New drug combo shows promise for Tough-to-Treat stomach cancers
NCT ID NCT07546812
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 21, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This Phase 2 trial is testing a new drug called denikitug, alone or combined with other cancer drugs, in 120 people with advanced HER2-negative stomach, gastroesophageal junction, or esophageal cancer that has worsened after initial treatment. The main goal is to see if the drug can shrink tumors. Researchers will also track how long any response lasts and how long participants live without the cancer growing.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Denikitug (also called GS-1811), given alone or with nivolumab, ramucirumab, or paclitaxel
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new treatment option for people with advanced stomach or esophageal cancer that has stopped responding to initial therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2 trial with only 120 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug may not shrink tumors or could cause side effects.
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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 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2030
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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of locally advanced, unresectable, or metastatic gastric, gastroesophageal junction (GEJ), or esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). * Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative status, as determined by local assessment using a validated immunohistochemistry assay, in situ hybridization or other amplification testing. * Has had disease progression during or after first line of systemic therapy for advanced or metastatic gastric, GEJ, or EACs, which must have included at least one of the following: 1. Platinum- and fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy. 2. Therapy with an anti-programmed cell death protein 1 (PD1) or anti-programmed cell death ligand 1 (anti-PD-L1) monoclonal antibody (patients with PD-L1-positive tumors must have received prior PD-1/PD-L1-based therapy). 3. Zolbetuximab or other Claudin-18 (CLDN18).2-targeted therapy, if indicated based on biomarker status. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score of 0-1. * Have adequate organ function. * Male individuals and female individuals of childbearing potential who engage in heterosexual intercourse must agree to use methods of contraception. Key Exclusion Criteria: * Active or history of autoimmune disease requiring systemic treatment within 2 years, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) (Crohn's/ulcerative colitis), celiac disease, or noninfectious enteritis/colitis. (Physiologic hormone replacement not considered systemic treatment). * History or current noninfectious pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease, including radiation-induced pneumonitis requiring steroids or active/recurrent pneumonitis of any etiology. * Documented microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) or deficient mismatch repair (dMMR) disease by local polymerase chain reaction (PCR) (microsatellite status) and/or informed consent form (ICH) (mismatch repair (MMR)) assay * (For Part 2 only) Has known history of peripheral neuropathy ≥ Grade 2 (per National Cancer Institute(NCI)-Common Tenninology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Version 5.0). * (For Part 2 only) Known coagulopathy that increases the risk of bleeding, bleeding diatheses. Any other Grade 3 or higher hemorrhage/bleeding event within 28 days prior to enrollment. Prior/Concurrent Therapy or Clinical Study Experience * Prior treatment with DEN or other C-C chemokine receptor 8 (CCR8)-targeted agents. * Prior Lonsurf (trifluridine-tipiracil) or paclitaxel (PAC)-based regimens in the first-line setting for advanced/metastatic gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma. * Any systemic therapy (including investigational) targeting vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) or VEGF receptor (VEGFR) signaling pathways. * Anticancer biologic within 4 weeks, orchemotherapy, targeted small molecule, or radiation therapy within 2 weeks prior to enrollment with unresolved adverse events (AE)s (Grade \>2). (Observational study participants are eligible). * Prior allogenic tissue/solid organ or stem cell transplantation. (Exception: corneal transplant not requiring systemic immunosuppression is allowed). Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.
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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
14 sites in 5 countries. 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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Centre Leon Berard, department of medical oncology
RECRUITINGLyon, 69008, France
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Chris O'Brien Lifehouse
RECRUITINGCamperdown, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
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Dana Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI)
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Flinders Medical Centre
RECRUITINGBedford Park, South Australia, 5042, Australia
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Hollywood Private Hospital
RECRUITINGNedlands, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
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Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia
RECRUITINGValencia, 46010, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 8035, Spain
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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28041, Spain
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Institut Paoli-Calmettes, department of medical oncology
RECRUITINGMarseille, 13009, France
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Massachusetts General Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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New York Oncology Hematology
RECRUITINGAlbany, New York, 12206, United States
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Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
RECRUITINGHerston, Queensland, 4029, Australia
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Royal North Shore Hospital
RECRUITINGSt Leonards, New South Wales, 2065, Australia
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Seoul National University Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, 03830, South Korea
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Weill Cornell Medicine - New York Presbyterian Hospital
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10021, United States
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