Gastric Cancer Clinical Practice Guidelines

Abstract

Gastric carcinoma is rampant in many countries around the world. An estimated 36,380 new cases of upper GI carcinomas and 25,120 deaths from these tumors will occur in the United States in 2005. These guidelines provide a systematic approach to gastric cancer and discuss advances in staging procedures such as laparoscopy and endoscopic ultrasonography and in possible functional imaging techniques. The guidelines also discuss the new standard in the United States: combination chemotherapy and radiotherapy in the adjuvant setting for a select group of patients. For the most recent version of the guidelines, please visit NCCN.org