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Kole C, Charalampakis N, Tsakatikas S, Kouris NI, Papaxoinis G, Karamouzis MV, Koumarianou A, Schizas D. Immunotherapy for gastric cancer: a 2021 update. Immunotherapy 2021; 14:41-64. [PMID: 34784774 DOI: 10.2217/imt-2021-0103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Gastric cancer, the fifth most frequent cancer and the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths, accounts for a devastating death rate worldwide. Since the majority of patients with gastric cancer are diagnosed at advanced stages, they are not suitable for surgery and present with locally advanced or metastatic disease. Recent advances in immunotherapy have elicited a considerable amount of attention as viable therapeutic options for several cancer types. This work presents a summary of the currently ongoing clinical trials and critically addresses the efficacy of a large spectrum of immunotherapy approaches in the general population for gastric cancer as well as in relation to tumor genetic profiling.
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Affiliation(s)
- Christo Kole
- First Department of Surgery, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, Athens, 115 27, Greece
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Metaxa Cancer Hospital, Athens, 185 37, Greece
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- First Department of Surgery, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, Athens, 115 27, Greece
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- Second Department of Medical Oncology, Agios Savas Anticancer Hospital, Athens, 115 22, Greece
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- Molecular Oncology Unit, Department of Biological Chemistry, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, 115 27, Greece
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- Hematology Oncology Unit, Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, 124 62, Greece
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- First Department of Surgery, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, Athens, 115 27, Greece
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Formica V, Morelli C, Patrikidou A, Shiu KK, Roselli M, Arkenau HT. Lymph node-only metastatic gastric/gastroesophageal junction cancer and efficacy of immunotherapy. Gastric Cancer 2020; 23:1107-1108. [PMID: 32424650 DOI: 10.1007/s10120-020-01084-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- V Formica
- Medical Oncology Unit and PhD program in Systems and Experimental Medicine (XXXV cycle), Tor Vergata University Hospital, Viale Oxford, 81, 00133, Rome, Italy.
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- Medical Oncology Unit and PhD program in Systems and Experimental Medicine (XXXV cycle), Tor Vergata University Hospital, Viale Oxford, 81, 00133, Rome, Italy
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- Drug Development Unit, Sarah Cannon Research Institute UK, London, UK.,Department of Oncology, University College Hospital, 235 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BU, UK
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- Department of Oncology, University College Hospital, 235 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BU, UK
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- Medical Oncology Unit and PhD program in Systems and Experimental Medicine (XXXV cycle), Tor Vergata University Hospital, Viale Oxford, 81, 00133, Rome, Italy
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- Drug Development Unit, Sarah Cannon Research Institute UK, London, UK.,Department of Oncology, University College Hospital, 235 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BU, UK
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