Combination therapy of chemotherapy and zolbetuximab demonstrated a significant survival benefit compared to chemotherapy alone in patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative, claudin (CLDN) 18.2–positive metastatic gastric cancer (mGC). Consequently, it has been approved as a standard first-line therapy for these patients. Combination therapy of chemotherapy and immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs)—either nivolumab or pembrolizumab—is a standard first-line therapy for patients with HER2-negative mGCs that are positive for programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression, as defined by a combined positive score (CPS). Although approximately 13–22% of CLDN-positive mGCs are also CPS-positive, optimal treatment for mGC patients expressing both CLDN and PD-L1 remains undetermined due to the absence of direct comparative studies between zolbetuximab and ICIs. Treatment selection under this condition has become a critical issue. In this review, we discuss the appropriate treatment selection for HER2-negative mGC patients who are double-positive for CLDN 18.2 and PD-L1 based on clinical data and differences in the mechanism of action and safety profile between zolbetuximab and ICI.
与单纯化疗相比,化疗联合佐贝妥昔单抗治疗人表皮生长因子受体2(HER2)阴性、紧密连接蛋白(CLDN)18.2阳性的转移性胃癌(mGC)患者显示出显著的生存获益,因此已被批准作为此类患者的标准一线治疗方案。化疗联合免疫检查点抑制剂(ICIs)——纳武利尤单抗或帕博利珠单抗——是程序性死亡配体1(PD-L1)表达阳性(以联合阳性评分[CPS]定义)的HER2阴性mGC患者的标准一线治疗。尽管约13-22%的CLDN阳性mGC患者同时为CPS阳性,但由于缺乏佐贝妥昔单抗与ICIs之间的直接比较研究,同时表达CLDN和PD-L1的mGC患者的最佳治疗方案尚未确定。在此情况下如何选择治疗方案已成为一个关键问题。本文基于临床数据,并结合佐贝妥昔单抗与ICI在作用机制和安全性方面的差异,探讨了CLDN 18.2与PD-L1双阳性的HER2阴性mGC患者的适宜治疗选择。