Successful R0 resection after chemotherapy, including nivolumab, for gastric cancer with liver metastases: three case reports.
Junpei KawaiItaru YasufukuMasahiro FukadaRyuichi AsaiYuta SatoYu Jesse TajimaChiemi SaigoShigeru KiyamaAkitaka MakiyamaYoshihiro TanakaNaoki OkumuraKatsutoshi MuraseTatsuhiko MiyazakiNobuhisa MatsuhashiPublished in: Surgical case reports (2024)
We herein present three cases in which chemotherapy, including nivolumab, elicited a response in patients with multiple unresectable liver metastases, ultimately culminating in R0 resection through conversion surgery. Although MRI showed liver metastases, pathological analysis revealed no cancer, underscoring the beneficial impact of chemotherapy.