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World J Gastrointest Oncol. May 15, 2016; 8(5): 439-449
Published online May 15, 2016. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v8.i5.439
Current adjuvant treatment modalities for gastric cancer: From history to the future
Leyla Kilic, Cetin Ordu, Ibrahim Yildiz, Fatma Sen, Serkan Keskin, Rumeysa Ciftci, Kezban Nur Pilanci
Leyla Kilic, Department of Medical Oncology, Acibadem University Hospital, Istanbul 34394, Turkey
Cetin Ordu, Department of Medical Oncology, Istanbul Bilim University, Istanbul 34394, Turkey
Ibrahim Yildiz, Fatma Sen, Serkan Keskin, Rumeysa Ciftci, Department of Medical Oncology, Institute of Oncology, Istanbul University, Istanbul 34394, Turkey
Kezban Nur Pilanci, Department of Medical Oncology, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul 34394, Turkey
Author contributions: Kilic L and Ordu C contributed equally to this work as first authors; Kilic L, Ordu C and Yildiz I wrote the paper; Kilic L, Sen F, Keskin S, Pilanci KN performed the research; Ordu C, Yildiz I and Sen F designed the research; Ordu C, Yildiz I, Ciftci R, Pilanci KN analyzed the data.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Authors declare no conflict of interests for this article.
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Correspondence to: Cetin Ordu, MD, Department of Medical Oncology, Istanbul Bilim University, Büyükdere Cad. No.120, Şişli, Istanbul 34394, Turkey. cetinordu@hotmail.com
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Received: September 22, 2015
Peer-review started: October 3, 2015
First decision: November 6, 2015
Revised: January 24, 2016
Accepted: February 23, 2016
Article in press: February 24, 2016
Published online: May 15, 2016
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Core Tip

Core tip: Despite extensive surgery, gastric cancer will likely recur for most patients. Fortunately, additional treatment modalities either in the perioperative or postoperative setting provide varying degrees of survival advantage. Although there is considerable data regarding adjuvant chemotherapy and chemoradiotherapy since the Intergroup-0116 study, there is still no established uniform treatment protocol depending on the type of surgery, histological subgroup, or extent of disease. The present review is aimed at identifying the advances in treatment strategies and discussing the pros and cons of each strategy.