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SynthesisCurrent medicinal chemistry2024

Efficacy of Chemoimmunotherapy

Juan Xie, Lin Chen, Qing Liu, Xi-Tai Li, Xiao-Yong Lei

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Juan XieSchool of Pharmaceutical Science, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3683-3437
Lin ChenSchool of Pharmaceutical Science, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, China.
Qing LiuSchool of Pharmaceutical Science, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, China.
Xi-Tai LiSchool of Pharmaceutical Science, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, China.
Xiao-Yong LeiSchool of Pharmaceutical Science, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, China.

Funding

University of Hunan Province Students' Training Program for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Grant no. S202110555242
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGastric cancer has been traditionally treated with chemotherapy as the primary mode of treatment. However, recent studies have shown that chemoimmunotherapy is also effective and, in some cases, better than chemotherapy treatment. Current study aimed to find the efficacy of chemoimmunotherapy versus chemotherapy in the treatment of gastric cancer.

methodsUsing electronic databases, including PubMed, Embase, and EBSCO, a thorough literature search was carried out for the years 2006 to 2023. The search strategy was designed to identify relevant studies based on chemoimmunotherapy and chemotherapy intervention, and the search was conducted using appropriate keywords and MeSH terms. The retrieved studies were screened for relevance based on their titles, abstracts, and full texts. The studies' inclusion criteria were predefined, and the selected studies were then subjected to a quality assessment using GradePro GDT. The data from selected studies were extracted and analyzed using Revman version 5.4.

resultsThe study found that chemoimmunotherapy treatment resulted in a significant improvement in overall survival (OS) with a risk ratio (RR) of 1.54 and a 95% Confidence Interval (CI) of 1.25 to 1.89. The overall effect was also found to be significant, with a p-value of less than 0.001. Furthermore, we also observed an improvement in the 1-year, 3-year, and 5-year survival rates with risk ratio (RR) of 1.09 (95% CI: 1.01, 1.17), 1.43 (95% CI: 1.28, 1.60), and 1.59 (95% CI: 1.10, 2.30), respectively. In addition, it's also found that chemoimmunotherapy treatment also resulted in an improvement in DFS with an RR of 1.94 and a 95% CI of 1.44 to 2.59. Overall, these results suggest that chemoimmunotherapy treatment can be an effective approach in comparison to chemotherapy for improving overall survival and disease-free survival in the studied population.

conclusionThis study comparing chemoimmunotherapy versus chemotherapy for gastric cancer showed that both treatments were effective, but chemoimmunotherapy had more significant efficacy. To support these results, additional studies with a large sample size and a longer follow-up time are required.

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ImmunotherapyStomach NeoplasmsAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsHumansAntineoplastic Agentschemotherapydendritic cell.disease-free survivalGastric cancerimmunotherapyoverall survival

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