Barriers and Priorities for Immunotherapy Implementation in Advanced Gastric Cancer: Findings from a Two-Phase Qualitative Study
Angela Ragonese, Mario Airoldi, Maria Costanza Aquilano, Graziana Arborea, Katia Bencardino, Federica Castri, Ferdinando De Vita, Claudio Lotesoriere, Iacopo Panarese, Paolo Pochettino, Maria Antonietta Satolli, Antonia Strippoli, Annamaria Valentini, Paolo Sciattella, MAGIC Working Group · 2026
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Angela Ragonese and co-authors study why immune therapy use varies in advanced stomach cancer in Italy, in a 2026 paper. The treatment beats standard chemotherapy on survival, yet access differs by place and centre. The team ran a two-phase study to name the blocks and agree on fixes.
A focus group of cancer and lab experts from five national centres flagged slow biomarker tests, varied sample handling, and weak tracking of tissue sent between hospitals. Specialists also talked too little with each other. A wider survey of nineteen experts then backed shared fixes: map regional gaps, copy network models that work, add new markers with training, and use digital tools for hard cases. Every proposal passed the agreed consensus bar.
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| CREATOR | Angela Ragonese, Mario Airoldi, Maria Costanza Aquilano, Graziana Arborea, Katia Bencardino, Federica Castri, Ferdinando De Vita, Claudio Lotesoriere, Iacopo Panarese, Paolo Pochettino, Maria Antonietta Satolli, Antonia Strippoli, Annamaria Valentini, Paolo Sciattella, MAGIC Working Group |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |