UPCC 14224 A Single-Arm, Multicenter Phase 2 Study of Neoadjuvant Pembrolizumab with Trastuzumab and Chemotherapy in Resectable HER2+ Esophagogastric Tumors
Investigating the Effectiveness of Adding Investigational Medications to Chemotherapy for Resectable HER2+ Esophagogastric Cancer
Brief description of study
The purpose of this study to find out whether adding trastuzumab and pembrolizumab to standard chemotherapy is an effective treatment for resectable HER2+ esophagogastric cancer.
Detailed description of study
Eligible patients will receive 8 peri-operative cycles of pembrolizumab and trastuzumab with chemotherapy (fluoropyrimidine/oxaliplatin doublet for patients initially enrolled and subsequently FLOT [5-fluorouracil, oxaliplatin and docetaxel] followed by pembrolizumab and trastuzumab maintenance to complete 1 total year of therapy.
Eligibility of study
You may be eligible for this study if you meet the following criteria:
- Conditions: Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Adenocarcinoma, HER2 Gene Mutation
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Age: 18 years or above
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Gender: All
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 18 years or older at time of signing informed consent.
- ECOG performance status 0-1.
- HER2+ esophageal, GEJ, or gastric adenocarcinoma biopsy or resection specimen as defined by local HER2 IHC3+ or IHC 2+/FISH>2.0 expression.
- Complete surgical resection of the primary tumor must be achievable
- Demonstrate adequate organ function as defined in Table 1.
Table 1 - Organ Function Requirements for Eligibility Hematological
- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC): ≥1,500 /mcL
- Platelets: ≥100,000 / mcL
- Hemoglobin: ≥8 g/dL Renal
- Creatinine clearance: ≥ 50 mL/minute Hepatic
- Serum total bilirubin: ≤ 1.5 X ULN OR Direct bilirubin ≤ ULN for subjects with total bilirubin levels > 1.5 ULN. Except patients with Gilbert's disease (≤3x ULN)
- AST and ALT: ≤ 2.5 X ULN
- Albumin: >3 mg/dL Coagulation
- International normalized ratio (INR) OR prothrombin time (PT) Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT): <1.5 x ULN unless participant is receiving anticoagulant therapy as long as PT or aPTT is within therapeutic range of intended use of anticoagulants
- Male participants: A male participant must agree to use contraception as detailed in Section 15.3 of this protocol during the treatment period and for at least 230 days (5 terminal half-lives of trastuzumab [140] plus an additional 90 days [spermatogenesis cycle]) after the last dose of study treatment and refrain from donating sperm during this period.
- Female participants: A female participant is eligible to participate if she is not
pregnant, not breastfeeding, and at least one of the following conditions applies:
- Not a woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP) as defined in section 15.3 OR
- A WOCBP who agrees to follow the contraceptive guidance in section 15.3 during the treatment period and for at least 170 days (140 days plus an additional 30 days [menstruation cycle]) after the last dose of study treatment.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Presence of metastatic or recurrent disease.
- Has received prior treatment for esophagogastric cancer
- Has received prior therapy with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or anti-CTLA-4 agent.
- Has received prior therapy with an anti-HER2 agent
- Left ventricular ejection fraction <50% within 1 month of screening by MUGA or echocardiogram. Patients with an ejection fraction 45-49% may be permissible in the absence of any cardiac symptoms, if cleared by a cardiologist, and per the investigator's discresion.
- Is currently participating and receiving study therapy or has participated in a study of an investigational agent and received study therapy or used an investigational device within 4 weeks of the first dose of treatment.
- Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving systemic steroid therapy or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to the first dose of trial treatment.
- Patients who have received acute, low dose, systemic immunosuppressant medications (e.g., dexamethasone containing antiemetic regimen or steroids as CT scan contrast premedication) may be enrolled.
- The use of inhaled corticosteroids and mineralocorticoids (e.g., fludrocortisone) for patients with orthostatic hypotension or adrenocortical insufficiency is allowed.
- Has a known history of active TB (Bacillus tuberculosis)
- Hypersensitivity to pembrolizumab or any of its excipients
- Has been diagnosed or treated for another malignancy in the past 3 years (not including non-melanoma skin cancer)
- Has known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis
- Has known history of, or any evidence of active, non-infectious pneumonitis.
- Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy.
- Has a history or current evidence of any condition, therapy, or laboratory abnormality that might confound the results of the trial, interfere with the subject's participation for the full duration of the trial, or is not in the best interest of the subject to participate, in the opinion of the treating investigator.
- Has known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with cooperation with the requirements of the trial.
- Is pregnant or breastfeeding, or expecting to conceive or father children within the projected duration of the trial, starting with the pre-screening or screening visit through 120 days after the last dose of trial treatment.
- A WOCBP who has a positive urine pregnancy test within 72 hours prior to allocation. If the urine test is positive or cannot be confirmed as negative, a serum pregnancy test will be required.
- Has had an allogeneic tissue or solid organ transplant
- Active or prior documented autoimmune or inflammatory disorders (including
inflammatory bowel disease; systemic lupus erythematosus; Wegener syndrome
[granulomatosis with polyangiitis]; myasthenia gravis; Graves' disease; rheumatoid
arthritis, hypophysitis, uveitis) within the past 3 years prior to the start of
treatment. The following are exceptions to this criterion:
- Subjects with vitiligo or alopecia
- Subjects with hypothyroidism (e.g., following Hashimoto syndrome) stable on hormone replacement or psoriasis not requiring systemic treatment.
- Has a known history of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) (HIV 1/2 antibodies).
- Has known active Hepatitis B (e.g., HBsAg reactive) or Hepatitis C (e.g., HCV RNA
[qualitative] is detected).
- Has received a live vaccine within 30 days of planned start of study therapy. Note: Seasonal influenza vaccines for injection are generally inactivated flu vaccines and are allowed; however intranasal influenza vaccines (e.g., Flu-Mist®) are live attenuated vaccines, and are not allowed.
- Is unwilling to give written informed consent, unwilling to participate, or unable to comply with the protocol for the duration of the study.
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether adding investigational medications to standard chemotherapy is effective for treating resectable HER2+ esophagogastric cancer. In this study, patients will receive investigational medications in combination with chemotherapy before surgery to see if this approach can improve treatment outcomes.
Participants in this study will undergo 8 cycles of treatment with investigational medications and chemotherapy before surgery. Chemotherapy involves using drugs to kill cancer cells or stop them from growing. After surgery, participants will continue receiving investigational medications as maintenance therapy for up to one year. This study aims to determine if this combination treatment can effectively manage the cancer.
- Who can participate: Adults aged 18 years or older with HER2+ esophageal, gastroesophageal junction, or gastric adenocarcinoma are eligible. Participants must have a good performance status and adequate organ function. Key exclusions include prior treatment for esophagogastric cancer and the presence of metastatic disease.
- Study details: Participants will receive 8 cycles of investigational medications and chemotherapy before surgery, followed by maintenance therapy.
- Study timelines: The study will last 1 year.
Study is selecting its participants from a population, or group of people, decided on by the researchers in advance.
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