Gastric cancer with positive peritoneal cytology: survival benefit after induction chemotherapy and conversion to negative peritoneal cytology.
Massimiliano VallettiDilmurodjon EshmuminovNicola GneccoChristian Alexander GutschowPaul Magnus SchneiderKuno LehmannPublished in: World journal of surgical oncology (2021)
Conversion of CY+ to CY- after neoadjuvant chemotherapy with FLOT is a significant prognostic factor for a better overall survival. Surgical treatment in well-selected patients should therefore be considered. However, peritoneal recurrence remains frequent despite conversion, urging for a better local control.