{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Tougeron D"],"funding":["AstraZeneca","FFCD: fédération francophone de cancérologie digestive"],"pagination":["136"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12022060"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["5(1)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Efficacy of 2nd line treatment in advanced gastric or gastro-esophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma remains limited with no identified strong predictor of treatment efficacy. We evaluated the prognostic value of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in predicting the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) plus chemotherapy in the randomized PRODIGE 59-FFCD 1707-DURIGAST trial.<h4>Methods</h4>ctDNA was evaluated before treatment (baseline) and at 4 weeks (before the third cycle of treatment, C3) using droplet-digital PCR assays based on the detection of CpG methylation.<h4>Results</h4>Progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were shorter in patients with a high (>1.1 ng/mL) versus low (<1.1 ng/mL) ctDNA concentration at baseline (2.3 vs. 5.8 months; HR "],"journal":["Communications medicine"],"pubmed_title":["Circulating tumor DNA strongly predicts efficacy of chemotherapy plus immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with advanced gastro-esophageal adenocarcinoma."],"pmcid":["PMC12022060"],"funding_grant_id":["none"],"pubmed_authors":["Desrame J","Petorin C","Emile JF","Bodere A","Zaanan A","Laurent-Puig P","Aparicio T","Baures A","Evesque L","Taly V","Kaluzinski L","Chibaudel B","Louvet C","Carnot A","Mabro M","Tougeron D","Breysacher G","Le Malicot K","Djamai H","Rinaldi Y","Angelergues A","Etchepare N","Lepage C"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Circulating tumor DNA strongly predicts efficacy of chemotherapy plus immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with advanced gastro-esophageal adenocarcinoma.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Efficacy of 2nd line treatment in advanced gastric or gastro-esophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma remains limited with no identified strong predictor of treatment efficacy. We evaluated the prognostic value of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in predicting the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) plus chemotherapy in the randomized PRODIGE 59-FFCD 1707-DURIGAST trial.<h4>Methods</h4>ctDNA was evaluated before treatment (baseline) and at 4 weeks (before the third cycle of treatment, C3) using droplet-digital PCR assays based on the detection of CpG methylation.<h4>Results</h4>Progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were shorter in patients with a high (>1.1 ng/mL) versus low (<1.1 ng/mL) ctDNA concentration at baseline (2.3 vs. 5.8 months; HR ","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Apr","modification":"2026-07-15T08:52:40.625Z","creation":"2025-07-12T03:04:14.866Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12022060","cross_references":{"pubmed":["40275077"],"doi":["10.1038/s43856-025-00867-x"]}}