Means of Improving Gastric Cancer Response to Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026 | Viewed by 1091
Special Issue Editors
2. Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
Interests: peritoneal malignancies; gastric cancer; complications
Interests: oral anticancer agents; adherence; occupational exposure; reaction; hypothyroidism; pharmacist intervention; medication safety; oncology pharmacy; patient education; adverse effect management
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Gastric cancer remains a major global health burden and despite advances in chemotherapy and immunotherapy, treatment response varies widely among patients. Primary resistance, acquired resistance, treatment-related toxicities and poor adherence continue to limit the effectiveness of systemic therapies. Therefore, identifying strategies to improve therapeutic response while maintaining safety and quality of life is an urgent clinical challenge.
This Special Issue focuses on multidisciplinary approaches to enhance gastric cancer response to chemotherapy and immunotherapy. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, optimization of systemic therapy through pharmacological and clinical interventions, management of adverse events affecting treatment continuity, biomarkers predicting response or resistance and strategies to improve adherence to oral anticancer agents. Particular attention is given to real-world clinical research, pharmacist-led interventions and supportive care measures that enable patients to maintain treatment intensity and duration.
In addition, this Special Issue welcomes studies on immunotherapy-related adverse event management, combination strategies integrating chemotherapy and immunotherapy and innovative approaches to personalize treatment based on patient characteristics. By integrating clinical oncology, oncology pharmacy and supportive care perspectives, this Special Issue aims to provide practical insights that translate into improved treatment outcomes for patients with gastric cancer.
Prof. Dr. Beate Rau
Dr. Kazuo Kobayashi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- gastric cancer
- chemotherapy response
- immunotherapy
- treatment adherence
- adverse event management
- oncology pharmacy
- pharmacist intervention
- oral anticancer agents
- medication safety
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