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Comparing Zanidatamab with Zolbetuximab for gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma

Official title: AACR Adaptive Biomarker-Driven Organ Preservation Trial in Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinomas

AACR Adaptive Biomarker-Driven Organ Preservation Trial In Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinomas (AACR-ADOPT-GEA)

Condition: Gastroesophageal AdenocarcinomaSponsor: American Association for Cancer ResearchTarget enrollment: 242
  • Phase 2
  • 2 groups
  • One site, in Toronto
  • Recruiting
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario

Interventions (6)

  • Medication

    Tislelizumab

    150 mg every 2 weeks for 4 months pre-operatively and up to 8 months post-operatively

  • Medication

    Leucovorin

    400 mg/m² every 2 weeks for 4 months pre-operatively

  • Medication

    Oxaliplatin

    85 mg/m² every 2 weeks for 4 months pre-operatively

Canadian Sites (1)

1 of 1 recruiting

  • Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

    Toronto, Ontario

    Recruiting

Eligibility Criteria

See who this study is looking for61 criteria

The trial’s own eligibility text, word for word from the registry. Only the trial site can say who takes part.

Inclusion

  • +Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor sample tested at a central laboratory confirming HER2-positive status.
  • +Histologically confirmed, resectable adenocarcinoma of the stomach, esophagus, or gastroesophageal junction (Stage II or higher, T2N0 with high-risk features).
  • +Complete surgical resection deemed achievable by multidisciplinary evaluation.
  • +Life expectancy ≥ 24 weeks. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤1.
  • +Adequate organ function:
  • +Hematologic: absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1.5 ×10⁹/L, platelets ≥100 ×10⁹/L, hemoglobin ≥ 8 g/dL
  • +Hepatic: aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/ alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤2.5 × ULN, total bilirubin ≤1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) (≤2.5 × ULN for Gilbert's)
  • +Renal: creatinine ≤1.5 × ULN or creatinine clearance ≥50 mL/min/1.73 m²
  • +Willingness for blood samples to be drawn for research purposes.
  • +BaselineBaselineYour starting measurements, taken before treatment begins.Read more → dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) testing per local guidelines; dosing of 5-FU adjusted for deficiency.
  • +Must have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consentInformed consentThe process of being told what taking part involves, then choosing freely.Read more → document.
  • +Willingness and able to comply with the protocolProtocolThe detailed plan a study must follow.Read more → for the duration of the study, including attending scheduled visits, examinations, the screeningScreeningThe checks done before joining, to see whether a study fits.Read more → procedure, and having their tumor and blood molecularly characterized.
  • +Understands they must meet all 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 → in the sub-protocol for the treatment for which they will be later assigned
  • +Additional inclusion criteria for all sub-studies:
  • +FFPE tumor sample tested at a central laboratory confirming PD-L1 Tumor Area Positivity (TAP) score ≥1%.
  • +Additional inclusion criteria specific to HER2 sub-study:
  • +Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥50% as determined by either echocardiogram or multiple gated acquisition scan (MUGA).
  • +Use of two effective contraception methods for women of childbearing potential and men during and 4 months after study; pregnant or breastfeeding women excluded.
  • +Willingness to undergo tumor biopsies for biomarkerBiomarkerSomething measurable in the body used as a signal of what is happening.Read more → analysis (HER2, FGFR2b, PD-L1, MSI) at screening, progression, or pre/post- surgery.
  • +Histologically confirmed diagnosis of resectable (i.e., radical surgery eligible), HER2-positive (defined as 3+ HER2 expression by IHC or 2+ HER2 expression by immunohistochemistry (IHC) with in situ hybridization (ISH)-positivity per central assessment) adenocarcinoma of the stomach or esophagus, including the gastroesophageal junction.

Exclusion

  • Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor sample tested at a central laboratory confirming HER2-positive status.
  • HIV with CD4 \<350, active hepatitis B or C.
  • in the sub-protocolProtocolThe detailed plan a study must follow.Read more → for the treatment for which they will be later assigned
  • Additional inclusion criteriaInclusion criteriaThe things you must have or be for a study to consider you.Read more → for all sub-studies:
  • FFPE tumor sample tested at a central laboratory confirming PD-L1 Tumor Area Positivity (TAP) score ≥1%.
  • Additional inclusion criteria specific to HER2 sub-study:
  • Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥50% as determined by either echocardiogram or multiple gated acquisition scan (MUGA).
  • Exclusion criteriaExclusion criteriaThe things that would prevent someone from taking part.Read more →:
  • Unresectable disease, peritoneal dissemination, and/or positive cytology on laparoscopy.
  • Peripheral neuropathy ≥ Grade 2.
  • Active infection.
  • Chronic growth factor support for white blood cells or granulocytes.
  • ≤14 days prior).
  • Local/systemic therapy for current gastroesophageal diagnosis (except one FLOX/ mFOLFOX6 dose during screeningScreeningThe checks done before joining, to see whether a study fits.Read more →).
  • Significant medical conditions compromising safety or protocol compliance.
  • Preexisting cardiac conditions.
  • Stroke, transient ischemic attack (TIA), or myocardial infarction within 6 months.
  • Prior checkpoint inhibitor therapy (anti-PD-1/PD- L1/PD-L2).
  • Malabsorption syndrome or inability to swallow oral medication.
  • History of stem cell or organ transplant.
  • Other malignancy within 3 years (exceptions: basal/squamous cell carcinoma, in situ malignancy, low-risk prostate cancer).
  • Systemic corticosteroids \>10 mg prednisone/ day or immunosuppressive therapy ≤14 days prior (exceptions: adrenal replacement, topical/ inhaled, short prophylactic courses).
  • Active or relapsing autoimmune disease (exceptions: controlled type I diabetes, hypothyroidism on replacement, controlled celiac disease, mild skin disease, other non- recurrent diseases).
  • Additional exclusion criteria for all sub-studies:
  • Poorly controlled seizures
  • Clinically significant bleeding (CTCAE ≥ Grade 3) from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract within 4 weeks prior to enrollmentEnrolmentThe number of participants a study plans to include, or has included.Read more →.
  • Administered a live vaccine ≤ 4 weeks prior to enrollment
  • History of interstitial lung disease or non-infectious pneumonitis, or with severe dyspnea at rest or requiring supplementary oxygen therapy.
  • Treated with another investigational product within 28 days of enrolment.
  • Exclusion criteria specific to HER2 sub-study:
  • Total lifetime anthracycline load exceeding 360 mg/m² of doxorubicin or equivalent
  • QTc Fridericia (QTcF) \>470 ms. Note: For subjects with longer QTcF on initial electrocardiogram (ECG), follow-upFollow-upContinued check-ins after the treatment part is finished.Read more → ECG may be performed in triplicate to determine eligibilityEligibility criteriaThe full list of requirements for taking part in a study.Read more → (e.g., after correction of electrolyte abnormalities, or discontinuation of QT-prolonging drugs).
  • Ongoing Grade 2 or greater diarrhea
  • Pregnant or nursing women
  • Histologically confirmed diagnosis of resectable (i.e., radical surgery eligible), HER2-positive (defined as 3+ HER2 expression by IHC or 2+ HER2 expression by immunohistochemistry (IHC) with in situ hybridization (ISH)-positivity per central assessment) adenocarcinoma of the stomach or esophagus, including the gastroesophageal junction.
  • Concurrent anti-cancer therapy (exceptions: supportive care medications ≥1 month prior, low molecular weight heparin, prior adjuvant hormonal therapy \>3 years, palliative radiation
  • Prior FGFR-targeted therapy.
  • Prior HER2-targeted therapy (except \>5 years prior for breast cancer).
  • Conditions preventing safe surgery/biopsy.
  • Major surgery within 14 days.
  • History of hypersensitivity or contraindications to any active substance/active ingredient of any study medication, including chemotherapy components monoclonal antibodies, recombinant proteins, and/or any of the excipients listed in the ingredients of any drug formulation
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In plain language

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Learning 
What this study is

This study is testing a treatment for a condition.

Phase 2Phase 2A middle-stage study looking at what a treatment does and watching for side effects.Read more → — a middle-stage study in a few hundred people at most, looking at what the treatment does and watching for side effectsSide effectAn unwanted effect thought to be caused by the treatment itself.Read more →.

From the trial registry

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Who receives what

There are 2 groups in this study.

Group A receives Zanidatamab and Tislelizumab, together with one or more of: Leucovorin, Oxaliplatin and Fluorouracil.

Registry label: A: Zanidatamab + Tislelizumab (HER2) Sub-Study

Group B receives Zolbetuximab and Tislelizumab, together with one or more of: Leucovorin, Oxaliplatin and Fluorouracil.

Registry label: B: Zolbetuximab + Tislelizumab (CLDN18.2) Sub-Study

From the trial registry

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  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].interventionNames
How the study is run

Groups are assigned by the study team using set rules, rather than by chance.

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

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  • 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.

From the trial registry

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  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].interventionNames
Who the study is looking for

The study lists a minimum age of 18 years, with no upper limit given.

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

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  • eligibilityModule.sex
  • eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How big and how long

The study aims to enrol about 242 people.

The study is currently expected to finish around December 2028.

The main measurement is taken over: At time of surgery.

From the trial registry

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  • statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
  • outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
What the study measures

Pathological Complete Response (pathCR) Rate (Stage I) — measured over At time of surgery.

Organ Preservation Rate (Stage II) — measured over Up to 12 months post-treatment.

From the trial registry

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  • outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame

Source: NCT07290985 on ClinicalTrials.gov. The full registry text is further down this page — this summary never replaces it.

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What is being tested — in plain terms

About TislelizumabDrug

150 mg every 2 weeks for 4 months pre-operatively and up to 8 months post-operatively

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 LeucovorinDrug

400 mg/m² every 2 weeks for 4 months pre-operatively

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 OxaliplatinDrug

85 mg/m² every 2 weeks for 4 months pre-operatively

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 FluorouracilDrug

2,400 mg/m² every 2 weeks for 4 months pre-operatively

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 ZanidatamabDrug

1,200 mg for patients weighing less than 70 kg and 1,600 mg for patients weighing 70 kg or more every 2 weeks for 4 months pre-operatively and up to 8 months post-operatively

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 ZolbetuximabDrug

A loading dose of 800mg/m2 zolbetuximab will be administered at cycle 1, followed by subsequent doses of 400 mg/m2 every 2 weeks for 4 months pre-operatively and up to 8 months post-operatively. In the postoperative maintenance therapy phase, dosing of 600 mg/m2 every 3 weeks may also be used

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: a minimum age of 18 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.eligibilityCriteria
Is there a placebo?

This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.

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.

Groups are assigned by the study team using set rules, rather than by chance.

From the trial registry
  • designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
  • designModule.designInfo.allocation
Who can join?

The study lists a minimum age of 18 years, with no upper limit given.

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.sex
  • eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How long would this take?

The study's main measurement is taken over: At time of surgery..

The study as a whole is currently expected to finish around 2028-12-01.

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 242 people.

From the trial registry
  • designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
Where is this happening?

This study lists one location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Sites can open and close during a study, so confirm with the team before travelling.

From the trial registry
  • trial_locations

About This Trial

This study will test a new personalized treatment approach for patients with stomach or esophageal cancer. It will take place in two stages and aims to find the best combination of chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted drugs based on each patient's tumor biomarkers. Upon enrollment onto the study, patients will consent to tumor biomarker testing and may receive one cycle of standard chemotherapy while awaiting results. Those with a matching biomarker will join the corresponding treatment group that combines chemotherapy, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, and/or a targeted therapy. In Stage I of the study, treatment lasts about four months before surgery, followed by an additional eight months of therapy for a total of one year. The most effective treatments from Stage I will be studied further in Stage II of the study to see whether some patients can safely avoid surgery. Those patients enrolled during Stage II will receive four months of the same combination treatment (chemotherapy, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, and/or a targeted therapy) but may be eligible to skip surgery if their cancer completely disappears after pre-surgery therapy. All patients will then receive an additional eight months of therapy and those who skipped surgery will be closely monitored with scans and endoscopies.

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