Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology

Small caliber covered self-expanding metal stents in the management of malignant dysphagia

Endoscopic view of a stent introducer positioned across a stricture in preparation for stent deployment under direct endoscopic visualization. The green band denotes the proximal margin of the collapsed stent.

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Post operative stereotactic radiosurgery for positive or close margins after preoperative chemoradiation and surgery for rectal cancer

Actuarial local control, progression free survival and overall survival.

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Targeting stromal microenvironment in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: controversies and promises

Interaction of stromal constituents with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA)

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Dose modification and efficacy of nab-paclitaxel plus gemcitabine vs. gemcitabine for patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer: phase III MPACT trial

Summary of treatment related toxicities and percentage of patients receiving full-protocol dose by cycle. (A) The adverse events that led to nab-paclitaxel (nab-P) dose reduction by cycle are shown; (B) the percentages of patients who received full per-protocol doses are shown by cycle of treatment and treatment arm. DR, dose reduction; Gem, gemcitabine.

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Metastatic colorectal cancer presenting with bone marrow metastasis: a case series and review of literature

Whole body FDG-PET CT scan showing diffuse abnormal activity involving the entire skeleton (green arrows) including the long bones as well as mild increased activity in the lower rectum which appeared to be mildly thick.

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Expression of SPARC like protein 1 (SPARCL1), extracellular matrix-associated protein is down regulated in gastric adenocarcinoma

In order to generate the antibody, amino acids 18-451 of human SPARCL1 were cloned into pGEX4T1 in frame with GST and thrombin cleavage site. The protein migrated as two bands at approximately 97 and 120 kDa (expected size is 85 kDa) (2). The identity of protein bands were confirmed by mass spectrometric analysis and found to be SPARCL1.

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Testimonials for JGO from Eminent Experts Worldwide

Eminent experts, including editorial board members, authors and readers, who know the journal well, provided testimonials for JGO. We are thankful for their vigorous support for the journal.

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2015 Annual Report of JGO

Greetings from Dr. Gary Y Yang and the editorial office of JGO.

We are glad to present the 2015 Annual Report of JGO here. In 2015, JGO has made significant progress. The total citation number has significantly increased to 931 in 2015. And the retrieval of the journal in PubMed was impressive, with a total of 316,090 times. More information is shown in the Annual Report.

We give our sincere thanks to all our editorial board members, reviewers, authors and readers. We wish you a happy, healthy and prosperous 2016!

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