The tolerance and efficacy of preoperative chemoradiotherapy followed by gastrectomy in operable gastric cancer, a phase II study

The aim of study was to assess the tolerance and effectiveness of preoperative chemoradiotherapy in the group of 40 patients with operable gastric cancer. The therapy was well tolerated. We observed the high rate of pathological response and R0 resections, low rate of local recurrence and high percent of 2-year survival.