S-1 and Cisplatin Before Surgery in Treating Patients With Stage IV Gastric Cancer

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as S-1 and cisplatin, work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. Giving combination chemotherapy before surgery may shrink the tumor so that it can be removed. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving S-1 together with cisplatin works in treating patients who are undergoing surgery for stage IV gastric cancer.

Timeline

Start

2003-04

Primary completion

2008-03

Completion

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Publications

• Results Satoh S, Okabe H, Teramukai S, Hasegawa S, Ozaki N, Ueda S, Tsuji A, Sakabayashi S, Fukushima M, Sakai Y. Phase II trial of combined treatment consisting of preoperative S-1 plus cisplatin followed by gastrectomy and postoperative S-1 for stage IV gastric cancer. Gastric Cancer. 2012 Jan;15(1):61-9. doi: 10.1007/s10120-011-0066-9. Epub 2011 Jun 11.

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