New drug pumitamig takes on nivolumab in stomach cancer showdown

NCT ID NCT07221149

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 4 times

Summary

This study compares two drug combinations for people with advanced stomach, gastroesophageal junction, or esophageal cancer that hasn't been treated yet. One group gets pumitamig plus chemotherapy, the other gets nivolumab plus chemotherapy. The goal is to see which combo works better at shrinking tumors and extending life. About 690 participants will take part in this blinded, randomized trial.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
pumitamig (also called BMS-986545, BNT327, PM8002)
What this could lead to
If pumitamig works better than nivolumab, it could offer a new first-line treatment option for people with advanced stomach or esophageal cancer, potentially improving tumor shrinkage and survival.
What could go wrong
This is an early-to-mid stage trial (phase 2/3), so results are not guaranteed. Pumitamig may not prove superior to the current standard (nivolumab), and side effects from combining it with chemotherapy could be significant.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • AOU della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli

    RECRUITING

    Naples, Campania, 80138, Italy

  • Aichi Cancer Center Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Nagoya, Aichi-ken, 464-8681, Japan

  • Asan Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Seoul, Seoul-teukbyeolsi [Seoul], 05505, South Korea

  • Beijing Cancer hospital

    RECRUITING

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100142, China

  • CHRU de Brest

    RECRUITING

    Brest, Finistère, 29609, France

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes - L' Hopital l'hôtel-Dieu

    RECRUITING

    Nantes, Pays de la Loire Region, 44093, France

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitiers

    RECRUITING

    Poitiers, Vienne, 86021, France

  • Centre Leon Berard

    RECRUITING

    Lyon Cedex08, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 69373, France

  • Centro Médico Fleischer

    RECRUITING

    Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, C1414, Argentina

  • Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones clínicas "Dr. Norberto Quirno" (CEMIC)

    RECRUITING

    Buenos Aires, C1431FWO, Argentina

  • Centro de Investigação Clínica Ciências Médicas

    RECRUITING

    Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 30140-085, Brazil

  • Centrul de Oncologie "Sfântul Nectarie"

    RECRUITING

    Craiova, Dolj, 200542, Romania

  • Charité - Universitaetsmedizin Berlin - Campus Bejnamin Franklin

    RECRUITING

    Berlin, 10117, Germany

  • Clinica Viver

    RECRUITING

    Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, 97015-373, Brazil

  • Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra

    RECRUITING

    Pamplona, Navarre, 31009, Spain

  • Emory University

    RECRUITING

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30308, United States

  • Facharztzentrum Eppendorf

    RECRUITING

    Hamburg, 20249, Germany

  • Faculdade de Medicina de Sao Jose do Rio Preto

    RECRUITING

    São José do Rio Preto, 15090-000, Brazil

  • Florida Cancer Specialists - North

    RECRUITING

    St. Petersburg, Florida, 33701, United States

  • Florida Cancer Specialists - South

    RECRUITING

    Fort Myers, Florida, 33901, United States

  • Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori

    RECRUITING

    Milan, 20133, Italy

  • Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

    RECRUITING

    Roma, 00168, Italy

  • Fujian Cancer Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Fuzhou, Fujian, 350014, China

  • Guangxi Medical University Affiliated Tumor Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Nanning, Guangxi, 530200, China

  • H.R.U Málaga - Hospital General

    RECRUITING

    Málaga, 29011, Spain

  • Hopital Claude Huriez - CHU de Lille

    RECRUITING

    Lille, Nord, 59000, France

  • Hospital Clinico San Carlos

    RECRUITING

    Madrid, 28040, Spain

  • Hospital Clinico de Valencia

    RECRUITING

    Valencia, Valenciana, Comunitat, 46010, Spain

  • Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon

    RECRUITING

    Madrid, 28007, Spain

  • Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires

    RECRUITING

    ABB, Buenos Aires F.D., C1199ABB, Argentina

  • Hospital Universitario La Paz

    RECRUITING

    Madrid, 28046, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla

    RECRUITING

    Santander, Cantabria, 39008, Spain

  • Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre

    RECRUITING

    Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90035-903, Brazil

  • Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou

    RECRUITING

    Paris, 75015, France

  • Instituto Alexander Fleming

    RECRUITING

    Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, C1426ANZ, Argentina

  • Institutul Oncologic Cluj

    RECRUITING

    Cluj-Napoca, 400015, Romania

  • Institutul Regional de Gastroenterologie și Hepatologie Prof. Dr. Octavian Fodor

    RECRUITING

    Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, 400162, Romania

  • Institutul Regional de Oncologie

    RECRUITING

    Iași, 700483, Romania

  • Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS

    RECRUITING

    Padova, Veneto, 35128, Italy

  • Krankenhaus Nordwest GmbH

    RECRUITING

    Frankfurt, 60488, Germany

  • Liga Norte Riograndense Contra o Câncer

    RECRUITING

    Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, 59062-000, Brazil

  • Local Institution - 0002

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Minami-Ku, Fukuoka, 811-1347, Japan

  • Local Institution - 0004

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Osaka, Osaka, 5418567, Japan

  • Local Institution - 0006

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Gifu, 501-1194, Japan

  • Local Institution - 0012

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Matsuyama, Ehime, 791-0280, Japan

  • Local Institution - 0014

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Chiba, Chiba, 260-8717, Japan

  • Local Institution - 0015

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Yokohama, Kanagawa, 2418515, Japan

  • Local Institution - 0024

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Sendai, 980-8574, Japan

  • Local Institution - 0026

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Nagaizumi-cho,Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan

  • Local Institution - 0029

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Kurashiki, Okayama-ken, 710-8602, Japan

  • Local Institution - 0055

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, 8420383, Chile

  • Local Institution - 0056

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, 7710007, Chile

  • Local Institution - 0060

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Marseille, 13385, France

  • Local Institution - 0068

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, 7500921, Chile

  • Local Institution - 0088

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Calgary, Alberta, T2N 5G2, Canada

  • Local Institution - 0093

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Manisa, 45030, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • Local Institution - 0108

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Edirne, 22030, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • Local Institution - 0111

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Ankara, 06230, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • Local Institution - 0112

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Leipzig, 04103, Germany

  • Local Institution - 0119

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 3A7, Canada

  • Local Institution - 0125

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Kadiköy/Istanbul, 41380, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • Local Institution - 0128

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Sakarya, 54100, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • Local Institution - 0166

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Turin, Piedmont, 10126, Italy

  • Local Institution - 0175

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1H 5N4, Canada

  • Local Institution - 0176

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Liverpool, New South Wales, 2170, Australia

  • Local Institution - 0222

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States

  • Local Institution - 0232

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510000, China

  • Local Institution - 0237

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150081, China

  • Local Institution - 0243

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030001, China

  • Local Institution - 0244

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Shenyang, Liaoning, 110042, China

  • Local Institution - 0245

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States

  • Local Institution - 0248

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 300060, China

  • Local Institution - 0249

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Zhengzhou, Henan, 450008, China

  • Local Institution - 0252

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310052, China

  • Local Institution - 0256

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210009, China

  • Local Institution - 0259

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States

  • Local Institution - 0260

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China

  • Local Institution - 0268

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States

  • Local Institution - 0269

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Shanghai, 200032, China

  • Local Institution - 0273

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Jinan, Shandong, 250117, China

  • Local Institution - 0274

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Rochester, New York, 14642, United States

  • Local Institution - 0279

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Wuhan, Hubei, 430079, China

  • Local Institution - 0282

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Weihui, Henan, 453100, China

  • Local Institution - 0284

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85054, United States

  • Local Institution - 0286

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Omaha, Nebraska, 68198, United States

  • Local Institution - 0292

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Changsha, Hunan, 410031, China

  • Local Institution - 0300

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING
  • Local Institution - 0302

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Puducherry, 605006, India

  • Local Institution - 0305

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400012, India

  • Local Institution - 0306

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Nashik, Dādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and Diu, 422001, India

  • Local Institution - 0310

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Pune, 411001, India

  • Local Institution - 0354

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Glasgow, G12 0YN, United Kingdom

  • Local Institution - 0376

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Takatsuki, Osaka, 569-8686, Japan

  • Local Institution - 0379

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States

  • Local Institution - 0388

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Barcelona, Barcelona [Barcelona], 08035, Spain

  • Local Institution - 0394

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, 68020, Mexico

  • Local Institution - 0395

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Mexico City, Mexico City, 14000, Mexico

  • Local Institution - 0396

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Mexico City, DIF, 03100, Mexico

  • Local Institution - 0397

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Mexico City, Mexico City, 14000, Mexico

  • Local Institution - 0398

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, 760032, Colombia

  • Local Institution - 0399

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Pasto, Departamento de Nariño, 520001, Colombia

  • Local Institution - 0403

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Delhi, 110029, India

  • Local Institution - 0408

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003, China

  • Local Institution - 0409

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, China

  • Local Institution - 0428

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    San Francisco, California, 94158, United States

  • Local Institution - 0433

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32224, United States

  • Local Institution - 0437

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States

  • Local Institution - 0440

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225001, China

  • Local Institution - 0443

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States

  • Lyell McEwin Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Elizabeth Vale, South Australia, 5112, Australia

  • Mazowiecki Szpital Onkologiczny

    RECRUITING

    Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 03-411, Poland

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    RECRUITING

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • Missouri Cancer Associates

    RECRUITING

    Columbia, Missouri, 65201, United States

  • Moffitt Cancer Center

    RECRUITING

    Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States

  • Monash Health

    RECRUITING

    Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia

  • Narodowy Instytut Onkologii im. Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie - Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy w Warszawie

    RECRUITING

    Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 02-034, Poland

  • National Cancer Center Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan

  • National Cancer Center Hospital East

    RECRUITING

    Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8577, Japan

  • Nationales Centrum Fur Tumorerkrankungen (Nct)

    RECRUITING

    Heidelberg, 69120, Germany

  • Northwell Health/ RJ Zuckerberg Cancer Center

    RECRUITING

    Lake Success, New York, 11042, United States

  • Northwest Cancer Specialists, P.C.

    RECRUITING

    Portland, Oregon, 97213-2982, United States

  • Núcleo de Oncologia e Hematologia do Ceará

    RECRUITING

    Fortaleza, Ceará, 60115-281, Brazil

  • Oncology Associates Of Oregon, Pc

    RECRUITING

    Eugene, Oregon, 97401, United States

  • Oncology and Hematology Associates of Southwest Virginia, Inc. - Salem

    RECRUITING

    Salem, Virginia, 24153, United States

  • Ospedale San Raffaele

    RECRUITING

    Milan, 20132, Italy

  • Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust

    RECRUITING

    Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 7LJ, United Kingdom

  • Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

    RECRUITING

    Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9, Canada

  • Royal Marsden Hospital

    RECRUITING

    London, SW3 6JJ, United Kingdom

  • S.C. Centrul de Oncologie Euroclinic S.R.L.

    RECRUITING

    Iași, 700106, Romania

  • SC Radiotherapy Center Cluj SRL

    RECRUITING

    Florești, Cluj, 407280, Romania

  • SCRI Oncology Partners

    RECRUITING

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States

  • SP ZOZ Opolskie Centrum Onkologii im. prof. Tadeusza Koszarowskiego w Opolu

    RECRUITING

    Opole, Opole Voivodeship, 45-061, Poland

  • Samsung Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Seoul, Seoul-teukbyeolsi [Seoul], 06351, South Korea

  • Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Seongnam, Kyǒnggi-do, 13620, South Korea

  • Seoul National University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Seoul, Seoul-teukbyeolsi [Seoul], 03080, South Korea

  • Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System

    RECRUITING

    Seoul, Seoul-teukbyeolsi [Seoul], 03722, South Korea

  • Shanghai East Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200120, China

  • St Bartholomew's Hospital

    RECRUITING

    London, London, City of, EC1A 7BE, United Kingdom

  • St. John of God Murdoch Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Murdoch, Western Australia, 6150, Australia

  • Sunshine Coast University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Birtinya, Queensland, 4575, Australia

  • Tennessee Oncology

    RECRUITING

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States

  • Texas Oncology

    RECRUITING

    Beaumont, Texas, 77702, United States

  • Texas Oncology - Amarillo Cancer Center

    RECRUITING

    Amarillo, Texas, 79124, United States

  • Texas Oncology - DFW

    RECRUITING

    Grapevine, Texas, 76051, United States

  • Texas Oncology - Northeast Texas

    RECRUITING

    Denison, Texas, 75020, United States

  • Texas Oncology - San Antonio

    RECRUITING

    San Antonio, Texas, 78240, United States

  • Texas Oncology-Austin Central

    RECRUITING

    Austin, Texas, 78731, United States

  • The Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR

    RECRUITING

    Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-8550, Japan

  • The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

    RECRUITING

    Manchester, M20 4BX, United Kingdom

  • The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust - Royal Marsden Hospital (RMH) - Sutton

    RECRUITING

    Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5PT, United Kingdom

  • The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University

    RECRUITING

    Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510655, China

  • The University of Osaka Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan

  • UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

    RECRUITING

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, United States

  • Universitaetsklinikum Ulm

    RECRUITING

    Ulm, 89081, Germany

  • Universitaetsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universitaet Mainz

    RECRUITING

    Mainz, 55131, Germany

  • University of California, Irvine (UCI) Health - UC Irvine Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Orange, California, 92868, United States

  • University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

    RECRUITING

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center - University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States

  • Universitätsmedizin Mannheim

    RECRUITING

    Mannheim, 68167, Germany

  • Warringal Medical Centre

    RECRUITING

    Melbourne, Victoria, 3084, Australia

  • Wojewódzkie Centrum Szpitalne Kotliny Jeleniogórskiej

    RECRUITING

    Jelenia Góra, 58-506, Poland

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