Long-term survival of an elderly patient with advanced gastric cancer after combination therapy: a case report and literature review

Long-term survival of an elderly patient with advanced gastric cancer after combination therapy: a case report and literature review

Abstract Background Gastric cancer ranks the fifth most common cancer, and the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Gastric cancer with liver metastasis (GCLM) has devastating prognosis, however, optimal treatment of GCLM, especially in elderly patients, has yet to be clarified. C...

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Main Authors: Qingwei Li, Xuejun Xu, Dan Su, Tianshuo Zhou, Guangyu Wang, Zhiwei Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Gastric cancer
Liver metastasis
Chemotherapy
Combination therapy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-019-5683-4

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