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Esophageal CancerPhase 2NCT02954536

Phase II Trial of Pembrolizumab With Trastuzumab and Chemotherapy in Advanced HER2 Positive Esophagogastric (EG) Cancer

A Phase 2 study testing pembrolizumab, trastuzumab and capecitabine in people with Esophageal Cancer and Gastric Cancer, run by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center at 8 sites in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to find out what effects, good and/or bad, pembrolizumab in combination with trastuzumab and chemotherapy, has on the patients' esophagogastric cancer. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer
What is being tested?
pembrolizumab, trastuzumab and capecitabine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
37 participants
Where
8 sitesUnited States
Study dates
3 Nov 2016to 14 Mar 2023
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patient must have pathologically or cytologically MSKCC confirmed esophageal, gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma by the enrolling institution.
  • Patients must have esophageal, gastric or gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma with HER2 overexpression and/or amplification as determined by next generation sequencing assay, immunohistochemistry (IHC 3+) or fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH+ is defined as HER2:CEP17 ratio ≥ 2.0). MSKCC or enrolling institution confirmation of HER2 status is not mandatory prior to enrollment and treatment on study. For patients with outside HER2 testing, if sufficient tissue is available HER2 testing will be repeated at MSKCC or enrolling institution for purpose of analysis and will not impact the patient's eligibility.
  • Additional available archival tumor tissue in the form of 15-20 unstained slides should be submitted to MSKCC for future correlative analysis, but will not be required prior registration. Note: if tissue is depleted, patient will still be eligible after discussion with the MSK PI.
  • Patients may have received no prior chemotherapy for Stage IV disease. Patients may have received prior adjuvant therapy (chemotherapy and/or chemoradiation) if more than 6 months have elapsed between the end of adjuvant therapy and registration
  • Patients must have disease that can be evaluated radiographically. This may be measurable disease or non-measurable disease per RECIST 1.1.
  • Patient must have a normal LVEF (>/= 53%). If a patient has a borderline LVEF (40-52%) they may be considered after consultation with cardiology and study PI and treated per the guidelines in section 11.2.2.
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  • Age 18 years or older.
  • ECOG performance status 0-2.
  • Demonstrate adequate organ function as defined below. All screening labs should be performed within 10 days of treatment initiation.
  • Hematological Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1,500 /mcL Platelets ≥100,000 / mcL Hemoglobin ≥9 g/dL or ≥5.6 mmol/L Renal Serum creatinine ≤1.5 X upper limit of normal (ULN) OR Measured or calculated creatinine clearance (measured via 24-hour urine collection) ≥60 mL/min for subject with creatinine levels > 1.5 X institutional ULN (GFR can also be used in place of creatinine or CrCl) Hepatic Serum total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 X ULN (1.5 mg/dL or 25.65 μmol/L) OR Direct bilirubin ≤ ULN for subjects with total bilirubin levels > 1.5 ULN. Except patients with Gilbert's disease (≤3x ULN) AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) ≤ 2.5 X ULN OR AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) ≤ 5 X ULN for subjects with liver metastases Albumin >2.5 mg/dL Coagulation Prothrombin Time (PT) ≤1.5 X ULN unless subject is receiving anticoagulant therapy as long as PT or PTT is within therapeutic range of intended use of anticoagulants Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (aPTT) ≤1.5 X ULN unless subject is receiving anticoagulant therapy as long as PT or PTT is within therapeutic range of intended use of anticoagulants
  • Female subject of childbearing potential should have a negative urine or serum pregnancy within 72 hours prior to receiving the first dose of study medication. If the urine test is positive or cannot be confirmed as negative, a serum pregnancy test will be required.
  • Female subjects of childbearing potential should be willing to use 2 methods of birth control or be surgically sterile, or abstain from heterosexual activity for the course of the study through 120 days after the last dose of study medication. Subjects of childbearing potential are those who have not been surgically sterilized or have not been free from menses for > 1 year.
  • Male subjects should agree to use an adequate method of contraception starting with the first dose of study therapy through 120 days after the last dose of study therapy.
  • Peripheral neuropathy ≤grade 1

Who cannot join

  • Is currently participating and receiving study therapy or has participated in a study of an investigational agent and received study therapy or used an investigational device within 4 weeks of the first dose of treatment.
  • Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving systemic steroid therapy or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to the first dose of trial treatment.
  • Has a known history of active TB (Bacillus tuberculosis)
  • Hypersensitivity to pembrolizumab or any of its excipients.
  • Has had prior chemotherapy, targeted small molecule therapy, or radiation therapy within 2 weeks prior to study Day 1 or who has not recovered (i.e., ≤ Grade 1 or at baseline) from adverse events due to a previously administered agent. (Note: If subject received major surgery, they must have recovered adequately from the toxicity and/or complications from the intervention prior to starting therapy.)
  • Has known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis.
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  • Has known history of, or any evidence of active, non-infectious pneumonitis.
  • Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy.
  • Has a history or current evidence of any condition, therapy, or laboratory abnormality that might confound the results of the trial, interfere with the subject's participation for the full duration of the trial, or is not in the best interest of the subject to participate, in the opinion of the treating investigator.
  • Has known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with cooperation with the requirements of the trial.
  • Is pregnant or breastfeeding, or expecting to conceive or father children within the projected duration of the trial, starting with the pre-screening or screening visit through 120 days after the last dose of trial treatment.
  • Has received prior therapy with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or anti-PD-L2 agent.
  • Active or prior documented autoimmune or inflammatory disorder (including inflammatory bowel disease; systemic lupus erythematosus; Wegener syndrome [granulomatosis with polyangiitis]; myasthenia gravis; Graves' disease; rheumatoid arthritis, hypophysitis, uveitis) within the past 3 years prior to the start of treatment. The following are exceptions to this criterin:
  • Subjects with vitiligo or alopecia
  • Subjects with hypothyroidism (e.g., following Hashimoto syndrome) stable on hormone replacement or psoriasis not requiring systemic treatment.
  • Has a known history of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) (HIV 1/2 antibodies).
  • Has known active Hepatitis B (e.g., HBsAg reactive) or Hepatitis C (e.g., HCV RNA [qualitative] is detected).
  • Has received a live vaccine within 30 days of planned start of study therapy. (Note: Seasonal influenza vaccines for injection are generally inactivated flu vaccines and are allowed; however intranasal influenza vaccines (e.g., Flu-Mist®) are live attenuated vaccines, and are not allowed.)
  • Is unwilling to give written informed consent, unwillingness to participate, or inability to comply with the protocol for the duration of the study.
  • Has active or clinically significant cardiac disease including:
  • Congestive heart failure - New York Heart Association (NYHA) > Class II. Active coronary artery disease. Cardiac arrhythmias requiring anti-arrhythmic therapy other than beta blockers or digoxin. Unstable angina (anginal symptoms at rest), new-onset angina within 3 months before initiation, or myocardial infarction within 6 months before initiation.

Trial locations and contacts

8 sites in 1 country.

8 sites in 1 country

United States8 sites
  • Memoral Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    Basking Ridge, New Jersey

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack

    Commack, New York, 11725

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester

    Harrison, New York, 10604

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth

    Middletown, New Jersey, 07748

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen

    Montvale, New Jersey, 07645

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Rockville Centre

    Rockville Centre, New York

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau

    Uniondale, New York, 11553

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About this study

Official title: Phase II Trial of Pembrolizumab in Combination With Trastuzumab, Fluoropyrimidine, and Platinum Chemotherapy in First Line Stage IV HER2-positive Metastatic Esophagogastric (EG) Cancer

The purpose of this study is to find out what effects, good and/or bad, pembrolizumab in combination with trastuzumab and chemotherapy, has on the patients' esophagogastric cancer.

Keywords
pembrolizumab, trastuzumab, capecitabine, cisplatin, Stage IV, HER2-positive, esophagogastric cancer, 16-937, Oxaliplatin, 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU)
Medical subject headings
Esophageal Neoplasms, Stomach Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • pembrolizumabDrug

  • trastuzumabDrug

  • capecitabineDrug

  • cisplatinDrug

  • OxaliplatinDrug

    Oxaliplatin may be administered instead, at a dose of 130 mg/m2/day as an I.V.over approximately 2 hours on Day 1 every 21-day cycles, up to a maximum of 8 cycles in the absence of disease progression or until other withdrawl criteria are met. Patients may begin with reduced dose of oxaliplatin 104 mg/m2 as starting dose if deemed necessary per the treating physician discretion. Oxaliplatin will be administered after the completion of the pembrolizumab infusion.

  • 5-FluorouracilDrug

    Also called 5-FU

    Only for patients unable to take oral medications (because of certain circumstances such as malabsorption, difficulty swallowing, or other conditions that could affect intake of oral capecitabine medication), 5-FU may be administered instead, at a dose of 800 mg/m2/day as a continuous infusion over 5 days (Day 1 to Day 5 of each cycle), every 21 days. This decision should be made prior to registration by the treating physician; switching from capecitabine to 5-FU, or vice versa, will not be allowed during the study. 5-FU will be administered after completion of the cisplatin infusion.

Study groups in NCT02954536
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Pembrolizumab, trastuzumab,capecitabine/cisplatinExperimentalPembrolizumab 200 mg IV every 3 weeks, trastuzumab (8 mg/kg loading dose; 6 mg/kg maintenance) IV every 3 weeks with cisplatin IV every 3 weeks with oral capecitabine 2 weeks on/1 week off. Each cycle consists of 21 days. Treatment will be administered on an outpatient basis. In Cycle 1, patients will initiate therapy with trastuzumab 8 mg/kg IV with pembrolizumab 200 mg IV. CT/MRI scan will be performed after the initial 3 weeks (1 cycle) to determine response to pembrolizumab and trastuzumab combination. With subsequent cycles, all patients will begin systemic chemotherapy with the capecitabine/cisplatin regimen in addition to pembrolizumab 200 mg IV with trastuzumab 6 mg/kg maintenance. Patients will receive cisplatin 80 mg/m2 IV on Day 1, and capecitabine 850mg/m2 twice a day on Days 1 through 14, every 3 weeks.
Receives: Drug: pembrolizumab; Drug: trastuzumab; Drug: capecitabine; Drug: cisplatin; Drug: Oxaliplatin; Drug: 5-Fluorouracil

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Percentage of Participants With Progression Free Survival

    We will define progression of disease per RECIST 1.1 criteria

    Measured: 6 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted3 Nov 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study start3 Nov 2016
  3. Primary completion1 Jun 2022
  4. Study completion14 Mar 2023

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
37 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02954536
Sponsor's protocol ID
16-937
Status last verified
Mar 2023
First submitted
2 Nov 2016
Last updated
16 Mar 2023

Publications

  • Janjigian YY, Maron SB, Chatila WK, Millang B, Chavan SS, Alterman C, Chou JF, Segal MF, Simmons MZ, Momtaz P, Shcherba M, Ku GY, Zervoudakis A, Won ES, Kelsen DP, Ilson DH, Nagy RJ, Lanman RB, Ptashkin RN, Donoghue MTA, Capanu M, Taylor BS, Solit DB, Schultz N, Hechtman JF. First-line pembrolizumab and trastuzumab in HER2-positive oesophageal, gastric, or gastro-oesophageal junction cancer: an open-label, single-arm, phase 2 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2020 Jun;21(6):821-831. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30169-8. Epub 2020 May 18.

    PubMed 32437664

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing pembrolizumab, trastuzumab and capecitabine in people with Esophageal Cancer and Gastric Cancer, run by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center at 8 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 14 inclusion and 21 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 16 Mar 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 8 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 9 Feb 2023). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Percentage of Participants With Progression Free Survival (time frame: 6 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02954536, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 16 Mar 2023.

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