New hope for stomach cancer: experimental drug combo targets tough tumors
NCT ID NCT07327229
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 30, 2026 · Updated 6 times
Summary
This study tests a new drug called ATG-022 combined with the immunotherapy pembrolizumab (Keytruda), with or without chemotherapy, in people with advanced stomach or gastroesophageal junction cancer that has a specific marker (CLDN18.2) and is HER2-negative. The trial aims to find the best dose and see if the combination shrinks tumors or slows cancer growth. About 132 participants will be enrolled.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ATG-022 (an experimental antibody) plus pembrolizumab (Keytruda) with or without chemotherapy (capecitabine and oxaliplatin)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new treatment option for people with a specific type of advanced stomach cancer that has limited current therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial (phase 1/2) with a small number of participants, so the combination may not prove effective or safe enough for wider use. Side effects from the drugs and chemotherapy are possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 132 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Provision of signed and dated, written informed consent prior to any study-specific procedures, sampling, and analyses. 2. Aged ≥18 years as of the date of consent. 3. Histological or cytological confirmation of gastric cancer or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma with CLDN 18.2 positive, HER2-negative and PD-L1 positive expression. 4. Archival tumor tissue sample within 36 months prior to participating in the study or newly obtained biopsy of a tumor lesion not previously irradiated should be provided for testing of CLDN 18.2 and PD-L1 expression for determining the criteria. 5. At least 1 measurable lesion per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1 by investigators. 6. Estimated life expectancy of a minimum of 12 weeks. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Known active central nervous system metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis. Participants with previously treated brain metastases may participate provided they are radiologically stable (i.e., without evidence of progression) for at least 4 weeks as confirmed by repeat imaging performed during the study screening, are clinically stable and have not required steroid treatment for at least 14 days before the first dose of study intervention. 2. Prior exposure to CLDN 18.2 ADC, CLDN 18.2 chimeric antigen receptor T-cell immunotherapy or agents containing MMAE. 3. Prior systemic anticancer therapy including investigational agents within 4 weeks before the first dose of study treatment or within a period during which the investigational product or systemic anticancer treatment has not been cleared from the body (e.g., a period of 5 'halflives'), whichever is the most appropriate as judged by the investigator. 4. Received any prior immunotherapy and was discontinued from that treatment due to a Grade 3 or higher irAE (except endocrine disorders that can be treated with replacement therapy) or was discontinued from that treatment due to Grade 2 myocarditis or recurrent Grade 2 pneumonitis. 5. Prior radiotherapy within 4 weeks of start of study intervention, or has radiation-related toxicities, requiring corticosteroids. Two weeks or fewer of palliative radiotherapy for non- central nervous system disease is permitted. The last radiotherapy treatment must have been performed at least 7 days before the first dose of study intervention 6. Prior a live or live-attenuated vaccine within 30 days before the first dose of study intervention. Administration of killed vaccines is allowed. 7. Prior major surgery (excluding placement of vascular access) within 28 days of the first dose of study treatment or minor surgical procedures≤7 days. No waiting is required following implantable port and catheter placement.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
30 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Anhui Provincial Hospital
RECRUITINGHefei, Anhui, China
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Anyang Tumor Hospital
RECRUITINGAnyang, Henan, China
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Beijing Cancer hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, China
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Cancer Institute&Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLangfang, Hebei, China
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Fujian Provincial Cnacer Hospital
RECRUITINGFuzhou, Fujian, China
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Gansu Provincial Cnacer Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLanzhou, Gansu, China
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General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University
RECRUITINGYinchuan, Ningxia, China
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Henan Cnacer Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGZhengzhou, Henan, China
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Hubei Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGWuhan, Hubei, China
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Jiangsu Province Hospital
RECRUITINGNanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Jinan Central Hospital
RECRUITINGJinan, Shandong, China
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Shandong Cancer Hospital &Institue
RECRUITINGJinan, Shandong, China
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Shanxi provincial cancer hospital
RECRUITINGTaiyuan, Shanxi, China
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The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University
RECRUITINGQingdao, Shandong, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University
RECRUITINGHefei, Anhui, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan Medical Hospital
RECRUITINGXinxiang, Henan, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University
RECRUITINGNanchang, Jiangxi, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of XI'AN Jiaotong University
RECRUITINGXi’an, Shanxi, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University
RECRUITINGXiamen, Fujian, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University
RECRUITINGWenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhenghzou University
RECRUITINGZhengzhou, Henan, China
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The First Hospital of China Medical University
RECRUITINGShenyang, Liaoning, China
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The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University
RECRUITINGTaiyuan, Shanxi, China
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The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University
RECRUITINGShijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
RECRUITINGSuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Tianjin Medical Universuty Cancer Institute & Hospital
RECRUITINGTianjin, Tianjin Municipality, China
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Tongji Medical College of HUST
RECRUITINGWuhan, Hubei, China
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Tongren Hospital Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
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West China Hospital, Sichuan University
RECRUITINGChengdu, Sichuan, China
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Xuzhou Central Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGXuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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