Drug cocktail aims to shrink stomach tumors before surgery in small trial
NCT ID NCT07151209
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests a combination of two immunotherapy drugs (iparomlimab and tuvonralimab), a targeted therapy (lenvatinib), and chemotherapy (SOX) in 20 people with a specific type of advanced stomach or gastroesophageal junction cancer (MSI-H/dMMR). The goal is to see if this treatment can completely eliminate the tumor before surgery, potentially improving outcomes. The study is not yet recruiting.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- iparomlimab, tuvonralimab, lenvatinib, and SOX chemotherapy (oxaliplatin and S-1)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could shrink advanced gastric tumors enough to allow surgical removal, potentially improving long-term survival.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 20 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The drug combination also carries risks of serious side effects like immune reactions and organ damage.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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 to 75 years
- 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: * Able to understand and agree to comply with study requirements and the assessment schedule, and voluntarily sign the written informed consent form (ICF) before any trial-related procedures are implemented; * Age greater than 18 years, regardless of gender. Histologically confirmed unresectable locally advanced or metastatic G/GEJ adenocarcinoma. * No prior systemic treatment for unresectable locally advanced or metastatic G/GEJ adenocarcinoma. Previous neoadjuvant and/or adjuvant therapy is acceptable, but all systemic treatments must have been completed at least 6 months prior to the diagnosis of unresectable or metastatic disease. * PD-L1 combined positive score (CPS) less than 1 as determined by tissue testing. * At least one measurable lesion according to RECIST 1.1 criteria. * ECOG performance status 0-1. * Life expectancy \>3 months. * Adequate organ and marrow function: Exclusion Criteria: * 1\. Known HER2-positive expression (immunohistochemistry \[IHC\] 3+ or 2+ with a fluorescence in situ hybridization HER2:CEP17 ratio ≥2). * Presence of other malignancies within 5 years prior to treatment, with the exception of adequately treated cervical carcinoma in situ, basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, locally treated prostate cancer, and ductal carcinoma in situ (hormone therapy for non-metastatic prostate cancer or breast cancer is permitted). * Known central nervous system metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis. * Patients with severe cardiac, pulmonary, hepatic, or renal dysfunction. * Hypertension that cannot be controlled with antihypertensive medications (systolic blood pressure \>140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure \>90 mmHg). * History of bleeding within 4 weeks prior to screening, with any bleeding event graded as ≥3 according to CTCAE 5.0. * Thrombotic events (arterial or venous) within 6 months prior to screening, such as cerebrovascular accident, deep vein thrombosis (excluding previously thrombosed veins deemed healed by the investigator), and pulmonary embolism. * History of immunodeficiency, or other acquired or congenital immunodeficiency diseases, or history of organ transplantation. * Patients who have previously received anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or anti-CTLA-4 antibodies at any time.
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