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Filter by:Introduction: Gastric cancer is the world's second largest cause of cancer related deaths. In the Western world, as well as in Israel, this malignancy is less prevalent than colorectal cancer, but has higher morbidity and mortality. First degree relatives of patients with gastric cancer have a 1.5-fold to 3-fold increased risk of developing gastric cancer themselves. In relatives of gastric cancer patients who are also carriers of a CagA positive strain of Helicobacter pylori, the risk is 8-fold. Mucosal atrophy, hypochlorhydria, high lymphoid follicle density, pan gastritis, and interleukin 1 β polymorphism are frequent in family members of gastric cancer patients and are associated with increased risk of the disease. Aims: 1. To characterize the high risk individual for gastric cancer development. 2. To establish a screening plan for early detection and prevention of gastric cancer in first degree relatives of gastric cancer patients. 3. To validate new procedures for assessing risk factors for development of gastric cancer: gastric acid output, gastric mucin output, serum levels of pepsinogen I, pepsinogen II, gastrin B12, Helicobacter pylori status [serology, histology, urease test, 13C-urea breath test (13C-UBT)]. 4. To assess genetic changes in the gastric mucosa of the screenees in comparison with gastric cancer patients and controls. Methods: We will approach 50 gastric cancer patients treated in Rabin Medical Center, and ask for their consent to approach first degree relatives for participating in the study. For each gastric cancer patient 4 relatives will be asked to signed an informed consent and undergo the study procedures. For each participant a matched control for age, sex and background diseases, out of consecutive gastro esophageal reflux disease (GERD) patients undergoing gastroscopy, will be asked to join the study. Thus, we will screen 50 gastric cancer patients, 200 first degree relatives of gastric cancer patients, and 200 controls.
The purpose of this study is to assess objective tumor response in the single agent treatment of PEP02, irinotecan, or docetaxel for locally advanced or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma
Primary objective: To detect a statistically significant increase in time to progression (TTP) of disease for the test group (Taxotere® [Docetaxel] combined with cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil [TCF]) relative to the control group (Cisplatin combined with 5-fluorouracil[CF]) Secondary objectives: - To detect a statistically significant increase in overall survival (OS) for the test group relative to the control group. - To compare response rate (RR), time to treatment failure (TTF), duration of responses, safety profiles, quality of life (QOL), and disease-related symptoms.
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To investigate bevacizumab in combination with carboplatin and capecitabine for patients with unresectable or metastatic GEJ or gastric cancers. We hope that by adding bevacizumab to standard chemotherapy for this patient population we will improve Progression Free Survival by 90% over historical controls.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of the combination of epirubicin, oxaliplatin and 5-day continuous infusional 5-fluorouracil (EOF5 regimen) in patients with unresectable advanced or metastatic gastric cancer (A/MGC). Since Mar 2011, two addition second endpoints was added to the trial, one was to compare the consistence of two types of PET Scan evaluation with routine CT Scan evaluation, the other was to search for predictor factors of clinical results ( ORR,PFS and OS) with Pharmacogenomics methods. This modification was approved by the Ethic Committee of Fudan University Cancer Hospital, and the approval number was IRB50-15-1101A.
The patients will be divided into two groups: in the first group the patient will be submitted to prophylactic cholecystectomy during standard surgery for curable gastric cancer (subtotal or total gastrectomy), while in the second group will be submitted to standard gastric surgery only.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the double tract reconstruction after total gastrectomy in patients with gastric cancer. A prospective randomized controlled trial was conducted to compare double tract method with Roux-en-Y method
Recently, 3-drug (ECX) and 2-drug (CX) combination chemotherapy involving capecitabine showed promising results in randomized clinical trials for advanced gastric cancer (AGC). The objective of the study is to evaluate the safety and activity of ECX and CX combination chemotherapy given as first-line therapy for AGC.
The aim of the study is to evaluate whether distal gastrectomy without post-operative nasogastric decompression tube is better in terms of quality of life.