Multicenter Study on the Safety and Efficacy of First-Line Nivolumab-Combination Chemotherapy in Patients Aged 75 Years and Older with Unresectable Advanced or Recurrent Gastric Cancer.

Introduction: Nivolumab combined with chemotherapy has been approved as the first-line treatment for HER2-negative, unresectable, advanced, or recurrent gastric cancer. Patients aged ≥75 years have impaired organ function and comorbidities that increase the risk of adverse events, including immune-r...

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Publicado en:Oncology Vol. 104; no. 8; pp. 872 - 880
Autores principales: Kimura, Akiharu, Sano, Akihiko, Nakazawa, Nobuhiro, Kumakura, Yuji, Yamashita, Toshiki, Tanaka, Naritaka, Saito, Kana, Ogata, Kyoichi, Kasuga, Kengo, Nakazato, Kenji, Yoshinari, Daisuke, Shimizu, Hisashi, Ubukata, Yasunari, Hosaka, Hisashi, Okada, Takuhisa, Shiraishi, Takuya, Sakai, Makoto, Shirabe, Ken, Saeki, Hiroshi
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Publicado: Karger AG 2026
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          Kimura, Akiharu
          Sano, Akihiko
          Nakazawa, Nobuhiro
          Kumakura, Yuji
          Yamashita, Toshiki
          Tanaka, Naritaka
          Saito, Kana
          Ogata, Kyoichi
          Kasuga, Kengo
          Nakazato, Kenji
          Yoshinari, Daisuke
          Shimizu, Hisashi
          Ubukata, Yasunari
          Hosaka, Hisashi
          Okada, Takuhisa
          Shiraishi, Takuya
          Sakai, Makoto
          Shirabe, Ken
          Saeki, Hiroshi
        affil: Department of General Surgical Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma University, Maebashi, Japan
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          Stomach Neoplasms Drug Therapy
          Patient Safety
          Drug Efficacy
          Nivolumab Therapeutic Use
          Chemotherapy, Cancer
          Antineoplastic Agents, Combined Pharmacodynamics
          Neoplasm Recurrence, Local Drug Therapy
          Treatment Outcomes
          Human
          Male
          Female
          Aged
          Aged, 80 and Over
          Multicenter Studies
          Retrospective Design
          Record Review
          Immunotherapy
          Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
          Body Weight
          Hypertension
          Incidence
          Overall Survival
          Hospitals Japan
          Japan
          Scales
          Descriptive Statistics
          Data Analysis Software
          T-Tests
          Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test
          Pearson's Correlation Coefficient
          Fisher's Exact Test
          Kaplan-Meier Estimator
          Survival Analysis
          Log-Rank Test
          Statistical Significance
          Aged: 65+ years
          Aged, 80 & over
          Male
          Female
      ab: Introduction: Nivolumab combined with chemotherapy has been approved as the first-line treatment for HER2-negative, unresectable, advanced, or recurrent gastric cancer. Patients aged ≥75 years have impaired organ function and comorbidities that increase the risk of adverse events, including immune-related adverse events more often than younger patients, potentially limiting the continuation of treatment. In this multicenter study, we aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of first-line nivolumab chemotherapy in older patients. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed data from 103 patients treated with first-line nivolumab combination chemotherapy for unresectable, advanced, or recurrent gastric cancer at 12 institutions between November 2021 and January 2023. The participants were divided into groups A (<75 years, n = 67) and B (≥75 years, n = 36). Results: The mean age was 63.9 years in Group A and 78.6 years in Group B. Body weight was significantly lower (p = 0.041), and performance status 0–1 and hypertension were more prevalent in Group B (both p < 0.01). Chemotherapy regimens and incidence of grade ≥3 immune-related adverse events were similar between the groups. The median overall survival was 15.2 months in Group A and was not reached in Group B; this difference was not significant (p = 0.689). Conclusions: First-line chemotherapy with nivolumab is safe and effective in patients aged ≥75 years with a good performance status, as in younger patients, suggesting that it is a valid treatment option for the former subgroup.
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