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. 2021 Jul 1;41(8):747–795. doi: 10.1002/cac2.12193
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;