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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Mar 15, 2025; 17(3): 100997
Published online Mar 15, 2025. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v17.i3.100997
Mapping the landscape of gastric cancer immunotherapy: Bibliometric insights into advances and hotspots
Zhen Yuan, Jing-Hang Wang, Hao Cui, Shu-Yuan Wang, Bo Wei, Jian-Xin Cui
Zhen Yuan, Jing-Hang Wang, Hao Cui, Shu-Yuan Wang, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
Zhen Yuan, Jing-Hang Wang, Hao Cui, Bo Wei, Jian-Xin Cui, Department of General Surgery, The First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
Co-first authors: Zhen Yuan and Jing-Hang Wang.
Co-corresponding authors: Bo Wei and Jian-Xin Cui.
Author contributions: Yuan Z and Wang JH contribute equally to this study as co-first authors; Wei B and Cui JX contribute equally to this study as co-corresponding authors; Yuan Z contributed to design of the study, data analysis and design; Wang JH contributed to data collection, figure revision and draft manuscript; Cui H and Wang SY contributed to make significant revisions to the thesis; Wei B and Cui JX contributed to fund and approval of the final version of the paper.
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 82073192 and No. 82273231; Beijing Science and Technology Program, No. Z221100007422125; and The Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital Medical Engineering Laboratory Project, No. 2022SYSZZKY16.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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Corresponding author: Jian-Xin Cui, MD, Chief Doctor, Department of General Surgery, The First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 28 Fuxing Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100853, China. cuijx_doctor@163.com
Received: September 1, 2024
Revised: December 11, 2024
Accepted: December 31, 2024
Published online: March 15, 2025
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Core Tip: This study employs bibliometric analysis to systematically elucidate the landscape of gastric cancer (GC) immunotherapy literature. Immunotherapy for GC has become a prominent research area, consistently attracting scientific scrutiny. Principal research topics include the prognostic evaluation of immunotherapy, immune microenvironment dynamics, synergistic strategies with targeted therapy, adoptive immunotherapy strategies, and the immunological treatment of gastroesophageal junction cancer. These topics continue to be at the forefront of current research initiatives.