New cocktail aims to tackle stomach cancer relapse
NCT ID NCT07669740
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests a combination of three drugs—sintilimab, ramucirumab, and paclitaxel—in 30 adults with HER2-negative stomach cancer that came back during or within 6 months of finishing adjuvant therapy. The main goal is to see how many patients' tumors shrink significantly. Researchers will also look for biomarkers to personalize future treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- sintilimab, ramucirumab, and paclitaxel
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new treatment option for gastric cancer that comes back quickly after standard therapy, potentially shrinking tumors and delaying progression.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug combination can cause serious side effects, and there is no guarantee it will work better than existing treatments.
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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 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
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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15 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: * Age ≥18 years at the time of informed consent. * Histologically confirmed gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ)adenocarcinoma. * HER2-negative disease, as determined by standard testing methods. * Prior D2 radical gastrectomy with R0 resection. * Disease recurrence during adjuvant chemotherapy or within 6 months after completion of adjuvant chemotherapy. * At least one measurable lesion according to RECIST version 1.1. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 2. * Adequate organ and bone marrow function. * Life expectancy of at least 3 months. * Ability to understand and willingness to sign written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Active malignancy within the past 5 years, except for adequately treated in situ carcinoma or other cancers with a negligible risk of recurrence. * Prior participation in another investigational drug study within 4 weeks prior to enrollment. * Symptomatic central nervous system (CNS) metastases. * Active autoimmune disease requiring systemic treatment. * Uncontrolled cardiovascular disease or uncontrolled hypertension. * History of thromboembolic events or clinically significant bleeding disorders within 6 months prior to enrollment. * Active tuberculosis or interstitial lung disease. * Known hypersensitivity to monoclonal antibodies or any excipients of the study drug.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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