Gastric Cancer

Pembrolizumab appears to improve overall survival vs placebo when added to trastuzumab and chemotherapy among patients with metastatic HER2-positive gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer.

Adding durvalumab to standard-of-care chemotherapy appears to improve downstaging in patients with resectable gastric cancer and gastroesophageal junction cancer in the phase 3 MATTERHORN study.

Two phase 2 studies are assessing the efficacy of BDC-1001 in several disease states, including colorectal, gastroesophageal, endometrial, and breast cancer.

Combining regorafenib with nivolumab and chemotherapy appears to improve progression free survival at 6 months among those with advanced esophagogastric adenocarcinoma.

Data from the phase 3 KEYNOTE-811 trial highlight a trend towards improved overall survival among patients with HER2-positive, PD-L1–positive advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma receiving pembrolizumab, trastuzumab, and chemotherapy.

Phase 2 data support administering trastuzumab in combination with ramucirumab and paclitaxel for patients with HER2-positive gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer.

Findings from the phase 3 KEYNOTE-811 trial support the CHMP’s recommendation to approve pembrolizumab plus trastuzumab in HER2-positive advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.

The marketing authorization application for this first-in-class agent is based on data from the phase 3 SPOTLIGHT and GLOW trials; a recommendation is expected in 2024.

The FDA sets a Prescription Drug User Fee Act date of January 12, 2024 for the biologics license application for zolbetuximab in the management of Claudin 18.2-positive advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.

Topline data from the phase 3 KEYNOTE-585 trial, evaluating pembrolizumab in gastric and gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma, show a better rate of complete response following the experimental regimen vs chemotherapy alone.

Combining pembrolizumab with trastuzumab and chemotherapy did not raise any new safety signals among patients with HER2-positive advanced gastric or gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma in the phase 3 KEYNOTE-811 trial.

Medicaid expansion may help overcome inequities in access to care for pancreatic and gastric cancers, with notable benefit in Black patients, according to an expert from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Claudin 18.2–targeting antibody-drug conjugate ATG-022 is under assessment as part of the phase 1 CLINCH study in patients with advanced or metastatic solid malignancies.

Investigators say that they do not have any safety concerns regarding GEN-001 and avelumab in patients with advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.

Daniel V. T. Catenacci, MD, and colleagues present findings from a study of circulating tumor DNA as a predictive biomarker for gastric and gastroesophageal cancer.

Patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma may experience significant survival benefit following treatment with zolbetuximab.

The safety profile of tislelizumab plus chemotherapy in the phase 3 RATIONALE 305 trial appears to be manageable in the treatment of advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.

The FDA sets a Prescription Drug User Fee Act date of December 16, 2023 for pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy for managing metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.

Efficacy and safety findings from the phase 3 GLOW trial assessing zolbetuximab and CAPOX in CLDN18.2-positive locally advanced or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma were consistent with the phase 3 SPOTLIGHT trial, according to an expert from Weill Cornell Medical College

Patients from China with unresectable or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma can now be treated with tislelizumab plus chemotherapy following its approval.

Phase 3 KEYNOTE-859 trial data favor pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy over chemotherapy alone in the frontline setting for metastatic or unresectable gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer.

Investigators report benefit in patients with CLDN18.2-positive, HER2-negative locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric/gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma treated with first-line zolbetuximab and mFOLFOX6.

HER-Vaxx with standard-of-care chemotherapy yielded benefit in patients with HER2-overexpressing metastatic or advanced gastric/gastroesophaeal junction adenocarcinoma.

Pre-operative tremelimumab plus durvalumab elicited encouraging safety and activity in patients with microsatellite instability–high resectable gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer.

The findings, according to a group of researchers, warrant the development of treatments that attack HER2-low advanced gastric cancer.

Topline results from the phase 3 GLOW trial indicated that zolbetuximab plus CAPOX yielded a statistically significant increase in progression-free survival over placebo/CAPOX.

Patients with HER2-positive advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma in the European Union can now receive treatment with fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki following its approval.

The FDA’s approval of new indications and dosing regimens of capecitabine across several cancer types, including breast cancer and colon cancer, marks the first drug to receive an update under the agency’s Project Renewal program.

Pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy yielded a significant improvement in overall survival compared with placebo plus chemotherapy in patients with HER2-negative advanced or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.

Zolbetuximab and mFOLFOX6 combination therapy demonstrated positive topline efficacy and safety in patients with Claudin 18.2–positive, HER2-negative gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.