Gastric Cancer, a joint official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association, publishes significant studies related to stomach neoplasms. The journal welcomes original articles, case reports, short communications, and technical notes, which will be peer-reviewed by the editorial board. Letters to the Editor commenting on articles published in the journal or expressing views on topics concerning gastric cancer are also welcomed. Review articles are in principle solicited by the Editor. Meeting reports will include summaries of symposia or consensus achieved in the congresses of related associations.

Editor-in-Chief
Yasuhiro Kodera, Nagoya
Giovanni de Manzoni, Verona

Editor Emeritus
Oichiro Kobori, Tokyo
J. Rüdiger Siewert, Heidelberg
Yuko Kitagawa, Tokyo
Consulting Editors
Murray F. Brennan, New York
Keiichi Maruyama, Tokyo
Haruo Sugano, Tokyo
Toshio Takahashi, Tokyo
Managing Editor
Mitsuro Kanda, Nagoya
Editors
Narikazu Boku, Tokyo
Natalie Coburn, Tronto
Mitsuhiro Fujishiro, Nagoya
Shuichi Hironaka, Chiba
Koji Kono, Fukushima
Chikara Kunisaki, Yokohama
Yukinori Kurokawa, Osaka
Ryoji Kushima, Shiga
Florian Lordick, Leipzig
Daniele Marrelli, Siena
Manabu Muto, Kyoto
Sachiyo Nomura, Tokyo
Atsushi Ochiai, Chiba
Xavier Paoletti, Villejuif
Junichi Sakamoto, Gifu
Takeshi Sano, Tokyo
Christoph Schuhmacher, Munich
Hideaki Shimada, Tokyo
Koichi Suda, Aichi
Hidekazu Suzuki, Kanagawa
Hiroya Takeuchi, Shizuoka
Masanori Terashima, Shizuoka
Toshimasa Tsujinaka, Osaka
Toshikazu Ushijima, Tokyo
Han-Kwang Yang, Seoul
Wataru Yasui, Hiroshima
Kazuhiro Yoshida, Gifu 
Shigeaki Yoshida, Aomori
Takaki Yoshikawa, Kanagawa
Statistical Editors
Satoshi Morita, Yokohama
Koji Oba, Sapporo
Seiichiro Yamamoto, Tokyo
Editorial Board Members
Jaffer A. Ajani, Houston
Yoshimitsu Akiyama, Tokyo
Salah-Eddin Al-Batran, Frankfurt
Takayuki Ando, Toyama
Toru Aoyama, Yokohama
Tomio Arai, Tokyo
Eishi Baba, Fukuoka
Hideo Baba, Kumamoto
Yung-Jue Bang, Seoul
Alex Boussioutas, Victoria
Guangwen Cao, Shanghai
Fátima Carneiro, Porto
Tsutomu Chiba, Kyoto
Haruhiko Cho, Yokohama
Il Ju Choi, Gyeonngi
Hyun Cheol Chung, Seoul
Pelayo Correa, NewOrleans
Dajun Deng, Beijing
Toshihiko Doi, Chiba
Hisashi Doyama, Ishikawa
Mert Erkan, München
Roberto Fiocca, Genova
Satoshi Fujii, Chiba
Takashi Fujimura, Ishikawa
Kazumasa Fujitani, Osaka
Michitaka Fujiwara, Nagoya
Toshiyoshi Fujiwara, Okayama
Takeo Fukagawa, Tokyo
Hiroshi Fukamachi, Tokyo
Masashi Fukayama, Tokyo
Tetsu Fukunaga, Kawasaki
Ryoji Fukushima, Tokyo
Takuji Gotoda, Tokyo
Heike I. Grabsch, Leeds
Stephan Gretschel, Berlin
S. Michael Griffin, Newcastle-u-Tyne
Mingzhou Guo, Beijing
Mike T. Hallissey, Birmingham
Yasuo Hamamoto, Tokyo
Henk H. Hartgrink, Leiden
Takanori Hattori, Shiga
Takahiro Higashi, Tokyo
Naoki Hiki, Tokyo
Michael Hocker, Berlin
Michitaka Honda, Fukushima
Osamu Hosokawa, Yokohama
Scott A. Hundahl, Mather
Keun Hur, Daegu
Ichinosuke Hyodo, Ibaraki
Wataru Ichikawa, Yokohama
Takashi Ichikura, Saitama
Naruhiko Ikoma, Houston
David Ilson, NewYork
Manami Inoue, Tokyo
Hironori Ishigami, Tokyo
Hisao Ito, Tottori
Seiji Ito, Nagoya
Satoru Iwasa, Tokyo
Mitsuru Kaise, Tokyo
Michio Kaminishi, Tokyo
Yoshihiro Kakeji, Kobe
Atsushi Kaneda, Chiba
Gyeong Hoon Kang, Seoul
Yoon-Koo Kang, Seoul
Martin S. Karpeh Jr., NewYork
Hitoshi Katai, Tokyo
Tsutomu Katsuyama, Nagano
Gisela Keller, München
Hyung-Ho Kim, Gyeonggi-do
Hyoung-Il Kim, Seoul
Kyoung-Mee Kim, Seoul
Nayoung Kim, Gyeonggi-do
Woo Ho Kim, Seoul
Yeul Hong Kim, Seoul
Young-Woo Kim, Goyang
Takahiro Kinoshita, Chiba
Seigo Kitano, Oita
Shinya Kodashima, Tokyo
Kazuyuki Kojima, Tokyo
Hitoshi Kondo, Sapporo
Do Hoon Lim, Seoul
Joonseok Lim, Seoul
Zhi-Qiang Ling, Hangzhou
Yoshihiko Maehara, Fukuoka
Paul F. Mansfield, Houston
Keitaro Matsuo, Fukuoka
John Mullen, Boston
Hans-Joachim Meyer, Solingen
Isao Miyashiro, Osaka
Markus Moehler, Mainz
Stefan Paul Moenig, Geneva
Shinji Morita, Tokyo
Ken-ichi Mukaisho, Otsu
Takako Nakajima, Kawasaki
Takeshi Nakajima, Tokyo
Yusuke Nakamura, Tokyo
Shoji Natsugoe, Kagoshima
Satoru Nonaka, Tokyo
Sung Hoon Noh, Seoul
Hirokazu Noshiro, Saga
Alexander R. Novotny, Munich
Souya Nunobe, Tokyo
Takahiro Ochiya, Tokyo
Ichiro Oda, Tokyo
Takashi Ogino, Chiba
Atsushi Ohtsu, Chiba
Eiji Oki, Fukuoka
Hiroyuki Ono, Nagaizumi
Katja Ott, Heidelberg
Naohide Oue, Hiroshima
Cho Hyun Park, Seoul
Do Joong Park, Gyeonggi-do
Carmelo Pozzo, Rome
Daniel Reim, München
Sun Young Rha, Seoul
Franco Roviello, Siena
Mitsuru Sasako, Hyogo
Tibor Schuster, Montreal
Roderich E. Schwarz, Dallas
Kazuhiro Sentani, Hiroshima
Yasuyuki Seto, Tokyo
Yasuyuki Shigematsu, Kamogawa
Yasuhiro Shimada, Tokyo
Kohei Shitara, Chiba
Jimmy So, Singapore
Jan H.M.B. Stoot, Sittard
Vivian Strong, NewYork
Tamotsu Sugai, Morioka
Kentaro Sugano, Tochigi
Hiroyuki Sugihara, Ohtsu
Haruhiko Sugimura, Hamamatsu
Hiromu Suzuki, Sapporo
Yasuo Takano, Yokohama
Akinori Takaoka, Sapporo
Hideyuki Takeshima, Tokyo
Yoshihiro Tanaka, Gifu
Nobuhiko Tanigawa, Osaka
Masae Tatematsu, Nagoya
Satoshi Teramukai, Kyoto
Masanori Tokunaga, Shizuoka
Akira Tsuburaya, Yokohama
Shoichiro Tsugane, Tokyo
Tetsuya Tsukamoto, Toyoake
Masazumi Tsuneyoshi, Fukuoka
Yutaka Tsutsumi, Aichi
Noriya Uedo, Osaka
Tetsuo Ushiku, Tokyo
Ichiro Uyama, Toyoake
Cornelis J.H. van de Velde, Leiden
Asgaut Viste, Bergen
Naohiro Washizawa, Tokyo
Xian-Zi Wen, Beijing
Christian Wittekind, Leipzig
Ming-Shiang Wu, Taipei
Kazuyoshi Yagi, Niigata
Naohisa Yahagi, Tokyo
Yasuhide Yamada, Tokyo
Kensei Yamaguchi, Tokyo
Nobutake Yamamichi, Tokyo
Takeharu Yamanaka, Yokohama
Takashi Yao, Tokyo
James Yao, Houston
Kenshi Yao, Chikushino
Hiroshi Yokozaki, Kobe
Suguru Yonezawa, Kagoshima
Ken-ichi Yoshioka, Tokyo
John R. Zalcberg, Melbourne