Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor as a Predictor of Tumor Response to Preoperative Chemoradiation in Locally Advanced Gastric Carcinoma

Abstract

The purpose of our study was a retrospective evaluation whether the intensity of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) expression predicts tumor response to preoperative chemoradiotherapy in patients with locally advanced gastric carcinoma.

Keywords

• EGFR
• gastric carcinoma
• preoperative chemoradiation