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ArticleJournal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences

Survival after Trastuzumab Therapy in Patients with Locally Advanced or Metastatic HER2-Positive Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Mohammad D Ali, Jenan A Al-Matouq, Ayaz Ahmad, Munfis Patel, Afnan S Alshnbari, Sara H Alhussini, Sara F Almozien, Ghadeer A Alowaywi, Latha S Kannan

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Mohammad D AliDepartment of Pharmacy, Mohammed Al-Mana College for Medical Sciences, Al Safa, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Jenan A Al-MatouqDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Mohammed Al-Mana College for Medical Sciences, Al Safa, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Ayaz AhmadDepartment of Pharmacy, Mohammed Al-Mana College for Medical Sciences, Al Safa, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Munfis PatelDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Mohammed Al-Mana College for Medical Sciences, Al Safa, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Afnan S AlshnbariDepartment of Pharmacy, Mohammed Al-Mana College for Medical Sciences, Al Safa, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Sara H AlhussiniDepartment of Respiratory Care, Mohammed Al-Mana College for Medical Sciences, Al Safa, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Sara F AlmozienDepartment of Respiratory Care, Mohammed Al-Mana College for Medical Sciences, Al Safa, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Ghadeer A AlowaywiDepartment of Respiratory Care, Mohammed Al-Mana College for Medical Sciences, Al Safa, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Latha S KannanDepartment of Nursing, Mohammed Al-Mana College for Medical Sciences, Al Safa, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: In the Trastuzumab for Gastric Cancer study, it was found that trastuzumab combined with doublet chemotherapy (fluoropyrimidine and platinum) was the gold-standard treatment for gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma (GEA) that was locally advanced, unresectable, or metastatic (HER2+). Materials and Methods: We performed a meta-analysis of randomized phase II/III studies testing trastuzumab in combination or alone. Results: This meta-analysis's findings involved 2048 patients in total. The treatment arm and hormone receptor status were used to stratify the combined HR. Overall, the PFS (Random model) HR [0.80] and 95% confidence intervals (CI) [0.68-0.95] were significantly higher for regimens containing trastuzumab, fluoropyrimidine, and platinum compared to regimens containing fluoropyrimidine and platinum. Conclusions: The results of this meta-analysis provide additional support for trastuzumab's use in treating HER2-positive GEA, particularly in cases where the disease lacks a HER2+ receptor.

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HER2-positive gastric cancermeta-analysisrandomized controlled trialstrastuzumab

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