The Efficacy of PD-1 Monoclonal Antibody Combined With Chemotherapy in Metastatic Gastric Cancer Based on Gut Microbiota

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorFudan University

About this trial

This study is designed as a single-center, open-label, phase II exploratory trial. Patients with advanced or locally advanced gastric cancer who have not received chemotherapy or immunotherapy before are eligible for inclusion. They will receive a first-line two-drug combination chemotherapy regimen (FOLFOX, XELOX, or SOX, determined by the attending physician) in combination with a PD-1 monoclonal antibody (nivolumab, sintilimab, tislelizumab, or pembrolizumab, determined by the attending physician). Fruquintinib can be added on this basis (only for patients enrolled in the HMPL-013-SH-GC103 study). The aim is to evaluate whether the gut microbiota has a predictive role in the efficacy of immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy for metastatic gastric cancer. A total of 100 patients will be enrolled in the study.

Gut microbiota will be measured at the following three time points:

1. Within 3 days before the first chemotherapy (designated as time 0) 2. Within 3 days before the third chemotherapy (designated as time 1) 3. After the sixth chemotherapy cycle, or within 1 week after disease progression if it occurs within the sixth cycle (designated as time 2)

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Age ≥ 18 years, gender not restricted;

Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) score 0-2, with -an expected survival period of more than 3 months;

Metastatic or locally advanced gastric cancer confirmed by cytology or histopathology;

Laboratory test data within 7 days before screening (including 7 days) should meet the following requirements: neutrophil count ≥ 1.5×109/L, platelet count ≥ 80×109/L, hemoglobin ≥ 80g/L, total serum bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN); ALT and AST ≤ 2.5 x ULN, if liver metastasis is present, ALT and AST ≤ 5 x ULN; albumin ≥ 30g/L; serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 x ULN or creatinine clearance rate (CCr) ≥ 60ml/min.

Disqualifiers

Pregnant or lactating women, and women of childbearing age who have not taken adequate contraceptive measures;

Patients with a history of other malignant tumors within 5 years, except for those with a history of cured cervical carcinoma in situ or non-melanoma skin cancer; Patients with primary brain tumors or central nervous system metastases that are not under control, and those with obvious intracranial hypertension or neuropsychiatric symptoms;

Patients with the following severe or uncontrolled diseases: severe heart disease, unstable condition despite treatment, myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, significant pericardial effusion or unstable arrhythmia within 6 months before enrollment; definite neurological or psychiatric disorders, including dementia or epileptic seizures; severe or uncontrolled infections; active disseminated intravascular coagulation, or patients with obvious bleeding tendencies;

Patients with significant damage to important organs;

Trial population

300

Trial design

Design model

Cohort

Time perspective

Prospective

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Observational study, no intervention

    Other intervention

    Observational study, no intervention

Treatment groups

No treatment groups listed

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

The gut microbiota predicts progression-free survival (PFS)

The gut microbiota predicts progression-free survival (PFS)

Time frame
the duration from the date of randomization to any documented tumor progression or death due to any cause,assessed up to 36 months

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

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