New hope for stomach cancer: immunotherapy combo targets resistant tumors
NCT ID NCT07259473
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 2 trial will test a combination of immunotherapy drugs and chemotherapy given before surgery for people with a specific genetic subtype of stomach cancer (dMMR/MSI-H). The study aims to see how well this approach clears the tumor and to understand why some patients do not respond. It will enroll 15 adults in China.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Immune checkpoint inhibitors (PD-1/PD-L1/CTLA-4 antibodies) plus oxaliplatin chemotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a more effective treatment strategy for Asian patients with this specific type of gastric cancer, potentially increasing the chance of complete tumor removal.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early-phase trial (15 people) and results may not apply to all patients. About half of patients with this cancer type do not respond to immunotherapy, and the study may not uncover why.
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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 15 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
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.
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18 to 85 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: * Male or female, aged 18 to 85 years. * Histologically confirmed gastric cancer or adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction (only Siewert types II and III are included). * dMMR status confirmed by immunohistochemistry (IHC) or MSI-H status confirmed by PCR/NGS. * Tumor clinical staging meeting the following criteria: cT≥2, any N, M0, assessed by the investigator as potentially resectable and planned for preoperative treatment followed by surgery. * Willing to receive treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors (including, but not limited to, various PD-1 inhibitors, PD-L1 inhibitors, CTLA-4 inhibitors, PD-1/CTLA-4 bispecific antibodies, etc.), which may be combined with or without standard chemotherapy regimens for gastric cancer. Exclusion Criteria: * Tumor histology other than adenocarcinoma, such as squamous cell carcinoma, neuroendocrine carcinoma, etc. * Presence of central nervous system metastases and/or leptomeningeal carcinomatosis. * Prior antitumor therapy directed at the current gastric cancer (excluding palliative gastrointestinal bypass surgery performed to relieve obstructive symptoms).
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