New nano drug could stop chemo nausea in its tracks
NCT ID NCT07246070
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new form of the drug megestrol acetate (nano-crystalline) combined with a standard anti-nausea medicine to prevent nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy. It involves 127 people with stomach cancer who are starting their first chemotherapy. The goal is to see if this combination works better than the current standard treatment (dexamethasone plus the same anti-nausea medicine) over a 21-day period.
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Study facts
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- 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 127 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ≥ 18 years, no gender restrictions; 2. Histologically or cytologically confirmed locally advanced/recurrent or metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma that is unresectable for curative treatment; 3. No prior exposure to any chemotherapy drugs (anticancer drugs not used for cancer treatment, or intravesical instillation therapy for bladder cancer is not considered chemotherapy); 4. First-line treatment planned to include a moderately emetogenic chemotherapy agent, specifically a PD-1 inhibitor (Tislelizumab is recommended), in combination with the CAPOX chemotherapy regimen for anticancer therapy; 5. Expected survival ≥ 6 months; 6. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score of 0 or 1; 7. Good organ function, meeting the following criteria: 1. Neutrophil count ≥ 1.5 × 10⁹/L; 2. Hemoglobin ≥ 90 g/L; 3. Platelet count ≥ 100 × 10⁹/L; 4. Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × ULN; 5. In patients without known liver metastases, aspartate aminotransferase ≤ 2.5 × ULN and/or alanine aminotransferase ≤ 2.5 × ULN (for patients with liver metastases, this may be relaxed to ≤ 5 × ULN); 6. Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 × ULN and creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min; 7. Electrocardiogram: QTc ≤ 450 ms (male), QTc ≤ 470 ms (female); 8. Echocardiogram: LVEF (left ventricular ejection fraction) ≥ 50%; 8. Female participants of childbearing potential, as well as male participants whose partners are of childbearing potential, must use an effective method of contraception from the time of signing the informed consent form until 6 months after the last dose; female participants of childbearing potential must have a negative blood pregnancy test within 72 hours prior to randomization; and must not be breastfeeding; 9. Clearly understand and voluntarily participate in this study, and sign the informed consent form personally. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Received abdominal (including the diaphragmatic plane and below) or pelvic radiotherapy within 7 days prior to enrollment, or plans to receive such radiotherapy between days 1 and 8 of treatment; 2. Plans to administer other chemotherapy drugs with moderate to high emetogenic potential between days 2 and 8 following the first day of chemotherapy; 3. History of venous thromboembolic disease within the past 6 months; 4. Use of medications with potential antiemetic effects within 2 days prior to enrollment: 5-HT3 receptor antagonists (e.g., ondansetron), phenothiazines (e.g., chlorpromazine), butyrophenones (e.g., haloperidol), benzamides (e.g., metoclopramide), domperidone, cannabinoids, traditional Chinese medicines with potential antiemetic effects, scopolamine, or secobarbital; 5. Initiation of benzodiazepine or opioid therapy within 2 days prior to enrollment (excluding zolpidem, temazepam, or midazolam taken alone daily); 6. Initiation of morphine use within 7 days prior to enrollment (excluding those on a stable dose); 7. Received systemic corticosteroid therapy (including but not limited to dexamethasone, hydrocortisone, methylprednisolone, or prednisolone) or sedating antihistamines (e.g., diphenhydramine) within 7 days prior to enrollment (Note: Single-dose corticosteroids for contrast medium allergy prevention, as well as local administration or inhalation, are permitted); 8. Use of palonosetron within 14 days prior to enrollment; 9. Use of NK-1 receptor antagonists within 28 days prior to enrollment; 10. Use of specific CYP3A4 substrates (terfenadine, cisapride, astemizole) or CYP3A4 inhibitors (e.g., ritonavir, clarithromycin, ketoconazole, or itraconazole, diltiazem, etc.), use of strong CYP3A4 inducers (e.g., phenobarbital, rifampin, phenytoin, and carbamazepine) within 28 days prior to enrollment, or use of specific CYP2D6 substrates (e.g., thioridazine, pimozide) within 28 days prior to enrollment; 11. Vomiting and/or nausea within 24 hours prior to enrollment; 12. Symptomatic brain metastases or any symptoms suggestive of brain metastases or intracranial hypertension; 13. Uncontrolled serous effusion, including pleural effusion, ascites, or pericardial effusion (patients who have achieved control through treatment and have been stable for ≥2 weeks may be included); 14. Severe cardiovascular disease within 3 months prior to enrollment, including but not limited to acute myocardial infarction, unstable angina, significant valvular or pericardial disease, history of ventricular tachycardia, symptomatic chronic heart failure (New York Heart Association \[NYHA\] Class II to IV), or history of severe cardiac conduction abnormalities (e.g., torsades de pointes); 15. Uncontrolled hypertension prior to enrollment (two consecutive resting systolic blood pressure readings ≥160 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥100 mmHg); 16. Active hepatitis B (HBV DNA ≥ 2000 IU/mL or 10⁴ copies/mL), active hepatitis C (HCV-Ab positive and HCV-RNA ≥ upper limit of normal), acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or HIV-positive, or syphilis-positive; 17. Concurrent conditions that preclude the use of dexamethasone, such as active infections (e.g., pneumonia) or any uncontrolled conditions (e.g., diabetic ketoacidosis, gastrointestinal obstruction, etc.); 18. Known contraindications to NK-1 receptor antagonists, 5-HT3 receptor antagonists, or dexamethasone; 19. Participation in other clinical trials within 30 days prior to enrollment (as determined by the use of study drugs); 20. Subjects deemed by the investigator to have other conditions that make them unsuitable for participation in this study.
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