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Gastric cancer (GC), the fifth most common malignancy worldwide, poses a substantial challenge in clinical oncology, particularly in its advanced stages. Despite advancements in immunotherapy, patient prognosis remains poor, underscoring the need for reliable prognostic tools to refine treatment strategies. A study by Yao explores the role of the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index as a prognostic marker for advanced GC patients receiving immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy. The results of the study demonstrate that the TyG index correlates with improved survival outcomes, including better progression-free survival and overall survival. This editorial critically evaluates the significance of these findings, discusses their implications for future research, and highlights innovative directions that could drive further breakthroughs in the application of the TyG index to cancer therapy. This editorial also highlights the potential of TyG in advancing precision oncology and advocates for global validation and mechanistic investigations to further solidify its clinical utility. Future research should focus on validating the TyG index across various malignancies, exploring its potential to influence immunotherapy through metabolic interventions, and developing multi-biomarker models that integrate TyG with immune and genomic profiles.
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Cancer Rep (Hoboken)
September 2025
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
Background: Cancer of unknown primary (CUP) is a challenging malignancy characterized by metastatic tumors with an unidentified primary site, even after extensive pathological and radiographic evaluation. Recent advancements in gene expression profiling and comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP) using next-generation sequencing (NGS) have enabled the identification of potential tissue origins, thereby facilitating personalized treatment strategies. Although most cases of CUP present as adenocarcinomas or poorly differentiated tumors, the treatment remains largely empirical, with limited success from molecularly tailored therapies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao
August 2025
Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery.
Objectives: To study the impact of SURF4 expression level on long-term prognosis of gastric cancer (GC) and biological behaviors of GC cells.
Methods: SURF4 expression level in GC and its association with long-term patient prognosis were analyzed using publicly available databases and in 155 GC patients with low and high SURF4 expressions detected immunohistochemically. The Cox proportional hazard model and Kaplan-Meier survival curves were used to analyze independent prognostic predictors of GC and the 5-year survival rate of the patients with different SURF4 expression levels.
Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao
August 2025
School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhu 241002, China.
Objectives: To analyze the differences in the prognosis of gastric signet ring cell carcinoma (SRCC) among different races using the US Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) database and The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database.
Methods: We analyzed the data of patients with gastric SRCC from the SEER database from 2000 to 2020, and divided the patients into cohorts of whites, blacks, Asians or Pacific Islanders, American Indians/Alaska Natives according to their race. The prognosis and treatment of the cohorts were evaluated using baseline demographic analysis, Kamplan-Meier survival curve, and nomogram analysis.
Korean J Clin Oncol
August 2025
Department of Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon, Korea.
Purpose: Multiple primary tumors arising in the same individual pose challenges for precision oncology, particularly in the context of hereditary cancer syndromes such as Lynch syndrome. While these tumors may originate from a shared germline predisposition, it remains unclear whether they also share somatic alterations that could be therapeutically exploited. This study aimed to characterize the extent of somatic genomic overlap between synchronous or metachronous gastric and colorectal cancers within young Korean patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFKorean J Clin Oncol
August 2025
Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Purpose: Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a common dose-limiting toxicity associated with oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy in gastric cancer patients. Recent studies suggest that high-dose intravenous selenium may exert neuroprotective effects in patients receiving platinum-based chemotherapy.
Methods: This pilot study analyzed patients with stage III gastric adenocarcinoma who underwent gastrectomy between January and December 2024.