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Title: Majority of US Patients With Stomach Cancer Not Getting Best Therapy
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Doctor's Guide
May 30, 2008

PORTLAND, Ore -- May 30, 2008 -- New findings from Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Cancer Institute, Portland, Oregon, show significant numbers of patients nationwide who are not getting the recommended therapy after surgery to remove stomach cancer.

"We were surprised to learn that there are still many patients who are not receiving the gold standard of chemotherapy and radiation after surgery, despite compelling clinical data available since 2001. However, it is encouraging to see there has been a significant increase in the use of chemoradiotherapy since it became the standard of care," said Kristian Enestvedt, MD, Principal Investigator, Department of Surgery, OHSU School of Medicine, OHSU Cancer Institute.

For this study, 313 patient cases were gleaned from a statewide cancer registry. The chemoradiotherapy was used only 14.2% of the time before 2001 and 33.3% after that date.

"That still leaves almost 67% of cases left in which patients did not get the appropriate, and potentially life-extending, therapy. We found that there was a 5-month survival advantage for patients who received chemoradiotherapy," Dr. Enestvedt said.


SOURCE: Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute

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