Metastatic Gastric Cancer: 16 Real Stories

Gastric Cancer: Christopher's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Christopher Lynch, Male, 50s | Stage Metastatic/Advanced

Metastatic Site: brain

By the latest update, he had no evidence of disease from January 2018 and had been in remission for 18 months.

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Metastatic Signet Ring Cell Stomach Cancer With Ménétrier’s Disease

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female | Stage Metastatic/Advanced

Metastatic Site: peritoneum|omentum

She was living with metastatic gastric signet ring cell carcinoma involving the peritoneum and received palliative chemotherapy.

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HER2-Positive Metastatic Stomach Cancer Presenting With Tumor Lysis Syndrome

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male | Stage Metastatic/Advanced

Biomarkers: HER2 positive

Metastatic Site: liver

His metastatic gastric cancer progressed despite FOLFOX6 and trastuzumab. He entered hospice about 1 year later and died a few months afterward.

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Gastric Cancer: Alan's Patient Story

Patient Info: Alan Salm, Male, 50s | Stage Metastatic/Advanced

Alan died from stomach cancer on May 5, 2021, 1 month before his 53rd birthday.

Amy Marshall: Her Mother’s Stomach Cancer

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female | Stage Metastatic/Advanced

She died in 2003 after a rapid course of stomach cancer that had already spread when diagnosed.

Gastric Adenocarcinoma: Donny's Patient Story

Patient Info: Donny, Male, 40s | Stage Metastatic/Advanced

Metastatic Site: multiple organs

He died at age 47 after a 4-day hospitalization; biopsy results after death identified diffuse gastric adenocarcinoma.

Dan Kane: His Sister’s Gastric Cancer Journey

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female | Stage Metastatic/Advanced

Her gastric cancer returned after partial gastrectomy and had spread by the time she underwent total gastrectomy.

Kidney Disease During Treatment for Metastatic Gastric Cancer

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 70+ | Stage Metastatic/Advanced

Metastatic Site: liver

His condition worsened with nephrotic syndrome, malnutrition, treatment side effects, and progressing metastases. He died 5 months after the kidney biopsy following a fatal cerebral bleed.

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Gastric Cancer Forming a Fistula Into the Liver

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female, 70+ | Stage Metastatic/Advanced

Metastatic Site: liver|lungs

The cancer recurred locally with liver deposits 4 months after surgery and later spread to the liver and lungs. She declined further treatment, entered palliative care, and died in hospital about 2 months later.

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Metastatic Gastric Cancer Causing Severe Hormone-Related Complications

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 70+ | Stage Metastatic/Advanced

Biomarkers: HER2 negative; Ki-67 70%; CD56 positive; synaptophysin positive; weak chromogranin expression; ectopic ACTH secretion; elevated serum chromogranin A

Metastatic Site: liver

His liver metastases enlarged despite carboplatin, and his weight loss, appetite, and mobility worsened. He received palliative care during a later admission and died a few days afterward.

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Gastric Cancer Presenting With Painful Skeletal Muscle Metastases

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 40s | Stage Metastatic/Advanced

Metastatic Site: skeletal muscles

He had painful skeletal muscle metastases, an ECOG performance score of 3, and advanced gastric cancer that was not suitable for tumor-directed treatment. His care focused on palliation and end-of-life support.

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Gastric Cancer Spreading to the Thumb

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female, 70+ | Stage Metastatic/Advanced

Metastatic Site: right thumb distal phalanx

She had advanced gastric cancer with pancreatic involvement and a painful thumb bone metastasis. Her treatment remained palliative because she was too frail for chemotherapy.

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Gastric Cancer Metastasis to the Hand Treated With Radiation

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 50s | Stage Metastatic/Advanced

Metastatic Site: liver|adrenal glands|left hand bones

Radiation relieved the hand pain and swelling and restored movement. At 6 months, he remained alive and pain-free in the hand, while the underlying metastatic gastric cancer remained present.

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Gastric Cancer Presenting as a Thickened Neck Skin Plaque

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 60s | Stage Metastatic/Advanced

Biomarkers: CK7 positive; ER negative; PR negative; GCDFP negative

Metastatic Site: skin of the neck

He declined further management and died within 3 months of presentation.

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Lorita: Sandra Sankar Poukkula

Patient Info: Sandra Sankar Poukkula, Female, Under 40 | Stage Metastatic/Advanced

The cancer later spread to other parts of her body, and she died on January 13, 2012, at age 39.

My Road To Awareness

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female | Stage Metastatic/Advanced

Jessica’s mother died in January 2005 after about 5 months of advanced stomach cancer, surgery, postoperative complications, and rapid progression.