI: 10.36290/xon.2020.081
The incidence of gastric adenocarcinoma in the Czech Republic is decreasing. However, despite the development of oncology treatment, mortality remains high. In the very early stages, long-term survival can be achieved by endoscopic intervention. Nevertheless, it is possible only in a minority of patients. In stage II and III, radical resection with D2 lymphadenectomy is the main approach of a curative treatment. Even so, the prognosis remains serious due to a high rate of recurrence. Thus, it is now clear that in locally advanced cancers, radical resection alone is not sufficient and perioperative systemic chemotherapy is currently the standard of treatment. This approach leads to the improvement of survival and prognosis. Systemic therapy for locally advanced disease has developed in particular in the last 20 years. The effect of neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy and chemoradiotherapy has been confirmed in several randomized phase III clinical trials. Currently, research is also focusing on the benefits of target therapy in perioperative setting.
Published: November 19, 2020 Show citation