GI Oncology News & Articles

1 Randomized prospective phase II study to compare the combination chemotherapy regimen epirubicin, cisplatin, and 5-fluorouracil with epirubicin, cisplatin, and capecitabine in patients with advanced or metastatic gastric cancer American Journal of Clinical Oncology, May 23, 2012    Clinical Article

2 Gastric adenomyoma mimicking gastric duplication cyst in a 5-year-old girl Journal of Pediatric Surgery, May 23, 2012

3 Phase I study of TAC-101, an oral synthetic retinoid, in Japanese patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma Cancer Science, May 23, 2012

4 Schwannoma of ascending colon treated by laparoscopic right hemicolectomy World Journal of Surgical Oncology, May 23, 2012

5 Outcome and safety of self-expandable metallic stents for malignant colon obstruction: a Korean multicenter randomized prospective study Surgical Endoscopy, May 23, 2012

6 PTK7 as a novel marker for favorable gastric cancer patient survival Journal of Surgical Oncology, May 23, 2012

7 Metastasis to the Penis from Rectal Adenocarcinoma Anticancer Research, May 23, 2012

8 Integrating Bioinformatics and Clinicopathological Research of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: Identification of Aurora Kinase A as a Poor Risk Marker Annals of Surgical Oncology, May 23, 2012

9 Minimally invasive versus open oesophagectomy for patients with oesophageal cancer: a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial The Lancet, May 22, 2012    Clinical Article

10 Adjuvant radiation therapy increases overall survival in node-positive gastric cancer patients with aggressive surgical resection and lymph node dissection: a SEER database analysis American Journal of Clinical Oncology, May 22, 2012

11 Polymorphisms of Base-Excision Repair Genes hOGG1 326cys and XRCC1 280His Increase Hepatocellular Carcinoma Risk Digestive Diseases and Sciences, May 22, 2012

12 Airway Stenting for Malignant Respiratory Complications in Esophageal Cancer Anticancer Research, May 22, 2012

13 Hepatic artery injection of 131I-labelled metuximab combined with chemoembolization for intermediate hepatocellular carcinoma: a prospective nonrandomized study European Journal of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging, May 22, 2012

14 Severity of Complications After Gastrectomy in Elderly Patients With Gastric Cancer World Journal of Surgery, May 22, 2012

15 Lacrimal drainage obstruction in gastric cancer patients receiving S-1 chemotherapy Annals of Oncology, May 21, 2012

16 Hepatocyte–Stellate Cell Cross-Talk in the Liver Engenders a Permissive Inflammatory Microenvironment That Drives Progression in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cancer Research, May 21, 2012

17 The impact of colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening Surgical Endoscopy, May 21, 2012

18 Impact of esophageal invasion on clinicopathological characteristics and long-term outcome of adenocarcinoma of the subcardia Journal of Surgical Oncology, May 21, 2012

19 Suppression of myeloid cell leukemia-1 (Mcl-1) enhances chemotherapy-associated apoptosis in gastric cancer cells Gastric Cancer, May 21, 2012

20 Long-term follow up of patients who were positive for peritoneal lavage cytology: final report from the CCOG0301 study Gastric Cancer, May 21, 2012

Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy for stage I NSCLC: Recent advances and controversies Journal of Thoracic Disease, 08/05/2011

1 Neoadjuvant treatment response as an early response indicator for patients with rectal cancer Journal of Clinical Oncology, April 12, 2012

2 Microsatellite instability in sporadic gastric cancer: its prognostic role and guidance for 5-FU based chemotherapy after R0 resection International Journal of Cancer, April 23, 2012

3 Effect of oxaliplatin, fluorouracil, and leucovorin with or without cetuximab on survival among patients with resected stage iii colon cancer: a randomized trial JAMA, April 5, 2012

4 Phase 2 trial of induction and concurrent chemoradiotherapy with weekly irinotecan and cisplatin followed by surgery for esophageal cancer Cancer, April 18, 2012

5 Anal human papillomavirus infection and associated neoplastic lesions in men who have sex with men: a systematic review and meta-analysis The Lancet Oncology - Online First, March 26, 2012

6 Docetaxel and cisplatin concurrent with radiotherapy versus 5-fluorouracil and cisplatin concurrent with radiotherapy in treatment for locally advanced oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a randomized clinical study Medical Oncology, April 10, 2012

7 Fruit and vegetable intake and the risk of gastric adenocarcinoma: a re-analysis of the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition (EPIC-EURGAST) study after a longer follow-up International Journal of Cancer, April 6, 2012

8 Antiviral efficacy of lamivudine versus entecavir in patients with hepatitis B virus-related advanced hepatocellular carcinoma Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, April 16, 2012

9 Gastrointestinal perforation associated with bevacizumab use in metastatic colorectal cancer: Results from a large treatment observational cohort study European Journal of Cancer, March 20, 2012

10 Randomised phase II trial of docetaxel and sunitinib in patients with metastatic gastric cancer who were previously treated with fluoropyrimidine and platinum British Journal of Cancer, April 2, 2012

11 A phase II study of modified FOLFOX as first-line chemotherapy in advanced small bowel adenocarcinoma Anti-Cancer Drugs, April 6, 2012

12 Phase II Study of Docetaxel, Cisplatin and 5-Fluorouracil (DCF) for Metastatic Esophageal Cancer Anticancer Research, April 11, 2012

13 Phosphorylation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) correlates with Her-2 status, carbonic anhydrase 9 expression and prognosis in esophageal cancer Clinical and Experimental Metastasis, April 13, 2012

14 Salvage Chemotherapy for Pretreated Gastric Cancer: A Randomized Phase III Trial Comparing Chemotherapy Plus Best Supportive Care With Best Supportive Care Alone Journal of Clinical Oncology, March 15, 2012

15 Oral bisphosphonates and risk of esophageal cancer: A dose-intensity analysis in a nationwide population Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, April 24, 2012

16 Variety in vegetable and fruit consumption and the risk of gastric and esophageal cancer in the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition International Journal of Cancer, April 20, 2012

17 Metformin use is associated with better survival of diabetic patients with pancreatic cancer Clinical Cancer Research, April 4, 2012

18 Prognostic and predictive role of JWA and XRCC1 expression in gastric cancer Clinical Cancer Research, March 30, 2012

19 Prediction of prognosis after trimodal therapy in patients with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the oesophagus European Journal of Cancer, April 30, 2012

20 Kras and braf mutations predict primary resistance to imatinib in gastrointestinal stromal tumors Clinical Cancer Research, March 16, 2012