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ArticleGastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association2025

Predictive value of homologous recombination-related gene mutations in survival outcomes of first-line nivolumab plus chemotherapy for gastric cancer.

Yuna Lee, Hyung-Don Kim, Sun Young Lee, Hyungeun Lee, Jaewon Hyung, Meesun Moon, Jinho Shin, Young Soo Park, Tae Won Kim, Min-Hee Ryu

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Yuna Lee *Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05505, Republic of Korea.
Hyung-Don Kim *Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05505, Republic of Korea.
Sun Young LeeDepartment of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05505, Republic of Korea.
Hyungeun LeeDepartment of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05505, Republic of Korea.
Jaewon HyungDepartment of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05505, Republic of Korea.
Meesun MoonDepartment of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05505, Republic of Korea.
Jinho ShinDepartment of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Young Soo ParkDepartment of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Tae Won KimDepartment of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05505, Republic of Korea.
Min-Hee RyuDepartment of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05505, Republic of Korea. miniryu@amc.seoul.kr.ORCID 0000-0002-1033-1263

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Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Asan Medical Center 2022IP0065
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Abstract

backgroundHomologous recombination repair (HRR) gene mutations contribute to genomic instability. However, their clinical value in immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-based treatments in gastric cancer remains unclear. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the efficacy of nivolumab plus chemotherapy according to the HRR mutation status in patients with advanced gastric cancer.

methodsThis single-center study included patients with gastric cancer with available panel sequencing results who were treated with first-line nivolumab plus chemotherapy (n = 115) or chemotherapy alone (n = 172). Mutation status of 17 HRR genes (BARD1, BLM, BRCA1, BRCA2, BRIP1, MRE11A, NBN, PALB2, PARP1, POLD1, RAD50, RAD51, RAD51C, RAD51D, RAD52, RAD54L, and XRCC2) was assessed using targeted next-generation sequencing.

resultsAmong patients treated with nivolumab plus chemotherapy, 36.5% had HRR mutations, with BRCA2 mutation being the most common mutation (11.3%). Compared to those of the no-HRR mutation group, the HRR mutation group exhibited a higher objective response rate, longer progression-free survival (PFS) (median 12.8 vs. 6.5 months; hazard ratio HR 0.57), and overall survival (OS) (median not reached vs. 14.2 months; HR 0.40) with nivolumab plus chemotherapy. Patients with HRR mutations treated with nivolumab plus chemotherapy showed favorable PFS and OS compared to those treated with chemotherapy alone. However, this difference was not observed in patients without HRR mutations.

conclusionsHRR mutations were associated with favorable survival outcomes in patients treated with nivolumab plus chemotherapy. Our findings suggest that HRR mutations may serve as a potential predictive biomarker for first-line ICI-based chemotherapy in gastric cancer.

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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsMutationNivolumabRecombinational DNA RepairStomach NeoplasmsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisRetrospective StudiesSurvival RateBiomarkers, TumorNivolumabGastric cancerHRR mutationNivolumab plus chemotherapyPredictive biomarker

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