Gastric Cancer: Do's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Do Lee, Male, 70+

He had shown no evidence of disease since October 2017.

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Five Years Without Recurrence After Surgery and Gamma Knife for a Cerebellar Metastasis From EGJ Cancer

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

Biomarkers: CK7 negative, CK20 positive

Metastatic Site: cerebellum

Five years after removal of the cerebellar metastasis and Gamma Knife radiosurgery, she was asymptomatic with no evidence of recurrence.

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Metastatic gastric cancer recurs 12 years after gastrectomy and severe hypocalcemia follows denosumab

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

Metastatic Site: pleura

She died 68 days after receiving denosumab during progressive recurrent disease, roughly 12 years after her original gastric cancer surgery.

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Fundic-gland-type gastric adenocarcinoma treated by endoscopic resection in a man with multiple gastric cancers

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 50s

No residual fundic-gland-type adenocarcinoma was found around the endoscopic resection scar in the later gastrectomy specimen.

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Antral gastric adenocarcinoma treated with total gastrectomy in a man with multiple gastric cancers

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 50s

A 58-year-old man with a separate small fundic-gland-type tumor also had a larger antral gastric adenocarcinoma that required total gastrectomy.

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A small intramucosal gastric cancer found unexpectedly after total gastrectomy

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 50s

A third, previously unseen intramucosal gastric cancer was discovered in the gastrectomy specimen of a 58-year-old man already being treated for two other gastric tumors.

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Stage III gastric adenocarcinoma later spreads to the gingiva and responds to local treatment

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

Biomarkers: HER2-negative

Metastatic Site: gingiva

The gingival metastasis disappeared after treatment, and the disease remained stable through March 2017.

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Gastric cancer surgery in a man recovering from anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 50s

At 2 months after surgery, he was symptom-free and had no postoperative complications.

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Stage II gastric cancer develops a solitary splenic metastasis one year after surgery

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

Metastatic Site: spleen

He remained well with no evidence of recurrence for 18 months after splenectomy, roughly 2.5 years after the original gastrectomy.

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A man with locally invasive gastric adenocarcinoma develops liver necrosis after pancreaticoduodenectomy

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 60s

At 1 year after surgery, CT showed no cancer recurrence.

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A woman with locally invasive gastric adenocarcinoma requires liver surgery after pancreaticoduodenectomy

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female, 60s

At 6 months after surgery, CT showed no cancer recurrence.

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A stomach cancer survivor’s advice for other patients

Patient Info: Hans Rueffert

Years after treatment, the patient continued living with nerve damage and eating difficulties while supporting other patients through peer mentoring.

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Gastric Cancer: Hans's Patient Story

Patient Info: Hans Rueffert, Male

He later reported better quality of life without a stomach and continued teaching other people about survivorship and nutrition.

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Stage I Gastric Cancer: Marne's Patient Story

Patient Info: Marne Shafer, Female, Under 40 | Stage I

Biomarkers: CDH1 gene mutation

Marne recovered from gastrectomy and completed the Chevron Houston Marathon 3 years later.

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Stage I Gastric Cancer Among Five Synchronous Gastrointestinal Cancers

Patient Info: Anonymized, male, 50s | Stage I

Six years after the operation, he remained without recurrence or metastasis and continued regular follow-up.

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Gastric Cancer: Amanda's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Amanda

Biomarkers: CDH1 gene deletion

About 7 years after gastrectomy and mastectomy, Amanda said all of the cancer had been removed, although long-term effects of surgery continued to affect daily life.

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A small gastric adenocarcinoma arising in a sporadic fundic gland polyp is removed endoscopically

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 60s

A 68-year-old man had a 4-mm gastric adenocarcinoma arising in a sporadic fundic gland polyp removed by endoscopic submucosal dissection.

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A tiny gastric adenocarcinoma arising in a sporadic fundic gland polyp is treated by endoscopic resection

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female, 60s

A 63-year-old woman had a 3-mm gastric adenocarcinoma arising in a sporadic fundic gland polyp removed by endoscopic submucosal dissection.

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The Stomach-less Sisters — Case 1

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female | Stage I

Biomarkers: CDH1 mutation

After surgery, she adapted to weight loss and changed eating habits while focusing on family life and hereditary-cancer advocacy.

The Stomach-less Sisters

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female | Stage I

Biomarkers: CDH1 mutation

After surgery, she adapted to weight loss and changed eating habits while raising her family and supporting hereditary-cancer awareness.

A small Grade 1 gastric neuroendocrine tumor treated with local laparoscopic resection after sentinel-node assessment

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female, 60s

Biomarkers: Ki-67 <2%

She was alive without disease recurrence 16 months after surgery.

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Stage I gastric adenocarcinoma treated laparoscopically in a woman with an incidental diaphragmatic hernia

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

At 3 months after surgery, she was well and asymptomatic.

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Stage III gastric neuroendocrine carcinoma with signet-ring cells remains recurrence-free 6 years after surgery

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

Biomarkers: synaptophysin-positive; CD56-positive; Ki-67 23.1%

At 72 months, or 6 years, after surgery, he remained alive without recurrence.

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Gastric stump adenocarcinoma develops more than 20 years after partial gastrectomy for peptic ulcer

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 50s

He died 10 months after surgery.

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