Claudins and gastric cancer: an overview

I Hashimoto, T Oshima - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the most common cancers and the third
leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, with a high frequency of recurrence and …

Targeting CLDN18. 2 in cancers of the gastrointestinal tract: New drugs and new indications

J Chen, Z Xu, C Hu, S Zhang, M Zi, L Yuan… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Cancers of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract greatly contribute to the global cancer burden and
cancer-related death. Claudin-18.2 (CLDN18. 2), a transmembrane protein, is a major …

Zolbetuximab plus CAPOX in CLDN18. 2-positive gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma: the randomized, phase 3 GLOW trial

MA Shah, K Shitara, JA Ajani, YJ Bang, P Enzinger… - Nature medicine, 2023 - nature.com
There is an urgent need for first-line treatment options for patients with human epidermal
growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative, locally advanced unresectable or metastatic …

Zolbetuximab plus mFOLFOX6 in patients with CLDN18. 2-positive, HER2-negative, untreated, locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric or gastro …

K Shitara, F Lordick, YJ Bang, P Enzinger, D Ilson… - The Lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Zolbetuximab, a monoclonal antibody targeting claudin-18 isoform 2 (CLDN18.
2), has shown efficacy in patients with CLDN18. 2-positive, human epidermal growth factor …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive clinical and molecular characterization of claudin 18.2 expression in advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer

Y Kubota, A Kawazoe, S Mishima, Y Nakamura… - ESMO open, 2023 - Elsevier
Background We conducted comprehensive clinical and molecular characterization of
claudin 18.2 expression (CLDN18. 2) in advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction …

The role and mechanism of claudins in cancer

DW Wang, WH Zhang, G Danil, K Yang, JK Hu - Frontiers in Oncology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Claudins are a tetraspan membrane protein multigene family that plays a structural and
functional role in constructing tight junctions. Claudins perform crucial roles in maintaining …

CLDN18. 2 expression and its impact on prognosis and the immune microenvironment in gastric cancer

C Wang, Y Wang, J Chen, Y Wang, C Pang… - BMC …, 2023 - Springer
Background The investigational use of zolbetuximab (IMAB362), a groundbreaking
monoclonal antibody medication targeting claudin 18.2 (CLDN18. 2), for treatment of …

The dawn of precision medicine in diffuse-type gastric cancer

A Ooki, K Yamaguchi - Therapeutic Advances in Medical …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the most common malignancies worldwide. The histology-and
morphology-based Lauren classification of GC has been widely used for over 50 years in …

Novel biomarkers of gastric cancer: current research and future perspectives

Y Sato, K Okamoto, Y Kawano, A Kasai… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Gastric cancer is a heterogeneous disease with diverse histological and genomic subtypes,
making it difficult to demonstrate treatment efficacy in clinical trials. However, recent efforts …

Claudin 18.2 as a novel therapeutic target

I Nakayama, C Qi, Y Chen, Y Nakamura… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Claudin 18.2, a tight-junction molecule predominantly found in the nonmalignant
gastric epithelium, becomes accessible on the tumour cell surface during malignant …