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Gastrointestinal Cancers • Medical Oncology
How do you approach the treatment for locally advanced gastric adenosquamous carcinoma following D2 resection?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
As you suggested, there is a paucity of prospective data for gastric adenosquamous carcinomas (ASC). Some retrospective works (see Sci Rep 7, 4597 (2017)) have suggested higher T-stage, more nodal involvement, and worse prognosis, when compared to traditional adenocarcinomas. Whether or no...
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Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Community Practice
Prospective data will not be available. In the absence of better clinical or molecular guidance, I will treat such patients same way I treat adenocarcinomas.