Journal of Practical Oncology ›› 2021, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (6): 552-556.doi: 10.11904/j.issn.1002-3070.2021.06.013

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Dilemma and future direction of gastric cancer immunotherapy

YU Yuanyuan, MENG Qianhao, WANG Guangyu   

  1. Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital,Harbin 150081,China
  • Received:2020-11-21 Revised:2021-02-04 Online:2021-12-28 Published:2021-12-17

Abstract: China is a country with a high incidence of gastric cancer.The number of new cases accounts for about 44% of the world.Moreover,the proportion of patients with advanced gastric cancer is large,the survival rate is low,and the economic burden is serious.Although chemotherapy regimens for advanced gastric cancer are constantly improving,the efficacy is still limited.Targeted drugs except trastuzumab have improved efficacy in HER2-positive advanced gastric cancer patients,and other targeted drugs have poor efficacy in advanced gastric cancer patients.In recent years,immunotherapy has set off a research boom in the field of gastric cancer,and it has also brought dawn to the treatment of gastric cancer.This article reviews the research progress of immunotherapy for advanced gastric cancer,and elaborates the current dilemmas and future exploration directions for immunotherapy for gastric cancer.

Key words: Gastric cancer, Immune checkpoint inhibitors, Molecular markers

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