Biological therapy tries to get the body to fight cancer. It uses materials made by the body or made in a laboratory to boost, direct, or restore the body's natural defenses against disease. Treatment by stage Treatment of cancer of the stomach depends on the stage of the disease, the part of the stomach where the cancer is, and the patient's general health. Standard treatment may be considered because of its effectiveness in patients in past studies, or participation in a clinical trial may be considered. Many patients with cancer of the stomach are not cured with standard therapy and some standard treatments may have more side effects than are desired.
Clinical trials are ongoing in most parts of the country for most stages of cancer of the stomach.
A clinical trial of chemotherapy with or without radiation therapy. Chemotherapy to relieve symptoms. More on Treatment of Stage IV Gastric Cancer Recurrent Gastric Cancer Treatment may be chemotherapy to relieve symptoms. Clinical trials are testing new chemotherapy drugs and biological therapy.