Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for locally advanced gastric cancer in Japan: Consensus meeting at the 77th general meeting of the Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery

Autor: Masanori Tokunaga, Yukinori Kurokawa, Takeo Fukagawa, Kei Muro, Kohei Shitara, Yasuhiro Kodera, Masanori Terashima
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, Vol 7, Iss 6, Pp 856-862 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2475-0328
DOI: 10.1002/ags3.12717
Popis: Abstract Treatment strategy for locally advanced gastric cancer differs worldwide. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) is considered one of the promising treatment options for locally advanced gastric cancer, even in Japan, and clinical trials have been conducted or are ongoing. A consensus meeting was organized at the 77th general meeting of the Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery in 2022, in which the current status and future prospects of NAC for locally advanced gastric cancer were discussed. Participants at the meeting looked forward to the results of the JCOG1509 trial, providing solid evidence regarding NAC. The optimal indications and regimens for NAC were also debated. Patients with cStage III gastric cancer are the main targets of NAC in Japan, and a doublet regimen of S‐1 and oxaliplatin was preferred by the participants. However, the feasibility of a triplet regimen with S‐1, oxaliplatin, and docetaxel, and that with 5‐FU, leucovorin, oxaliplatin, and docetaxel has been demonstrated, and these could become treatment options in Japan. Other points of discussion include perioperative chemotherapy to avoid peritoneal recurrence and for patients with dMMR/MSI‐high tumors. The panel regarded NAC as a promising treatment option, and NAC will become the standard treatment for cStage III gastric cancer in Japan if an ongoing clinical trial successfully demonstrates its efficacy.
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