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pISSN 2093-582X | eISSN 2093-5641
JGC is indexed in MEDLINE
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July
2026
Volume 26, no. 3
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PubMED, PMC,
and SCOPUS
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Featured Article

Kim IH, Kim TH, Eom BW, Kang SJ, Min BH, Choi W, Han HS.
Published online June 15, 2026
https://doi.org/10.5230/jgc.2026.26.e31
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Current Issue

July 2026, vol. 26 no. 3
Special Article

Agreement, Compliance, and Practice Change of the Korean Practice Guidelines for Gastric Cancer 2022: A Nationwide Multidisciplinary Survey

Kim IH, Kim TH, Eom BW, Kang SJ, Min BH, Choi W, Han HS.
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The Korean Practice Guidelines for Gastric Cancer 2022 were developed using a rigorous, multidisciplinary, and evidence-based approach. However, their real-world acceptance and implementation have not yet been formally evaluated. ...
Published online June 15, 2026
https://doi.org/10.5230/jgc.2026.26.e31
Original Article

Optimizing Postoperative Management in Deficient Mismatch Repair/Microsatellite Instability-High Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma: A Multicenter Retrospective Study

Liu H, Xu H, Wang Y, Liu Z, Wei J, Chang Z, Li Y, Lu J, Wang B, Zhou Z, Li W, Cong L, Sun Y, Zhang X.
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The benefit of chemotherapy in locally advanced gastroesophageal cancer with deficient mismatch repair (dMMR) or microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) remains uncertain. This study aimed to identify optimal postoperative managem...
Published online April 27, 2026
https://doi.org/10.5230/jgc.2026.26.e27
Original Article

Clinical Outcomes and Prognostic Factors in Older Adult Patients Aged ≥75 Years With Early Gastric Cancer After Endoscopic Resections: A Nationwide Cohort Study

Kang S, Kim DH, Kim NH, Eom SS, Kim JW.
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With the aging population, the number of older adult patients undergoing endoscopic resections (ERs) for early gastric cancer (EGC) has increased. However, data on the long-term outcomes in these patients remain limited. We evalua...
Published online May 18, 2026
https://doi.org/10.5230/jgc.2026.26.e28
Original Article

OLGA and OLGIM Stages for Predicting Metachronous Gastric Neoplasm After Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection in Patients With Early Gastric Cancer Without a Current Helicobacter pylori Infection Status

Kim YI, Kook MC, Lee JY, Kim CG, Choi IJ.
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The operative link on gastritis assessment (OLGA) and operative link on gastritis assessment based on intestinal metaplasia (OLGIM) are established tools for stratifying the risk of gastric neoplasm development. This study evaluat...
Published online May 18, 2026
https://doi.org/10.5230/jgc.2026.26.e29
Original Article

Impact of Combined Frailty and Sarcopenia on Postoperative Outcomes and Survival in Elderly Gastric Cancer Patients Undergoing Gastrectomy

Lee E, Yoo M, Jeon D, Kang SH, Kim TH, Ahn SH, Suh YS, Park DJ, Kim HH, Park YS.
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Frailty and sarcopenia are associated with adverse postoperative outcomes in elderly patients undergoing gastrectomy for gastric cancer. However, large-scale evidence remains limited. This study aimed to investigate the associatio...
Published online June 17, 2026
https://doi.org/10.5230/jgc.2026.26.e33
Original Article

Long-term Outcomes of Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Versus Surgery in Late Older Adult Patients Aged ≥75 Years With Early Gastric Cancer Meeting the Curative Resection Criteria

Kim SH, Park SY, Kim YI, Tae CH, Jo HH, Lee JH, Lee A, Park JM, Jung HY, Kim DH, Yoon HM, Chung H, The Korean Elderly Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD) Study Group.
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We compared the long-term outcomes of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) with those of surgery in late older adult patients aged ≥75 years with early gastric cancer (EGC) who met the curative resection criteria. This multicent...
Published online June 15, 2026
https://doi.org/10.5230/jgc.2026.26.e32
Original Article

Real-World Evidence for Expanding the Criteria for Endoscopic Resection in Submucosal Gastric Cancer: The Role of Invasion Width

Kim MJ, Shin SJ, Kwon IG, Choi IJ, Ryu KW, Kim Y, Chun J, Youn YH, Park H, Kook MC, Kim JH.
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The current expanded criteria for endoscopic resection (ER) of early gastric cancer (EGC) include a non-negligible risk of lymph node metastasis (LNM) in submucosal (SM) disease. We had previously proposed revised criteria incorpo...
Published online June 22, 2026
https://doi.org/10.5230/jgc.2026.26.e36

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