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NCT Number: NCT07554521

A Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Tislelizumab Plus Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Unresectable or Metastatic Gastric or Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma and Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Racial and Ethnic Minority Patients in the United States

The purpose of this study is to characterize the clinical effects of tislelizumab, including pharmacokinetics (PK), activity, and safety assessments in US racial and ethnic minority patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative, programmed death-ligand 1(PD-L1)-positive, unresectable or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal cancer (GAC/GEA) or esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). The study duration will be up to approximately 6 years.

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Key information

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Self-identifies as a member of racial and/or ethnic minority populations as defined by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), such as Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
  • Histologically confirmed, locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma (GAC/GEA) or esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC)
  • No previous systemic therapy for locally advanced unresectable or metastatic GAC/GEA or ESCC
  • At least 1 measurable lesion per RECIST v1.1 as determined by investigator assessment
  • Patients must have positive tumor programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression. Documented PD-L1 results are acceptable
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status score ≤ 1
  • Adequate organ function as indicated by the following laboratory values ≤ 14 days prior to study treatment
  • Women of childbearing potential must be willing to use a highly effective method of birth control for the duration of the study, and ≥ 120 days after the last dose of tislelizumab and ≥ 180 days after the last dose of chemotherapy, and have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test ≤ 7 days prior to study treatment
  • Non-sterile males must be willing to use a highly effective method of birth control for the duration of the study and for ≥ 120 days after the last dose of tislelizumab and ≥ 180 days after the last dose of chemotherapy

Exclusion criteria

  • Patient has squamous cell or undifferentiated or other histological type gastric cancer
  • Active leptomeningeal disease or uncontrolled brain metastasis. Patients with equivocal findings or with confirmed brain metastases are eligible for enrollment provided that they are asymptomatic and radiologically stable without the need for corticosteroid treatment for ≥ 4 weeks before study treatment.
  • Patients with evidence of esophageal/bronchial or esophageal/aorta fistula, or complete esophageal obstruction not amenable to treatment.
  • Diagnosed with GAC/GEA with positive human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2). Results of the tumor HER2 testing must be known prior to study treatment
  • Active autoimmune diseases or history of autoimmune diseases that may relapse Note: Patients with the following diseases are not excluded and may proceed to further screening:
  • Controlled Type I diabetes
  • Hypothyroidism (provided it is managed with hormone replacement therapy only)
  • Controlled celiac disease
  • Skin diseases not requiring systemic treatment (eg, vitiligo, psoriasis, alopecia)
  • Any other disease that is not expected to recur in the absence of external triggering factors
  • Any active malignancy ≤ 2 years before study treatment, with the exception of the specific cancer under investigation in this trial or any locally recurring cancer that has been treated curatively (eg, resected basal or squamous cell skin cancer, superficial bladder cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix or breast)
  • Uncontrollable pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites requiring frequent drainage (at least once a week) and/or diuretics within 7 days prior to study treatment (the cytological confirmation of any effusion is permitted)
  • Have clinically significant bleeding (Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) ≥ Grade 2) from the GI tract within 1 month prior to study treatment
  • Have a history of gastrointestinal (GI) perforation (CTCAE ≥ Grade 2) and/or fistulae (including prior gastric fistula operation) within 6 months prior to study treatment
  • Have a clinically significant bowel obstruction (CTCAE ≥ Grade 2)
  • Any condition that required systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (> 10 mg daily of prednisone or equivalent) or other immunosuppressive medication ≤ 14 days before study treatment.

Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.

Treatment and study plan

Tislelizumab

Drug

Administered by intravenous infusion

Other names: BGB-A317

Capecitabine

Drug

Administered orally

5-fluorouracil (5-FU)

Drug

Administered by intravenous infusion

Oxaliplatin

Drug

Administered by intravenous infusion

Leucovorin

Drug

Administered by intravenous infusion

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants with Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)

    Time frame: Approximately 12 months

    Number of participants Adverse events (AEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs) as characterized by type, frequency, severity (National Cancer Institute-Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5.0 [NCI-CTCAEv5.0][1]), timing, seriousness, and relationship to study treatment in GAC/GEA and ESCC participants, respectively

Secondary outcomes

  1. Overall Response Rate (ORR) as Assessed by the Investigator

    Time frame: Approximately 12 months

    ORR is defined as the percentage of participants with partial or complete response, as assessed by the investigator using the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1

  2. Serum Concentrations of Tislelizumab

    Time frame: Approximately 12 months

  3. Percentage of Participants with Antidrug Antibodies (ADAs) to Tislelizumab

    Time frame: Approximately 12 months

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Study Director

CONTACT

[email protected]

1-877-828-5568

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

BeOne Medicines

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

An Open-Label, Single-Arm, Phase 2 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Tislelizumab Plus Chemotherapy in a First-Line Setting for Locally Advanced Unresectable or Metastatic Gastric or Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma and Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in US Racial and Ethnic Minority Patients

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2031
Study completion
2031
First posted
Apr 28, 2026
Registry last updated
Jul 22, 2026

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