Hotspots in basic and translational research of gastric cancer

doi:10.16139/j.1007-9610.2023.01.02

Abstract

Abstract:

The morbidity and mortality of gastric cancer are high, while the overall therapeutic effect is poor without satisfactory. Clinical obstacles, such as low early-diagnosis rate, tumor heterogeneity, lack of accurate classification and precise treatment, therapeutic resistance, recurrence and metastasis, are the key point issues to the lower efficacy in treatment of gastric cancer. In order to solve these clinical problems, it is necessary to devote more energy to the basic research of gastric cancer, including tumor genomics; gene editing; tumor microenvironment; inflammation, aging and tumor; cell differentiation disorders; autophagy and cell death; metabolic disorders; immunotherapy and drug development. This paper will summarize the clinical obstacles in the treatment of gastric cancer, and describe the directions of basic research on these clinical problems in future, so as to provide notions for the translational research of gastric cancer.

Key words: Gastric cancer, Translational medicine, Genomics, Immunotherapy

CLC Number:

R735.2

LI Jianfang, YU Junxian, YAN Chao, ZHU Zhenggang, LIU Bingya. Hotspots in basic and translational research of gastric cancer[J]. Journal of Surgery Concepts & Practice, 2023, 28(01): 7-16.

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