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ReviewMagyar onkologia2025

Immunotherapy of esophageal, GEJ and gastric tumors

Enikő Varga, Orsolya Matolay, Péter Pozsgai, Lili Antal, Ákos Virga, Orsolya Csiszár, Péter Árkosy, Csilla András

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Review in Magyar onkologia, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Enikő VargaKlinikai Központ, Debreceni Egyetem, Onkológiai Klinika, Debrecen, Hungary. eniko.varga@med.unideb.hu.
Orsolya MatolayKlinikai Központ, Debreceni Egyetem, Onkológiai Klinika, Debrecen, Hungary. eniko.varga@med.unideb.hu.
Péter PozsgaiKlinikai Központ, Debreceni Egyetem, Onkológiai Klinika, Debrecen, Hungary. eniko.varga@med.unideb.hu.
Lili AntalKlinikai Központ, Debreceni Egyetem, Onkológiai Klinika, Debrecen, Hungary. eniko.varga@med.unideb.hu.
Ákos VirgaKlinikai Központ, Debreceni Egyetem, Onkológiai Klinika, Debrecen, Hungary. eniko.varga@med.unideb.hu.
Orsolya CsiszárKlinikai Központ, Debreceni Egyetem, Onkológiai Klinika, Debrecen, Hungary. eniko.varga@med.unideb.hu.
Péter ÁrkosyKlinikai Központ, Debreceni Egyetem, Onkológiai Klinika, Debrecen, Hungary. eniko.varga@med.unideb.hu.
Csilla AndrásKlinikai Központ, Debreceni Egyetem, Onkológiai Klinika, Debrecen, Hungary. eniko.varga@med.unideb.hu.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gastroesophageal cancers still rank among the leading causes of cancer-related death. With the introduction of immunotherapy, the treatment strategy has evolved. In the neoadjuvant setting for gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) and gastric adenocarcinoma, the results of the MATTERHORN clinical trial, presented at this year's ASCO meeting, are expected to shift future treatment strategies. In esophageal tumors, adjuvant nivolumab is used. In metastatic disease, depending on the histological subtype, molecular testing such as PD-L1 CPS and TPS, HER2, and MSI-H is required to determine the treatment decision. In the metastatic setting, combinations of nivolumab or pembrolizumab with fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-based chemotherapy have improved survival. Among HER2-positive patients, adding pembrolizumab to trastuzumab and chemotherapy - in PDL1 CPS ≥1 cases - has become a new standard. A special mention must be made of MSI-H tumors, in which immunotherapy is highly effective, and adjuvant chemotherapy is not recommended according to current guidelines.

Indexed as

AdenocarcinomaEsophageal NeoplasmsEsophagogastric JunctionImmunotherapyStomach NeoplasmsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsB7-H1 AntigenChemotherapy, AdjuvantErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesHumansNeoadjuvant TherapyNivolumabAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedB7-H1 AntigenErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesNivolumabpembrolizumab

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PMID41385768
PMCPMC12701779

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