Table 2.

Comparison of tumor stage before neoadjuvant therapy and after surgery

	Clinical stage (pre-treatment)	Pathological stage (after surgery)
Patient 1	cT4N2M1	ypT2N0M0
Patient 2	cT4N3M1	ypT0N0M0
Patient 3	cT4N2M1	ypT1N0M0
Patient 4	cT4N3M1	ypT0N0M0

cTNM classification was evaluated based on the Chinese Gastric Cancer Treatment Guidelines before any treatment (pre-treatment). ypTNM classification was evaluated according the Chinese Gastric Cancer Treatment Guidelines after radical resection (after surgery). cTNM, clinical tumor stage before neoadjuvant therapy; ypTNM, pathological tumor stage after neoadjuvant therapy