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Adenocarcinoma of the Gastroesophageal JunctionPhase 2NCT00982592

Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Vismodegib in Treating Patients With Advanced Stomach Cancer or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer

A Phase 2 study testing oxaliplatin, leucovorin calcium and fluorouracil in people with Adenocarcinoma of the Gastroesophageal Junction and Adenocarcinoma of the Stomach, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 30 sites in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

This randomized phase II trial studies combination chemotherapy when given together with vismodegib to see how well it works compared with combination chemotherapy without vismodegib in treating patients with advanced stomach cancer or gastroesophageal junction cancer. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
oxaliplatin, leucovorin calcium and fluorouracil
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
124 participants
Where
30 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Sep 2009to Oct 2014
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients must have histologically or cytologically confirmed gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma not amenable to surgical resection
  • Patients must have measurable disease, defined as at least one lesion that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension (longest diameter to be recorded) as >= 20 mm with conventional techniques or as >= 10 mm with spiral computed tomography (CT) scan
  • No prior chemotherapy for advanced disease; patients may have receive adjuvant chemotherapy or chemoradiation if > 6 months has elapsed since completion of treatment
  • Life expectancy of greater than 3 months
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status < 2 (Karnofsky > 70%)
  • Absolute neutrophil count >= 1,500/mcL
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  • Platelets >= 100,000/mcL
  • Total bilirubin =< 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT])/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase [SGPT]) =< 2.5 X institutional upper limit of normal (=< 5.0 X institutional upper limit of normal with presence of liver metastases)
  • Creatinine =< 1.5 X institutional upper limit of normal OR creatinine clearance >= 60 mL/min/1.73 m^2 for patients with creatinine levels above institutional normal
  • Baseline imaging studies performed =< 28 days of study registration; the treating investigator will determine the appropriate imaging studies, which may include CT scan, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and/or fludeoxyglucose F 18 (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET)/CT
  • Must be willing to provide blood and tissue samples for research purposes; patient has the right to later withdraw consent for research studies and/or tissue specimens
  • Patients must agree to placement of a central venous catheter for chemotherapy administration
  • Patients must be able to swallow whole capsules
  • Patients taking medications with narrow therapeutic indices that are metabolized by cytochrome P450 (CYP450), including warfarin sodium (Coumadin), must be on a stable, therapeutic dose and have close monitoring of their levels
  • Women of child-bearing potential and men must use two forms of contraception (i.e., barrier contraception and one other method of contraception) at least 4 weeks prior to study entry, for the duration of study participation, and for at least 12 months post-treatment; should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately
  • Pregnancy testing: women of childbearing potential are required to have a negative serum pregnancy test (with a sensitivity of at least 25 mIU/mL) within 10-14 days and within 24 hours prior to the first dose of GDC-0449/placebo (serum or urine); a pregnancy test (serum or urine) will be administered every 4 weeks if their menstrual cycles are regular or every 2 weeks if their cycles are irregular while on study within the 24-hour period prior to the administration of GDC-0449/placebo; a positive urine test must be confirmed by a serum pregnancy test; prior to dispensing GDC-0449/placebo, the investigator must confirm and document the patient's use of two contraceptive methods, dates of negative pregnancy test, and confirm the patient's understanding of the teratogenic potential of GDC-0449/placebo
  • Female subjects of childbearing potential are defined as follows:
  • Patients with regular menses
  • Patients, after menarche with amenorrhea, irregular cycles, or using a contraceptive method that precludes withdrawal bleeding
  • Women who have had tubal ligation
  • Female subjects may be considered to NOT be of childbearing potential for the following reasons:
  • The patient has undergone hysterectomy and/or bilateral oophorectomy.
  • The patient is post-menopausal defined by amenorrhea for at least 1 year in a woman > 45 years old
  • Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document

Who cannot join

  • Patients who have had chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 6 months prior to entering the study
  • Patients may not be receiving any other investigational agents
  • Patients with known brain metastases should be excluded from this clinical trial
  • History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to GDC-0449, 5-fluorouracil or oxaliplatin
  • GDC-0449 inhibits cytochrome P450, family 2, subfamily C, polypeptide 8 (CYP2C8), cytochrome P450, family 2, subfamily C, polypeptide 9 (CYP2C9), and cytochrome P450, family 2, subfamily C, polypeptide 19 (CYP2C19) drug metabolism enzymes in vitro at concentrations that may be clinically relevant; therefore, caution should be exercised when dosing GDC-0449 concurrently with medications that are substrates of CYP2C8, CYP2C9, and CYP2C19 and have narrow therapeutic windows
  • Patients with malabsorption syndrome or other condition that would interfere with intestinal absorption
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  • Patients unable to swallow whole capsules
  • Patients with clinically active liver disease, including viral or other hepatitis or cirrhosis are ineligible
  • Patients with uncontrolled hypocalcemia, hypomagnesemia, hyponatremia or hypokalemia defined as less than the lower limit of normal for the institution, despite adequate electrolyte supplementation are excluded from this study
  • Pre-existing > grade 1 peripheral sensory neuropathy
  • Previous or concurrent malignancy; exceptions: treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, in situ cervical cancer, or lobular carcinoma in situ in one breast; or other cancer which the patient has been disease-free ≥5 years
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
  • Pregnant women are excluded from this study; breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with GDC-0449
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients on combination antiretroviral therapy are ineligible

Trial locations and contacts

30 sites in 1 country.

30 sites in 1 country

United States30 sites
  • University of Michigan University Hospital

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109

  • University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109

  • University of Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois, 60637

  • Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute at Ohio State University Medical Center

    Columbus, Ohio, 43210

  • Ohio State University Medical Center

    Columbus, Ohio, 43210

  • Cancer Care Center of Decatur

    Decatur, Illinois, 62526

  • Decatur Memorial Hospital

    Decatur, Illinois, 62526

  • Crossroads Cancer Center

    Effingham, Illinois, 62401

  • NorthShore University HealthSystem-Evanston Hospital

    Evanston, Illinois, 60201

  • Fort Wayne Medical Oncology and Hematology Inc-Parkview

    Fort Wayne, Indiana, 46845

  • Ingalls Memorial Hospital

    Harvey, Illinois, 60426

  • Indiana University Medical Center

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202

  • Loyola University Medical Center

    Maywood, Illinois, 60153

  • Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37232

  • Beth Israel Medical Center

    New York, New York, 10003

  • New York University Langone Medical Center

    New York, New York, 10016

  • Saint Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center - Saint Luke's Division

    New York, New York, 10025

  • Columbia University Medical Center

    New York, New York, 10032

  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065

  • Weill Medical College of Cornell University

    New York, New York, 10065

  • Illinois CancerCare-Peoria

    Peoria, Illinois, 61615

  • Illinois Oncology Research Association CCOP

    Peoria, Illinois, 61615

  • University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232

  • Virginia Commonwealth University

    Richmond, Virginia, 23298

  • University of California at Davis Cancer Center

    Sacramento, California, 95817

  • Memorial Medical Center

    Springfield, Illinois, 62781-0001

  • Saint John's Mercy Medical Center

    St Louis, Missouri, 63141

  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine

    The Bronx, New York, 10461

  • New York Cancer Consortium

    The Bronx, New York, 10461

  • Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus

    The Bronx, New York, 10467-2490

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About this study

Official title: A Randomized, Double Blind Placebo Controlled Phase 2 Study of FOLFOX Plus or Minus GDC-0449 in Patients With Advanced Gastric and Gastroesophageal Junction (GEJ) Carcinoma

This randomized phase II trial studies combination chemotherapy when given together with vismodegib to see how well it works compared with combination chemotherapy without vismodegib in treating patients with advanced stomach cancer or gastroesophageal junction cancer. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as oxaliplatin, leucovorin calcium, and fluorouracil, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) may kill more tumor cells. Vismodegib may stop the growth of stomach or gastroesophageal junction cancer by blocking the growth of new blood vessels necessary for tumor growth. It is not yet known whether combination chemotherapy is more effective when given with or without vismodegib in treating stomach cancer and gastroesophageal junction cancer.

Read the detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To determine if the addition of GDC-0449 (vismodegib) to FOLFOX (fluorouracil, leucovorin calcium, oxaliplatin) chemotherapy improves median progression free survival (PFS) in the first line treatment of patients with advanced gastric and gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To determine if the addition of GDC-0449 to FOLFOX chemotherapy affects overall survival.

II. To determine if the addition of GDC-0449 to FOLFOX chemotherapy affects response rate.

III. To determine if the addition of GDC-0449 to FOLFOX chemotherapy affects toxicity rates in the first line treatment of patients with advanced gastric and GEJ adenocarcinoma.

TERTIARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To determine the level of baseline hedgehog pathway activation and correlate with clinical outcome and response to treatment with GDC-0449.

II. In those patients who consent to repeat biopsy at week 4-5, hedgehog pathway expression will again be assessed (every attempt will be made to obtain repeat biopsy from the same site as the initial biopsy) and compared to baseline values and clinical outcome.

III. To determine a primary gastric cancer gene expression profile that may predict response to GDC-0449.

IV. To determine if serum shed collagen epitopes correlate with clinical outcome and may be used to assess efficacy of GDC-0449 treatment.

  1. To determine if circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPC)'s correlate with treatment response and may be used to assess efficacy of GDC-0449 treatment.

VI. To determine if hedgehog pathway expression is downregulated in EPC's following treatment with GDC-0449.

VII. To determine if serum expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta, and insulin-like growth factor binding protein (IGFBP) 3 correlate with clinical outcome and may be used to assess efficacy of GDC-0449 treatment.

VIII. To determine if human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (Her2) expression is predictive in assessing the efficacy of GDC-0449 treatment. Of note, Her2 status will be collected retrospectively for those patients who were tested as part of standard of care established in October 2010.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

ARM I: Patients receive FOLFOX chemotherapy comprising oxaliplatin intravenously (IV) over 2 hours, leucovorin calcium IV over 2 hours, and fluorouracil IV over 46-48 hours on day 1. Patients also receive placebo orally (PO) once daily (QD) on days 1-14.

ARM II: Patients receive FOLFOX chemotherapy as in Arm I. Patients also receive vismodegib PO on days 1-14. In both arms, treatment repeats every 2 weeks in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or disease progression.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3 months.

Being tested
oxaliplatin, leucovorin calcium, fluorouracil, placebo, vismodegib
Medical subject headings
Stomach Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • oxaliplatinDrug

    Also called 1-OHP, Dacotin, Dacplat, Eloxatin

    Given IV

  • leucovorin calciumDrug

    Also called CF, CFR, LV

    Given IV

  • fluorouracilDrug

    Also called 5-fluorouracil, 5-Fluracil, 5-FU

    Given IV

  • placeboOther

    Also called PLCB

    Given PO

  • vismodegibDrug

    Also called Erivedge, GDC-0449, Hedgehog antagonist GDC-0449

    Given PO

  • laboratory biomarker analysisOther

    Correlative studies

Study groups in NCT00982592
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Arm I (FOLFOX regimen and placebo)ExperimentalPatients receive FOLFOX chemotherapy comprising oxaliplatin IV over 2 hours, leucovorin calcium IV over 2 hours, and fluorouracil bolus and then IV over 46-48 hours on day 1. Patients also receive placebo PO QD on days 1-14. Courses repeat every 2 weeks in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or disease progression.
Receives: Drug: oxaliplatin; Drug: leucovorin calcium; Drug: fluorouracil; Other: placebo; Other: laboratory biomarker analysis
Arm II (FOLFOX regimen and vismodegib)ExperimentalPatients receive FOLFOX chemotherapy as in arm I. Patients also receive vismodegib PO on days 1-14. Courses repeat every 2 weeks in the absence of unacceptable toxicity or disease progression.
Receives: Drug: oxaliplatin; Drug: leucovorin calcium; Drug: fluorouracil; Drug: vismodegib; Other: laboratory biomarker analysis

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Median Progression-free Survival (PFS)

    PFS is defined as the time from randomization until objective tumor progression or death from any cause and is evaluated per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1.

    Measured: up to 4 years

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Objective Response Rate

    Defined as the percentage of the patients who had complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) per RECIST 1.1.

    Measured: Up to 4 years

  2. Overall Survival

    Defined as time from randomization day until death from any cause.

    Measured: up to 4 years

  3. Incidence of Toxicities (Grade 3 and Higher)

    Defined as percentage of patients who experienced a toxicity with grade 3 or higher related to the protocol therapy. Assessed by National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 3.0

    Measured: Up to 4 years

  4. Incidence of Toxicities (grades1 and 2)

    Defined as percentage of patients who experienced a toxicity with grade 1 or 2 (worst grade) related to the protocol therapy. Assessed by National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 3.0.

    Measured: Up to 4 years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted23 Sep 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2009
  3. Primary completionApr 2012
  4. Study completionOct 2014

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator
Enrolment
124 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00982592
Sponsor's protocol ID
NCI-2011-01425
Other IDs
NCI-2011-01425, 09-0356, CDR0000655339, NYU 09-0356, 8376, N01CM00038, N01CM00071, P30CA016087
Status last verified
Aug 2015
First submitted
22 Sep 2009
Last updated
25 Jan 2016
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing oxaliplatin, leucovorin calcium and fluorouracil in people with Adenocarcinoma of the Gastroesophageal Junction and Adenocarcinoma of the Stomach, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 30 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 25 inclusion and 14 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Jan 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 30 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 25 Jan 2016). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Median Progression-free Survival (PFS) (time frame: up to 4 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 25 Jan 2016.

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