Neoadjuvant chemotherapy strategies for optimizing safety and efficacy in elderly patients with locally advanced gastric cancer
NAC can be safely administered to elderly patients by increasing cycles while reducing per-cycle dosage. It may also serve as a viable alternative to upfront surgery.
Authors
- Shinji Kuroda
- Nobuhiko Kanaya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0427-4426)
- Satoru Kikuchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7671-0696)
- Hajime Kashima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6048-8314)
- Yoshihiko Kakiuchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4886-2307)
- Kunitoshi Shigeyasu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1266-2875)
- Shunsuke Kagawa
- Shunya Hanzawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1987-3365)
- Toshiyoshi Fujiwara
Institutions
- Okayama University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2025-09-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-025-04281-4
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52