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Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy With Cisplatin and Paclitaxel for Gastric Cancer at High Risk of Peritoneal Recurrence

Prophylactic Hyperthermic IntraperitOneal Chemotherapy (p-HIPEC) for pRevention of perItONeal Recurrence in Gastric Cancer: MC240402 (HORIZON) Trial

Status
Enrolling by invitation
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07139951
Enrollment
16
Registered
2025-08-24
Start date
2025-12-03
Completion date
2031-11-03
Last updated
2026-07-01

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

Conditions

Clinical Stage I Gastric Cancer AJCC v8, Clinical Stage I Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage II Gastric Cancer AJCC v8, Clinical Stage II Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage III Gastric Cancer AJCC v8, Clinical Stage III Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Gastric Adenocarcinoma, Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma

Brief summary

This phase II trial tests how well concentrating heated (hyperthermic) chemotherapy in the area that contains the abdominal organs (intraperitoneal \[IP\]) at the time of surgery works in treating patients with gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma at high risk of the cancer coming back to the abdominal cavity (peritoneal) after a period of improvement (recurrence). Recurrence in the peritoneum often occurs within the first 18 months after surgery. This is thought to be due to tumor cells that may scatter and spread during surgery. Cisplatin is in a class of medications known as platinum-containing compounds. It works by killing, stopping or slowing the growth of tumor cells. Paclitaxel is in a class of medications called antimicrotubule agents. It stops tumor cells from growing and dividing and may kill them. Paclitaxel alone and in combination with other chemotherapy agents have been shown to be effective treatments for gastric tumors. However, systemic delivery of these drugs has not been shown to be effective in treating peritoneal metastasis. Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) is a procedure that involves the infusion of a heated chemotherapy solution, such as cisplatin and paclitaxel, that circulates into the abdominal cavity. Giving HIPEC with cisplatin and paclitaxel at the time of surgery may reduce peritoneal recurrence in patients with gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma at high risk.

Interventions

PROCEDUREBiopsy Procedure

Undergo laparoscopy with biopsy

PROCEDUREBiospecimen Collection

Undergo blood sample collection

DRUGCisplatin

Given IP

PROCEDUREComputed Tomography

Undergo PET/CT

DRUGHyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy

Given p-HIPEC

PROCEDURELaparoscopy

Undergo laparoscopy with biopsy

PROCEDURELymphadenectomy

Undergo D2 lymphadenectomy

PROCEDUREMagnetic Resonance Imaging

Undergo PET/MRI

DRUGPaclitaxel

Given IP

PROCEDUREPositron Emission Tomography

Undergo PET/CT or PET/MRI

PROCEDURESurgical Procedure

Undergo gastrectomy and reconstruction

Sponsors

Mayo Clinic
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Age ≥ 18 and ≤ 80 years * Histological confirmation of adenocarcinoma of the stomach or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) (Siewert type II or III) * Tumor index (TI) ≥ 90 (T stage multiplied by the largest tumor diameter in mm on endoscopic ultrasound \[EUS\]). Patients with linitus plastica automatically have TI ≥ 90 * Hemoglobin ≥ 8.0 g/dL * Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1000/mm\^3 * Platelet count ≥ 75,000/mm\^3 * Calculated creatinine clearance ≥ 60 ml/min using the Cockcroft-Gault formula * No radiographic or histological evidence of distant metastasis * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) 0, 1 or 2 * Willingness to provide mandatory blood specimens for correlative research * Willingness to provide mandatory tissue specimens for correlative research * Willing to return to enrolling institution for follow-up (during the active monitoring phase of the study)

Exclusion criteria

* Any of the following because this study involves an agent that has known genotoxic, mutagenic, and teratogenic effects: * Pregnant persons * Nursing persons * Persons of childbearing potential and persons able to father a child who are unwilling to employ adequate contraception * Co-morbid systemic illnesses or other severe concurrent disease which, in the judgment of the investigator, would make the patient inappropriate for entry into this study or interfere significantly with the proper assessment of safety and toxicity of the prescribed regimens * Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to: * Ongoing or active infection * Symptomatic congestive heart failure * Unstable angina pectoris * Renal insufficiency (estimated glomerular filtration rate \[eGFR\] \< 60) * Or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements * Receiving any other investigational agent which would be considered as a treatment for the primary neoplasm * Active second malignancy currently receiving systemic treatment ≤ 6 months prior to pre-registration * History of myocardial infarction ≤ 6 months prior to pre-registration, or congestive heart failure requiring use of ongoing maintenance therapy for life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Peritoneal Recurrence-free SurvivalUp to 18 monthsPatients will be followed in active surveillance with biomarkers (CEA and CA 19-9) and cross-sectional imaging of the chest, abdomen and pelvis. Only non-lymphatic, non-peranastomotic, and non-visceral intra-abdominal metastasis will be considered peritoneal metastasis. Ovarian metastasis will be considered peritoneal metastasis for this trial.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Safety and Tolerability (Adverse Events)Up to 45 days after study treatmentSafety and tolerability will be determined by incidence of adverse events (AEs), specifically the incidence of grade 3 neutropenia and thrombocytopenia. AEs will be assessed using the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5.0. The incidence of acute kidney injury will be defined by the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) criteria of the Risk, Injury, Failure, Loss of kidney function and End-stage kidney disease (RIFLE) classification.
Recurrence-free SurvivalUp to 5 yearsRecurrence-free survival (RFS) is defined as the time from study entry to the first of either disease progression or death due to any cause. Any radiographic, endoscopic or biopsy proven recurrence of cancer will count as disease recurrence.
Overall Survival3 years and 5 yearsOverall survival (OS) is defined as the time from date of study entry to date of death or last follow up.

Countries

United States

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORTravis E. Grotz, MD, MS

Mayo Clinic

Outcome results

None listed

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