Accomplishments in 2008 in the management of advanced gastroesophageal cancer

Salah-Eddin Al-Batran; Jaffer A Ajani

Accomplishments in 2008 in the management of advanced gastroesophageal cancer

Gastrointest Cancer Res. 2009 Sep;3(5 Supplement 2):S58-61.

Authors

Salah-Eddin Al-Batran¹, Jaffer A Ajani

Affiliation

¹ Department of Hematology and Oncology, Krankenhaus Nordwest, Frankfurt, Germany.

PMID: 20011567
PMCID: PMC2791384

Abstract

Overview of the Disease Process IncidencePrognosisPrognostic or Predictive FactorsCurrent General Therapy Standards Regional VariationsEvidence for Individual AgentsAccomplishments in 2008 TherapyBiomarkersBasic ScienceWhat Needs to be Done Applications of the AccomplishmentsControversies and DisagreementsSpecial PopulationsFuture Directions Comments on ResearchObstacles to Progress.