Table 2 Treatment and outcomes of the six reported cases of metachronous skeletal muscle metastasis after curative gastrectomy
Case | Treatment | Chemotherapeutic regimen | Prognosis (months) |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | CRT | Doxorubicin | Dead (6) |
2 | N/A | – | Dead (N/A) |
3 | Surgery | – | N/A |
4 | CRT | 5-FU + leucovorin + cisplatin | Alive (24) |
5 | Chemotherapy | Chemotherapy + trastuzumab | Dead (18) |
6 | Chemotherapy | S-1 + cisplatin | Dead (7) |