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ArticleAnnals of medicine2025

Disitamab vedotin plus programmed death-1 inhibitor for pre-treated HER2 overexpressed advanced gastric cancer: a multicentre retrospective real-world study.

Xiao Yan, Zhong Xie, Kaobin Ouyang, Mingyu Lai, Li Yang, Tianying Huang, Fengping Li, Huayuan Liang, Kaihua Huang, Zhiwei Li and 6 more

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16 authors.

Xiao YanDepartment of General Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID 0009-0009-5758-2578
Zhong XieDepartment of Digestive Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China.
Kaobin OuyangDepartment of Medical Oncology, Huizhou Central People's Hospital, Huizhou, China.
Mingyu LaiDepartment of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Li YangDepartment of Digestive Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China.
Tianying HuangDepartment of Medical Oncology, Huizhou Central People's Hospital, Huizhou, China.
Fengping LiDepartment of General Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Huayuan LiangDepartment of General Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Kaihua HuangDepartment of General Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Zhiwei LiDepartment of General Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Qing XieDepartment of General Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Rou ZhongDepartment of General Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Huimin ZhangDepartment of General Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Min LaiDepartment of General Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Miaozhen QiuDepartment of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Liying ZhaoDepartment of General Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe efficacy of pre-treated advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer (G/GEJC) with HER2 overexpressed (IHC 2+/3+) remains unsatisfactory. This retrospective real-world study aimed to analyse the safety and efficacy of disitamab vedotin (RC48) plus programmed death-1 (PD-1) inhibitor in pre-treated patients with advanced G/GEJC. PATIENTS AND

methodsWe retrospectively reviewed consecutive patients with HER2 2+/3+ advanced G/GEJC who received RC48 plus PD-1 inhibitor or RC48 monotherapy from four Chinese hospitals (July 2021 to September 2023). ORR and DCR were estimated by logistic regression. Survival was analysed via Kaplan-Meier method and log-rank tests. Subgroup and

resultsFifty-seven patients were enrolled: 36 received RC48 plus PD-1 inhibitor (combination group) and 21 received RC48 alone (monotherapy group). The combination group demonstrated a significantly higher ORR than the monotherapy group (41.7% vs. 9.5%,

conclusionsRC48 plus PD-1 inhibitor for pre-treated advanced G/GEJC patients with HER2 2+/3+ demonstrated superior efficacy than RC48 monotherapy and favourable safety. This combination represents a potential therapeutic strategy, but further large-scale prospective studies are still needed.

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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsStomach NeoplasmsAdultAgedAntibodies, MonoclonalEsophagogastric JunctionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOligopeptidesProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeAntibodies, Monoclonaldisitamab vedotinERBB2 protein, humanErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsOligopeptidesPDCD1 protein, humanProgrammed Cell Death 1 Receptordisitamab vedotinGastric cancerHER2PD-1 inhibitorreal world

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