这几天奥运会正如火如荼地进行着，运动员们以汗水和毅力谱写着属于自己的传奇。他们每一次跨越障碍、每一次突破自我，都在向世界证明：努力，本身就是一种胜利。无论最终是否站在领奖台上，那份不懈追求的精神，都值得我们为之鼓掌。
同样，在生活中默默奋斗的每一个人，也都应为自己的坚持与勇气喝彩。因为，在人生的赛道上，每一个不懈努力的瞬间，都是值得铭记的荣耀。
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Nat Med (IF: 58.7; Q1). 2024 Jul 30.
doi: 10.1038/s41591-024-03153-w. Online ahead of print.
Gastric cancer prevention by community eradication of Helicobacter pylori: a cluster-randomized controlled trial
通过社区根除幽门螺杆菌预防胃癌：一项整群随机对照试验
Abstract
Gastric cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths in China. Affecting more than 40% of the world's population, Helicobacter pylori is a major risk factor for gastric cancer. While previous clinical trials indicated that eradication of H. pylori could reduce gastric cancer risk, this remains to be shown using a population-based approach. We conducted a community-based, cluster-randomized, controlled, superiority intervention trial in Linqu County, China, with individuals who tested positive for H. pylori using a C-urea breath test randomly assigned to receiving either (1) a 10-day, quadruple anti-H. pylori treatment (comprising 20 mg of omeprazole, 750 mg of tetracycline, 400 mg of metronidazole and 300 mg of bismuth citrate) or (2) symptom alleviation treatment with a single daily dosage of omeprazole and bismuth citrate. H. pylori-negative individuals did not receive any treatment. We examined the incidence of gastric cancer as the primary outcome. A total of 180,284 eligible participants from 980 villages were enrolled over 11.8 years of follow-up, and a total of 1,035 cases of incident gastric cancer were documented. Individuals receiving anti-H. pylori therapy showed a modest reduction in gastric cancer incidence in intention-to-treat analyses (hazard ratio 0.86, 95% confidence interval 0.74-0.99), with a stronger effect observed for those having successful H. pylori eradication (hazard ratio 0.81, 95% confidence interval 0.69-0.96) than for those who failed treatment. Moderate adverse effects were reported in 1,345 participants during the 10-day treatment. We observed no severe intolerable adverse events during either treatment or follow-up. The findings suggest the potential for H. pylori mass screening and eradication as a public health policy for gastric cancer prevention. Chinese Clinical Trial Registry identifier: ChiCTR-TRC-10000979 .
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J Clin Oncol (IF: 42.1; Q1). 2024 Jul 12:JCO2302167.
doi: 10.1200/JCO.23.02167. Online ahead of print.
Neoadjuvant Docetaxel, Oxaliplatin, and S-1 Plus Surgery and Adjuvant S-1 for Resectable Advanced Gastric Cancer: Updated Overall Survival Outcomes From Phase III PRODIGY
新辅助多西他赛、奥沙利铂和S-1联合手术和辅助S-1治疗可切除的晚期胃癌：III期PRODIGY研究更新的OS结果
Abstract
Clinical trials frequently include multiple end points that mature at different times. The initial report, typically based on the primary end point, may be published when key planned co-primary or secondary analyses are not yet available. Clinical Trial Updates provide an opportunity to disseminate additional results from studies, published in JCO or elsewhere, for which the primary end point has already been reported.The phase III PRODIGY study demonstrated that neoadjuvant chemotherapy with docetaxel, oxaliplatin, and S-1 (DOS) followed by surgery and adjuvant S-1 chemotherapy (CSC) improved progression-free survival (PFS) compared with surgery followed by adjuvant S-1 (SC) for patients with resectable locally advanced gastric cancer (LAGC) with clinical T2-3N+ or T4Nany disease. The primary end point was PFS. Overall survival (OS) was the secondary end point. We herein report the long-term follow-up outcomes, including OS, from this trial. A total of 238 and 246 patients were randomly assigned to the CSC and SC arms, respectively, and were treated (full analysis set). As of the data cutoff (September 2022), the median follow-up duration of the surviving patients was 99.5 months. Compared with SC, CSC significantly increased the OS (adjusted hazard ratio [HR], 0.72; stratified log-rank P = .027) with an 8-year OS rate of 63.0% and 55.1% for the CSC and SC arms, respectively. CSC also significantly improved the PFS (HR, 0.70; stratified log-rank P = .016). In conclusion, neoadjuvant DOS chemotherapy, as part of perioperative chemotherapy, prolonged the OS of Asian patients with LAGC relative to patients treated with surgery and adjuvant S-1. It should be considered one of the standard treatment options for patients with LAGC in Asia.
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J Natl Compr Canc Netw (IF: 14.8; Q1). 2024 Jul 29:1-8.
doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2024.7013. Online ahead of print.
Systemic Treatment Strategies and Outcomes of Patients With Synchronous Peritoneal Metastases of Gastric Origin: A Nationwide Population-Based Study
胃源性同步腹膜转移患者的全身治疗策略和结果：一项基于全国人群的研究
Abstract
Background: Palliative systemic treatment is currently standard of care for metastatic gastric cancer. However, patients with peritoneal metastases of gastric origin are often underrepresented in clinical studies due to unmeasurable radiologic disease. This study describes the systemic treatment strategies and outcomes in patients with peritoneal metastases in a nationwide real-world setting.
Methods: Patients with gastric adenocarcinoma and synchronous peritoneal metastases (with or without other metastases) diagnosed in the Netherlands between 2015 and 2020 were identified from the nationwide Netherlands Cancer Registry. Median overall survival (OS) and time-to-treatment failure were determined and multivariable Cox regression analyses were used to compare treatment groups, corrected for relevant tumor and patient characteristics.
Results: In total, 1,972 patients were included, of whom 842 (43%) were treated with palliative systemic therapy. The majority received capecitabine + oxaliplatin (CAPOX; 44%), followed by fluorouracil/leucovorin/oxaliplatin (FOLFOX; 19%), and epirubicin + capecitabine + oxaliplatin (EOX; 8%). Of the 99 (45%) patients who received second-line systemic treatment, ramucirumab + paclitaxel were administered most frequently (63%). After adjustment for sex, age, comorbidities, performance status, tumor location, Lauren classification, and the presence of metastases outside of the peritoneum, patients treated with a triplet containing docetaxel and those treated with a regimen containing trastuzumab had a significantly longer OS compared with patients treated with a doublet containing a fluoropyrimidine derivate + oxaliplatin (hazard ratio [HR], 0.69; 95% CI, 0.52-0.91, and HR, 0.68; 95% CI, 0.51-0.91, respectively). Monotherapy was associated with a shorter OS (HR, 2.08, 95% CI, 1.53-2.83).
Conclusions: There is substantial heterogeneity in systemic treatment choices in patients with gastric cancer and peritoneal metastases in the Netherlands. In this study, patients treated with triplets containing docetaxel and with trastuzumab-containing regimens survived longer than patients who received doublet therapy. Despite this, median OS for all treatment groups remained below one year.
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Drugs (IF: 13.0; Q1). 2024 Jul 5.
doi: 10.1007/s40265-024-02056-x. Online ahead of print.
Zolbetuximab: First Approval
Zolbetuximab：首次获批
Abstract
Zolbetuximab (VYLOY™), a recombinant, chimeric, anti-claudin 18.2 (CLDN18.2) monoclonal antibody (mAb), is being developed by Astellas Pharma Inc. for the treatment of patients with HER2-negative (HER2-), CLDN18.2-positive (CLDN18.2+) advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma and CLDN18.2+ advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma. In March 2024, zolbetuximab was approved in Japan for the treatment of patients with HER2-, CLDN18.2+ unresectable, advanced/recurrent gastric cancer (the gastric cancer indication includes GEJ cancer). Zolbetuximab is also undergoing regulatory review for HER2-, CLDN18.2+ advanced gastric or GEJ adenocarcinoma in the USA, the EU, China, Australia and several other countries. This article summarizes the milestones in the development of zolbetuximab leading to this first approval for the treatment of patients with CLDN18.2+ gastrointestinal malignancies.
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Med (IF: 12.8; Q1). 2024 Jul 5:S2666-6340(24)00250-2.
doi: 10.1016/j.medj.2024.06.004. Online ahead of print.
A randomized phase 2 study of HLX22 plus trastuzumab biosimilar HLX02 and XELOX as first-line therapy for HER2-positive advanced gastric cancer
HLX22 联合曲妥珠单抗生物类似药 HLX02 和 XELOX 一线治疗 HER2 阳性晚期胃癌的随机 2 期研究
Abstract
Background: Gastric cancer is the fifth most common cancer and the fourth most common cause of cancer death worldwide, yet the prognosis of advanced disease remains poor.
Methods: This was a randomized, double-blinded, phase 2 trial (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04908813). Patients with locally advanced/metastatic HER2-positive gastric/gastroesophageal junction cancer and no prior systemic antitumor therapy were randomized 1:1:1 to 25 mg/kg HLX22 (a novel anti-HER2 antibody) + HLX02 (trastuzumab biosimilar) + oxaliplatin and capecitabine (XELOX) (group A), 15 mg/kg HLX22 + HLX02 + XELOX (group B), or placebo + HLX02 + XELOX (group C) in 3-week cycles. Primary endpoints were progression-free survival (PFS) and objective response rate (ORR) assessed by independent radiological review committee (IRRC).
Findings: Between November 29, 2021, and June 6, 2022, 82 patients were screened; 53 were randomized to group A (n = 18), B (n = 17), and C (n = 18). With 14.3 months of median follow-up, IRRC-assessed median PFS was prolonged with the addition of HLX22 (A vs. C, 15.1 vs. 8.2 months, hazard ratio [HR] 0.5 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.17-1.27]; B vs. C, not reached vs. 8.2 months, HR 0.1 [95% CI 0.04-0.52]). Confirmed ORR was comparable among groups (A vs. B vs. C, 77.8% vs. 82.4% vs. 88.9%). Treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) were observed in 18 (100%), 16 (94.1%), and 17 (94.4%) patients, respectively. One (5.6%) patient in group C reported a grade 5 TRAE.
Conclusions: Adding HLX22 to HLX02 and XELOX prolonged PFS and enhanced antitumor response in the first-line treatment of HER2-positive gastric cancer, with manageable safety.
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Int J Surg (IF: 12.5; Q1). 2024 Jul 2.
doi: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000001873. Online ahead of print.
Effect of carbon nanoparticle suspension injection versus indocyanine green tracer in guiding lymph node dissection during radical gastrectomy (FUTURE-01): a randomized clinical trial
碳纳米颗粒悬浮液注射与吲哚菁绿示踪剂在根治性胃切除术中指导淋巴结清扫的效果（FUTURE-01）：一项随机临床试验
Abstract
Background: Carbon nanoparticle suspension injection (CNSI) and indocyanine green (ICG) have both been applied intraoperatively to facilitate lymphatic mapping and postoperatively to sort lymph nodes (LNs) in gastric cancer patients. However, no study has compared the two tracers in gastric cancer patients.
Materials and methods: This prospective randomized controlled trial was conducted from January 2022 to March 2023. Patients with potentially resectable gastric cancer (cT1-4a N0/+ M0) were randomized to the CNSI or ICG group.
Results: This study enrolled 96 patients. Ninety patients were in the modified intention-to-treat population, including 46 patients (32 males and 14 females; mean [SD] age, 57.4 [9.4] years) in the CNSI group and 44 patients (31 males and 13 females; mean [SD] age, 60.8 [8.8] years) in the ICG group. The mean (SD) number of retrieved LNs was 69.8 (21.9) and 53.6 (17.2) in the CNSI and ICG groups, respectively (P<0.001). The mean (SD) number of retrieved micro-LNs was 19.9 (13.3) and 11.6 (9.9) in the CNSI and ICG groups, respectively (P=0.001). The mean (SD) number of metastatic LNs was 8.1 (11.9) and 5.2 (9.2) in the CNSI and ICG groups, respectively (P=0.19).
Conclusions: Compared with ICG, CNSI can increase the number of LNs detected, especially micro-LNs. Both tracers have high diagnostic value for detecting metastatic LNs. CNSI-guided lymphography may be a superior method for improving the accuracy of LN dissection.
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Cell Rep Med (IF: 11.7; Q1). 2024 Jul 1:101627.
doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2024.101627. Online ahead of print.
Personalized drug screening using patient-derived organoid and its clinical relevance in gastric cancer
使用患者来源的类器官进行个性化药物筛选及其在胃癌中的临床相关性
Abstract
The efficacy of chemotherapy varies significantly among patients with gastric cancer (GC), and there is currently no effective strategy to predict chemotherapeutic outcomes. In this study, we successfully establish 57 GC patient-derived organoids (PDOs) from 73 patients with GC (78%). These organoids retain histological characteristics of their corresponding primary GC tissues. GC PDOs show varied responses to different chemotherapeutics. Through RNA sequencing, the upregulation of tumor suppression genes/pathways is identified in 5-fluorouracil (FU)- or oxaliplatin-sensitive organoids, whereas genes/pathways associated with proliferation and invasion are enriched in chemotherapy-resistant organoids. Gene expression biomarker panels, which could distinguish sensitive and resistant patients to 5-FU and oxaliplatin (area under the dose-response curve [AUC] >0.8), are identified. Moreover, the drug-response results in PDOs are validated in patient-derived organoids-based xenograft (PDOX) mice and are consistent with the actual clinical response in 91.7% (11/12) of patients with GC. Assessing chemosensitivity in PDOs can be utilized as a valuable tool for screening chemotherapeutic drugs in patients with GC.
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Clin Cancer Res (IF: 10.0; Q1). 2024 Jul 19.
doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-24-0742. Online ahead of print.
Phase II trial of HER-Vaxx, a B cell peptide-based vaccine, in HER2-overexpressing advanced gastric cancer patients under platinum-based chemotherapy (HERIZON)
HER-Vaxx（一种基于 B 细胞肽的疫苗）在接受铂类化疗的 HER2 过表达晚期胃癌患者中进行的 II 期试验 (HERIZON)
Abstract
Purpose: A multicenter, randomized, open-label, Phase II study (HERIZON; NCT02795988) was conducted to evaluate the clinical and immunological efficacy of HER-Vaxx (IMU-131), a B-cell, peptide-based vaccine targeting HER2 overexpressed in 6%-30% of gastroesophageal adenocarcinomas (GEAs).
Patients and methods: Patients (n=36) with GEA were treated with standard-of-care chemotherapy (n=17) or HER-Vaxx plus chemotherapy (n=19), using the recommended Phase 2 dose for the vaccine. Overall survival (OS; primary endpoint), safety, progression-free survival (PFS), and clinical response (secondary endpoints), and vaccine-induced HER2-specific antibody levels in serum and correlation with tumor response rates (exploratory endpoints) were investigated.
Results: A 40% OS benefit (hazard ratio [HR]: 0.60; median OS: 13.9 months; 80% CI:7.52-14.32) for patients treated with HER-Vaxx plus chemotherapy compared with OS of 8.31 months (80% CI:6.01-9.59) in patients that received chemotherapy-alone. Along with this, a 20% PFS difference was obtained for the vaccination arm (HR: 0.80; 80% CI:0.47, 1.38). No additional toxicity due to HER-Vaxx was observed. The vaccine induced high levels of HER2-specific total IgG and IgG1 antibodies (P<0.001 vs. controls), that significantly correlated with tumor reduction (IgG, P=0.001; IgG1, P=0.016), had a significant capacity in inhibiting phosphorylation of the intracellular HER2-signalling pathways, mediated antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity, and decreased immunosuppressive FOXP3+ Tregs.
Conclusions: HER-Vaxx plus standard chemotherapy exhibits an excellent safety profile and improves OS. Furthermore, vaccine-induced immune response was significantly associated with reduced tumor size compared to standard-of-care chemotherapy. The presented vaccination approach may substitute for treatment with trastuzumab, upon unavailability or toxicity, based on further evidence of equivalent treatment efficacy.
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J Natl Cancer Inst (IF: 9.9; Q1). 2024 Jul 8:djae162.
doi: 10.1093/jnci/djae162. Online ahead of print.
Personalized starting age of gastric cancer screening based on individuals' risk profiles: a population-based prospective study
基于个人风险特征的个性化胃癌筛查起始年龄：一项基于人群的前瞻性研究
Abstract
Background: The current recommended starting age for gastric cancer (GC) lacks unified guideline and individualized criteria. We aimed to determine risk-stratified starting age for GC screening in China based on individuals' risk profiles, and develop an online calculator for clinical application.
Methods: In this multi-center population-based prospective study, we divided participants enrolled during 2015-2017 (n = 59,771, aged 40-69) into screened and unscreened groups and observed them for primary endpoints-GC occurrence, all-cause and GC-specific deaths. The median follow-up was 6.07 years. To determine the reference starting age, the effectiveness of GC screening was assessed by age-groups after propensity-score-matching. Further, we categorized the calculated individual risk scores (using well-established risk factors) by quantiles. Subsequently, we used age-specific 10-year cumulative risk curves to estimate the risk-stratified starting age-when the individual's risk level matches reference starting age risk threshold.
Results: During follow-up, 475 GC cases, 182 GC deaths and 1,860 all-cause deaths occurred. All-cause and GC-specific mortality decreased among screened individuals aged ≥45 and 50-59 years, respectively. Thus, the average population (reference) starting age was set as 50 years. The 10-year cumulative risk of GC in average population aged 50 was 1.147%. We stratified the starting age using eight risk factors, and categorized participants as low-, medium-, and high-risk individuals, whose risk-stratified starting age was 58, 50, and 46, respectively.
Conclusion: While high-risk individuals warrant 3-5 years earlier GC screening than average population (age 50), low-risk individuals can tolerate delayed screening. Our online, personalized starting-age calculator will help risk-adapted GC screening (https://web.consultech.com.cn/gastric/#/).
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J Natl Cancer Inst (IF: 9.9; Q1). 2024 Jul 11:djae147.
doi: 10.1093/jnci/djae147. Online ahead of print.
ERBB2 amplification in gastric cancer: a genomic insight into ethnic disparities
胃癌中的 ERBB2 扩增：从基因组角度了解种族差异
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Cell Rep (IF: 7.5; Q1). 2024 Jul 2;43(7):114424.
doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114424. Online ahead of print.
Molecular characterization and clinical relevance of metabolic signature subtypes in gastric cancer
胃癌代谢特征亚型的分子特征和临床相关性
Metabolic reprogramming dictates tumor molecular attributes and therapeutic potentials. However, the comprehensive metabolic characteristics in gastric cancer (GC) remain obscure. Here, metabolic signature-based clustering analysis identifies three subtypes with distinct molecular and clinical features: MSC1 showed better prognosis and upregulation of the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle and lipid metabolism, combined with frequent TP53 and RHOA mutation; MSC2 had moderate prognosis and elevated nucleotide and amino acid metabolism, enriched by intestinal histology and mismatch repair deficient (dMMR); and MSC3 exhibited poor prognosis and enhanced glycan and energy metabolism, accompanied by diffuse histology and frequent CDH1 mutation. The Shandong Provincial Hospital (SDPH) in-house dataset with matched transcriptomic, metabolomic, and spatial-metabolomic analysis also validated these findings. Further, we constructed the metabolic subtype-related prognosis gene (MSPG) scoring model to quantify the activity of individual tumors and found a positive correlation with cuproptosis signaling. In conclusion, comprehensive recognition of the metabolite signature can enhance the understanding of diversity and heterogeneity in GC.
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J Transl Med (IF: 6.1; Q1). 2024 Jul 9;22(1):641.
doi: 10.1186/s12967-024-05453-8.
Dual targeting non-overlapping epitopes in HER2 domain IV substantially enhanced HER2/HER2 homodimers and HER2/EGFR heterodimers internalization leading to potent antitumor activity in HER2-positive human gastric cancer
HER2 结构域 IV 中的两个非重叠表位显著增强 HER2/HER2 同源二聚体和 HER2/EGFR 异二聚体内化，从而在 HER2 阳性人胃癌中产生有效的抗肿瘤活性
Background: Trastuzumab and pertuzumab combination has been approved for the treatment of patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer. However, trastuzumab and pertuzumab combination did not show improvement in overall survival in patients with HER2-positive metastatic gastric cancer.
Methods: We developed a new HER2-targeted monoclonal antibody, HLX22, targeting HER2 subdomain IV as trastuzumab but with non-overlapping epitopes. We examined the antitumor effects of this novel HER2-antibody in gastric cell lines and cell line-derived xenograft (CDX) and patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models.
Results: HLX22 in combination with HLX02 (trastuzumab biosimilar) induced enhancement of HER2/HER2 homodimers and HER2/EGFR heterodimers internalization, which ultimately led to the reduction in signal transductions involving STAT3, P70 S6, and AKT; gene expressions of FGF-FGFR-PI3K-MTOR, EGF-EGFR-RAS, TGF-β-SMAD, PLCG and cell cycle progression related pathways that favor tumor development, proliferation, progression, migration and survival in gastric cancer cell line NCI-N87 were also reduced. These differing but complementary actions contributed to the synergistic antitumor efficacy of the HLX22 and HLX02 combination in gastric cancer cell lines, CDX and PDX. In addition, HLX22 in combination with HLX02 demonstrated stronger antitumor efficacy than HLX02 and HLX11 (a potential pertuzumab biosimilar) combination treatment both in vitro and in vivo.
Conclusions: These results suggested that the application of non-competing antibodies HLX22 and HLX02 targeting HER2 subdomain IV together may be of substantial benefit to gastric cancer patients who currently respond suboptimal to trastuzumab therapy.
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Gastric Cancer (IF: 6.0; Q1). 2024 Jul 2.
doi: 10.1007/s10120-024-01518-1. Online ahead of print.
Global prevalence of claudin 18 isoform 2 in tumors of patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma
局部晚期不可切除或转移性胃或胃食管交界腺癌患者肿瘤中claudin 18.2的全球患病率
Background: Limited data exist for global prevalence of claudin 18 isoform 2 (CLDN18.2) positivity and association of CLDN18.2 status with clinical and tumor characteristics in patients with locally advanced (LA) unresectable or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction (mG/GEJ) adenocarcinoma. We report prevalence of CLDN18.2 positivity (phase 3; SPOTLIGHT, NCT03504397; GLOW, NCT03653507) and concordance of CLDN18.2 status between a subset of pair-matched tumor samples (phase 2, ILUSTRO, NCT03505320; phase 1, NCT03528629) from clinical studies of zolbetuximab.
Methods: Tumor samples from patients with LA unresectable or mG/GEJ adenocarcinoma were tested for CLDN18.2 status by immunohistochemistry. Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) expression was tested per central or local assessment.
Results: Across SPOTLIGHT and GLOW, the prevalence of CLDN18.2 positivity (≥ 75% of tumor cells demonstrating moderate-to-strong membranous CLDN18 staining) was 38.4%. Prevalence was similar in gastric versus GEJ adenocarcinoma samples and regardless of collection method (biopsy versus resection) or collection site (primary versus metastatic). CLDN18.2 positivity was most prevalent in patients with diffuse-type tumors. In ILUSTRO and the phase 1 study, concordance of CLDN18.2 positivity was 61.1% between archival (i.e., any time before treatment) and baseline (i.e., ≤ 3 months before first treatment) samples, and concordance of any CLDN18 staining (≥ 1% of tumor cells demonstrating moderate-to-strong membranous CLDN18 staining) was 88.9%.
Conclusions: CLDN18.2 was a highly prevalent biomarker in patients with HER2-negative, LA unresectable or mG/GEJ adenocarcinoma. CLDN18.2 positivity remained relatively stable over time in many patients. Biomarker testing for CLDN18.2 should be considered in standard clinical practice in these patients.
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Gastric Cancer (IF: 6.0; Q1). 2024 Jul 4.
doi: 10.1007/s10120-024-01529-y. Online ahead of print.
Antibody-drug conjugates in gastric cancer: from molecular landscape to clinical strategies
胃癌中的抗体-药物偶联物：从分子到临床策略
Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) represent a crucial component of targeted therapies in gastric cancer, potentially altering traditional treatment paradigms. Many ADCs have entered rigorous clinical trials based on biological theories and preclinical experiments. Modality trials have also been conducted in combination with monoclonal antibody therapies, chemotherapies, immunotherapies, and other treatments to enhance the efficacy of drug coordination effects. However, ADCs exhibit limitations in treating gastric cancer, including resistance triggered by their structure or other factors. Ongoing intensive researches and preclinical experiments are yielding improvements, while enhancements in drug development processes and concomitant diagnostics during the therapeutic period actively boost ADC efficacy. The optimal treatment strategy for gastric cancer patients is continually evolving. This review summarizes the clinical progress of ADCs in treating gastric cancer, analyzes the mechanisms of ADC combination therapies, discusses resistance patterns, and offers a promising outlook for future applications in ADC drug development and companion diagnostics.
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Gastric Cancer (IF: 6.0; Q1). 2024 Jul 6.
doi: 10.1007/s10120-024-01532-3. Online ahead of print.
Gastric microbiome signature for predicting metachronous recurrence after endoscopic resection of gastric neoplasm
胃微生物组特征预测胃肿瘤内镜切除术后异时复发
Background: Changes in gastric microbiome are associated with gastric carcinogenesis. Studies on the association between gastric mucosa-associated gastric microbiome (MAM) and metachronous gastric cancer are limited. This study aimed to identify gastric MAM as a predictive factor for metachronous recurrence following endoscopic resection of gastric neoplasms.
Method: Microbiome analyses were conducted for 81 patients in a prospective cohort to investigate surrogate markers to predict metachronous recurrence. Gastric MAM in non-cancerous corporal biopsy specimens was evaluated using Illumina MiSeq platform targeting 16S ribosomal DNA.
Results: Over a median follow-up duration of 53.8 months, 16 metachronous gastric neoplasms developed. Baseline gastric MAM varied with Helicobacter pylori infection status, but was unaffected by initial pathologic diagnosis, presence of atrophic gastritis, intestinal metaplasia, or synchronous lesions. The group with metachronous recurrence did not exhibit distinct phylogenetic diversity compared with the group devoid of recurrence but showed significant difference in β-diversity. The study population could be classified into two distinct gastrotypes based on baseline gastric MAM: gastrotype 1, Helicobacter-abundant; gastrotype 2: Akkermansia-abundant. Patients in gastrotype 2 showed higher risk of metachronous recurrence than gastrotype (Cox proportional hazard analysis, adjusted hazard ratio [95% confidence interval]: 5.10 [1.09-23.79]).
Conclusions: Gastric cancer patients can be classified into two distinct gastrotype groups by their MAM profiles, which were associated with different risk of metachronous recurrence.
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Gastric Cancer (IF: 6.0; Q1). 2024 Jul 19.
doi: 10.1007/s10120-024-01538-x. Online ahead of print.
Importance of duodenal stump reinforcement to prevent stump leakage after gastrectomy: a large-scale multicenter retrospective study (KSCC DELICATE study)
十二指肠残端加固对预防胃切除术后残端渗漏的重要性：一项大规模多中心回顾性研究（KSCC DELICATE 研究）
Background: The significance of reinforcement of the duodenal stump with seromuscular sutures and the effectiveness of reinforced staplers in preventing duodenal stump leakage remain unclear. We aimed to explore the importance of duodenal stump reinforcement and determine the optimal reinforcement method for preventing duodenal stump leakage.
Methods: This retrospective cohort study was conducted between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2021, with data analyzed between December 1, 2022 and September 30, 2023. This multicenter study across 57 institutes in Japan included 16,475 patients with gastric cancer who underwent radical gastrectomies. Elective open or minimally invasive (laparoscopic or robotic) gastrectomy was performed in patients with gastric cancer.
Results: Duodenal stump leakage occurred in 153 (0.93%) of 16,475 patients. The proportions of males, patients aged ≥ 75 years, and ≥ pN1 were higher in patients with duodenal stump leakage than in those without duodenal stump leakage. The incidence of duodenal stump leakage was significantly lower in the group treated with reinforcement by seromuscular sutures or using reinforced stapler than in the group without reinforcement (0.72% vs. 1.19%, p = 0.002). Duodenal stump leakage incidence was also significantly lower in high-volume institutions than in low-volume institutions (0.70% vs. 1.65%, p = 0.047). The rate of duodenal stump leakage-related mortality was 7.8% (12/153). In the multivariate analysis, preoperative asthma and duodenal invasion were identified as independent preoperative risk factors for duodenal stump leakage-related mortality.
Conclusions: The duodenal stump should be reinforced to prevent duodenal stump leakage after radical gastrectomy in patients with gastric cancer.
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Gastric Cancer (IF: 6.0; Q1). 2024 Jul 19.
doi: 10.1007/s10120-024-01536-z. Online ahead of print.
Genomic events stratifying prognosis of early gastric cancer
早期胃癌预后分层的基因组事件
Background: The purpose of the study was to conduct a comprehensive genomic characterization of gene alterations, microsatellite instability (MSI), and tumor mutational burden (TMB) in submucosal-penetrating (Pen) early gastric cancers (EGCs) with varying prognoses.
Methods: Samples from EGC patients undergoing surgery and with 10-year follow-up data available were collected. Tissue genomic alterations were characterized using Trusight Oncology panel (TSO500). Pathway instability (PI) scores for a selection of 218 GC-related pathways were calculated both for the present case series and EGCs from the TCGA cohort.
Results: Higher age and tumor location in the upper-middle tract are significantly associated with an increased hazard of relapse or death from any cause (p = 0.006 and p = 0.032). Even if not reaching a statistical significance, Pen A tumors more frequently present higher TMB values, higher frequency of MSI-subtypes and an overall increase in PI scores, along with an enrichment in immune pathways. ARID1A gene was observed to be significantly more frequently mutated in Pen A tumors (p = 0.006), as well as in patients with high TMB (p = 0.027). Tumors harboring LRP1B alterations seem to have a higher hazard of relapse or death from any cause (p = 0.089), being mutated mainly in relapsed patients (p = 0.093).
Conclusions: We found that the most aggressive subtype Pen A is characterized by a higher frequency of ARID1A mutations and a higher genetic instability, while LRP1B alterations seem to be related to a lower disease-free survival. Further investigations are needed to provide a rationale for the use of these markers to stratify prognosis in EGC patients.
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Cancer Immunol Immunother (IF: 4.6; Q1). 2024 Jul 5;73(9):182.
doi: 10.1007/s00262-024-03764-9.
Long-term survivals of immune checkpoint inhibitors as neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy in dMMR/MSI-H colorectal and gastric cancers
免疫检查点抑制剂作为 dMMR/MSI-H 结直肠癌和胃癌新辅助和辅助治疗的长期生存结果
Background: The long-term survival benefit of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in neoadjuvant and adjuvant settings is unclear for colorectal cancers (CRC) and gastric cancers (GC) with deficiency of mismatch repair (dMMR) or microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H).
Methods: This retrospective study enrolled patients with dMMR/MSI-H CRC and GC who received at least one dose of neoadjuvant ICIs (neoadjuvant cohort, NAC) or adjuvant ICIs (adjuvant cohort, AC) at 17 centers in China. Patients with stage IV disease were also eligible if all tumor lesions were radically resectable.
Results: In NAC (n = 124), objective response rates were 75.7% and 55.4%, respectively, in CRC and GC, and pathological complete response rates were 73.4% and 47.7%, respectively. The 3-year disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) rates were 96% (95%CI 90-100%) and 100% for CRC (median follow-up [mFU] 29.4 months), respectively, and were 84% (72-96%) and 93% (85-100%) for GC (mFU 33.0 months), respectively. In AC (n = 48), the 3-year DFS and OS rates were 94% (84-100%) and 100% for CRC (mFU 35.5 months), respectively, and were 92% (82-100%) and 96% (88-100%) for GC (mFU 40.4 months), respectively. Among the seven patients with distant relapse, four received dual blockade of PD1 and CTLA4 combined with or without chemo- and targeted drugs, with three partial response and one progressive disease.
Conclusion: With a relatively long follow-up, this study demonstrated that neoadjuvant and adjuvant ICIs might be both associated with promising DFS and OS in dMMR/MSI-H CRC and GC, which should be confirmed in further randomized clinical trials.
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