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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 14, 2015; 21(26): 7954-7969
Published online Jul 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i26.7954
Multimodal treatment of gastric cancer in the west: Where are we going?
Daniele Marrelli, Karol Polom, Giovanni de Manzoni, Paolo Morgagni, Gian Luca Baiocchi, Franco Roviello
Daniele Marrelli, Karol Polom, Franco Roviello, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
Giovanni de Manzoni, Department of Surgery, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy
Paolo Morgagni, Depertment of Surgery, “Morgani-Pierantoni” Hospital, 47100 Forlì, Italy
Gian Luca Baiocchi, Surgical Clinic, University of Brescia, 25100 Brescia, Italy
Author contributions: Marrelli D and Polom K contributed equally to this manuscript; Marrelli D and Roviello F were responsible for study conception and design; Marrelli D and Polom K wrote the paper; Marrelli D and Polom K analyzed the data; de Manzoni G, Morgagni P and Baiocchi GL carried out the research; de Manzoni G, Morgagni P, Baiocchi GL and Roviello F performed critical revision of the manuscript.
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Correspondence to: Daniele Marrelli, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, 55 Via Banchi di Sotto, 53100 Siena, Italy. daniele.marrelli@unisi.it
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Received: January 28, 2015
Peer-review started: January 28, 2015
First decision: March 10, 2015
Revised: March 25, 2015
Accepted: May 2, 2015
Article in press: May 4, 2015
Published online: July 14, 2015
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Core Tip

Core tip: In advanced gastric cancer (GC), multimodal treatment is currently an option in the west. Adequate surgery and extended lymphadenectomy, together with modern chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted therapies, and a combination of all could possibly improve survival in advanced GC. A tailored multimodal approach is strictly necessary in the light of treatment results and recent epidemiological trends, which indicate a relative increase of more aggressive forms, such as proximal location and diffuse Lauren histotype in the west. The main ongoing and completed clinical trials regarding multimodal approach to GC have been reviewed, and an original tailored multimodal protocol to non-cardia GC has been proposed.