%0 Journal Article %T Hematologic markers of distant metastases in gastric cancer %A Abdullah Alhouri %A AlaˇŻa Aldeen Alkhatib %A Ayman Haimour %A Maysa Al-Hussaini %A Mohammad Abu-Shawer %A Musaab Abki %A Omar Alqaisi %A Omar Hamdan %A Osama Abu-Shawer %A Rahaf Alsaqri %A Saeed Ismail %A Tamer Altamimi %J SCIE-indexed Journal %D 2019 %X Gastric cancer is the second most common gastrointestinal malignancy after colorectal cancer (CRC) with one million cases diagnosed worldwide annually (1). Around 40% of gastric cancer patients have distant metastases at the time of diagnosis (2). Despite the recent advancements in the management of metastatic gastric cancer, the prognosis remains poor with a 5-year survival rate of less than 4% (3) %U http://jgo.amegroups.com/article/view/26936/html