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Molecularly Tailored Therapy for Patients With Metastatic Cancer of the Esophagus and Stomach

A Pilot Study of Molecular Profile-Directed Chemotherapy for Metastatic HER2(-) Esophagogastric Adenocarcinoma

Status
Terminated
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02358863
Acronym
mEGA
Enrollment
13
Registered
2015-02-09
Start date
2015-02-28
Completion date
2016-11-30
Last updated
2018-09-06

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Conditions

Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether molecular profile-directed therapy (otherwise known as personalized treatment) can improve the effectiveness of standard chemotherapy combinations for patients with esophagogastric adenocarcinoma. A series of tests will be performed on a sample of tumor; based on the results of these tests, a patient will be assigned to a chemotherapy treatment.

Interventions

Oxaliplatin 85 mg/m2 IV Day 1 every 14 days Leucovorin 400 mg/m2 IV over 2 hours Day 1 5-FU 400 mg/m2 IV over 2 hours Day 1 5-FU 2400 mg/m2 IV over 46 hours Day 1

Docetaxel 30 mg/m2 IV Days 1 and 8 Capecitabine 825 mg/m2 PO BID Days 1-14

DRUGCisplatin/Irinotecan

Cisplatin 30 mg/m2 IV Days 1 and 8 every 21 days Irinotecan 65 mg/m2 IV days 1 and 8 every 21 days

Cisplatin 75 mg/m2 IV Day 1 every 21 days Docetaxel 75 mg/m2 IV Day 1

DRUGIRI/EPI

Irinotecan IV over 90 minutes Days 1 and 8 every 28 days Epirubicin IV over 10-15 minutes Days 1 and 8 every 28 days

DRUGEPI/Docetaxel

Docetaxel 75 mg/m2 Day 1 every 21 days Epirubicin 50 mg/m2 IV Day 2

DRUGIrinotecan/Docetaxel

Irinotecan 120 mg/m2 Day 1 every 21 days Docetaxel 50 mg/m2 IV Day 1

DRUGDocetaxel

Docetaxel 60-100 mg/m2 IV day 1 every 21 days

Sponsors

Georgetown University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Advanced, measurable metastatic esophagogastric adenocarcinoma by RECIST criteria * Patients who have had surgery or radiotherapy with or without neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy (the wash-out period will be at least 1 month) * Patients who are not eligible for resection and are chemotherapy naïve * Patients with HER2(-) status * Patients who have tumor deposit(s) that are easily accessible by ultrasound or CT guidance * Patients must have adequate organ function * Patients must provide written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* Active concurrent malignancy, other than superficial, non-squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or uterine cervix, within the past three years * ECOG performance status worse than 2 * Prior oral or intravenous chemotherapy for metastatic disease * Patients with comorbidities that prevent them from being able to receive the chemotherapy regimen * cardiac ejection fraction 45% or greater

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
The Number of Patients With Tumor Size Reduction (Objective Response Rate)1 yearObjective response rate is the sum of partial responses plus complete responses and will be assessed per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.1) for target lesions and assessed by CT: Complete Response (CR), Disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR), \>=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Chemotherapy
Modified FOLFOX6 Docetaxel/Capecitabine Cisplatin/Irinotecan Cisplatin/Docetaxel IRI/EPI EPI/Docetaxel Irinotecan/Docetaxel Docetaxel Modified FOLFOX6: Oxaliplatin 85 mg/m2 IV Day 1 every 14 days Leucovorin 400 mg/m2 IV over 2 hours Day 1 5-FU 400 mg/m2 IV over 2 hours Day 1 5-FU 2400 mg/m2 IV over 46 hours Day 1 Docetaxel/Capecitabine: Docetaxel 30 mg/m2 IV Days 1 and 8 Capecitabine 825 mg/m2 PO BID Days 1-14 Cisplatin/Irinotecan: Cisplatin 30 mg/m2 IV Days 1 and 8 every 21 days Irinotecan 65 mg/m2 IV days 1 and 8 every 21 days Cisplatin/Docetaxel: Cisplatin 75 mg/m2 IV Day 1 every 21 days Docetaxel 75 mg/m2 IV Day 1 IRI/EPI: Irinotecan IV over 90 minutes Days 1 and 8 every 28 days Epirubicin IV over 10-15 minutes Days 1 and 8 every 28 days EPI/Docetaxel: Docetaxel 75 mg/m2 Day 1 every 21 days Epirubicin 50 mg/m2 IV Day 2 Irinotecan/Docetaxel: Irinote
13
Total13

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyPhysician Decision3

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicChemotherapy
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
3 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
10 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
13 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
7 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
6 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
3 / 13
other
Total, other adverse events
3 / 13
serious
Total, serious adverse events
3 / 13

Outcome results

Primary

The Number of Patients With Tumor Size Reduction (Objective Response Rate)

Objective response rate is the sum of partial responses plus complete responses and will be assessed per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.1) for target lesions and assessed by CT: Complete Response (CR), Disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR), \>=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions.

Time frame: 1 year

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
ChemotherapyThe Number of Patients With Tumor Size Reduction (Objective Response Rate)0 Participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026