• Tumori · Jan 2011

    Case Reports

    Capecitabine in combination with oxaliplatin as first-line therapy for advanced gastric cancer: a case report.

    • Rosario Mazzola, Massimiliano Alù, Vita Leonardi, Giuseppe Procopio, and Biagio Agostara.
    • Dipartimento di Oncologia,Divisione Oncologia Medica, ARNAS Ospedale Civico, Palermo. rosariomazzola@hotmail.it
    • Tumori. 2011 Jan 1; 97 (1): 115-8.

    AbstractGastric cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwilde. The five-year survival for stage IV gastric cancer is around 5-10% in Western countries. Advanced gastric cancer is sensitive to numerous agents, but there is no generally accepted standard regimen. Here we report on a case of advanced gastric cancer occurring in a 72-year-old man who underwent treatment with capecitabine plus oxaliplatin, achieving a complete response.

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