Federico Bozzetti

TL;DR: The rate of candidacy and the indications for ITx candidacy differed greatly among age groups and HPN centers; within countries candidacy was more homogeneous; physicians had a generally reserved attitude toward ITx.

TL;DR: This study determines the infiltration rate of proximal and distal margins of resection in patients operated on for gastric cancer at the Istituto Nazionale Tumori of Milan to provide the surgeon with a rational basis for assessing the extent of resections when performing gastrectomy for cancer.

TL;DR: There was a limited relative risk reduction in the patients receiving adjuvant therapy (17% in DFS and 7% in OS) and the data suggest that D2 surgery may have a favourable impact on OS.

TL;DR: The frequency of a relevant nutritional risk was higher than expected considering the favourably selected population and could easily alert the oncologist on the need of a further nutritional assessment or a nutritional support.

TL;DR: A simple and quick classification that relies on the severity of the body weight loss and presence/absence of symptoms that are associated with cancer cachexia is proposed, which could be adopted within a comprehensive oncologic approach to the weight-losing patients.