Can advanced gastric cancer be cured?
Aug 31, 2021
Source: Cainiu Health
Introduction
Advanced gastric cancer with distant metastasis requires chemotherapy if surgical resection is not feasible. Additional treatment options include HER2-targeted therapy, apatinib, and bevacizumab—agents that inhibit tumor angiogenesis. Some patients may achieve long-term survival and extended life expectancy with these therapies.
In advanced gastric cancer with distant metastasis, if surgical resection is not feasible, systemic chemotherapy is required. Additional treatment options include HER-2–targeted therapy, apatinib, and bevacizumab—agents that inhibit tumor angiogenesis. Some patients may achieve long-term survival and extended life expectancy with these therapies.