Patient description: The patient is a 47-year-old Asian woman complaining of persistent feelings of sadness. She lost interest in activities she used to enjoy. She states that her mood is mostly depressed for the past 3 weeks. She also lost her appetite , which led to about 5kg weight loss. She complains of loss of energy and feelings of worthlessness nearly every day. She is not using any drugs and she does not smoke. She doesn't drink alcohol. She used to exercise every day for at least 30 min. But she doesn't have enough energy to do so for the past 3 weeks. She also has some digestive issues recently. She is married and has 4 children. She is menopausal. Her husband was recently diagnosed with colon cancer and he is starting his chemotherapy. There is nothing remarkable in her past medical history and her drug history is only positive for Vit D3 1000 units daily. Her family history is negative for any psychologic problems. Her HAM-D score is 20.

Clinical trial eligibility criteria: eligible ages (years): 18.0-999.0,  Adenocarcinoma of the Gastroesophageal Junction Diffuse Adenocarcinoma of the Stomach Intestinal Adenocarcinoma of the Stomach Mixed Adenocarcinoma of the Stomach Recurrent Gastric Cancer Stage IIIB Gastric Cancer Stage IIIC Gastric Cancer Stage IV Gastric Cancer Patients must have histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the GE junction or stomach, which is beyond the scope of surgical resection Patients must have measurable disease, defined as at least one lesion that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension (longest diameter to be recorded) as >= 20 mm with conventional techniques or as >= 10 mm with spiral CT scan Patients may have received adjuvant therapy for resected disease Patients who have received no prior systemic therapy for advanced disease are eligible to receive PS341 + irinotecan Patients are eligible for PS-341 as a single agent if they have received any number of prior regimens for gastric cancer Life expectancy of greater than 6 weeks ECOG performance status =< 2 (Karnofsky >= 60%) Leukocytes >= 3,000/uL Absolute neutrophil count >= 1,500/uL Platelets >=100,000/uL  Patients who have had chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 4 weeks (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C) prior to entering the study or those who have not recovered from adverse events due to agents administered more than 4 weeks earlier Patients may not be receiving any other investigational agents, concurrent radiation therapy, or other chemotherapy; patients who have had photodynamic therapy either within 4 weeks of study entry or concurrently are ineligible, unless it was used to relieve esophageal obstruction that could not be treated with laser, stent or dilatation Patients with known brain metastases should be excluded from this clinical trial because of their poor prognosis and because they often develop progressive neurologic dysfunction that would confound the evaluation of neurologic and other adverse events History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to PS 341 or other agents used in the study Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements Pregnant women are excluded from this study; breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with PS341 HIV-positive patients receiving combination anti-retroviral therapy are excluded from the study Patients with a concurrent malignancy are excluded (except for early stage squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or cervix which can be treated locally); patients with an advanced malignancy within the past five years are not eligible; patients with a prior malignancy who have been disease free for five years are eligible