Toward a new level of international exchange of information about gastric cancer research: a message from a new editor-in-chief Yuko Kitagawa From the New Editors-in-Chief 24 April 2009 Pages: 1 - 1
Joint international efforts to combat a still-deadly disease: the next generation Hubert J. Stein From the New Editors-in-Chief 24 April 2009 Pages: 2 - 2
Imaging in assessing lymph node status in gastric cancer Robert Michael KweeThomas Christian Kwee Review Article 24 April 2009 Pages: 6 - 22
Study of clinicopathological factors associated with the occurrence of synchronous multiple gastric carcinomas Toshikatsu NittaYutaro EgashiraYuro Shibayama Original Article 24 April 2009 Pages: 23 - 30
Impact of plasma tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 on long-term survival in patients with gastric cancer Takaki YoshikawaHaruhiko ChoOsamu Kobayashi Original Article 24 April 2009 Pages: 31 - 36
Phase II trial of S-1 for neoadjuvant chemotherapy against scirrhous gastric cancer (JCOG 0002) Taira KinoshitaMitsuru SasakoMotoki Ninomiya Original Article 24 April 2009 Pages: 37 - 42
Expression of tight-junction-associated proteins in human gastric cancer: downregulation of claudin-4 correlates with tumor aggressiveness and survival Satoshi OhtaniMasanori TerashimaMitsukazu Gotoh Original Article 24 April 2009 Pages: 43 - 51
A comparison of gastric cancer between Japan and China Zhong-Xin LiMichio Kaminishi Letter to the Editor 24 April 2009 Pages: 52 - 53
Modified Billroth-I reconstruction after distal gastrectomy Yoshiyuki HoyaTetsuya TakiKatsuhiko Yanaga Letter to the Editor 24 April 2009 Pages: 54 - 55
The first European Union Network of Excellence for Gastric Cancer conference, Rome, Italy, April 2008 William AllumAlfredo GarofaloChristoph Schuhmacher Meeting Report 24 April 2009 Pages: 56 - 65
Erratum: Ludwik Rydygier — contributor to modern surgery Radoslaw PachAnita Orzel-NowakThecla Scully Erratum 24 April 2009 Pages: 66 - 66
