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Paclitaxel, Pembrolizumab and Olaparib in Previously Treated Advanced Gastric Adenocarcinoma

Phase 2 Study of Paclitaxel, Pembrolizumab and Olaparib in Previously Treated Advanced Gastric Adenocarcinoma

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04209686
Enrollment
19
Registered
2019-12-24
Start date
2020-07-31
Completion date
2025-11-17
Last updated
2026-09-01

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Conditions

Advanced Gastric Adenocarcinoma

Keywords

Paclitaxel, Olaparib, Pembrolizumab, Immunotherapy, Anti-PD-1, PARP inhibitors, Gastric Cancer

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and clinical activity of paclitaxel plus olaparib and pembrolizumab in patients with previously treated advanced Gastric Cancer (GC).

Interventions

DRUGPaclitaxel

Paclitaxel (80mg/m\^2) will be administered IV on days 1 and 8 starting with Cycle 2. Each Cycle is 21 days.

DRUGOlaparib

Olaparib (100mg or 300mg) will be administered orally on Days 1-21 of each Cycle. Each Cycle is 21 days.

DRUGPembrolizumab

Pembrolizumab (200mg) will be administered IV on day 1 of each Cycle. Each Cycle is 21 days.

Sponsors

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Lead SponsorOTHER
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
CollaboratorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Age ≥18 years. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 or 1 * Must have advanced gastric or gastroesophageal cancer. * Must have received only one prior line of systemic therapy for advanced disease and experienced disease progression on this regimen.. * For Cohort 1: Must have the presence of measurable lesion. * Must agree to have a biopsy. * Life expectancy of greater than 3 months. * Patients must have adequate organ and marrow function defined by study - specified laboratory tests. * Woman of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test. * Must use acceptable form of birth control while on study. * Ability to understand and willingness to sign a written informed consent document.

Exclusion criteria

* Known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis. Require any antineoplastic therapy. * Require any other form of systemic or localized antineoplastic therapy. * Has received prior therapy with paclitaxel or PARP inhibitor. Previous paclitaxel may be allowed if no progression on or within 6 months of receiving this drug. * Hypersensitivity reaction to any paclitaxel, pembrolizumab or related compounds and/or to any of the components. * Allergy to dexamethasone, diphenhydramine and famotidine. * Is taking a moderate or strong CYP3A inhibitor. * Has uncontrolled intercurrent acute or chronic medical illness. * Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing and has required active treatment within the past 1 year. * Has received prior systemic anti-cancer therapy including investigational agents within 2 weeks prior to study treatment. * Has received prior radiotherapy within 2 weeks of start of study treatment. * Has received a live vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of study drug. * Is currently or has participated in another investigational study within 4 weeks prior to receiving study drug. * Has an active known or suspected autoimmune disease. * Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency. * Prior tissue or organ allograft or allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. * Has a history or current evidence of any condition, therapy, or laboratory abnormality that might confound the results of the study, interfere with the subject's participation for the full duration of the study, or is not in the best interest of the subject to participate, in the opinion of the treating investigator. . * Requires daily supplemental oxygen. * History of (non-infectious) pneumonitis that required steroids or has current pneumonitis. * History of encephalitis, meningitis, or uncontrolled seizures in the year prior to informed consent. * Infection with HIV or hepatitis B or C at screening. * Has uncontrolled infection requiring systemic therapy.. * Subjects unable to undergo venipuncture and/or tolerate venous access. * Has known psychiatric or substance abuse disorder that would interfere with cooperation with the requirements of the trial. * Woman who are pregnant or breastfeeding. * A woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP) who has a positive urine pregnancy test within 72 hours prior to study drug initiation.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Overall Survival (OS)Up to 27 monthsOverall survival is the time from the start of first dose of study drug to death or end of follow-up (OS will be censored on the date the subject was last known to be alive for subjects without documentation of death at the time of analysis). Estimation based on the Kaplan-Meier curve.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants Experiencing Grade 3 or Above Study Drug-related Adverse Events (AEs)15 monthsWhen calculating the incidence of AEs, each AE (as defined by NCI CTCAE v5.0) will be counted only once for a given subject. Laboratory abnormalities that were asymptomatic and not clinically significant were excluded.
Number of Participants Experiencing Immune-related Adverse Events (irAEs)15 monthsWhen calculating the incidence of AEs, each AE (as defined by NCI CTCAE v5.0) will be counted only once for a given subject. Laboratory abnormalities that were asymptomatic and not clinically significant were excluded.

Countries

United States

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORKatherine Bever, MD

Johns Hopkins Medical Institution

Baseline characteristics

Characteristic
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
13 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
17 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
15 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
19 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
8 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
11 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
17 / 181 / 1
other
Total, other adverse events
18 / 181 / 1
serious
Total, serious adverse events
13 / 180 / 1

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Sep 2, 2026