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ReviewCancers2024

Emerging Therapeutic Targets and Future Directions in Advanced Gastric Cancer: A Comprehensive Review.

Margherita Ratti, Elena Orlandi, Ilaria Toscani, Stefano Vecchia, Elisa Anselmi, Jens Claus Hahne, Michele Ghidini, Chiara Citterio

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Review in Cancers, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Margherita RattiOncology and Hematology Department, Piacenza General Hospital, Via Taverna 49, 29121 Piacenza, Italy.
Elena OrlandiOncology and Hematology Department, Piacenza General Hospital, Via Taverna 49, 29121 Piacenza, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2559-7558
Ilaria ToscaniOncology and Hematology Department, Piacenza General Hospital, Via Taverna 49, 29121 Piacenza, Italy.
Stefano VecchiaOncology and Hematology Department, Piacenza General Hospital, Via Taverna 49, 29121 Piacenza, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0578-0870
Elisa AnselmiOncology and Hematology Department, Piacenza General Hospital, Via Taverna 49, 29121 Piacenza, Italy.
Jens Claus HahneDivision of Molecular Pathology, The Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, London SM2 5NG, UK.
Michele GhidiniMedical Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5435-1218
Chiara CitterioOncology and Hematology Department, Piacenza General Hospital, Via Taverna 49, 29121 Piacenza, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2119-775X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metastatic gastric cancer (GC) still represents a critical clinical challenge, with limited treatment options and a poor prognosis. Most patients are diagnosed at advanced stages, limiting the chances of surgery and cure. The identification of molecular targets and the possibility of combining immune checkpoint inhibitors with chemotherapy have recently reshaped the therapeutic landscape of metastatic gastric cancer. The new classification of gastric cancer, mainly based on immunologic and molecular criteria such as programmed cell death 1 (PD-1), microsatellite instability (MSI), and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), has made it possible to identify and differentiate patients who may benefit from immunotherapy, targeted therapy, or chemotherapy alone. All relevant and available molecular and immunological targets in clinical practice for the systemic treatment of this disease are presented. Particular attention is given to possible future approaches, including circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) for therapeutic monitoring, new targeting agents against molecular pathways such as fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) and MET, chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cells, and cancer vaccines. This review aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of current targets in advanced gastric cancer and to offer valuable insights into future directions of research and clinical practice in this challenging disease.

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cancer vaccinesCAR-T cellsctDNAimmunological targetsmetastatic gastric cancermolecular targets

Identifiers

PMID39123420
PMCPMC11311890

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