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A Phase III Study of Docetaxel and S-1 versus S-1 in the Treatment of Advanced Gastric Cancer

A Phase III Study of Docetaxel and S-1 versus S-1 in the Treatment of Advanced Gastric Cancer - START (S-1 and Taxotere therapy for Advanced GC Randomized phase III Trial)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-C000000251
Enrollment
628
Registered
2005-11-01
Start date
2005-10-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Gastric Cancer

Interventions

Docetaxel: 40 mg/m2 (1 hour IV infusion) on Day 1 of each cycle S-1: target dose of 80 mg/m2/day (orally) on Days 1 through 14 of each cycle (actual dose dependent upon BSA). No treatment on Days 15

Sponsors

Japan Clinical Cancer Research Organization
Lead Sponsor
Korean Cancer Study Group
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Age 20-79 years. 2.Histologically proven inoperable advanced gastric adenocarcinoma (including adenocarcinoma of the gastroesophageal junction) or relapse gastric adenocarcinoma. 3.Subjects must be able to take orally. 4.Measurable lesion and/or non-measurable lesion defined by RECIST. 5.ECOG performance status ≤ 1 6.Hgb ≥ 8 g/dL, WBC 4000-12,000/mm3 platelets ≥100,000/mm3 7.Creatinine ≤ upper normal limit (UNL) 8.Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 X UNL 9.AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) ≤ 2.5 X UNL 10.Alkaline phosphastase ≤ 2.5 X UNL 11.Subjects must have fully recovered from surgical damage 12.No prior chemotherapy, however the following prior chemotherapy treatments are allowed: Prior adjuvant (or neo-adjuvant) chemotherapy: Subjects must have elapsed 6 months or more after the end of treatment, and must have fully recovered from acute toxicities of the previous treatment. 13.Life expectancy estimated more than 3 months. 14.Written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Active double cancer (except early stage colorectal cancer) 2.Gastrointestinal bleeding. 3.Excessive amounts of ascites require drainage. 4.Known brain metastases. 5.Symptomatic peripheral neuropathy ≥ grade 2. by NCI-CTCAE ver.3.0 6.Pulmonary fibrosis, Interstitial pneumonitis. 7.History of hypersensitivity to fluoropyrimidines, docetaxel, or medications formulated with polysorbate 80. 8.Any previous chemotherapy or radiotherapy for AGC. 9.Pregnancy or lactation women, or women with suspected pregnancy or men with willing to get pregnant. 10.Treatment with any investigational product during the last 4 weeks prior to study entry. 11.Definite contraindications for the use of corticosteroids. 12.Any subject judged by the investigator to be unfit for any reason to participate in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare median overall survival

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
•-To compare the time-to-tumor progression, defined as time from randomization to date of first documentation of Progressive Disease •-To compare the clinical response, according to RECIST •To evaluate the safety of the two regimens

Countries

Japan,Asia(except Japan)

Contacts

Public ContactToshifusa Nakajima

Japan Clinical Cancer Research Organization Chief Director

jaccro@jfcr.or.jp03-3570-0437

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026