ReviewExpert opinion on drug discovery2024
The preclinical discovery and development of zolbetuximab for the treatment of gastric cancer.
Review in Expert opinion on drug discovery, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The prognostic value of CLDN18.2 expression in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis.Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology · 2026Pooled it
- A 15-layer multi-omics analysis of gastric cancer ecotypes provides therapeutic insights.Cell reports. Medicine · 2026Article
- Claudin 18.2 Expression in Gastric Adenocarcinoma: Diagnostic Reproducibility and Clinicopathologic Associations in A Western Cohort.Oncology research · 2026Article
- Zolbetuximab-associated adverse event reporting signals in gastric cancer: a FAERS disproportionality analysis.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Article
- A Holistic Review of Oncological Drug Targets and Trajectories of Resistance in Cancer Therapy.Oncology research · 2026Review
- Enhancing cisplatin chemosensitivity in gastric cancer through LINC00162 silencing: Modulation of the PI3K/AKT pathway and NANOG downregulation.BioImpacts : BI · 2026Article
- Harnessing technologies to unravel gastric cancer heterogeneity.Trends in cancer · 2025Review
- Structure and function of therapeutic antibodies approved by the US FDA in 2024.Antibody therapeutics · 2025Review
- Targeting Esophageal Cancer: Promising Drugs for the Clinical Landscape and Key Knowledge Gaps.Drug design, development and therapy · 2025Review
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- A New Medical Evaluation for Gastric Cancer Patients to Increase the Success Rate of Immunotherapy: A 2024 Update.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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Abstract
introductionGastric cancer remains a formidable challenge in oncology with high mortality rates and few advancements in treatment. Claudin-18.2 (CLDN18.2) is a tight junction protein primarily expressed in the stomach and is frequently overexpressed in certain subsets of gastric cancers. Targeting CLDN18.2 with monoclonal antibodies, such as zolbetuximab (IMAB362), has shown promising efficacy results in combination with chemotherapy. AREAS COVERED: The molecular cell biology of CLDN18.2 is discussed along with studies demonstrating the utility of CLDN18.2 expression as a biomarker and therapeutic target. Important clinical studies are reviewed, including Phase III trials, SPOTLIGHT and GLOW, which demonstrate the efficacy of zolbetuximab in combination with chemotherapy in patients with CLDN18.2-positive advanced gastric cancer. EXPERT OPINION: CLDN18.2 is involved in gastric differentiation through maintenance of epithelial barrier function and coordination of signaling pathways, and its expression in gastric cancers reflects a 'gastric differentiation' program. Targeting Claudin-18.2 represents the first gastric cancer specific 'targeted' treatment. Further studies are needed to determine its role within current gastric cancer treatment sequencing, including HER2-targeted therapies and immunotherapies. Management strategies will also be needed to better mitigate zolbetuximab-related treatment side effects, including gastrointestinal (GI) toxicities.
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