Gastrointestinal (GI) stromal tumor (GIST) is the most common mesenchymal tumor of the GI tract, constituting 80% of all GI mesenchymal tumors and approximately 20% of all small bowel malignancies,…
Minimally invasive resection has emerged as a surgical technique for gastric cancer, and there has been continued investigation to determine the appropriate extent of lymphadenectomy in gastric cancer patients. There…
The treatment of esophageal cancer with curative intent remains highly controversial, with advocates of surgery alone, chemoradiotherapy alone, surgery with adjuvant therapy (including neoadjuvant and postoperative), and trimodality therapy each…
Breast cancer remains the most common cancer diagnosed in women and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in this group. Significant advances in the treatment of breast cancer and…
The incidence of melanoma is increasing and it is estimated that, in the United States, the lifetime risk of developing melanoma is 1 in 55. There have been many randomized…
Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) are rare, but potentially lethal, extraskeletal mesenchymal neoplasms. It is estimated that approximately 12,000 cases of STS are reported annually in the United States, with 3,500…
In 2002, the fellows and staff at Memorial Sloan-Kettering put together an issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America on randomized clinical trials in oncology. At that time, I…
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDA) is a highly lethal and aggressive malignancy with high mortality rates. It is critical to evaluate novel therapeutic strategies and targets for the treatment of this disease….
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDA) is one of the cancers that is resistant to most conventional anticancer therapies. PDA-affected patients show a poor prognosis. The 5-year survival rate for PDA is 5%…
Neoadjuvant treatment in patients with pancreatic cancer has increased the efficiency of surgery and improved patients’ response to radiotherapy. It has also been shown to expose previously occult metastatic disease…
