TY  -  JOUR
AU  -  Farina, Patrizia
AU  -  Carrozza, Francesco
AU  -  D'Addario, Domenica
AU  -  D'Alete, Andrea
AU  -  Flocco, Mariano
T1  -  Treatment strategy for advanced gastrointestinal cancer during the Covid-19 emergency: a case report
PY  -  2021
Y1  -  2021-10-01
DO  -  10.1726/3702.36932
JO  -  Rivista Italiana di Cure Palliative
JA  -  Riv It Cure Palliative
VL  -  23
IS  -  4
SP  -  244
EP  -  255
PB  -  Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore
SN  -  2532-9790
Y2  -  2026/04/30
UR  -  http://dx.doi.org/10.1726/3702.36932
N2  -  Summary. Gastric adenocarcinoma (GAC) is one of the most common malignant tumors in the digestive system. Early surgical management of cancer often provides the best chance at curative treatment. Unfortunately, in some cases, these neoplasms are diagnosed late, and surgery is currently considered to be the only radical treatment. Neoadjuvant therapy is highly recommended for inoperable advanced gastrointestinal cancer. The treatment of advanced GAC remains a major challenge, and many questions remain unresolved. Recently, based on scientific evidence and meta-analyses, the societies of oncology and palliative care and the World Health Organization (WHO) have been increasingly recommending early palliative care after an advanced cancer diagnosis to relieve suffering and improve quality of life. We report the clinical case of a 39-year-old male patient with progressing locally advanced gastric neoplasia after neoadjuvant chemotherapy, who benefited from early palliative care during the Covid-19 pandemic emergency.
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