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NCT Number: NCT05419362

GEN-001 in Combination With Avelumab for Patients With PD-L1 Positive Gastric Cancer

This is a phase II, multicenter, open-label study to evaluate the antitumor activity, efficacy and safety of GEN-001 in combination with avelumab as a third line (3L) or greater line treatment which is not received the Standard of Care (SOC) for patients with PD-L1 positive advanced GC/Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma who are not received cancer immunotherapy regimens as mono or combination therapy.

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Key information

Age range

19 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Ajou University Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Histologically confirmed unresectable, recurrent, locally advanced or metastatic GC/Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1
  • Have adequate organ functions as defined in the protocol
  • Negative childbearing potential
  • Have experienced documented objective radiographic or clinical disease progression after 2 or above previous lines of standard therapy.
  • PD-L1 positive
  • Measurable disease as per RECIST v1.1 defined as at least 1 lesion
  • Estimated life expectancy of at least 3 months
  • Have ability to swallow and retain oral medication and no clinically significant gastrointestinal abnormalities

Exclusion criteria

  • Previously received T-cell coregulatory protein inhibitors
  • Has clinically significant evidence of ascites by physical exam
  • Known prior severe hypersensitivity reactions to monoclonal antibodies or any component in their formulation
  • Has active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years
  • Current use of immunosuppressive medication
  • Have an active infection requiring antibiotics, antifungal or antiviral agents or have received a course of antibiotics within 4 weeks
  • Has received a live vaccine within 4 weeks
  • Known history or any evidence of active for non-infectious pneumonitis
  • Prior solid organ or allogeneic stem cell transplantation
  • Has had any investigational or anti-tumor treatment within 4 weeks or 5 half-life periods of starting study treatment, had any major surgeries within 4 weeks
  • Has received proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) within 2 weeks
  • Has known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis
  • Has clinically significant (i.e., active) cardiovascular disease
  • Has other persisting toxicities
  • Has other severe acute or chronic medical conditions including immune colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, or psychiatric conditions

Treatment and study plan

GEN-001

Drug

The capsules taken by mouth once a daily. Each capsule will contain ≥ 3x10^11 colony-forming units (CFU)

Avelumab

Drug

800 mg given by intravenous (IV) infusion once every 2 weeks

Other names: Bavencio

Primary outcomes

  1. To assess the anti-tumor activity of GEN-001, when administered as combined with avelumab

    Time frame: 1 years

    Objective Response (OR) per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1

Secondary outcomes

  1. Incidence of Adverse Events

    Time frame: 1 years

    Assessed as per CTCAE v5.0

  2. Incidence of Laboratory abnormalities

    Time frame: 1 years

    Assessed as per CTCAE v5.0

  3. Duration of response (DoR)

    Time frame: 1 years

    Assessed according to RECIST v1.1

  4. Progression-free Survival (PFS)

    Time frame: 1 years

    Assessed according to RECIST v1.1

  5. Overall Survival (OS)

    Time frame: 1 years

Other outcomes

  1. Microbiota

    Time frame: 1 years

    fecal samples will be collected for analysis

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Genome & Company

Industry

Collaborators

  • Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase II Study to Evaluate the Safety and the Efficacy of GEN-001 in Combination With Avelumab for Patients With PD-L1 Positive Advanced Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Jun 15, 2022
Registry last updated
Dec 16, 2025

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