Paclitaxel, Pembrolizumab and Olaparib in Previously Treated Advanced Gastric Adenocarcinoma

August 10, 2026 updated by: Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

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

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).

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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19

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

Study Contact

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Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21231
        • Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

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.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: Arm 1: Measurable Disease
Drug: Paclitaxel
Paclitaxel (80mg/m^2) will be administered IV on days 1 and 8 starting with Cycle 2. Each Cycle is 21 days.
Other Names:
  • Taxol
Drug: Olaparib
Olaparib (100mg or 300mg) will be administered orally on Days 1-21 of each Cycle. Each Cycle is 21 days.
Other Names:
  • Lynparza
Drug: Pembrolizumab
Pembrolizumab (200mg) will be administered IV on day 1 of each Cycle. Each Cycle is 21 days.
Other Names:
  • MK-3475; Keytruda
Experimental: Arm 2: Unmeasurable Disease
Drug: Paclitaxel
Paclitaxel (80mg/m^2) will be administered IV on days 1 and 8 starting with Cycle 2. Each Cycle is 21 days.
Other Names:
  • Taxol
Drug: Olaparib
Olaparib (100mg or 300mg) will be administered orally on Days 1-21 of each Cycle. Each Cycle is 21 days.
Other Names:
  • Lynparza
Drug: Pembrolizumab
Pembrolizumab (200mg) will be administered IV on day 1 of each Cycle. Each Cycle is 21 days.
Other Names:
  • MK-3475; Keytruda

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Overall Survival (OS)
Time Frame: Up to 27 months
Overall 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.
Up to 27 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of Participants Experiencing Grade 3 or Above Study Drug-related Adverse Events (AEs)
Time Frame: 15 months
When 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.
15 months
Number of Participants Experiencing Immune-related Adverse Events (irAEs)
Time Frame: 15 months
When 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.
15 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Collaborators

Collaborators

An organization other than the sponsor that provides support for a clinical study. This support may include activities related to funding, design, implementation, data analysis, or reporting.
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Principal Investigator: Katherine Bever, MD, Johns Hopkins Medical Institution

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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July 31, 2020

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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November 17, 2025

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
November 17, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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December 20, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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December 20, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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December 24, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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September 1, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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August 10, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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August 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • J19135
  • IRB00209006 (Other Identifier: Johns Hopkins Medical Institution)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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