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Precision Antibody Therapy in Gastric and Gastroesophageal Cancer: Targeting FGFR2b, CLDN18.2, and VEGFR2.

Vivian Chetachi Eziefula Njoku, Yein Lee, Joytish Ramesh, Peter Kubatka, Dietrich Büsselberg

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Review in Cells, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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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

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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

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Vivian Chetachi Eziefula NjokuWeill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Doha P.O. Box 24144, Qatar.ORCID 0009-0000-5452-7842
Yein LeeWeill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Doha P.O. Box 24144, Qatar.ORCID 0009-0007-1984-6937
Joytish RameshWeill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Doha P.O. Box 24144, Qatar.ORCID 0009-0007-2517-8541
Peter KubatkaCentre of Experimental and Clinical Regenerative Medicine, Small Animal Clinic, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy, 041 81 Kosice, Slovakia.ORCID 0000-0003-4312-5076
Dietrich BüsselbergWeill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Doha P.O. Box 24144, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0001-5196-3366

Funding

Qatar National Research Fund NPRP 14S0311-210033
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gastric and gastroesophageal junction (G/GEJ) adenocarcinomas remain among the most aggressive and lethal malignancies globally. Most patients are diagnosed at advanced stages and respond poorly to conventional chemotherapy, highlighting the urgent demand for more effective, novel treatment strategies such as monoclonal antibody therapies targeting drivers of tumor progression. This review examines the mechanisms, safety profiles, and clinical trial outcomes of three targeted agents-bemarituzumab, zolbetuximab, and ramucirumab-which inhibit tumor growth through the FGFR2b, CLDN18.2, and VEGFR2 pathways, respectively. We also compare traditional versus adaptive clinical trial designs, explore emerging challenges such as therapeutic resistance and treatment-related toxicities, and consider implications for personalized medicine. Collectively, these agents represent a paradigm shift from empiric chemotherapy toward biomarker-driven immunotherapy, with the potential to significantly improve survival and quality of life in patients with advanced G/GEJ cancers.

Indexed as

ClaudinsEsophageal NeoplasmsPrecision MedicineReceptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 2Stomach NeoplasmsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2AnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalEsophagogastric JunctionHumansRamucirumabAntibodies, MonoclonalClaudinsCLDN18 protein, humanFGFR2 protein, humanKDR protein, humanRamucirumabReceptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 2Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2bemarituzumabgastric cancergastroesophageal junction cancermonoclonal antibodiesramucirumabtargeted therapyzolbetuximab

Identifiers

PMID41227318
PMCPMC12609882

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