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ArticleDigestive diseases and sciences2025

LRRC25 Is a Potential Biomarker for Predicting Immunotherapy Response in Patients with Gastric Cancer.

Zhensong Yang, Bin Yu, Jinchen Hu, Lixin Jiang, Mi Jian

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Article in Digestive diseases and sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04208347 (Perioperative Treatment of Combined SOX With Apatinib and Camrelizumab for Resectable Locally Advanced Gastric or Esophagogastric Junction Adenocarcinoma), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Perioperative Treatment of Combined SOX With Apatinib and Camrelizumab for Resectable Locally Advanced Gastric or Esophagogastric Junction Adenocarcinoma: A Multicenter, Randomized Phase II-III Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorRuijin HospitalRan2019 to 2027Enrolled580ConditionsGastric and Gastroesophageal Junction (GEJ) AdenocarcinomaArmsApatinib 250mg, Camrelizumab, S-1, Oxaliplatin, Apatinib 500mg
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  1. Predictors of immunotherapy response in gastric cancer: the role of the tumor microenvironment and integrative predictive models.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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  3. Mechanistic Insights into Tumorigenesis from Serum Proteins.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025
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Zhensong Yang *Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, No. 20, Yuhuangding East Road, Zhifu District, Yantai, 264000, Shandong, China.
Bin Yu *Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, No. 20, Yuhuangding East Road, Zhifu District, Yantai, 264000, Shandong, China.
Jinchen HuDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, No. 20, Yuhuangding East Road, Zhifu District, Yantai, 264000, Shandong, China.
Lixin JiangDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, No. 20, Yuhuangding East Road, Zhifu District, Yantai, 264000, Shandong, China.
Mi JianDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, No. 20, Yuhuangding East Road, Zhifu District, Yantai, 264000, Shandong, China. zhangyifei74@qdu.edu.cn.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 82102785Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province ZR2021QH314Natural Science Foundation of Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital No.2020-14Natural Science Foundation of Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital No.2021-36
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLeucine-rich repeat containing 25 (LRRC25) is distinguishingly expressed in different tumor types, but the relationship with immune cell infiltration in gastric cancer stills unclear. We analyzed LRRC25 expression using pan-cancer data from The Cancer Genome Atlas and gene data from Gene Expression Omnibus. The clinical significance was further evaluated using gastric cancer tissues derived from clinical trials (no. NCT04208347).

methodThrough bioinformatics analysis of TCGA database and the UCSC Xena database, we found the correlation between LRRC15, gastric cancer, and immune cell infiltration. Further, multiplex immunohistochemistry/immunofluorescence (mIHC/IF), tissue microarray, and image acquisition and quantitative analysis confirmed our theory.

resultsIt was discovered that LRRC25 was highly expressed in gastric cancer. Further analysis revealed that the expression of LRRC25 associated with gene sets implicated in immunity, including those in innate immunity, adaptive immunity, and chemokine signaling pathways. The result of (mIHC/IF) suggests a negative relevance between LRRC25 and response of anti-PD-1 treatment and reveals a trend of consistent change on LRRC25 + cells and CD16 expression. We also discovered that LRRC25 expression significantly associated with immune cell infiltration level. In particular, there is a relationship between LRRC25 and the phenotype and function of NK cells.

conclusionHigh LRRC25 expression contributes to immunosuppressive microenvironment by influencing chemokine axis in gastric cancer. LRRC25 may serve as a clinically useful biomarker for predicting neoadjuvant immunotherapeutic response in patients with gastric cancer. LRRC25 can affect the phenotype and function of NK cells.

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Biomarkers, TumorImmunotherapyMembrane ProteinsStomach NeoplasmsClinical Trials as TopicGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansTumor MicroenvironmentBiomarkers, TumorMembrane ProteinsBiomarkerGastric cancerImmune checkpoint blockage therapyImmune responseLRRC25Tumor microenvironment

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PMID39961962
PMCPMC11972229

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