Published 2010
| Version v1
Journal article
Gastric cancer
Creators
- 1. Unite de cancerologie digestive, Institut Sainte Catherine, 84 - Avignon (France)
- 2. Clinique d'oncologie radiotherapie, Centre Henry-S.-Kaplan, CHU Bretonneau, 37 - Tours (France)
- 3. Centre Jean-Bernard, Clinique Victor-Hugo, 72 - Le Mans (France)
Description
Radio-chemotherapy Gastro-intestinal inter-group study have demonstrated a convincing local control and overall survival benefit. Oncologists and GI workshops have in the present not had a major interest in the radiotherapy treatment of gastric cancer due to a number of factors. Primary because toxicities may be severe, second physicians may have low experience in definition of clinical target volume and in third perioperative chemotherapy is widely used in this indication. In Summary this issue should be used as guides for defining appropriate radiation planning treatment for the adjuvant postoperative therapy of gastric cancer. (authors)
Additional details
Additional titles
- Original title (French)
- Cancer de l'estomac
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Cancer Radiotherapie
- Journal Volume
- 14
- Journal Issue
- no.1sup
- Journal Page Range
- p. S84-S93
- ISSN
- 1278-3218
- CODEN
- CARAFC
INIS
- Country of Publication
- France
- Country of Input or Organization
- France
- INIS RN
- 42100893
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- ANATOMY; CARCINOMAS; CAT SCANNING; CHEMOTHERAPY; COMBINED THERAPY; CT-GUIDED RADIOTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; GANGLIONS; IRRADIATION PROCEDURES; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE DOSE; POSITIONING; RADIATION DOSES; RECOMMENDATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOMACH; SURGERY; SURVIVAL CURVES; TOXICITY
- Descriptors DEC
- BIOLOGY; BODY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DISEASES; DOSES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; MEDICINE; NEOPLASMS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; ORGANS; RADIOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; SAFETY STANDARDS; STANDARDS; THERAPY; TOMOGRAPHY
Optional Information
- Notes
- 36 refs.