Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	6726
Country	Japan

Received	2013-10-27 22:31
Peer-Review Started	2013-10-28 13:42
To Make the First Decision	2013-12-16 17:48
Return for Revision	2013-12-17 16:43
Revised	2014-01-11 15:20
Second Decision	2014-05-26 16:19
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2014-05-26 16:41
Articles in Press	2014-05-26 17:39
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Typeset the Manuscript	2014-09-19 17:23
Publish the Manuscript Online	2014-10-16 15:53

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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Topic Highlights
Article Title	Molecular targeting to treat gastric cancer
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Keishiro Aoyagi, Kikuo Kouhuji, Junya Kizaki, Taro Isobe, Kousuke Hashimoto and Kazuo Shirouzu
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Keishiro Aoyagi, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahimachi, Kurume, Fukuoka 830-0011, Japan. keishiro@med.kurume-u.ac.jp
Key Words	Gastric cancer; Molecular targeting therapy; human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 protein; vascular endothelial growth factors/Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor pathway; epidermal growth factors pathway
Core Tip	So far, trastuzumab is the only molecular targeting therapy that has been approved for treating gastric cancer. The significance of molecular targeting therapy for gastric cancer remains controversial, but large scale randomized clinical trials might confirm the benefits of other novel molecular targeting therapies for gastric cancer in the near future.
Publish Date	2014-10-16 15:53
Citation	Aoyagi K, Kouhuji K, Kizaki J, Isobe T, Hashimoto K, Shirouzu K. Molecular targeting to treat gastric cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(38): 13741-13755
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i38/13741.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i38.13741

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