Immunotherapy boosts chemo before stomach cancer surgery in new trial

NCT ID NCT06576921

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This phase 2 trial tests whether adding the immunotherapy drug serplulimab to standard chemotherapy before surgery helps patients with advanced stomach or gastroesophageal junction cancer. About 116 participants will receive either the combo or chemo alone for three cycles before and after surgery. The main goal is to see if the combo increases the rate of complete tumor disappearance.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

serplulimab (an immunotherapy drug) combined with chemotherapy (nab-paclitaxel, S-1, oxaliplatin)

What this could lead to

If it works, this could lead to a more effective pre-surgery treatment for advanced stomach cancer, helping more patients achieve complete tumor removal.

What could go wrong

This is an early phase 2 trial with only 116 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Adding immunotherapy to chemo can increase side effects like immune-related inflammation.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

gastric cancer gastric neoplasm gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

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Locations

  • Department of Digestive surgery, Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Air Force Medical University, Xi' an, China

    RECRUITING

    Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, China

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  • Department of General Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Medical University

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    Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, China

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  • Department of General Surgery, The 986th Military Hospital, Air Force Medical University

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    Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, China

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

  • The fourth hospital of Hebei Medical University

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    Shijiazhuang, Heibei Province, 050000, China

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  • Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital

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    Tianjin, 300060, China

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