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A Clinical Trial of a New Combination Treatment, Domvanalimab and Zimberelimab, Plus Chemotherapy, for People With an Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer That Cannot be Removed With Surgery That Has Spread to Other Parts of the Body

A Randomized, Open-Label, Multicenter Phase 3 Trial of Domvanalimab, Zimberelimab, and Chemotherapy Versus Nivolumab and Chemotherapy in Participants With Previously Untreated Locally Advanced Unresectable or Metastatic Gastric, Gastroesophageal Junction, and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05568095
Acronym
STAR-221
Enrollment
1040
Registered
2022-10-05
Start date
2022-11-21
Completion date
2026-08-28
Last updated
2026-09-03

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

Conditions

Advanced Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Adenocarcinoma

Keywords

Domvanalimab, Zimberelimab, Nivolumab, Advanced upper gastrointestinal tract adenocarcinoma, Gastroesophageal junction cancer, Esophageal adenocarcinoma, Gastric cancer, Gastric adenocarcinoma

Brief summary

This randomized Phase 3 open-label study will compare the efficacy of the T-cell immunoglobulin and immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motif (ITIM) domain (TIGIT) monoclonal antibody domvanalimab, the anti programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) monoclonal antibody zimberelimab, and multiagent chemotherapy versus the anti PD-1 monoclonal antibody nivolumab and multiagent chemotherapy in the first-line treatment of participants with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric, gastroesophageal junction (GEJ), and esophageal adenocarcinoma.

Interventions

DRUGDomvanalimab

Intravenous (IV) Aqueous Solution

DRUGZimberelimab

IV Aqueous Solution

DRUGCapecitabine

Oral Tablets

DRUGFluorouracil

IV Aqueous Solution

DRUGLeucovorin

IV Aqueous Solution

DRUGOxaliplatin

IV Aqueous Solution

DRUGNivolumab

IV Aqueous Solution

Sponsors

Arcus Biosciences, Inc.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY
Gilead Sciences
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
CollaboratorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

Key Inclusion Criteria: * Capable of giving signed informed consent which is in compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the informed consent form (ICF) and in protocol. * Histologically confirmed diagnosis of locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric, GEJ, or esophageal adenocarcinoma. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-1. * At least one measurable target lesion per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1. Key

Exclusion criteria

* Underlying medical or psychiatric conditions that, in the investigator's or sponsor's opinion, will make the administration of study-specified therapy hazardous, including but not limited to: * Interstitial lung disease, including history of interstitial lung disease or non-infectious pneumonitis. Active viral, bacterial, or fungal infections requiring parenteral treatment within 14 days of randomization. * Clinically significant cardiovascular disease, such as New York Heart Association Class II or greater cardiac disease or cerebrovascular accident within 3 months prior to randomization, unstable angina, or new onset angina within 3 months prior to randomization, myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to randomization, or unstable arrhythmia within 3 months prior to randomization. * History of prior solid-organ transplantation, including allogenic bone marrow transplantation. * Dementia, psychiatric, or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with satisfying the requirements of the trial. * Known human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2) positive tumor. * Known untreated, symptomatic, or actively progressing central nervous system (CNS) (brain) metastases. Participants with leptomeningeal metastases are excluded from enrollment. * Received prior systemic treatment for locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric, GEJ, or esophageal adenocarcinoma. * Disease progression within 6 months of completion of neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy. Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Overall survivalFrom date of randomization until date of death from any cause (Approximately 15 months)]

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Progression-free survival (PFS)From date of randomization to date of the first documentation of disease progression or date of death from any cause, whichever comes first (Approximately 15 months)
Objective response rate (ORR)Proportion of randomized participants who achieved a confirmed best overall response of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) (Approximately 15 months)
Duration of response (DOR)From the date of first confirmed response (CR or PR), until the date of first documented disease progression or date of death from any cause, whichever comes first (Approximately 15 months)
Incidence and severity of adverse events (AEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs)From on or after the date of first dose of any study treatment to the date of last study treatment specific safety follow-up or date of initiation of subsequent systemic anti-cancer therapy, whichever occurs first (Approximately 15 months)
Time to first symptom deterioration in the FACT-Ga gastric cancer subscale.From the date of randomization to change from baseline in subscale greater than or equal to the deterioration threshold, or death from any cause, whichever comes first (Approximately 15 months)

Countries

Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, France, Georgia, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, Turkey (Türkiye), United Kingdom, United States

Contacts

STUDY_DIRECTORMedical Director

Arcus Biosciences

Outcome results

None listed

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