... Connection 201028 Overview of Trastuzumab’s Utility for Gastric CancerJudith Meza-Junco, MDHeather-Jane Au, MD, FRCPC, MPHMichael B. Sawyer, MD, BScPhm, FRCPCDepartment of Oncology Cross ... regions of the world; incidence of the disease, approach to early diagnosis and treatment varies greatly between western and the eastern hemispheres. It is the second leading cause of cancer-related ... annually of this cancer in Japan. Approximately 50% of GC cases in Japan are diagnosed at an early stage, with 5-year survival for stage I GC reported above 90%. In the Western world only 27% of...