Gastric Cancer

Evorpacept plus trastuzumab, paclitaxel, and ramucirumab showed improved survival and response rates over TRP alone in HER2-positive gastric/GEJ cancer.

This approval marks the first CLDN 18.2-targeted therapy in this patient population.

Findings from the DESTINY-Gastric03 study support the further exploration of the antibody-drug conjugate trastuzumab deruxtecan for the first-line treatment of patients with advanced HER2+ gastric, esophageal, and GEJ cancers.

The FDA’s Oncologic Drug Advisory Committee will meet on September 26, 2024, to discuss PD-L1 cutoffs for immune checkpoint inhibitors in gastric, gastroesophageal, and esophageal cancers.

A number of studies are challenging the current gastrointestinal cancer treatment landscape.

The ASPEN-06 trial found that adding evorpacept to trastuzumab, ramucirumab, and paclitaxel significantly improved overall response rates and duration of response in patients with previously treated HER2-positive advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer.

Switch maintenance therapy with paclitaxel plus ramucirumab consistently prolonged survival regardless of clinical or molecular subgroups in HER2-negative disease controlled, metastatic gastric cancer.

Zanidatamab could become the first FDA-approved, HER2-targeted treatment for HER2-positive biliary tract cancer.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Yanghee Woo, MD, discussed some factors to consider when choosing between CROSS and FLOT for gastreoesophageal junction adenocarcinoma treatment.

In a discussion with Targeted Oncology, Michael Gibson, MD, PhD, discusses the benefits of using a patient’s PD-L1 combined positive score to determine if they are given nivolumab and chemotherapy to treat their gastric cancer.

The combination of neoadjuvant FLOT with durvalumab demonstrated enhanced pathological complete response compared to sole chemotherapy in individuals with resectable gastric and GEJ cancers, regardless of geographical location.

The FDA has issued a complete response letter to the biologics license application of zolbetuximab for patients with advanced, HER2-negative, claudin 18.2-positive gastric or gastoesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.

The phase 2 DisTinGuish study is evaluating the combination of DKN-01, tislelizumab, and chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of patients with advanced gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma.

Pembrolizumab and fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy are now FDA-approved for the treatment of patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.

This companion diagnostic tool, which is already approved for use in 5 other cancer types, identifies patients who may be suited for treatment with pembrolizumab.

The updated indication limits the use of pembrolizumab and chemotherapy to tumors expressing PD-L1 as determined by an FDA-approved test.

The final analysis of the phase 2 ASPEN-06 is underway and expected to complete in 2024.

Phase 2 studies are investigating BDC-1001 in HER2-positive gastroesophageal, colorectal, breast, and endometrial cancers.

According to interim phase 2 results, GEN-001 in combination with avelumab has a significant objective response rate in patients with gastric and gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.

PT886, a novel bispecific antibody which targets claudin 18.2 and CD47, is currently being evaluated in a phase 1 study for patients with gastric, gastroesophageal junction and pancreatic adenocarcinomas.

A read out from the phase 3 KEYNOTE-859 at the February ESMO Virtual Plenary hints pembrolizumab/chemotherapy is a new treatment choice for locally advanced or metastatic, HER2-negative gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.

The combination of zolbetuximab and mFOLFOX6 prolonged survival in patients with CLDN18.2+ advanced gastric gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma, according to the phase 3 data from the SPOTLIGHT trial.

Findings presented at the 2022 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium warrant the need for new treatments that attack HER2-low advanced gastric cancer.

During a live event, Manish A. Shah, MD, discussed the case of a 65-year-old man presented with new onset fatigue, upper abdominal pain that worsened with eating, and unintentional weight loss.

During a Targeted Oncology case-based roundtable event, Syma Iqbal, MD, discussed the addition of nivolumab to chemotherapy for patients with gastric/gastroesophageal junction cancer based on PD-L1 status. This is the second of 2 articles based on this event.