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By integrating existing single-cell, spatial transcriptomic, and clinical evidence, this review proposes a unified bimodal model of the Treg tumor microenvironment. Within this framework, the immune status in gastric cancer is determined by the dynamic equilibrium between immunosuppressive stable-type Tregs and pro-inflammatory fragile-type Tregs. H. pylori is posited as the master upstream regulator of this balance, capable of driving Treg differentiation toward either stability or fragility through temporally specific signaling pathways. Based on this framework, we introduce the Treg Stability-Fragility(Treg-SF) score, which incorporates Treg functional state, H. pylori infection status, and CD8\n                    <jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>\n                    T cell density as independently weighted variables within a unified model to predict immunotherapy efficacy. 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