Comparing 3 approaches for biliary tract cancer
Official title: Phase 3 Study of T-DXd and Rilvegostomig Versus SoC in Advanced HER2-expressing Biliary Tract Cancer
DESTINY-Biliary Tract Cancer-01: A Phase 3 Study of Trastuzumab Deruxtecan (T-DXd) and Rilvegostomig Versus Standard-of-Care Gemcitabine, Cisplatin, and Durvalumab for First Line Locally Advanced or Metastatic HER2-expressing Biliary Tract Cancer
- Phase 3
- 3 groups
- Sites in Edmonton, Halifax and 3 more cities
- Recruiting
Interventions (5)
- Medication
Gemcitabine
Standard of care chemotherapy by intravenous infusion
- Medication
Cisplatin
Standard of care chemotherapy by intravenous infusion
- Medication
Durvalumab
Standard of care immunotherapy by intravenous infusion
- Medication
Trastuzumab deruxtecan
Experimental therapy by intravenous infusion
- Medication
Rilvegostomig
Experimental therapy by intravenous infusion
Canadian Sites (5)
5 of 5 recruiting
- Recruiting
Research Site
Edmonton, Alberta
- Recruiting
Research Site
Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Recruiting
Research Site
Brampton, Ontario
- Recruiting
Research Site
Toronto, Ontario
- Recruiting
Research Site
Montreal, Quebec
Eligibility Criteria
See who this study is looking for26 criteria
The trial’s own eligibility text, word for word from the registry. Only the trial site can say who takes part.
Inclusion
- +Male and female patients must be at least 18 years of age at the time of signing the informed consentInformed consentThe process of being told what taking part involves, then choosing freely.Read more →. Other age restrictions may apply as per local regulations.
- +Unresectable, previously untreated, locally advanced or metastatic biliary tract adenocarcinoma. Prior treatment in the perioperative and/or adjuvant setting is permissible provided there is \> 3 months (90 days) between the end of adjuvant treatment and the diagnosis of locally advanced or metastatic disease.
- +Histologically confirmed HER2-expressing (IHC 3+ or IHC 2+) BTC.
- +Patients must provide an FFPE tumor sample that is no older than 3 years for tissue-based IHC staining to centrally determine HER2 expression, PD-L1 status, and other correlatives.
- +Has at least one target lesion assessed by the InvestigatorPrincipal investigatorThe doctor or researcher responsible for running the study at a site.Read more → based on RECIST v1.1. (RandomizedRandomisedWhich group you go into is decided by chance, not by you or your doctor.Read more → portion only)
- +Adequate organ and bone marrow function within 14 days before randomization.
- +Minimum life expectancy of 12 weeks.
- +WHO/ECOG performance status of 0 or 1 with no deterioration over the previous 2 weeks prior to baselineBaselineYour starting measurements, taken before treatment begins.Read more → or day of first dosing.
- +Evidence of post-menopausal status or negative serum pregnancy test for females of childbearing potential.
Exclusion
- −Active primary immunodeficiency, known uncontrolled active HIV infection or HCV.
- −Prior exposure to other HER2 targeting therapies, ADCs, immune checkpoint inhibitors and therapeutic anticancer vaccines.
- −Histologically confirmed ampullary carcinoma.
- −Any other medical conditions such as clinically significant cardiac or psychological conditions, that may, in the opinion of the InvestigatorPrincipal investigatorThe doctor or researcher responsible for running the study at a site.Read more →, interfere with the patient's participation in the clinical study or evaluation of the clinical study results.
- −Spinal cord compression or clinically active central nervous system metastases, defined as untreated and symptomatic, or requiring therapy with corticosteroids or anticonvulsants to controlControl groupThe group a new treatment is measured against.Read more → associated symptoms.
- −Medical history of myocardial infarction within 6 months before randomizationRandomisedWhich group you go into is decided by chance, not by you or your doctor.Read more →/enrollmentEnrolmentThe number of participants a study plans to include, or has included.Read more →, symptomatic congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association Class II to IV), unstable angina pectoris, clinically important cardiac arrhythmias, or a recent (\< 6 months) cardiovascular event including stroke.
- −Serious chronic gastrointestinal conditions associated with diarrhea (eg, active inflammatory bowel disease); active non-infectious skin disease (including any grade rash, urticaria, dermatitis, ulceration, or psoriasis) requiring systemic treatment.
- −Active autoimmune, connective tissue or inflammatory disorders that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years, or where there is documented, or a suspicion of pulmonary involvement at the time of screeningScreeningThe checks done before joining, to see whether a study fits.Read more →.
- −Corrected QT interval (QTcF) prolongation to \> 470 msec (females) or \> 450 msec (males) based on average of the screening triplicate 12-lead ECG.
- −History of (non-infectious) ILD/pneumonitis, has current ILD/pneumonitis, or where suspected ILD/pneumonitis cannot be ruled out by imaging at screening.
- −Lung-specific intercurrent clinically significant illnesses including, but not limited to, any underlying pulmonary disorder (eg, pulmonary emboli within three months of the study enrollment, severe asthma, severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, restrictive lung disease, pleural effusion etc).
- −Prior pneumonectomy (complete).
- −Uncontrolled infection requiring IV antibiotics, antivirals, or antifungals. Patients with prior cholangitis/biliary tract infections/biliary intervention (eg, stent, external drain) should have completed a full course of antibiotics prior to randomization.
- −History of another primary malignancy except for malignancy treated with curative intent with no known active disease within 3 years before the first dose of study intervention and of low potential risk for recurrence. Exceptions include adequately resected nonmelanoma skin cancer and curatively treated in situ disease. For certain participant populations, exceptions could also include carcinomas in-situ or Ta tumors treated with curative intent.
- −Pleural effusion, ascites or pericardial effusion that requires drainage, peritoneal shunt, or Cell-free and Concentrated Ascites Reinfusion Therapy (Drainage and Cell free and Concentrated Ascites Reinfusion Therapy are not allowed within 2 weeks prior to screening assessment).
- −Any concurrent anticancer treatment without an adequate washout periodWashout periodA gap with no treatment, so the previous one clears your system.Read more → prior to randomization. Concurrent use of hormonal therapy for non-cancer related conditions (eg, hormone replacement therapy) is allowed.
- −History of organ transplants or allogenic stem cell transplant.
In plain language
Assembled directly from this trial’s registry record. Every sentence traces to a field below — nothing here is generated or interpreted.
What this study is
This study is testing a treatment for a condition.
Phase 3Phase 3A large study comparing a treatment against the current standard.Read more → — a large study comparing this against the current standard, usually across many hospitals.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- designModule.designInfo.primaryPurpose
- designModule.phases
Who receives what
There are 3 groups in this study.
Group A receives Trastuzumab deruxtecan and Rilvegostomig.
Registry label: A: Trastuzumab deruxtecan + rilvegostomig
Group B receives Trastuzumab deruxtecan.
Registry label: B: Trastuzumab deruxtecan
Group C, the comparison group, receives one or more of: Gemcitabine, Cisplatin and Durvalumab.
Registry label: C: Standard of Care
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].label
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].interventionNames
How the study is run
Which group you would be placed in is decided by chance, like a coin flip — not by you and not by your doctor.
This study is open-labelOpen-labelEveryone knows which treatment is being given — nothing is hidden.Read more →: everyone knows which treatment is being given, including you and the study team.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- designModule.designInfo.allocation
- designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
Is there a placebo?
This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.
One group receives an existing treatment, so the two can be compared.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].interventionNames
Who the study is looking for
The study lists an age range of 18 years to 99 years.
The study is open to people of any sex.
The study does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.
These are the criteria the study lists. Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.maximumAge
- eligibilityModule.sex
- eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How big and how long
The study aims to enrol about 620 people.
The study is currently expected to finish around May 2029.
The main measurement is taken over: Until all patients have completed at least 1 full Cycle (each cycle is 21 days).
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
- statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
What the study measures
Safety Run In: To evaluate the safety and tolerability of T-DXd with rilvegostomig — measured over Until all patients have completed at least 1 full Cycle (each cycle is 21 days).
RandomizedRandomisedWhich group you go into is decided by chance, not by you or your doctor.Read more → Portion: To evaluate the efficacy of T-DXd with rilvegostomig vs Standard of CareStandard of careThe treatment normally given for a condition outside a study.Read more → (SoC) in terms of Overall Survival in the FAS (HER2 IHC 3+) population — measured over From date of treatment randomization until the date of death from any cause (estimated to be assessed up to 50 months after first subject randomized).
From the trial registry
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- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].measure
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
Source: NCT06467357 on ClinicalTrials.gov. The full registry text is further down this page — this summary never replaces it.
Not medical advice. What do these terms mean?
What is being tested — in plain terms
About GemcitabineDrug
Standard of care chemotherapy by intravenous infusion
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
About CisplatinDrug
Standard of care chemotherapy by intravenous infusion
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
About DurvalumabDrug
Standard of care immunotherapy by intravenous infusion
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
About Trastuzumab deruxtecanDrug
Experimental therapy by intravenous infusion
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
About RilvegostomigDrug
Experimental therapy by intravenous infusion
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
Common questions
Answered from this trial’s registry record. Where the record doesn’t say, these answers say so rather than filling the gap.
Am I eligible for this trial?
Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part. Concord cannot make that determination, and neither can any tool that has not examined you.
What the study lists: an age range of 18 years to 99 years.
The full inclusionInclusion criteriaThe things you must have or be for a study to consider you.Read more → and exclusion criteriaExclusion criteriaThe things that would prevent someone from taking part.Read more → are published on this page, exactly as the study team wrote them.
The useful next step is to bring this trial to your doctor. Answering a few questions first gives them something concrete to review.
From the trial registry
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.maximumAge
- eligibilityModule.eligibilityCriteria
Is there a placebo?
This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.
One group receives an existing treatment so the two can be compared.
From the trial registry
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
Would I know which treatment I am getting?
This study is open-labelOpen-labelEveryone knows which treatment is being given — nothing is hidden.Read more →: everyone knows which treatment is being given, including you and the study team.
Which group you would be placed in is decided by chance, like a coin flip — not by you and not by your doctor.
From the trial registry
- designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
- designModule.designInfo.allocation
Who can join?
The study lists an age range of 18 years to 99 years.
It is open to people of any sex.
It does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.
Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can confirm whether a particular person can take part.
From the trial registry
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.maximumAge
- eligibilityModule.sex
- eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How long would this take?
The study's main measurement is taken over: Until all patients have completed at least 1 full Cycle (each cycle is 21 days).
The study as a whole is currently expected to finish around 2029-05-16.
How long any one person takes part can differ from the study length. The study team can tell you what the schedule looks like in practice.
From the trial registry
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
- statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
How many people are taking part?
The study aims to enrol about 620 people.
From the trial registry
- designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
Where is this happening?
This study lists 10 locations, including: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Brampton, Ontario, Canada; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Detroit, Michigan, United States, and 4 more.
Sites can open and close during a study, so confirm with the team before travelling.
From the trial registry
- trial_locations
About This Trial
The purpose of this study is to measure the efficacy and safety of T-DXd with rilvegostomig or T-DXd monotherapy compared with gemcitabine plus cisplatin and durvalumab in patients with advanced treatment naïve HER2-expressing BTC.
Other Sites (5)
Research Site
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Research Site
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Research Site
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Research Site
New York, New York, United States
Research Site
White Plains, New York, United States
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