This randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was designed to evaluate the
ability of the orally administered matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor, marimastat, to prolong …

The overall survival in patients with gastric cancer is low, even among those undergoing
resection. It has been hoped that the development of adjuvant therapy might improve …

Background: A large proportion of patients attending open access endoscopy have
histological and gross pathological findings that are potentially premalignant. The proportion …

OBJECTIVE--To see whether investigation of dyspeptic patients aged over 40 after their first
consultation with the general practitioner would increase the proportions with early and …

Most patients with gastric carcinoma have a disease that is too advanced for radical surgery.
A Review was made of 13,175 cases of gastric carcinoma registered at the Birmingham …

A prospective, randomised controlled trial of surgery, surgery with adjuvant radiotherapy and
surgery with adjuvant chemotherapy (5-fluorouracil, adriamycin and mitomycin C) in …

We have analysed 174 gastric carcinomas from the United Kingdom and from Japan for the
presence of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) using in situ hybridisation for the small EBV-encoded …

Abstract 411 patients were entered into a prospective, randomised controlled trial of
adjuvant chemotherapy after gastrectomy for adenocarcinoma. After a follow-up of at least 5 …

Linear FGF receptor-binding heptapeptides were identified by phage display using
sequential rounds of biopanning against cells with displacement of phage by FGF2. The …

Background In the surgical management of gastric carcinoma, regional lymphatic spread is
of prognostic importance. The fifth edition of the Union Internacional Contra la Cancrum …