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ArticleImmunotherapy2025

Validating Khorana Risk Score in gastric cancer patients on immune checkpoint inhibitors and chemotherapy.

Junmin Song, Ahmed Ashraf Morgan, Jaeun Ahn, Wing Fai Li, Yu Chang, Yu-Cheng Chang, Muhammad Fahimuddin, Kuan-Yu Chi, Lawrence W Wu, Cho-Han Chiang

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Junmin SongDepartment of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
Ahmed Ashraf MorganDepartment of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
Jaeun AhnDepartment of Internal Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA.
Wing Fai LiDepartment of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
Yu ChangSection of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan.
Yu-Cheng ChangDepartment of Medicine, Danbury Hospital, Danbury, CT, USA.
Muhammad FahimuddinDepartment of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
Kuan-Yu ChiDepartment of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
Lawrence W WuDivision of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Cho-Han ChiangDepartment of Medicine, Mount Auburn Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, USA.

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Molecular Oncology Training ProgramT32CA203703 · NCI · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Katherine D Crew, DAWN HERSHMAN · 2016 to 2026
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NCI NIH HHS T32 CA203703
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPatients with gastric cancer are at a high risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), and immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) may further increase this risk. While the Khorana Risk Score (KRS) has been validated primarily in chemotherapy-treated populations, its utility in ICI-treated patients remains unclear.

methodsUsing the TriNetX Global Collaborative Network, we analyzed data from 2782 patients with gastric cancer treated with ICIs. Patients were stratified into high-risk (KRS ≥3) and intermediate-risk (KRS = 2) groups based on pre-treatment laboratory values and BMI. Cox proportional-hazards analyses were performed to evaluate the association between KRS and outcomes, including VTE, all-cause mortality, and arterial thrombosis, over a one-year follow-up period.

resultsHigh-risk patients had a 26% higher risk of VTE (HR: 1.26, [95% CI: 1.06-1.50]) and a 43% higher risk of all-cause mortality (HR: 1.43, [95% CI: 1.27-1.62]) compared to intermediate-risk patients. The incidence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) was also significantly higher in the high-risk group (HR: 1.27, [95% CI: 1.01-1.59]), but no significant differences were observed for pulmonary embolism (PE) or arterial thrombosis.

conclusionThese findings suggest the KRS may effectively stratify VTE risk and mortality in gastric cancer patients treated with ICIs.

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Immune Checkpoint InhibitorsStomach NeoplasmsVenous ThromboembolismAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsImmune Checkpoint Inhibitorsgastric cancerimmune checkpoint inhibitorsKhorana Risk Scorethrombosisvenous thromboembolism

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PMID40336190
PMCPMC12091900

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