Can adding radiation before surgery help stomach cancer patients live longer?
NCT ID NCT03013010
First seen Jan 08, 2026 · Last updated May 08, 2026 · Updated 22 times
Summary
This study tested whether adding radiation therapy to standard chemotherapy before surgery could improve outcomes for people with locally advanced stomach or gastroesophageal junction cancer. About 200 adults with operable stage IIB to IIIC cancer were randomly assigned to receive either chemotherapy alone or chemotherapy plus radiation before surgery, followed by surgery and more chemotherapy. The main goal was to see if the combination therapy extended the time patients lived without the cancer returning.
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Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200032, China
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