Are there any new treatments for Stomach Cancer beyond EOX chemotherapy?
Asked February 21, 2011
Hi Dr Jaggernauth my mother was diagnosed with Stomach cancer metastisized to liver. Are there any new treatments for this beyond EOX chemotherapy. We are so desperate to help her fight for her life. Thank you [email protected]
Expert answer
Yes there are new treatments! Most recently the TOGA trial showed new Targeted Therapies such as Herceptin home into a special receptor known as Her2/Neu (ErbB2). This drug was approved for Breast Cancer and now Gastric Cancer also shows significant response to this drug as well. I have used this in many patients demonstrating good results to this in combination to chemotherapy. Talk to your Doctor to see if testing can be done to see if she is a candidate for this treatment.
Thanks,
Dr. Jag.
Answered March 5, 2011
Yes there are new treatments! Most recently the TOGA trial showed new Targeted Therapies such as Herceptin home into a special receptor known as Her2/Neu (ErbB2). This drug was approved for Breast Cancer and now Gastric Cancer also shows significant response to this drug as well. I have used this in many patients demonstrating good results to this in combination to chemotherapy. Talk to your Doctor to see if testing can be done to see if she is a candidate for this treatment.
Thanks,
Dr. Jag.
Answered March 5, 2011
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