| HER2 status | Grade I recommendations | Grade II recommendations | Grade III recommendations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Positivei | Trastuzumab combined with oxaliplatin/cisplatin + 5‐FU/capecitabine (Evidence 1A) | Trastuzumab combined with oxaliplatin/cisplatin + tegafur (Evidence 2B) |
Trastuzumab combined with other first‐line chemotherapy regimens, excluding anthracyclines (Evidence 3) |
| Negativeb‐f | Oxaliplatin + fluorouracil (5‐FU/capecitabine/tegafur) (Evidence 1A) | Three‐drug combination regimens, i.e. DCF and mDCF (Evidence 1B) for patients in good physical conditions and with large tumor burden | |
| Paclitaxel/docetaxel + fluorouracil (5‐FU/capecitabine/tegafur) (Evidence 2A) | |||
| Cisplatin + fluorouracil (5‐FU/capecitabine/tegafur) (Evidence 1A) | |||
| For PD‐L1 CPS≥5 patients, Chemotherapy (FOLFOX/XELOX) combined with nivolumab (Evidence 1a) m,n. |
For PD‐L1 CPS≥1 patients, pembrolizumab monotherapy can be recommendedn |
Abbreviations: HER2, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2; 5‐FU, 5‐fluorouracil; ECF, Epirubicin + Cisplatin + 5‐FU; DCF, Docetaxel + Cisplatin + 5‐FU; mDCF, modified DCF; FOLFOX, leucovorin calcium + 5‐FU + oxaliplatin; XELOX, capecitabine + oxaliplatin; PD‐L1 CPS, programmed death ligand‐1 combined positive score;