Economic cost-utility analysis of stage-directed gastric cancer treatment.

Background: Gastric cancer (GC) treatment levies substantial financial burden on health services. Potentially curative surgery with or without chemotherapy is offered to patients with locoregional disease. This study aimed to examine treatment costs related to life-years gained in patients having potentially curative treatment (gastrectomy) and those receiving best supportive care (BSC).

The 100 most influential manuscripts in gastric cancer: A bibliometric analysis.

Background: Bibliometric analysis highlights the key topics and publications which have shaped the understanding and management of Gastric cancer. Here the 100 most cited manuscripts in the field of gastric cancer (GC) are analysed.

Methods: The Thomson Reuters Web of Science database with the search terms 'gastric cancer' or 'gastric carcinoma' or 'stomach cancer' or 'stomach carcinoma' or 'gastroscopy' was used to identify all English language full manuscripts for the study.