New hope for stomach cancer: targeted drug combo trial launches
NCT ID NCT04379596
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests a drug called trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd), alone or with chemotherapy and immunotherapy, in people with advanced HER2-positive stomach or esophageal cancer. The goal is to see if these combinations are safe and can shrink tumors. About 450 adults with cancer that has spread or cannot be removed by surgery will take part.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- trastuzumab deruxtecan (Enhertu) alone or with chemotherapy and/or immunotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new treatment option for people with advanced HER2-positive gastric cancer, potentially shrinking tumors and delaying disease progression.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial (Phase 1b/2) with a small number of participants, so results may not apply to all patients. Side effects from the drug combinations could be serious, and the treatment may not work for everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
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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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452 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2020
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
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.
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18 to 130 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: 1. Male and female participants must be at least 18 years of age. Other age restrictions may apply as per local regulations 2. Disease Characteristics: 1. Locally advanced, unresectable, or metastatic disease based on most recent imaging 2. For Part 1, 2, 3a, 4a pathologically documented adenocarcinoma of the stomach/GEJ/esophagus, HER2-positive (IHC 3+ or IHC 2+/ISH+) based on local tissue testing results 3. For Part 3b,4b and Part 5, pathologically documented adenocarcinoma of the stomach/GEJ/esophagus, HER2-low (IHC 2+/ISH-negative or IHC 1+) based on local tissue testing results 3. For Part 1, progression on or after at least one prior trastuzumabcontaining regimen For Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5, previously untreated for unresectable or metastatic adenocarcinoma of the stomach/GEJ/ esophagus with with HER2-positive (Part 2 and Part 3 \[Arm 3A\] and Part 4 \[Arm 4A\]) or HER2-low (Part 3 \[Arm 3B\], Part 4 \[Arm 4B\] and Part 5)) status 4. Has measurable target disease assessed by the Investigator based on RECIST version 1.1 5. Has protocol defined adequate bone marrow and organ function including cardiac, renal and hepatic function 6. If of reproductive potential, agrees to use a highly effective form of contraception or avoid intercourse during and upon completion of the study. Exclusion criteria: 1. Part 1 to 4: History of active primary immunodeficiency, known HIV, active chronic, or past hepatitis B infection, or hepatitis C infection. Part 5: evidence of active, uncontroled HIV, HBV or HCV infection. 2. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness. 3. History of non-infectious pneumonitis/ILD, current ILD, or where suspected ILD that cannot be ruled out by imaging at screening. 4. Lung-specific intercurrent clinically significant severe illnesses. 5. Uncontrolled infection requiring intravenous (IV) antibiotics, antivirals, or antifungals. 6. Pleural effusion, ascites or pericardial effusion that requires drainage, peritoneal shunt, or Cell-free and Concentrated Ascites Reinfusion Therapy (CART). 7. Has spinal cord compression or clinically active central nervous system metastases.
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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
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Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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New York, New York, 10065, United States
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Houston, Texas, 77090, United States
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Londrina, 86015-520, Brazil
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Ribeirão Preto, 14051-140, Brazil
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Santa Maria, 97015-450, Brazil
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São Jose Do Rio Preto, 15090-000, Brazil
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São Paulo, 045202-001, Brazil
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Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9, Canada
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Montreal, Quebec, H4A 3J1, Canada
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Québec, Quebec, G1J 1Z4, Canada
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Chengdu, 610042, China
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Guangzhou, 510062, China
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Hefei, 230001, China
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Shanghai, 200032, China
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Shenyang, 110001, China
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Wuhan, 430000, China
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Zhengzhou, 450008, China
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Frankfurt, 60488, Germany
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Frankfurt, 60590, Germany
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Hamburg, 20249, Germany
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Leipzig, 04103, Germany
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Mannheim, 68167, Germany
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München, 81675, Germany
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Milan, 20133, Italy
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Milan, 20162, Italy
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Naples, 80131, Italy
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Padova, 35128, Italy
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Roma, 00168, Italy
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Verona, 37134, Italy
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Chūōku, 104-0045, Japan
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Kashiwa, 277-8577, Japan
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Amsterdam, 1066CX, Netherlands
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Amsterdam, 1081 HV, Netherlands
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Utrecht, 3584CG, Netherlands
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Gdansk, 80-214, Poland
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Konin, 62-500, Poland
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Koszalin, 75-581, Poland
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Krakow, 31-501, Poland
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Warsaw, 02-034, Poland
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Kostroma, 156005, Russia
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Moscow, 115478, Russia
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Moscow, 125284, Russia
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Moscow, 143423, Russia
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Moscow, 143442, Russia
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Novosibirsk, 630099, Russia
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Saint Petersburg, 195271, Russia
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Saint Petersburg, 196603, Russia
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Saint Petersburg, 197022, Russia
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Saint Petersburg, 197758, Russia
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Seongnam-si, 13620, South Korea
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Seoul, 03080, South Korea
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Seoul, 03722, South Korea
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Seoul, 05505, South Korea
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Seoul, 06351, South Korea
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Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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Madrid, 28007, Spain
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Madrid, 28034, Spain
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Santander, 39008, Spain
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Seville, 41013, Spain
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Kaohsiung City, 80756, Taiwan
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Tainan, 704, Taiwan
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Taipei, 10002, Taiwan
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Taipei, 11217, Taiwan
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Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
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Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
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Dundee, DD1 9SY, United Kingdom
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London, NW1 2PG, United Kingdom
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Manchester, M20 4BX, United Kingdom
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Sutton, SM2 5PT, United Kingdom
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