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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2014; 20(27): 8986-8992
Published online Jul 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i27.8986
Published online Jul 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i27.8986
Novel findings about management of gastric cancer: A summary from 10th IGCC
Danila Penon, Department of Biochemistry and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy
Letizia Cito, Antonio Giordano, Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori “Fondazione Giovanni Pascale”, IRCCS, 80131 Naples, Italy
Antonio Giordano, Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19122, United States
Antonio Giordano, Center of Biotechnology, College of Science and Technology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, United States
Antonio Giordano, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
Author contributions: Penon D and Cito L attended the meeting and prepared the manuscript; Cito L revised the language; Giordano A analyzed the manuscript and gave his final approval.
Correspondence to: Antonio Giordano, MD PhD, Director of Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, 1801 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19122, United States. giordano@temple.edu
Telephone: +1-215-2049520 Fax: +1-215-2049522
Received: October 31, 2013
Revised: March 17, 2014
Accepted: April 5, 2014
Published online: July 21, 2014
Processing time: 262 Days and 22.8 Hours
Revised: March 17, 2014
Accepted: April 5, 2014
Published online: July 21, 2014
Processing time: 262 Days and 22.8 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the most common tumors in the world, although scientists’ knowledge about this neoplasm grew in the last years. In June, an international meeting (10th International Gastric Cancer Congress), focused on GC management, was held in Verona (Italy). It gave an overview about the state-of-the-art stomach tumor treatments, including chemotherapy, surgical therapies and nutritional support. Moreover, several new possible prognostic markers were shown. Here we report a summary of novel findings taken from some molecular biology sessions, focused on prognosis and treatment of GC.