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NCT Number: NCT03281369

A Study of Multiple Immunotherapy-Based Treatment Combinations in Patients With Locally Advanced Unresectable or Metastatic Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer (G/GEJ) or Esophageal Cancer (Morpheus-Gastric and Esophageal Cancer)

A Phase Ib/II, open label, multi-center, randomized study designed to assess the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and preliminary anti-tumor activity of immunotherapy-based treatment combinations in patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic G/GEJ cancer (hereafter referred to as gastric cancer) and esophageal cancer. Two cohorts of patients with gastric cancer have been enrolled in parallel in this study: the second-line (2L) Gastric Cancer Cohort consists of patients with gastric cancer who have progressed after receiving a platinum-containing or fluoropyrimide-containing chemotherapy regimen in the first-line setting, and the first-line (1L) Gastric Cancer Cohort consists of patients with gastric cancer who have not received prior chemotherapy in this setting. In each cohort, eligible patients will be assigned to one of several treatment arms. Additionally, a cohort of patients with esophageal cancer who have not received prior systemic treatment for their disease will be enrolled in this study. Eligible patients will be randomized to chemotherapy or the combination of chemotherapy with checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1 / Phase 2

Primary location

Blacktown Hospital, Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Gastric Cancer Cohorts Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age >/= 18 years;
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 or 1;
  • Life expectancy >/= 3 months, as determined by the investigator;
  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed locally advanced unresectable or metastatic adenocarcinoma of gastric or gastroesophageal junction; (for the 1L Gastric Cancer Cohort: no prior systemic therapy for the locally advanced or metastatic disease; for the 2L Gastric Cancer Cohort: disease progression during or following a first-line platinum-containing or fluoropyrimidine-containing chemotherapy regimen);
  • Availability of a representative tumor specimen that is suitable for determination of PD-L1 and TIGIT levels by IHC and/or additional biomarker status by means of retrospective central testing;
  • Only for the 1L Gastric Cancer Cohort: human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative tumors;
  • Measurable disease (at least one target lesion) according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors, Version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1);
  • Adequate hematologic and end organ function based on laboratory results obtained within 14 days prior to initiation of study treatment;
  • For women of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraceptive measures as outlined for each specific treatment arm;
  • For men: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraceptive measures, and agreement to refrain from donating sperm, as outlined for each specific treatment arm.

Esophageal Cancer Cohort Inclusion Criteria:

  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma or adenocarcinoma of the esophagus in locally advanced or metastatic disease;
  • No prior systemic treatment for esophageal cancer, with the following exception:

For patients treated with chemotherapy in the locally advanced setting: occurrence of metastasis after 6 months from the last dose of chemotherapy;

  • For patients with adenocarcinoma: absence of HER2 expression;
  • Life expectancy >/=3 months as determined by the investigator;
  • Measurable disease per RECIST v1.1;
  • Adequate hematologic and end-organ function;
  • For women of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraceptive measures, and agreement to refrain from donating eggs;
  • For men: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraceptive measures, and agreement to refrain from donating sperm;
  • ECOG Performance Status of 0, 1, or 2.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

for the 2L Gastric Cancer Cohort:

  • Urinary protein is > 1 + on dipstick and the required following 24-hour urine collection shows urinary protein > 2000 mg;
  • Serious or non-healing wound, peptic ulcer, or bone fracture within 28 days prior to initiation of study treatment;
  • History of gastrointestinal perforation and/or fistulae within 6 months prior to initiation of study treatment;
  • Presence of a bowel obstruction, history or presence of inflammatory enteropathy, or extensive intestinal resection, Crohn disease, ulcerative colitis, or chronic diarrhea;
  • Uncontrolled arterial hypertension >/= 150/ >/= 90 millimeter of mercury (mmHg) despite standard medical management;
  • Chronic therapy with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents or other anti-platelet agents.

Gastric Cancer Exclusion Criteria:

  • Uncontrolled hypercalcemia or symptomatic hypercalcemia requiring continued use of bisphosphonate therapy;
  • Symptomatic, untreated, or actively progressing central nervous system (CNS) metastases;
  • History of leptomeningeal disease;
  • Active or history of autoimmune disease or immune deficiency;
  • History of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organizing pneumonia (e.g., bronchiolitis obliterans), drug-induced pneumonitis, or idiopathic pneumonitis, or evidence of active pneumonitis on screening chest computed tomography (CT) scan;
  • Positive test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) at screening;
  • Active hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C (HCV) infection;
  • Severe infection within 4 weeks prior to initiation of study treatment;
  • Significant cardiovascular disease;
  • Significant bleeding disorder;
  • Prior allogeneic stem cell or solid organ transplantation;
  • Major surgical procedure, other than for diagnosis, within 4 weeks prior to initiation of study treatment, or anticipation of need for a major surgical procedure during the study;
  • Treatment with anticoagulation with warfarin, low-molecular-weight heparin, or similar agents for therapeutic purposes;
  • History of malignancy other than gastric or gastroesophageal junction carcinoma within 2 years prior to screening, with the exception of those with a negligible risk of metastasis or death;
  • Known allergy or hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs or their excipients.

Esophageal Cancer Cohort Exclusion Criteria:

  • High risk for developing esophageal fistula by clinical assessment or imaging;
  • Symptomatic, untreated, or actively progressing central nervous system (CNS) Metastases;
  • Positive EBV viral capsid antigen IgM test at screening;
  • History of leptomeningeal disease;
  • Active or history of autoimmune disease or immune deficiency;
  • History of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organizing pneumonia, drug-induced pneumonitis, or idiopathic pneumonitis, or evidence of active pneumonitis on screening chest computed tomography (CT) scan;
  • Active tuberculosis;
  • Significant cardiovascular disease within 3 months prior to initiation of study treatment, unstable arrhythmia, or unstable angina;
  • History of malignancy other than esophageal cancer within 2 years prior to screening, with the exception of malignancies with a negligible risk of metastasis or death;
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding, or intention of becoming pregnant during study treatment or within 5 months after the final dose of atezolizumab or within 90 days after the final dose of tiragolumab.

Treatment and study plan

5-fluorouracil (5-FU)

Drug

5-FU 2400 milligrams per square meter (mg/m^2) by continuous intravenous (IV) infusion over 46 hours on Days 1 and 2 and Days 15 and 16 of every 28-day cycle.

Leucovorin

Drug

Leucovorin: 100 mg/m^2 IV over 2 hours on Days 1 and 15 of every 28-day cycle.

Other names: Folinic acid

Oxaliplatin

Drug

Oxaliplatin: 100 mg/m^2 administered by IV infusion over 2 hours on Days 1 and 15 of every 28-day cycle.

Atezolizumab

Drug

Atezolizumab: 840 mg by IV infusion on Days 1 and 15 of every 28-day cycle.

Other names: Tecentriq

Cobimetinib

Drug

Cobimetinib: 60 mg by mouth once a day on Days 1-21 of every 28-day cycle

Other names: Cotellic

Ramucirumab

Biological

Ramucirumab: 8 mg/kg administered by IV infusion over 60 minutes on Days 1 and 15 of every 28-day cycle.

paclitaxel

Drug

Paclitaxel: 80 mg/m^2 administered by IV infusion on Days 1, 8, and 15 of every 28-day cycle.

PEGylated recombinant human hyaluronidase (PEGPH20)

Biological

PEGPH20: 3 micrograms per kilogram (mcg/kg) administered by IV infusion on Days 1, 8, and 15 of every 21-day cycle.

BL-8040

Drug

BL-8040: 1.25 mg/kg administered by subcutaneous (SC) injection on Days 1-5 during the 5-day priming period prior to Cycle 1; 1.25 mg/kg administered by SC injection three times a week (Days 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, and 19 of every 21-day cycle).

Linagliptin

Drug

Linagliptin: 5 mg orally once a day of every 21-day cycle.

Cisplatin

Drug

Cisplatin: 80 mg/m^2 administered by IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21 day cycle. Treatment will be capped after 6 doses.

Tiragolumab

Drug

Tiragolumab: 600 mg administered by IV infusion on Day 1 of every 21 day cycle.

Other names: RO7092284

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Participants With Objective Response, as Determined by Investigator According to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) Version 1.1 (v1.1)

    Time frame: From Randomization until disease progression or loss of clinical benefit (up to approximately 3-6 years)

  2. Percentage of Participants with Adverse Events (AEs)

    Time frame: From first study treatment administration until 30 days after the last dose or until initiation of new systemic anti-cancer therapy, whichever occurs first (up to approximately 3-6 years)

  3. For Arm 1L-A : Percentage of Participants with Serious and Non-serious Treatment-related AEs

    Time frame: During the safety run-in phase up to 28 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Progression-Free Survival (PFS), as Determined by Investigator According to RECIST v1.1

    Time frame: From randomization up to the first occurrence of disease (up to approximately 3-6 years)

  2. Overall Survival (OS)

    Time frame: From randomization up to death from any cause (up to approximately 3-6 years)

  3. Percentage of Participants Who Are Alive at Month 6 and at Month 12

    Time frame: Month 6, Month 12

  4. Duration of Response, as Determined by Investigator According to RECIST v1.1

    Time frame: From the date of first occurrence of a documented objective response to disease progression or death from any cause, whichever occurs first (up to approximately 3-6 years)

  5. Percentage of Participants With Disease Control, as Determined by the Investigator per RECIST v1.1

    Time frame: From randomization until disease progression or loss of clinical benefit (up to approximately 3-6 years)

  6. Serum Concentration of Atezolizumab

    Time frame: Pre-infusion (0 hour [hr]), 30 minutes (min) post-infusion (infusion=60 min) on Day 1 of Cycle 1; pre-infusion (0 hr) on Day 1 of Cycles 2, 3, 4, 8, 12, 16 (each cycle=28 days); 30 days and 120 days after last dose (up to approximately 3-6 years)

  7. Plasma Concentration of Cobimetinib

    Time frame: Prior to cobimetinib dose, 2-4 hr after cobimetinib dose on Day 15 of Cycle 1 (cycle length=28 days)

  8. Plasma Concentration of PEGPH20

    Time frame: Pre-infusion (0 hr) on Day 1 of Cycle 1 up to 30 days and 120 days after last dose (up to approximately 3-6 years) (Detailed timeframe is provided in outcome measure description)

    Pre-infusion (0 hr), 5 min and 1-3 hrs post infusion (infusion duration=10-12 min) on Day 1 of Cycle 1; pre-infusion (0 hr) on Days 8 and 15 of Cycle 1, Day 1 of Cycles 3, 4, 8, 12, 16; pre-infusion (0 hr) and 5 min post-infusion on Day 1 of Cycle 2 (each cycle=21 days); 30 days and 120 days after last dose (up to approximately 3-6 years)

  9. Plasma Concentration of BL-8040

    Time frame: Pre-dose (0 hr) on Day 1 of priming period (1 week prior to Day 1 of Cycle 1) up to 30 days after last dose (up to approximately 3-6 years) (Detailed timeframe is provided in outcome measure description)

    Pre-dose (0 hr) on Day 1 of priming period (1 week prior to Day 1 of Cycle 1); 1 hr post-dose on Days 1, 5 of priming period; pre-dose (0 hr), 1 hour post-dose on Day 15 of Cycle 1 and Day 1 of Cycles 2, 3, 4, 8, 12, 16; pre-dose (0 hr) on Day 1 of Cycle 20 and every 4 cycles thereafter (each cycle=21 days) (up to approximately 3-6 years); 30 days after last dose (up to approximately 3-6 years)

  10. Plasma Concentration of Linagliptin

    Time frame: 2 hr postdose oral linagliptin on Day 1 of Cycle 1, prior to atezolizumab infusion and predose oral linagliptin on Day 15 of Cycle 1 as well as on Day 1 of Cycles 2, 3, and 4

  11. Percentage of Participants With Anti-Drug Antibody (ADA) to Atezolizumab

    Time frame: Pre-infusion (0 hr) on Day 1 of Cycles 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 12, 16 (each cycle=28 days); 30 days and 120 days after last dose (up to approximately 3-6 years)

  12. Percentage of Participants With ADA to PEGPH20

    Time frame: Pre-infusion (0 hr) on Day 1 of Cycles 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 12, 16 (each cycle=21 days); 30 days and 120 days after last dose (up to approximately 3-6 years)

  13. Percentage of Participants With ADA to BL-8040

    Time frame: Pre-dose (0 hr) on Day 1 of priming period (1 week prior to Day 1 of Cycle 1) up to 30 days after last dose (up to approximately 3-6 years) (Detailed timeframe is provided in outcome measure description)

    Pre-dose (0 hr) on Day 1 of priming period (1 week prior to Cycle 1 Day 1), Day 15 of Cycle 1 and Day 1 of Cycles 2, 3, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 and every 4 cycles thereafter (each cycle=21 days) (up to approximately 3-6 years); 30 days after last dose (up to approximately 3-6 years)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hoffmann-La Roche

Industry

Collaborators

  • BioLineRx, Ltd.
  • Halozyme Therapeutics

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase Ib/II, Open-Label, Multicenter, Randomized, Umbrella Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Multiple Immunotherapy-Based Treatment Combinations in Patients With Locally Advanced Unresectable or Metastatic Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer or Esophageal Cancer (Morpheus-Gastric and Esophageal Cancer)

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Sep 13, 2017
Registry last updated
Dec 15, 2025

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