NCT04034251

Brief Summary

Background: Three-fourths of people diagnosed with gastric cancer will die from it. Researchers want to see if giving cancer drugs in a new way can help people live longer and delay the time it takes for the cancer to grow. Objective: To find a better way to treat advanced stomach cancer. Eligibility: People ages 18 and older with stomach cancer that has spread throughout their belly. Design: Participants will be screened with: Medical history Physical exam Blood, urine, and heart tests Scans Cancer sample: If they do not have one, they will have a biopsy. Tests of performance of normal activities Dietary assessment Participants will have a laparoscopy. Small cuts are made into their abdomen. A thin camera with a light is inserted. Small instruments are used to take biopsies. This will be repeated during the study to monitor the cancer. During the first laparoscopy, a port with a catheter attached will be put into the abdomen. Participants may also have an endoscopy: A thin tube with a camera is inserted through the mouth and into the stomach. The tube collects samples to monitor the cancer. Participants will get paclitaxel every 3 weeks through the abdominal port and through a small plastic tube in an arm vein. They will also take capecitabine by mouth twice daily for the first 15 days of a 21-day cycle. After participants finish 3 cycles, they will have scans to see how they are doing. They may get another course of therapy. Participants will have visits every 3 weeks during treatment. Then they will have follow-up visits for 5 years. Then they will keep in touch with researchers for the rest of their life.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
12

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for phase_2

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2020

Typical duration for phase_2

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
terminated

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 25, 2019

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

July 26, 2019

Completed
11 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 9, 2020

Completed
2.7 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

February 25, 2023

Completed
10 months until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

December 12, 2023

Completed
9 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

September 5, 2024

Completed
Last Updated

May 5, 2026

Status Verified

April 1, 2026

Enrollment Period

2.7 years

First QC Date

July 25, 2019

Results QC Date

October 26, 2023

Last Update Submit

April 20, 2026

Conditions

Keywords

Gastroesophageal Junction (Siewert III) AdenocarcinomaIntravenous ChemotherapyProgression Free SurvivalPeritoneal MetastasisIntraperitoneal Chemotherapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Progression Free Survival (PFS) in Participants With Peritoneal Metastases From Gastric Cancer After Repeated Intraperitoneal Chemotherapeutic Infusion (IPC) and Systemic Paclitaxel Administration With Concomitant Capecitabine Therapy

    PFS is the amount of time a participant survives without progression of disease after treatment with peritoneal metastases from gastric cancer after repeated intraperitoneal chemotherapeutic infusion (IPC) and systemic paclitaxel administration with concomitant capecitabine therapy. Progression was measured by the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) guideline (version 1.1). Progression is defined as an increase in peritoneal cancer index (PCI) score of greater than 4 points from baseline PCI, new ascites requiring repeat (more than 1) therapeutic paracentesis, malignant bowel obstruction, new intraperitoneal nodules or masses concerning for peritoneal metastasis, and decline in performance status not attributable to other medical causes.

    From the first treatment to progression of disease, up to 2 years and 1 month

Secondary Outcomes (7)

  • Overall Survival (OS)

    From first treatment until death, an average of 1.5 years

  • Number of Grades 3-5 Serious and/or Non-serious Adverse Events Related to the Research Interventions

    Date treatment consent signed to date off study, 18 months and 8 days; and 25 months and 10 days for the first and second group, respectively.

  • Intra-peritoneal Progression Free Survival (iPFS) Reported With an 80% Confidence Interval

    From the first treatment to progression of disease, up to 2 years and 1 month

  • Intra-peritoneal Progression Free Survival (iPFS) Reported With an 95% Confidence Interval

    From the first treatment to progression of disease, up to 2 years and 1 month

  • Frequency of Objective Histopathologic Response to Therapy

    At end of each course (3 treatment cycles; 9 weeks)

  • +2 more secondary outcomes

Other Outcomes (1)

  • Number of Participants With Serious and/or Non-serious Adverse Events Assessed by the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE v4.0)

    Date treatment consent signed to date off study, 18 months and 8 days; and 25 months and 10 days for the first and second group, respectively.

Study Arms (3)

Paclitaxel Intraperitoneal 20mg & Intravenous 80mg Every 3Weeks & Capecitabine 825mg/m^2 Twice Daily

EXPERIMENTAL

Intraperitoneal (IP) and intravenous (IV) paclitaxel administration with concomitant oral capecitabine

Drug: PaclitaxelDrug: CapecitabineDevice: BardPort Titanium Implanted Port with Peritoneal Catheter

Paclitaxel Intraperitoneal 60mg & Intravenous 80mg Every 3Weeks &Capecitabine 825mg/m^2 Twice Daily

EXPERIMENTAL

Intraperitoneal (IP) and intravenous (IV) paclitaxel administration with concomitant oral capecitabine

Drug: PaclitaxelDrug: CapecitabineDevice: BardPort Titanium Implanted Port with Peritoneal Catheter

Paclitaxel Intraperitoneal & Intravenous Every 3 Weeks & Capecitabine Twice Daily

EXPERIMENTAL

Intraperitoneal (IP) and intravenous (IV) paclitaxel administration with concomitant oral capecitabine

Drug: PaclitaxelDrug: CapecitabineDevice: BardPort Titanium Implanted Port with Peritoneal Catheter

Interventions

Paclitaxel (intraperitoneal (IP) and intravenous (IV), Day 1 of each 3-week cycle: Paclitaxel IP - Intraperitoneal paclitaxel (60 mg/m\^2) will be diluted in 500 mL of 0.9% normal saline (NS), to be infused as rapidly as tolerated once per 3-week cycle on Day 1. Paclitaxel IV - Intravenous paclitaxel (80 mg/m\^2) will be administered concomitantly over 3 hours, diluted in 100 to 250 ml of 0.9% NS once per 3-week cycle on Day 1.

Also known as: Taxol
Paclitaxel Intraperitoneal & Intravenous Every 3 Weeks & Capecitabine Twice DailyPaclitaxel Intraperitoneal 20mg & Intravenous 80mg Every 3Weeks & Capecitabine 825mg/m^2 Twice DailyPaclitaxel Intraperitoneal 60mg & Intravenous 80mg Every 3Weeks &Capecitabine 825mg/m^2 Twice Daily

Day 1-15 of each 3-week cycle: oral capecitabine (825 mg/m\^2) to be taken twice a day starting the evening of Day 1 of each cycle until the morning of Day 15, followed by a 7-day rest period during each 3-week cycle.

Also known as: Xeloda
Paclitaxel Intraperitoneal & Intravenous Every 3 Weeks & Capecitabine Twice DailyPaclitaxel Intraperitoneal 20mg & Intravenous 80mg Every 3Weeks & Capecitabine 825mg/m^2 Twice DailyPaclitaxel Intraperitoneal 60mg & Intravenous 80mg Every 3Weeks &Capecitabine 825mg/m^2 Twice Daily

After peritoneal chemo infusion port is placed (Days 1-3, as dictated by clinical status), patients will begin intraperitoneal paclitaxel and intravenous paclitaxel (Day 1) followed by oral capecitabine on the evening of Day 1 to the morning of Day 15.

Paclitaxel Intraperitoneal & Intravenous Every 3 Weeks & Capecitabine Twice DailyPaclitaxel Intraperitoneal 20mg & Intravenous 80mg Every 3Weeks & Capecitabine 825mg/m^2 Twice DailyPaclitaxel Intraperitoneal 60mg & Intravenous 80mg Every 3Weeks &Capecitabine 825mg/m^2 Twice Daily

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Patients must have histologically or cytologically confirmed gastric adenocarcinoma, including Siewert III gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma, confirmed by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Laboratory of Pathology, and have provided a block or unstained slides of primary or
  • metastatic tumor tissue or newly obtained fresh biopsy of a tumor lesion in case archival tissue sample is not available.
  • Patients may be treatment naive or have received systemic chemotherapy prior to enrollment:
  • Trastuzumab allowed as prior treatment for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)/neu over-expressing cancers as clinically indicated.
  • Last dose of chemotherapy at least 2 weeks prior to enrollment with recovery to Grade 1 from chemotherapy-related toxicities.
  • Radiographic evidence of peritoneal carcinomatosis and/or sub-radiographic evidence of peritoneal carcinomatosis found at staging laparoscopy.
  • Age \>=18 years. Children under the age of 18 will not participate in this study as gastric cancer is rare in this population.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status \<=1
  • Patients must have normal organ and marrow function as defined below:
  • hemoglobin \>=8.0 g/dL
  • absolute neutrophil count \>=1,000/mcL
  • platelets \>=100,000/mcL
  • total bilirubin \<=1.5 X institutional upper limit of normal
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT)/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) \<=2.5 X institutional upper limit of normal
  • creatinine \<1.5 mg/dl
  • +7 more criteria

You may not qualify if:

  • Patients who are receiving any other investigational agents.
  • Previous cytoreductive surgery or intraperitoneal chemotherapy.
  • Disseminated extra-peritoneal or solid organ metastases:
  • Excludes greater omentum and ovarian metastases.
  • Radiographic signs or clinical symptoms consistent with malignant bowel obstruction.
  • History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to Paclitaxel or Capecitabine or other agents used in study.
  • Previous treatment with paclitaxel or nab-paclitaxel resulting in progression of disease.
  • Existing peripheral neuropathy, Grade 3 or greater.
  • Past medical history of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency.
  • 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 because paclitaxel and capecitabine can cause fetal harm when administered to pregnant women. Because there is an unknown but potential risk for adverse events in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with paclitaxel and capecitabine, breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with paclitaxel and capecitabine.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States

Location

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stomach NeoplasmsPeritoneal NeoplasmsAdenocarcinoma

Interventions

PaclitaxelCapecitabine

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Gastrointestinal NeoplasmsDigestive System NeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteNeoplasmsDigestive System DiseasesGastrointestinal DiseasesStomach DiseasesAbdominal NeoplasmsPeritoneal DiseasesCarcinomaNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialNeoplasms by Histologic Type

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

TaxoidsCyclodecanesCycloparaffinsHydrocarbons, AlicyclicHydrocarbons, CyclicHydrocarbonsOrganic ChemicalsDiterpenesTerpenesDeoxycytidineCytidinePyrimidine NucleosidesPyrimidinesHeterocyclic Compounds, 1-RingHeterocyclic CompoundsFluorouracilUracilPyrimidinonesDeoxyribonucleosidesNucleosidesNucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides

Results Point of Contact

Title
Dr. Andrew Blakely
Organization
National Cancer Institute

Study Officials

  • Andrew Blakely, M.D.

    National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restrictive Agreement
No

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
NIH
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 25, 2019

First Posted

July 26, 2019

Study Start

June 9, 2020

Primary Completion

February 25, 2023

Study Completion

September 5, 2024

Last Updated

May 5, 2026

Results First Posted

December 12, 2023

Record last verified: 2026-04

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will share

All individual participant data (IPD) recorded in the medical record will be shared with intramural investigators upon request. In addition, all large-scale genomic sequencing data will be shared with subscribers to the database of Genotypes and Phenotypes (dbGaP).

Shared Documents
STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF
Time Frame
Clinical data available during the study and indefinitely. Genomic data are available once genomic data are uploaded per protocol Genomic Data Sharing (GDS) plan for as long as database is active.
Access Criteria
Clinical data will be made available via subscription to Biomedical Translational Research Information System (BTRIS) and with the permission of the study principal investigator (PI). Genomic data are made available via dbGaP through requests to the data custodians.

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