Chemoradiotherapy Versus Chemotherapy for Localized Gastric Cancer: A Mini Review

Abstract

Curative treatment for localized gastric cancer involves a multidisciplinary approach that includes surgery and chemotherapy with or without radiotherapy. In the past decades several studies have shown survival benefit of postoperative and perioperative treatments in comparison with surgery alone. Only a few trials have compared directly chemotherapy with chemoradiotherapy without a clear benefit favoring one strategy over another. In the absence of a standard approach, the choice of the best treatment is individualized and varies by geographic region and the preference of the institution where the patient is being treated. This review summarizes what is new in the treatment of localized gastric cancer and seeks to deeply analyze chemotherapy and chemoradiotherapy strategies.