Avelumab (anti–PD-L1) as first-line switch-maintenance or second-line therapy in patients with advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer: phase 1b results from the JAVELIN Solid Tumor trial

Avelumab (anti–PD-L1) as first-line switch-maintenance or second-line therapy in patients with advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer: phase 1b results from the JAVELIN Solid Tumor trial

Abstract Background We evaluated the antitumor activity and safety of avelumab, a human anti–PD-L1 IgG1 antibody, as first-line switch-maintenance (1 L-mn) or second-line (2 L) treatment in patients with advanced gastric/gastroesophageal cancer (GC/GEJC) previously treated with chemotherapy. Methods...

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Main Authors: Hyun Cheol Chung, Hendrik-Tobias Arkenau, Jeeyun Lee, Sun Young Rha, Do-Youn Oh, Lucjan Wyrwicz, Yoon-Koo Kang, Keun-Wook Lee, Jeffrey R. Infante, Sung Sook Lee, Margaret Kemeny, Ulrich Keilholz, Bohuslav Melichar, Alain Mita, Ruth Plummer, Denis Smith, Arnold B. Gelb, Huiling Xiong, Janet Hong, Vikram Chand, Howard Safran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-02-01
Series:Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
Subjects:
Avelumab
Metastatic
Gastric
Esophagogastric junction
Adenocarcinoma
Maintenance
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40425-019-0508-1

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