Perioperative Zanidatamab and Chemotherapy for HER2 Positive Gastroesophageal Cancer

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phasePhase 1, Phase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

About this trial

The HER-OIC clinical trial is a Phase 1b/2a study investigating a new combination of treatments for patients with HER2-positive gastroesophageal cancer. Standard treatment for localized gastroesophageal cancer usually involves chemotherapy before and after surgery. This study aims to see if adding targeted therapy (zanidatamab) and immunotherapy (tislelizumab) to standard chemotherapy is safe and effectively eliminates the tumor. The goal is to improve the pathological complete response (pCR) rate, which is the percentage of patients who have no visible cancer cells remaining in the tissue removed during surgery.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Voluntary written informed consent from the participant or their legally authorized representative

At least 18 years of age at the time of signing the consent form

Agreement to use highly effective birth control methods for both male and female patients

WHO-ECOG performance status of 0 or 1

Disqualifiers

Prior neoadjuvant or definitive chemoradiation

Squamous cell cancer of the esophagus

Metastatic or unresectable gastroesophageal cancer

Active or relapsing autoimmune diseases, with exceptions for controlled Type 1 diabetes, hypothyroidism (hormone replacement only), controlled celiac disease, or certain skin diseases not requiring systemic treatment

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Zanidatamab Combined with Chemotherapy

    Drug

    This intervention combines perioperative zanidatamab with chemotherapy and the PD-1 inhibitor tislelizumab for HER2-positive gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma

Treatment groups

29 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: Perioperative Zanidatamab and ChemotherapyExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Incidence of Qualifying Safety Events (Phase 1b Safety Run-in)

The primary safety endpoint is the incidence of "qualifying safety events," defined as Grade ≥3 diarrhea or any Grade ≥3 treatment-emergent toxicity that results in the inability to administer the planned neoadjuvant chemotherapy or zanidatamab.

Time frame
During the neoadjuvant period, which start from the first treatment administration and continues until the end of the fourth preoperative 14-day cycle (8 weeks)
2

Pathological Complete Response (pCR) Rate (Total Population)

The primary efficacy endpoint is the improvement of the pCR rate, defined as the percentage of patients with no residual invasive cancer in the completely resected tumor specimen and sampled regional lymph nodes. The study aims to detect an improvement from a historical 8% to a 30% pCR rate across the total 29-patient cohort.

Time frame
At the time of surgery, which occurs 4 to 12 weeks after the last dose of pre-operative treatment (approximately 12 to 20 weeks after the first dose)

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Locations

This trial has no locations.

Sponsors and contacts

Click on the lead sponsor to view all of their trials.

This trial is not recruiting at the moment. You can still explore other options: