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Efficacy of Sintilimab Combined With Bevacizumab and XELOX/SOX in Initially Unresectable AFP-positive Gastric/Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma

Alpha-fetoprotein-producing gastric cancer (AFP-positive gastric cancer, AFP-GC), a rare and highly aggressive subtype of gastric cancer, accounts for 1.3% to 15% of all gastric cancer cases. Its clinical features are significantly different from those of common gastric cancer. Not only does it show abnormally elevated serum AFP levels, but it also has a stronger angiogenic ability, a higher rate of distant metastasis, and a poorer prognosis even after a upfront R0 surgery, making it a challenging problem in the field of gastric cancer treatment. Notably, patients with AFP-positive gastric cancer have a relatively low sensitivity to the traditional standard regimens. There is an urgent need to explore targeted treatment strategies to break through the efficacy bottleneck. Combination of sintilimab, bevacizumab and XELOX/SOX for initially unresectable AFP-positive gastric/esophagogastric junction adenocarcinoma could be a novel therapeutic strategy to increase response rate and therapeutic efficacy. This study is a multi-center, single-arm phase 2 clinical trial to evaluate efficacy, tolerability and safety of perioperative sintilimab in combination with bevacizumab and XELOX/SOX in initially unresectable AFP-positive gastric/esophagogastric junction adenocarcinoma.

Iparomlimab and Tuvonralimab Combined With Apatinib and Irinotecan Hydrochloride for the Treatment of Advanced Alpha-fetoprotein-producing Gastric Cancer (AFPGC)

This study is a single-arm study aimed at evaluating the efficacy and safety of Iparomlimab and Tuvonralimab Injection combined with apatinib and irinotecan hydrochloride in the treatment of advanced alpha-fetoprotein gastric cancer (AFPGC) that progresses from first-line PD-1 combined with chemotherapy. The study enrolled patients with advanced gastric cancer and gastroesophageal junction cancer whose serum alpha-fetoprotein was greater than 20.0 ng/mL at the initial diagnosis and progressed after first-line PD-1 combined chemotherapy in a single center of the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University. All patients underwent gastroscopy and were pathologically confirmed as Her-2 negative gastric adenocarcinoma, and had received PD-1 inhibitor treatment as the first-line treatment. Staged examinations include enhanced CT of the abdominal and pelvic cavities, plain CT scan of the chest, and color Doppler ultrasound of superficial lymph nodes. The enrolled patients received apalolitovolrelimab 5.0mg/kg, Q3W, d1; Apatinib mesylate, 0.25g, once daily; Irinotecan hydrochloride, 200mg/m², Q3W, d1. Combination therapy until the patient's disease progresses, or intolerable toxic and side effects occur, or until death or withdrawal of informed consent, or up to two years. The primary endpoint of the study was to assess the objective response rate (ORR) of combination therapy. Secondary endpoints included progression-free survival (PFS), disease control rate (DCR), overall survival (OS), and the incidence of adverse events, etc

Sintilimab Plus Apatinib and SOX as First-line Treatment in Patients With AFP Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma

This is a multi-center, prospective, open label phase II study evaluating the safety and efficacy of standard first-line chemotherapy SOX regimen combined with Sintilimab (anti-PD-1 antibody) and Apatinib in the treatment of advanced AFP-positive gastric cancer. This study was conducted in the Department of Anhui Provincial Cancer Hospital. In this study, patients with AFP-positive and HER-2-negative advanced gastric cancer who had not received palliative systematic treatment in the past will be enrolled. Patients who met the inclusion criteria were treated with SOX regimen combined with Sintilimab plus Apatinib every 3 weeks(4 cycles) followed by sintilimab+apatinib until disease progression or intolerable adverse reactions or death(up to 24 months).Patients received regular and periodic reviews, with imaging evaluations every 6 weeks. Safety will be evaluated by AE and laboratory tests.