Association of malnutrition with geriatric assessment impairments and health‐related quality of life among older adults with gastrointestinal malignancies
Gastric cancer patients over age 60 face a high risk of malnutrition, which lowers their quality of life and leads to a... Read More
Long-Term Outcomes of Laparoscopic Distal Gastrectomy for Locally Advanced Gastric Cancer
Laparoscopic surgery was equally effective as open surgery in gastric cancer patients in extending relapse-free survival periods, a recent study found.
Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in Previously Treated HER2-Positive Gastric Cancer
Gastric cancer patients treated with Enhertu in a recent study had favorable response rates, survival and duration of response as compared to... Read More
ASCO: In stomach cancer, AstraZeneca and Daiichi’s Enhertu goes where Roche’s Kadcyla couldn’t
In a pivotal study, patients taking Enhertu from AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo saw their tumors shrink and were still alive after a... Read More
Biomarker analyses of second-line ramucirumab in patients with advanced gastric cancer from RAINBOW, a global, randomized, double-blind, phase 3 study
A study showed that Cyramza with paclitaxel improved survival in gastric cancer over paclitaxel alone.
HIPEC With Cisplatin, Mitomycin, and Paclitaxel for Gastric Adenocarcinoma and Associated Carcinomatosis or Positive Cytology
Gastric cancer patients whose disease had spread to the peritoneum received infusions of mitomycin, cisplatin and paclitaxel into the peritoneum in a... Read More
More muscle, more protein may improve odds of surviving cancer: study
A review of nearly 150 studies reveals that a diet focused on maintaining muscle mass improves treatment response and survival in cancer... Read More
Immunotherapy with Anti-PD-1 Effective for Patients with Solid Tumors
A review of 13 clinical trials published in JAMA Oncology found that patients with solid tumors, including stomach tumors, had better survival... Read More
Mindfulness Programming Improves Sleep Quality, Stress Reduction in Survivors and Caregivers
Mindfulness training lowers stress and enhances sleep and resilience in cancer survivors and and caregivers, according to a new study in OBM... Read More
Elevar Announces Results from the Angel Trial, A Study of Monotherapy Rivoceranib (Apatinib) In Late-Stage Gastric Cancer Patients
At ESMO 2019, Elevar Therapeutics announced that in a phase 3 trial in gastric cancer patients, rivoceranib did not improve overall survival... Read More
