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Gastric cancer represents one of the most frequent and lethal tumors worldwide today, finding itself in the fifth place in incidence and the third in mortality. Surgery remains the only curative treatment for localized tumors, but only 20% of patients are suitable for surgery due to the lack of specific symptoms and the late diagnosis, especially in Western countries. Additionally, even in patients who receive curative treatment, rates of locoregional relapse and distant metastasis remain high. Palliative chemotherapy is the principal treatment in cases of metastatic disease even if the prognosis of patients receiving chemotherapy is still poor. Therefore, a multidisciplinary evaluation is important in order to improve the efficacy of active treatments. In this context, there is an unmet need for a better understanding of genetic alterations and prognostic and predictive factors in order to choose the best tailored therapy for each patient. The aim of this Special Issue is to focus on the results and problems of multimodality treatment in metastatic gastric cancer, the search for prognostic and predictive factors, and the evaluation of novel strategies for individualized treatment. We are inviting relevant original research, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and short communications covering the above-mentioned topics.

advanced gastric cancer --- precision medicine --- new drug development --- gastro-oesophageal cancer --- mutational concordance --- exome sequencing --- formalin fixed paraffin embedded --- biomarkers --- gastric cancer --- metastatic --- body composition --- sarcopenia --- visceral fat area --- subcutaneous fat area --- outcome --- toxicity --- liver metastasis --- conversion surgery --- hepatectomy --- stage iv gastric cancer --- immune checkpoint inhibitors --- Epstein Barr Virus --- tumor mutational burden --- microsatellite instability --- predictive biomarkers --- CAR T cell therapy --- vaccines --- nutritional status --- metastatic gastric cancer --- target therapy --- bone flare --- stage IV --- treatment --- RANK-L --- liquid biopsy --- circulating tumor cell --- cfDNA --- ctDNA --- epithelial–mesenchymal transition --- resistance to treatment --- HER2-inhibition --- VEGFR-inhibition --- immunotherapy --- response monitoring --- n/a --- epithelial-mesenchymal transition

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Treatment strategies for breast cancer are wide-ranging and often based on a multi-modality approach, depending on the stage and biology of the tumour and the acceptance and tolerance of the patient. They may include surgery, radiotherapy, and systemic therapy (endocrine therapy, chemotherapy, and targeted therapy). Advances in technologies such as oncoplastic surgery, radiation planning and delivery, and genomics, and the development of novel systemic therapy agents alongside their evaluation in ongoing clinical trials continue to strive for improvements in outcomes. In this Special Issue, we publish a collection of studies looking at all forms of therapeutic strategies for early and advanced breast cancer, focusing on their outcomes, notably survival.

relative survival --- young women --- cancer treatment --- n/a --- fulvestrant --- lapatinib --- tumor biology --- antihormone therapy --- mastectomy --- aromatase inhibitors --- chemotherapy --- serum biomarker --- cyclin E --- anthracycline resistance --- zero-inflated Poisson regression model --- lymph-node ratio --- CHEK2 --- comparative effectiveness --- breast-conserving therapy --- taxane sensitivity --- liquid biopsy --- HER2 c-erbB2 --- colorectal cancer --- infiltrating breast cancer --- survival --- exercise characteristics --- lactate dehydrogenase --- biomarker --- breast cancer survivors --- BRCA --- disease-free survival --- PIK3CA --- metastatic breast cancer --- cell-free DNA --- invasive breast cancer --- radiotherapy --- Metformin --- social well-being --- gene expression --- contralateral breast cancer --- basal-like breast cancer --- LMK-235 --- Src kinase --- HER2/neu --- LKB1 --- Older women --- LDH --- mutation carriers --- stage IV --- mammography screening --- NCDB --- cMet --- SEER --- pertuzumab --- physical function --- outcome --- ribociclib --- older patients --- geriatric oncology --- metastatic --- overdiagnosis --- next-generation sequencing --- abemaciclib --- Endocrine therapy --- monitoring metastatic breast cancer --- breast cancer --- circulating tumor cells --- Breast Cancer --- PALB2 --- histone deacetylase --- prognosis --- physical activity --- trastuzumab --- ductal carcinoma in situ --- contralateral prophylactic mastectomy --- ERCC1 --- family history --- T-DM1 --- ATM --- advanced breast cancer --- incidence --- palbociclib --- HDAC5 inhibitors --- APOBEC3B