As we CROSS into another episode, Michael and Josh explore the world of early gastric cancer and esophageal cancer. Interestingly both these cancers have a higher incidence in Asia and North Africa. Your podcast hosts soon find early detection of these cancers can be difficult, often leading to treatment challenges not seen by other cancer streams, such as bowel or breast cancer. Unlike previous episodes, FLOT4 looks at perioperative chemotherapy and its benefits over the previous incumbent chemotherapy. Before we give anything more away, make sure to listen to this episode to understand the gold standard of care for these cancers. Likes to the trials below!

Links to studies discussed in this episode (subscription may be required):

CROSS: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(15)00040-6/fulltex

FLOT4: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(18)32557-1/fulltext

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