Phase II Trial of Preoperative Chemoradiation in Patients With Localized Gastric Adenocarcinoma (RTOG 9904): Quality of Combined Modality Therapy and Pathologic Response

A. Ajani, Jaffer; Winter, Kathryn; S. Okawara, Gordon; H. Donohue, John; W.T. Pisters, Peter; H. Crane, Christopher; F. Greskovich, John; Rani Anne, P.; D. Bradley, Jeffrey; Willett, Christopher; A. Rich, Tyvin

doi:10.1200/jco.2006.06.4840

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Phase II Trial of Preoperative Chemoradiation in Patients With Localized Gastric Adenocarcinoma (RTOG 9904): Quality of Combined Modality Therapy and Pathologic Response

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Authors:

Jaffer A. Ajani

Kathryn Winter

Gordon S. Okawara

Abstract

Purpose Preoperative therapy for localized gastric cancer has considerable appeal. We hypothesized that, in a cooperative group setting, preoperative chemoradiotherapy would induce a 20% pathologic complete response (pathCR) rate. Combined-modality therapy quality, survival, and safety were secondar...

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