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Integration of Genomic Biology Into Therapeutic Strategies of Gastric Cancer Peritoneal Metastasis
Gwee Y, Chia D, So J, Ceelen W, Yong W, Tan P, Ong C, Sundar R. Integration of Genomic Biology Into Therapeutic Strategies of Gastric Cancer Peritoneal Metastasis. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 2830. PMID: 35649219, PMCID: PMC9390822, DOI: 10.1200/jco.21.02745.Peer-Reviewed Educational MaterialsConceptsPeritoneal metastasisSystemic therapyClinical trialsGastric cancerTherapeutic strategiesEmergence of novel therapiesSynchronous peritoneal metastasesKnowledge of cancer biologyTraditional systemic therapiesCurrent standard-of-careSite of metastasisGastric cancer peritoneal metastasisAdvanced gastric cancerSurrounding tumor microenvironmentStandard-of-careInternational clinical guidelinesLocoregional therapeutic strategiesDiagnostic laparoscopyDismal prognosisTumor microenvironmentClinical entityNovel therapiesSurgical techniqueDisease stageMolecular profiling
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Resistance to systemic immune checkpoint inhibition in the peritoneal niche
Chia D, Gwee Y, Sundar R. Resistance to systemic immune checkpoint inhibition in the peritoneal niche. Journal For ImmunoTherapy Of Cancer 2022, 10: e004749. PMID: 35728873, PMCID: PMC9214396, DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2022-004749.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitionResistance to immune checkpoint inhibitionPeritoneal metastasisCheckpoint inhibitionMetastatic nicheResponse to ICIImmune checkpoint inhibition therapySensitive to immune checkpoint inhibitionIntrinsic tumor factorsPresence of ascitesDeficient mismatch repairPeritoneal microenvironmentTumor factorsMalignant ascitesPrimary resistanceClinical entityTherapeutic optionsMicrosatellite instable tumorsPeritoneal cavityGastrointestinal cancerParacrine factorsAscitesConcurrent ascitesPatientsInstable tumors