Pre-operation Chemo and Antibody Therapy Followed by Surgical Resection and Adjuvant Chemoradiation for Gastric Cancer

November 6, 2015 updated by: NYU Langone Health

Neoadjuvant Therapy of Gastric Cancer With Irinotecan, Cisplatin and Cetuximab Followed by Surgical Resection and Adjuvant Chemoradiation

This study intends to evaluate the feasibility and treatment efficacy of adding an antibody blocking the epidermal growth factor (EGF) pathway to a neoadjuvant approach with proven efficacy developed at New York University.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The overall objective of this study is the development of definitive treatments for patients with locally advanced gastric cancer. To this end, this trial is evaluating the feasibility and treatment efficacy of adding an antibody blocking the EGF pathway to a neoadjuvant approach with proven efficacy developed at New York University (NYU). The combination of Irinotecan and Cisplatin has been shown to be synergistic and active against gastric carcinoma. This trial therefore builds upon NYU previous experience with the neoadjuvant administration of Irinotecan combined with Cisplatin as well as the reported enhanced activity of Irinotecan, Cisplatin and External beam radiation when combined with Cetuximab to develop a novel neoadjuvant and adjuvant approach for the treatment of gastric and gastro-esophageal junction (GEJ) cancers. The program includes: 1) systemic combination of Irinotecan, Cisplatin and Cetuximab used as an induction, 2) followed by potentially curative gastrectomy or GEJ resection, and 3) post-operative chemoradiation as reported in the Intergroup study with the addition of Cetuximab.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

30

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10016
        • NYU 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

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients must have signed an approved informed consent.
  • must have histologically documented untreated gastric/GEJ carcinoma (clinical stage T3 N0 or T4, or any T with N1-N3 M0)
  • Patients with tumor tissue available for assessment of EGF receptor status by immuno-histochemistry (IHC).
  • Patients with Performance Status 0-2.
  • Patients, 18 years and older, must either be not of child bearing potential or have a negative pregnancy test within 7 days of treatment. Patients are considered not of child bearing potential if they are surgically sterile (they have undergone a hysterectomy, bilateral tubal ligation, or bilateral oophorectomy) or they are postmenopausal.
  • Bone marrow function: absolute neutrophil count (ANC) at least 1,500/ul; platelets at least 100,000/ul.
  • Renal function: creatinine not greater than 1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN).
  • The PT and PTT should be within the range of normal values
  • Hepatic function: bilirubin not greater than 1.5 x ULN; aspartate aminotransferase (AST) not greater than 2.5 x ULN.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Acute hepatitis or known HIV.
  • Active or uncontrolled infection.
  • Significant history of uncontrolled cardiac disease; i.e., uncontrolled hypertension, unstable angina, and congestive heart failure.
  • Prior therapy that affects or targets the EGF pathway.
  • Prior allergic reaction to chimerized or murine monoclonal antibody therapy or documented presence of human anti-mouse antibodies (HAMA).
  • Any concurrent chemotherapy not indicated in the study protocol or any other investigational agent(s).

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: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Induction/ surgery/ chemoRT
  1. Induction treatment (3 weeks/cycle x 4 cycles): Cisplatin and Irinotecan on days 1 and 8; Cetuximab on days 1, 8, and 15.
  2. Surgery (starts 3-4 weeks after induction treatment).
  3. Chemoradiation treatment (starts 4-6 weeks after surgery):

weeks 1-19: Cetuximab on day 1 of every week; week 1: 5-FU and Leucovorin (LV) x 5 days; weeks 2-4: recovery; weeks 5-9: radiation, 150 cGy x 5 fractions/week x 5 weeks; week 5: 5-FU+ LV on days 1-4; week 9: 5-FU+ LV on days 1-3; weeks 14 and 19: 5-FU+LV x 5days
Drug: Cetuximab
Other Names:
  • Erbitux
Drug: Cisplatin
Other Names:
  • Platinol-AQ
Procedure: Surgery
Drug: Irinotecan
Other Names:
  • Camptosar
  • CPT-11
Radiation: Radiation
Drug: 5-FU
Other Names:
  • Fluorourocil

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Clinical Response Rate of an Induction Regimen Consisting of Irinotecan, Cisplatin and Cetuximab
Time Frame: 4 months from the beginning of the induction regimen
Clinical response rate is defined as the percentage of patients who responded to the induction regimen. The response is determined based on endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) staging pre-treatment and post-treatment, CT scans pre- and post- operatively, and initial clinical stage (based on these tests) compared with the pathologic stage. Any "down-staging" of T or N stage is considered to be a result of induction therapy and counted as a clinical response.
4 months from the beginning of the induction regimen

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Rate of Clearance of Nodal Involvement Among Patients Who Have Received the Induction Therapy
Time Frame: 4 months from the beginning of the induction treatment
This is defined as the percentage of patients whose nodal involvement of cancer has been cleared based on surgery results.
4 months from the beginning of the induction treatment
Rate of Potentially Curative Surgery
Time Frame: 4 months from the beginning of the induction treatment
This is defined as the percentage of patients who underwent curative surgery (surgery to remove all cancerous tissue).
4 months from the beginning of the induction treatment
Rate of "Down-staging" From Pre-operative Clinical Staging
Time Frame: 4 months from the beginning of the induction treatment
This is defined as the percentage of patients who had a reduction from T3/T4 disease.
4 months from the beginning of the induction treatment
Safety of the Induction Regimen
Time Frame: 4 months from the beginning of the induction
This describes the number of patients who experienced grade 3 and higher adverse events related to the regimen.
4 months from the beginning of the induction
Median Overall Survival (Induction Treatment and Curative Surgery)
Time Frame: up to 5 years
This is the length of time from the start of treatment that half of the patients are still alive.
up to 5 years
Median Overall Survival (Adjuvant Therpary)
Time Frame: up to 5 years
This is the length of time from the start of treatment that half of the patients are still alive.
up to 5 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

NYU Langone Health

Collaborators

Bristol-Myers Squibb
Eli Lilly and Company

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Theresa Ryan, MD, NYU Langone Health

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 2005

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 4, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 4, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

March 6, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 7, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 6, 2015

Last Verified

November 1, 2015

More Information

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 04-72 (H12637)
  • BMS #CA225112 (Other Identifier: Bristol-Myers Squibb)

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