Advanced gastric adenocarcinoma: optimizing therapy options.
Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol
; 10(3): 263-271, 2017 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Gastric adenocarcinoma (GAC) is the fifth most common cancer and third leading cause of cancer related mortality worldwide. When localized, cure is achievable with surgery and adjunctive therapies in some patients, however, once advanced, GAC is not a curable condition. Only two targeted agents (trastuzumab and ramucirumab) have been approved and apatinib was approved only in China. Because of the heterogeneous nature of GAC, it is not possible to assess a standard therapeutic approach. Areas covered In this review, we aimed to describe the optimal systemic therapy regimens for advanced GAC. A literature search was performed to identify all phase II-III studies about advanced GAC from PubMed, clinicaltrials.gov, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) websites. Expert commentary A combination of a platinum compound and a fluoropyrimidine is ideal as first line therapy. Trastuzumab should be added if the tumor is HER2 positive. In the second line setting, paclitaxel/ramucirumab is preferred over ramucirumab alone. Recently, two similar molecular classifications for GAC have been proposed. A better understanding of molecular and immune biology of GAC could identify new therapeutic targets.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Neoplasias Gástricas
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Adenocarcinoma
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Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica
Límite:
Humans
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Revista:
Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol
Año:
2017
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Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos