The gut microbiome affects response of treatments in HER2-negative advanced gastric cancer.

Gut microbiome affects response of treatments in HER2-negative advanced gastric cancer in a treatment-specific way, immunotherapy plus chemotherapy did not equal to a simple superposition of immunotherapy and chemotherapy. Lactobacillus is expected to become a novel choice as an adjuvant agent in promoting the efficacy of immunotherapy in gastric cancer.