Intensifying supportive care is associated with improved survival in gastric cancer patients with malignant ascites
John D. Karalis,
Michelle R. Ju,
Rachel Feig
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundGastric cancer patients with malignant ascites often have poor functional status and malnutrition that preclude receipt of systemic therapies. Thus, these patients have a very poor prognosis. Beginning in 2019, our multidisciplinary gastric cancer disease‐oriented team implemented a more aggressive supportive care plan for gastric cancer patients with malignant ascites. The initiative included measures such as supplemental enteral nutrition, ascites drainage, and initiation of chemotherapy on an inpa… Show more
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