• 1. The Second Clinical Medical College, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730030, P. R. China;
  • 2. Department of General Surgery, The 940th Hospital, Joint Logistics Support Force of Chinese People’s Liberation Army, Lanzhou 730050, P. R. China;
  • 3. Northwest Minzu University, Lanzhou 730030, P. R. China;
FAN Ruifang, Email: fanruif@163.com
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Objective To recognize the latest research progress of immunotherapy for advanced gastric cancer (AGC). Method The domestic and international literature on immunotherapy for AGC in recent years were retrieved and reviewed. Results The immunotherapy for AGC mainly focused on immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), cellular immunity, and antitumor vaccines. The most immunotherapy researched was ICIs, especially for programmed death protein-1 / programmed death protein ligand 1, cytotoxic T lymphocyte associated antigen 4, and lymphocyte activating gene 3. The cellular immunotherapy and tumor vaccine therapy were less relatively. Although immunotherapy alone did not have a particularly good effect, its therapeutic effect was not inferior to that of chemotherapy alone and the incidence of adverse reactions was lower. Moreover, most studies had concluded that the use of immunotherapy in combination with other therapy had shown a good clinical efficacy, especially in combination with anti-human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 antibody, and chimeric antigen receptor T cells targeting Claudin 18.2 site had promising results in the AGC. Conclusions With the development of immunotherapy research, the strategies of immunotherapy for AGC are also constantly improving. Precision medicine is important in the process of immunotherapy. Targeted screening suitable patients and adopting precise treatment can further benefit the survival of patients with AGC.

Citation: MA Ganqing, LI Luyao, LIU Jixiang, DONG Na, FAN Ruifang. Advances in immunotherapy for advanced gastric cancer. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2024, 31(1): 9-15. doi: 10.7507/1007-9424.202308008 Copy

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