At a glance
- What the study gets you
- Access to the study treatment being tested
- Type of study
- Interventional (receives a drug or procedure)
- Time in hospital
- In-person visits at study sites — visit count not specified by the sponsor
- Drug or intervention
- Trastuzumab deruxtecan (drug)
- How long the study runs
- Study runs about 48 months (dates as stated)
- About the drug or intervention
- Trastuzumab deruxtecan — drug: Trastuzumab deruxtecan is an antibody-drug conjugate that contains trastuzumab covalently linked to deruxtecan, a topoisomerase I inhibitor.
- Patient visit burden
- Not specified by the sponsor
- Type of study
- Testing a treatment
- Ages
- 18 Years and over
- Who
- All
- Number of participants
- 25
- Started
- 2024-04-10
- Last checked
- 2024-11
Plain English Summary
What is this study?
- • Testing a new treatment for gastrooesophageal cancer
- • Phase2 - 25 participants
- • Multicentre, single arm, open label UK phase II trial to assess the efficacy of trastuzumab deruxtecan in reducing micrometastatic disease burden in HER2 positive GOA patients who are ctDNA positive after chemotherapy and surgery
Who can take part?
- • Ages 18 Years and over
- • Diagnosed with gastrooesophageal cancer
Where?
- • Guildford - Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Surrey County Hospital
- • Coventry - University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, University Hospital Coventry
- • Belfast - Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast City Hospital
- • Cambridge - Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Addenbrookes Hospital
- • +10 more UK sites
This is a simplified summary. Always discuss with your doctor before making any decisions.
About This Trial
Multicentre, single arm, open label UK phase II trial to assess the efficacy of trastuzumab deruxtecan in reducing micrometastatic disease burden in HER2 positive GOA patients who are ctDNA positive after chemotherapy and surgery. 25 patients will be recruited from approximately 15 NHS secondary care sites.
More detail
Gastrooesophageal (GOA) cancer is a common, global cancer which often presents at an advanced stage. Those diagnosed early will generally have neoadjuvant treatment with FLOT chemotherapy followed by surgery followed by the same FLOT chemotherapy post surgery. Treatment however is curative in less than 50%. Circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) is found in the bloodstream. It refers to DNA that comes from cancerous cells and tumours. If ctDNA is positive it means that there are microscopic traces of tumour in the bloodstream (minimal residual disease). Patients who are ctDNA positive after chemotherapy and surgery are less likely to benefit from further FLOT chemotherapy and more likely to relapse. HER2 positive describes cells that have a protein called HER2 on their surface. In normal cells, HER2 helps control cell growth. Cancer cells that make too much HER2 may grow more quickly and are more likely to spread to other parts of the body. Trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) is an antibody that targets HER2 cells. It attaches to the HER2 cells on the tumour and destroys them. In the UK, trastuzumab deruxtecan (Enhertu) is currently offered to patients with advanced breast cancer who are HER2 positive. In the US, Israel and Japan it is licenced in patients with advanced HER2 positive GOA. DECIPHER aims to treat patient's with GOA post-surgery who are both HER2 and ctDNA positive with trastuzumab deruxtecan (Enhertu) instead of standard care FLOT chemotherapy. The aim of the trial is to treat the minimal residual disease reducing the chance of relapse. All trial patients will be followed for up to 2 years to record their response to treatment. 25 patients will be recruited over 18 months. Patients will be treated with 6.4 mg/kg trastuzumab deruxtecan every 21 days for 8 cycles.
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What we know so far
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Eligibility at a Glance
Key info
- Age: 18 Years and over
- Who can join: All genders
Biomarkers mentioned
Treatment history
Treatments you must have had:
- ✓ trastuzumab
What the study is looking for
- ✓ctDNA positive after surgery as per Signatera assay
- ✓Male and female participants must be at least 18 years of age at the time of signing the ICF.
- ✓Treated with before surgery drug treatment before surgery for at least six weeks.
- ✓Surgical resection with clear margins (R0).
- ✓Recovered from surgery in the opinion of the investigator.
Who cannot take part
- ✗Corrected QT interval (QTcF) prolongation to \> 470 msec (females) or \> 450 msec (males) based on average of the...
- ✗History of (non-infectious) ILD/pneumonitis, current ILD/pneumonitis, or where suspected ILD/pneumonitis cannot be...
- ✗Any of the following:
- ✗Prior pneumonectomy (complete)
- ✗Uncontrolled infection requiring intravenous (IV) antibiotics, antivirals, or antifungals
See the full criteria
Where Is This Study? (14 UK sites)
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Surrey County Hospital
Guildford GU2 7XX, United Kingdom
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, University Hospital Coventry
Coventry CV2 2DX, United Kingdom
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast City Hospital
Belfast BT9 7AB, United Kingdom
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Addenbrookes Hospital
Cambridge CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Derby Hospital
Derby DE22 3NE, United Kingdom
NHS Tayside, Ninewells Hospital
Dundee DD2 1UB, United Kingdom
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Castel Hill Hospital
Hull HU16 5JQ, United Kingdom
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, St James's University Hospital
Leeds LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, University College Hospital London
London NW1 2BU, United Kingdom
Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, Guy's Hospital
London SE1 9RT, United Kingdom
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Manchester M20 4BX, United Kingdom
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Churchill Hospital
Oxford OX3 7LE, United Kingdom
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Preston Hospital
Preston PR2 9HT, United Kingdom
Velindre University NHS Trust, Velindre Cancer Centre
Whitchurch CF14 2TL, United Kingdom
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