Pathological Complete Response in a Patient With HER2-Negative Esophagogastric Junction Cancer Undergoing Conversion-Intent Surgery After Ramucirumab Plus Paclitaxel Following Nivolumab-Based Chemotherapy: A Case Report
Aug 2026· Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer· Vol 57· 0 citations· 14 references
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This case suggests that RAM + PTX after nivolumab-based chemotherapy may achieve substantial tumor regression in selected patients with advanced EGJ cancer and may provide an opportunity for conversion surgery.
A Sister Mary Joseph nodule is a cutaneous umbilical metastasis indicating advanced intra-abdominal malignancy with a poor prognosis. An 84-year-old man presented with an umbilical nodule that was completely excised and diagnosed to be metastatic adenocarcinoma from advanced gastric cancer. After FOLFOX-nivolumab, the...
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