The effect of combinated treatment of a metastatic HER2-positive stomach cancer

Abstract

Trastuzumab in combination with standard chemotherapy has shown its effectiveness in treating HER2-positive metastatic gastric cancer. The median overall survival in its application is 16,8 months compared with 11,8 months when chemotherapy using alone. Authors demonstrate the case of the successful using trastuzumab in the third line chemotherapy in patients with primary unresectable metastatic gastric cancer. As a result of the 12 courses of therapy almost complete tumor regression was achieved. It allowed to perform R0- gastrectomy. Currently, the patient continues trastuzumab treating in monoregime.

Keywords

• her2-povitive gastric cancer
• trastuzumab
• target therapy