Follow-up after gastrectomy for cancer: the Charter Scaligero Consensus Conference. Conference Paper uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • PURPOSE: Presently, there is no scientific evidence supporting a definite role for follow-up after gastrectomy for cancer, and clinical practices are quite different around the globe. The aim of this consensus conference was to present an ideal prototype of follow-up after gastrectomy for cancer, based on shared experiences and taking into account the need to rationalize the diagnostic course without losing the possibility of detecting local recurrence at a potentially curable stage. METHODS: On June 19-22, 2013 in Verona (Italy), during the 10th International Gastric Cancer Congress (IGCC) of the International Gastric Cancer Association, a consensus meeting was held, concluding a 6-month, Web-based, consensus conference entitled "Rationale of oncological follow-up after gastrectomy for cancer." RESULTS: Forty-eight experts, with a geographical distribution reflecting different health cultures worldwide, participated in the consensus conference, and 39 attended the consensus meeting. Six statements were finally approved, displayed in a plenary session and signed by the vast majority of the 10th IGCC participants. These statements are attached as an annex to the Charter Scaligero on Gastric Cancer. CONCLUSION: After gastrectomy for cancer, oncological follow-up should be offered to patients; it should be tailored to the stage of the disease, mainly based on cross-sectional imaging, and should be discontinued after 5 years.

authors

  • Baiocchi, Gian Luca
  • D'Ugo, Domenico
  • Coit, Daniel
  • Hardwick, Richard
  • Kassab, Paulo
  • Nashimoto, Atsushi
  • Marrelli, Daniele
  • Allum, William
  • Berruti, Alfredo
  • Chandramohan, Servarayan Murugesan
  • Coburn, Natalie
  • Gonzàlez-Moreno, Santiago
  • Hoelscher, Arnulf
  • Jansen, Edwin
  • Leja, Marcis
  • Mariette, Christophe
  • Meyer, Hans-Joachim
  • Mönig, Stefan
  • Morgagni, Paolo
  • Ott, Katia
  • Preston, Shaun
  • Rha, Sun Young
  • Roviello, Franco
  • Sano, Takeshi
  • Sasako, Mitsuru
  • Shimada, Hideaki
  • Schuhmacher, Cristoph
  • So Bok-Yan, Jimmy
  • Strong, Vivian E. Mack
  • Yoshikawa, Takaki
  • Terashima, Masanori
  • Ter-Ovanesov, Michail
  • Van der Velde, Cornelis
  • Memo, Maurizio
  • Castelli, Francesco
  • Pecorelli, Sergio
  • Detogni, Claudio
  • Kodera, Yasuhiro
  • de Manzoni, Giovanni

publication date

  • July 4, 2015

Research

keywords

  • Gastrectomy
  • Stomach Neoplasms

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC4890702

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84951052940

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1007/s10120-015-0513-0

PubMed ID

  • 26140915

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 19

issue

  • 1