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Advanced Gastric CancerPhase 2NCT07486310

Evaluation of Pressurized Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy With VRT106 Versus PIPAC in Patients With Advanced Gastric Cancer and PeritonealMetastasis: A Prospective, Multicenter, Open-Label, Randomized Controlled Trial

A Phase 2 study testing Doxorubicin (Adriamycin) and VRT106 in people with Advanced Gastric Cancer, run by Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital at 1 site in China.

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Opening soon. The study is approved but enrolment has not started yet. Sites may already take enquiries.

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Trial summary

This study is a prospective, multicenter, open-label, randomized controlled clinical trial, planned to enroll 30 patients with advanced gastric cancer and peritoneal metastasis. It aims to evaluate the safety and efficacy of systemic therapy plus Pressurized Intra-Peritoneal Aerosol Virus (PIPAV) with VRT106 compared… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 75 years
Conditions the study is for
Advanced Gastric Cancer
What is being tested?
Doxorubicin (Adriamycin) and VRT106
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
30 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
1 Mar 2026to 1 Jun 2029
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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 to 75 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Aged 18 to 75 years, inclusive, regardless of gender.
  • Histologically or pathologically confirmed gastric adenocarcinoma with peritoneal metastasis (confirmed by imaging findings, previous surgical pathology, or positive cytology from ascites/peritoneal fluid), and assessed by the investigator as having unresectable peritoneal lesions with a PCI score > 6.
  • Subjects with no contraindications for laparoscopic surgery.
  • ECOG performance status ≤ 1.
  • Expected survival time ≥ 6 months.
  • No blood transfusion or treatment with hematopoietic stimulating factors within 14 days before screening, and meeting the following criteria:
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  • Hematology: Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 × 10⁹/L, platelet count (PLT) ≥ 100 × 10⁹/L, hemoglobin (Hb) ≥ 90 g/L.
  • Blood biochemistry: Total bilirubin (TBIL) ≤ 1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) (≤ 3.0 × ULN for subjects with Gilbert syndrome); alanine aminotransferase (ALT)/aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 3.0 × ULN; albumin ≥ 2.8 g/dL; creatinine ≤ 1.5 × ULN; or creatinine clearance (Ccr) ≥ 50 mL/min (calculated using the Cockcroft-Gault formula, only required if creatinine > 1.5 × ULN).
  • Coagulation function: Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), international normalized ratio (INR), or prothrombin time (PT) ≤ 1.5 × ULN.
  • Female subjects of childbearing potential or male subjects with partners of childbearing potential must use effective contraception throughout the treatment period and for 3 months after the last dose.
  • Voluntary participation in the clinical study, with full understanding and signed informed consent form (ICF); willingness and ability to comply with all trial procedures.

Who cannot join

  • 1. Subjects with gastrointestinal obstruction; 2. Subjects completely dependent on parenteral nutrition; 3. Subjects with decompensated ascites; 4. Subjects with severe abdominal infection (manifesting as peritonitis); 5. Subjects with extensive abdominal adhesions; 6. Subjects undergoing simultaneous cytoreductive surgery and gastrointestinal resection and reconstruction; 7. Subjects with concurrent portal vein thrombosis; 8. Known allergy to any component of the VRT106 formulation (mannitol, human albumin, trehalose, etc.) or to chemotherapy drugs; 9. Use of live attenuated vaccines within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of the study drug, including but not limited to: measles, mumps, rubella, varicella/zoster, yellow fever, rabies, BCG, and typhoid vaccines. Seasonal influenza vaccines for injection are inactivated virus vaccines and are allowed; intranasal influenza vaccines are live attenuated and are not allowed; 10. Use of systemic glucocorticoids (prednisone > 10 mg/day or equivalent dose of similar drugs) or other immunosuppressive therapy within 1 week prior to the first dose of the study drug, except for the following:
  • Use of topical, ocular, intra-articular, intranasal, and inhaled corticosteroids;
  • Use of corticosteroids for prophylactic treatment (e.g., prevention of contrast agent allergy); 11. Use of immunomodulatory drugs, including but not limited to thymosin, interleukin-2, interferon, etc., within 14 days prior to the first dose of the study drug; 12. Subjects with active autoimmune disease or a history of autoimmune disease that may recur. However, subjects with the following diseases are not excluded and may be further screened: a. Type 1 diabetes; b. Hypothyroidism (if controlled by hormone replacement therapy alone); c. Controlled celiac disease; d. Skin diseases not requiring systemic treatment (e.g., vitiligo, psoriasis, alopecia); e. Any other disease not expected to recur in the absence of an external trigger; 13. History of splenectomy; 14. Adverse reactions from prior anti-tumor therapy have not recovered to ≤ Grade 1 per NCI-CTCAE v5.0 (excluding alopecia, chemotherapy-induced Grade 2 neurotoxicity, and other toxicities deemed by the investigator to pose no safety risk); 15. History of severe cardiovascular disease, including but not limited to:
  • Severe cardiac rhythm or conduction abnormalities, such as ventricular arrhythmias requiring clinical intervention, second- or third-degree atrioventricular block, QT interval corrected using Fridericia's formula (QTcF) ≥ 480 ms, etc.;
  • Occurrence of acute coronary syndrome, acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, stroke, or other Grade 3 or higher cardiovascular events within 6 months prior to the first dose of the study drug;
  • New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class ≥ II, or left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) < 50%;
  • Poorly controlled hypertension per investigator judgment (hypertension not controlled despite standard treatment: systolic blood pressure ≥ 160 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 100 mmHg); 16. Uncontrolled active infection requiring systemic therapy; 17. Presence of other invasive malignancies besides the study disease. Exceptions include: cured basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, carcinoma in situ (e.g., breast cancer, cervical carcinoma in situ), superficial bladder cancer, or malignancies with no recurrence and no treatment for the past 2 years; 18. Pregnant or breastfeeding women; 19. Subjects deemed by the investigator to have other serious systemic diseases or other reasons making them unsuitable for participation in this clinical trial; 20. Subjects who have received other unmarketed investigational drugs/device therapies within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of the study drug; 21. Concurrent enrollment in another clinical study, except for observational (non-interventional) clinical studies or the follow-up phase of an interventional study (must be judged by the investigator as not impacting the efficacy and safety evaluation of this study).

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

China1 site
  • No. 106, Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou

    Guangzhou, Guangdong

    Yong Li MD, +8613822177479, liyong@gdph.org.cn

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About this study

This study is a prospective, multicenter, open-label, randomized controlled clinical trial, planned to enroll 30 patients with advanced gastric cancer and peritoneal metastasis. It aims to evaluate the safety and efficacy of systemic therapy plus Pressurized Intra-Peritoneal Aerosol Virus (PIPAV) with VRT106 compared to systemic therapy plus Pressurized Intra-Peritoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC).

Read the detailed description

To evaluate the efficacy and quality of life in different treatment cohorts for patients with advanced gastric cancer and peritoneal metastasis.

To evaluate the biodistribution and biological effects of PIPAV(Pressurized Intra-Peritoneal Aerosol Virus) treatment in patients with advanced gastric cancer and peritoneal metastasis, including viral distribution and shedding characteristics, as well as immunogenicity.

To explore the relationship between pharmacodynamics, biomarkers, and therapeutic efficacy.

Being tested
Doxorubicin (Adriamycin), VRT106
Keywords
Pressurized Intra-Peritoneal Aerosol, VRT106, advanced gastric cancer with peritoneal metastasis

What participants receive

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

  • Doxorubicin (Adriamycin)Drug

    Doxorubicin (Adriamycin)

  • VRT106Drug

    VRT106

Study groups in NCT07486310
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
PIPAV + PIPACExperimentalBased on systemic anti-tumor therapy, on Day 1 (D1) of each treatment cycle, intraperitoneal nebulization therapy is administered with 9×10⁸ CCID₅₀ (3 vials) diluted in 150 mL of 0.9% normal saline. Following the completion of VRT106 perfusion, chemotherapy drugs are continuously perfused after a 15-minute interval. The chemotherapeutic agents include doxorubicin (1.5 mg/m²) diluted in 50 mL of 0.9% normal saline for pressurized intra-peritoneal aerosol chemotherapy, immediately followed by cisplatin (7.5 mg/m²) diluted in 150 mL of 0.9% normal saline. This regimen is administered for three consecutive treatment cycles.
Receives: Drug: Doxorubicin (Adriamycin); Drug: VRT106
PIPAVActive comparatorBased on systemic anti-tumor therapy, on Day 1 (D1) of each treatment cycle, intraperitoneal nebulization therapy is administered with 9×10⁸ CCID₅₀ (3 vials) diluted in 150 mL of 0.9% normal saline. This regimen is administered for three consecutive treatment cycles.
Receives: Drug: VRT106
PIPACActive comparatorBased on systemic anti-tumor therapy, pressurized intra-peritoneal aerosol chemotherapy is administered using doxorubicin (1.5 mg/m²) diluted in 50 mL of 0.9% normal saline, immediately followed by cisplatin (7.5 mg/m²) diluted in 150 mL of 0.9% normal saline for pressurized intra-peritoneal aerosol chemotherapy. This regimen is administered for three consecutive treatment cycles.
Receives: Drug: Doxorubicin (Adriamycin)

What is being measured

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

  1. Incidence of adverse events

    Incidence of adverse events

    Measured: From the screening period to 28 days after the last intraperitoneal perfusion treatment during the follow-up period

  2. Incidence of serious adverse events

    Incidence of serious adverse events

    Measured: From the screening period to 28 days after the last intraperitoneal perfusion treatment during the follow-up period

  3. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance status

    0 - Fully active, able to carry on all pre-disease performance without restriction.

    1. - Restricted in physically strenuous activity but ambulatory and able to carry out work of a light or sedentary nature, e.g., light house work, office work.
    2. - Ambulatory and capable of all self-care but unable to carry out any work activities; up and about more than 50% of waking hours.
    3. - Capable of only limited self-care; confined to bed or chair more than 50% of waking hours.
    4. - Completely disabled; cannot carry on any self-care; totally confined to bed or chair.
    5. - Dead.

    Measured: From the screening period to 28 days after the last intraperitoneal perfusion treatment during the follow-up period

  4. Surgical complications

    Surgical complications

    Measured: From the screening period to 28 days after the last intraperitoneal perfusion treatment during the follow-up period

  5. Postoperative pain score (Visual Analogue Scale/VAS score)

    Scores of 1-3 are defined as "mild pain (sleep unaffected)"; 4-6 as "moderate pain (sleep affected)"; 7-10 as "severe pain (sleep severely affected)

    Measured: At the beginning of Cycle 1 (each cycle lasting 28 days), at the beginning of Cycle 2 (each cycle lasting 28 days), and at the beginning of Cycle 3 (each cycle lasting 28 days)

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Peritoneal cancer index,PCI

    0: No peritoneal metastasis; 1-2: Mild peritoneal metastasis; 3-4: Moderate peritoneal metastasis; 5-6: Severe peritoneal metastasis

    Measured: At the beginning of Cycle 1 (each cycle lasting 28 days), at the beginning of Cycle 2 (each cycle lasting 28 days), and at the beginning of Cycle 3 (each cycle lasting 28 days)

  2. Peritoneal regression grading score,PRGS

    PRGS 1 - Complete Response No residual tumor cells Extensive fibrosis / gelatinous mucin pools / infarct-like necrosis

    PRGS 2 - Major Changes Predominantly regressive changes in tumor cells Fibrosis / gelatinous mucin pools / Tumor cells predominantly with infarct-like necrosis

    PRGS 3 - Minor Changes Tumor cells predominate, significantly more than regressive changes Tumor cells clearly dominate, more than fibrosis / gelatinous mucin pools / infarct-like necrosis

    PRGS 4 - No Changes Steady growth of tumor cells (visible at lowest magnification) No regressive changes

    Measured: At the beginning of Cycle 1 (each cycle lasting 28 days), at the beginning of Cycle 2 (each cycle lasting 28 days), and at the beginning of Cycle 3 (each cycle lasting 28 days).

  3. Quality of life score

    Quality of life score

    Measured: At the beginning of Cycle 1 (each cycle lasting 28 days), at the beginning of Cycle 2 (each cycle lasting 28 days), and at the beginning of Cycle 3 (each cycle lasting 28 days).

Timeline

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

  1. First posted20 Mar 2026
  2. Study start1 Mar 2026 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion1 Mar 2028 (estimated)
  4. Study completion1 Jun 2029 (estimated)

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
Factorial
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
30 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT07486310
Sponsor's protocol ID
HOPE-02
Status last verified
Mar 2026
First submitted
2 Mar 2026
Last updated
20 Mar 2026
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Doxorubicin (Adriamycin) and VRT106 in people with Advanced Gastric Cancer, run by Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital at 1 site in China.

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 11 inclusion and 7 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: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 Mar 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in China. 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?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

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

Contact Yong Li MD (+86 13798191490, liyong@gdph.org.cn), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Incidence of adverse events (time frame: From the screening period to 28 days after the last intraperitoneal perfusion treatment during the follow-up period). The study lists 5 primary outcomes in all. 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 20 Mar 2026.

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