Stomach cancer drug combo trial halted midway
NCT ID NCT04363801
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new drug called DKN-01 combined with tislelizumab and chemotherapy for people with advanced stomach or gastroesophageal junction cancer that could not be removed by surgery. The trial enrolled 247 adults who had not received prior treatment or whose cancer had worsened after first-line therapy. The study was terminated early, so results are limited, but the goal was to see if the combination could slow cancer growth and improve survival.
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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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247 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2020
- Finished
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Mar 2025
- 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: Part A \& C: 1. No previous therapy for cancer. Patients may have received prior neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy as long it was completed without disease recurrence for at least 6 months since last treatment. Part B Only: 2. Disease progression during first-line therapy or within 4 months after the last dose of first-line therapy. 3. Documentation of elevated Dickkopf-1 (DKK1) messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) expression from a fresh tumor biopsy or a biopsy obtained within the 6 months of screening. Part C Only: 4. Documentation of programmed cell death protein ligand-1 (PD-L1) combined positive score (CPS) by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and DKK1 mRNA expression in tumor cells by ISH from a fresh tumor biopsy (preferred) or archived tumor biopsy specimen conducted in a Sponsor designated central laboratory. General: 5. Able to provide written informed consent prior to any study-specific procedures. 6. Age ≥18 years on the day of signing the informed consent (exception: ≥19 years in the Republic of Korea). 7. Confirmed diagnosis of gastric adenocarcinoma or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma. 8. One or more tumors measurable on radiographic imaging as defined by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumor (RECIST) 1.1. 9. Tumor tissue for mandatory pre-treatment evaluation (fresh biopsy \[preferred\] or archived specimen). 10. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 1 within 7 days of first dose of study drug 11. Acceptable liver, renal, hematologic, and coagulation function 12. Females of childbearing potential and male partners of female patients must agree to use adequate contraception during the study and for 6 months after their last dose of study drug. 13. Non-sterile males must be willing to use a highly effective method of birth control for the duration of the study and for at least 6 months after the last dose of study drugs. Exclusion: Part A \& C Only: 1. Diagnosis of HER2-positive G/GEJ adenocarcinoma. 2. Unable to swallow capsules or disease significantly affected gastrointestinal function such as malabsorption syndrome, resection of the stomach or small bowel, bariatric surgery procedures, symptomatic inflammatory bowel disease, or partial or complete bowel obstruction (for those receiving CAPOX in Part C). 3. Prior therapy with an anti-programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) or anti-PD-L1 antibody. Part B Only: 4. Major surgery or chemotherapy within 21 days of first dose of study drug. General: 5. Squamous cell or undifferentiated or other histological type of gastric cancer. 6. Prior therapy with an anti-PD-L2 or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T-cell co-stimulation or co-inhibitory checkpoint pathways in any treatment setting (including adjuvant/neoadjuvant) or prior therapy with an anti-DKK1 agent. 7. Patients with active autoimmune diseases or history of autoimmune diseases that may relapse. 8. Any condition that required treatment with steroids or any other immune suppressive drugs within 14 days prior to first dose of study drug. 9. Active leptomeningeal disease or uncontrolled brain metastases. 10. Any active cancer ≤ 2 years before first dose of study drug with the exception of cancer for this study. 11. Uncontrolled diabetes or \>Grade 1 laboratory test abnormalities in potassium, sodium, or corrected calcium despite standard medical management or ≥Grade 3 hypoalbuminemia within 14 days before first dose of study drug. 12. Uncontrollable pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites requiring frequent drainage within 7 days prior to first dose of study drug. 13. Clinically significant anorexia within 7 days prior to first dose of study drug. 14. History of interstitial lung disease, non-infectious pneumonitis, pulmonary fibrosis, acute lung disease, or uncontrolled systemic diseases. 15. Active, uncontrolled bacterial, viral, or fungal infections, within 14 days of study entry requiring systemic therapy. 16. Prior allogeneic stem cell transplantation or organ transplantation. 17. History of severe hypersensitivity reactions to other monoclonal antibodies or any components of study treatment. 18. Known dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency. 19. New York Heart Association Class III or IV cardiac disease, myocardial infarction within the past 6 months, or unstable arrhythmia. 20. Fridericia-corrected QT interval (QTcF) \> 470 msec (female) or history of congenital long QT syndrome. 21. Known to be human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive. 22. Serious nonmalignant disease 23. History of osteonecrosis of the hip or have evidence of structural bone abnormalities in the proximal femur on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan that are symptomatic and clinically significant. 24. Known osteoblastic bony metastasis. 25. History of gastrointestinal perforation and/or fistulae within 6 months prior to first dose of study drug. 26. Major surgery 28 days prior to study entry. 27. Serious psychiatric or medical conditions that could interfere with treatment. 28. Toxicities (as a result of prior anticancer therapy) that have not recovered to baseline or stabilized, except for Adverse Events (AEs) not considered a likely safety risk (e.g., alopecia, neuropathy, and specific laboratory abnormalities). 29. Administration of a live vaccine within 28 days before first dose of study drug. 30. Active substance abuse. 31. Pregnant or nursing. 32. Concurrent participation in another therapeutic clinical study. 33. Prior radiation therapy within 14 days prior to study entry.
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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AdventHealth Cancer Institute
Orlando, Florida, 32804, United States
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Asan Medical Center
Seoul, 05505, South Korea
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Boramae Hospital SNU
Seoul, 07061, South Korea
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CHA Bundang Medical Center
Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13520, South Korea
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Caritas Klinikum Saarbrücken St. Theresia
Saarbrücken, 66113, Germany
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Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Irvine
Orange, California, 92868, United States
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Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Berlin, 13353, Germany
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City of Hope
Duarte, California, 91010, United States
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Columbia University Irving Medical Center
New York, New York, 10032, United States
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Dong-A University Hospital
Busan, 49201, South Korea
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Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19111, United States
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Gachon University Gil Medical Center
Incheon, 21565, South Korea
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Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital
Anyang, 14068, South Korea
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Hanyang University Hospital
Seoul, 04763, South Korea
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Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Newport Beach, California, 92663, United States
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Hämatologisch-Onkologische Praxis Eppendorf (HOPE)
Hamburg, 20249, Germany
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Inha University Hospital
Incheon, 22332, South Korea
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Institut Fur Klinisch Onkologische Forschung Am Krankenhaus Nordwest
Frankfurt, 60488, Germany
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Korea University Anam Hospital
Seoul, 02841, South Korea
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Korea University Ansan Hospital
Ansan-si, 15355, South Korea
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Korea University Guro Hospital
Seoul, 08308, South Korea
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MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
Phoenix, Arizona, 85054, United States
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Mayo Clinic Florida
Jacksonville, Florida, 32224, United States
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National Cancer Center
Goyang, 10408, South Korea
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Northwestern University Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Pontchartrain Cancer Center
Covington, Louisiana, 70433, United States
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Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States
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Samsung Medical Center
Seoul, 6351, South Korea
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Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Seongnam, 13620, South Korea
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Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, 3080, South Korea
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Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System
Seoul, 3722, South Korea
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Slk-Kliniken
Heilbronn, 74078, Germany
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Studienzentrum Onkologie Ravensburg
Ravensburg, 88212, Germany
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The Angeles Clinic Research Institute - A Cedars-Sinai Affiliate
Los Angeles, California, 90025, United States
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The Catholic University of Korea St. Mary's Hospital
Seoul, 6591, South Korea
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The Catholic University of Korea St. Vincent's Hospital
Suwon, 16247, South Korea
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UCLA
Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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Universitatsklinikum Heidelberg
Heidelberg, 69120, Germany
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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona, 85724, United States
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University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, California, 94158, United States
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University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center
Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States
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