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Stomach Cancer Trial Results
6. New Chemotherapy Regimen Extends Survival for Patients with Resectable Gastric Cancer
(Posted: 07/12/2006) - When it comes to chemotherapy for locally invasive gastric cancer, results from an international clinical trial published in the July 6, 2006, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine suggest that timing can make all the difference.
7. Frozen Glove Reduces Skin and Nail Damage from Docetaxel Chemotherapy
(Posted: 08/01/2005) - Patients who wore an experimental "frozen glove" to keep their hands very cold during intravenous chemotherapy with docetaxel (Taxotere®) had much less subsequent damage to the nails and skin of their hands, according to a study published in the July 1, 2005, issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
8. Limited Lymph Node Removal and Stomach Cancer
(Posted: 05/05/2004, Updated: 06/14/2004) - In a Dutch study, patients with stomach (gastric) cancer who were treated with more extensive surgery involving the removal of more lymph nodes did not live longer than those who received a more limited lymph node removal (dissection). The study was published online April 13, 2004, by the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
9. Radiation and Chemotherapy After Surgery Improves Survival in Stomach Cancer
(Posted: 09/07/2001, Reviewed: 03/09/2005) - Postoperative chemotherapy and radiation treatment extended survival by an average of nine months in patients with operable cancer of the stomach or esophageal junction.
10. Vitamins, Anti-Bacterials May Prevent Stomach Cancer
(Posted: 12/06/2000, Reviewed: 09/13/2005) - Vitamin C, beta-carotene, and an anti-bacterial treatment may help prevent stomach cancer, according to the Dec. 6, 2000, issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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