Gastric Cancer: Emily's Patient Story

Patient Info: Emily Aldrich, Under 40

Biomarkers: CDH1 mutation

After recovery, the patient returned to exercise, regained the 8 pounds lost after surgery and later became pregnant with a first child.

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Steroid treatment for severe narrowing after gastric cancer surgery

Patient Info: Anonymized, male, 70+

The postoperative anastomotic narrowing improved, and he required no dietary restrictions for 6 months after completing systemic steroid treatment.

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Chemotherapy and Surgery for Recurrent Oesophagogastric Junction Cancer

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male

The recurrent tumor was completely removed after chemotherapy. Two years after the second operation, he remained well with no recurrence.

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Cutaneous lymphatic spread after Stage III gastric cancer with signet-ring cells

Patient Info: Anonymized, female, 70+ | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: bone, distant lymph nodes, skin

After metastatic spread to bone, distant lymph nodes and skin, she developed respiratory failure and died despite palliative treatment.

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Rapidly growing Stage I gastric neuroendocrine carcinoma found during close endoscopic follow-up

Patient Info: Anonymized, female, 70+ | Stage I

She remained free of recurrence and metastasis for 18 months after surgery.

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Portal-vein thrombosis after surgery and chemotherapy for Stage III gastric cancer — Case 1

Patient Info: Anonymized, female, 40s | Stage III

At 6 months of follow-up after treatment for the thrombosis, no hepatic decompensation or liver cirrhosis had developed.

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Portal-vein thrombosis after surgery and chemotherapy for Stage III gastric cancer — Case 2

Patient Info: Anonymized, female, 60s | Stage III

Two months into follow-up after the thrombosis, no hepatic decompensation or liver cirrhosis had been identified.

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Gastric adenocarcinoma with a rare choriocarcinoma component and rapid liver and lung spread

Patient Info: Anonymized, male, 60s | Stage IV

Biomarkers: HER2-positive

Metastatic Site: liver, lung

Rapid liver and lung metastatic progression caused bleeding from a liver metastasis. He declined further treatment and died from hemorrhagic shock 18 days after his final discharge.

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Stage IV Gastric Cancer: Faye's Patient Story

Patient Info: Faye Hood, female, 70+ | Stage IV

After surgery and heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy, Faye recovered, returned to exercise and completed a half-marathon 1 year later.

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Gastric cancer diagnosed during late pregnancy after severe gastrointestinal bleeding

Patient Info: Anonymized, female, 40s

Biomarkers: HER2-negative

Six months after emergency surgery, chemotherapy and radiation were still ongoing.

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Gastric cancer with an unexpected appendix metastasis

Patient Info: Anonymized, female, 50s | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: appendix

PET/CT at 6, 12 and 18 months showed no recurrence, giving at least 18 months with no evidence of disease after treatment.

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Stage III Gastric Cancer: Abdul's Patient Story

Patient Info: Abdul | Stage III

Abdul later stopped further treatment and focused on spending meaningful time with family while living with gastric cancer.

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Stage II Gastric Cancer: Drew's Patient Story

Patient Info: Drew | Stage II

By late 2023, more than 3 years after diagnosis, Drew had completed treatment and was no longer taking medication while continuing to adjust diet and daily life after treatment.

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Stage I Gastric Adenocarcinoma: Kaisu's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Kaisu, female | Stage I

Kaisu reported being cancer-free since November 2020 after chemotherapy and total gastrectomy, while continuing to manage lasting treatment and surgery effects.

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Fundic gland-type gastric adenocarcinoma followed over 19 years

Patient Info: Anonymized, male, 70+

Three months after endoscopic resection, no local recurrence was seen while he continued surveillance after declining additional surgery.

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Synchronous gastric adenocarcinoma and hilar cholangiocarcinoma

Patient Info: Anonymized, male, 60s

Biomarkers: HER2-negative

He died in February 2018 after multiple abdominal metastases were detected, about 10 months after the combined cancer surgery.

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Primary gastric squamous cell carcinoma with early chest metastases

Patient Info: Anonymized, male, 60s | Stage IV

Biomarkers: HER2-negative

Metastatic Site: lungs, distant lymph nodes

Twelve months after chemotherapy began, the metastatic chest lesions had not progressed and showed minor regression.

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Gastric Choriocarcinoma With Adenocarcinoma and Rapid Liver Metastases After Surgery

Patient Info: Anonymized, female, 70+ | Stage IV

Biomarkers: β-hCG positive; serum β-hCG 972.1 mIU/mL after diagnosis

Metastatic Site: liver

Multiple liver metastases appeared 2 months after discharge, and she died from hepatic failure 5 months after surgery.

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Recovery from a severe duodenal fistula after gastric cancer surgery

Patient Info: Anonymized, male, 70+ | Stage III

He was in good health with no recurrence or metastasis 2 years after the original gastric-cancer surgery.

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Mixed adenocarcinoma-neuroendocrine gastric cancer progressing after multiple treatments

Patient Info: Anonymized, male, 60s | Stage IV

Biomarkers: HER2-negative

Metastatic Site: liver

After progression through several treatments and development of liver metastasis, he was taking apatinib at the latest update.

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Gastric Cancer: Connie's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Connie Campbell, Female

Pathology after endoscopic submucosal dissection found no residual cancer, and two surveillance endoscopies confirmed that Connie remained cancer-free.

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Combined surgery for synchronous esophageal and gastric cancers

Patient Info: Anonymized, male, 60s | Stage I

He was doing well without recurrence 23 months after surgery for the synchronous Stage I gastric and esophageal cancers.

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Combined surgery for synchronous esophageal and gastric cancers — Case 2

Patient Info: Anonymized, male, 60s | Stage I

He was living normally without recurrence 12 months after surgery for the synchronous cancers.

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Combined surgery for synchronous esophageal and gastric cancers — Case 3

Patient Info: Anonymized, male, 60s | Stage I

He was living normally without recurrence 6 months after surgery for the synchronous cancers.

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