Multidisciplinary management of gastric cancer

The therapeutic mode has changed over time, although surgery remains the main treatment of choice for gastric cancer. Surgery alone provides long-term survival in only 30% of patients with advanced stages because of the high risk of recurrence and metastasis. Multimodal strategies including neoadjuvant and (or) adjuvant protocols combined with surgery have significantly improved the prognosis of patients with gastric cancer. In particular, perioperative chemotherapy has become the new standard for treatment of patients with advanced gastric cancer. Adjuvant therapy should be carefully discussed after surgical resection, mainly in patients with large lymph node-positive tumors when neoadjuvant therapy can not be carried out. This article reviews the relevant literature on the multidisciplinary management of gastric cancer, and discusses strategies to improve the efficacy of locoregional failures. Key words: Gastric neoplasms;  Multidisciplinary; Diagnosis;  Therapy