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Pembrolizumab, Olaparib, Recurrent/Advanced Gastric and Gastro-esophageal Junction(GEJ) Cancer

Pembrolizumab, Olaparib, Recurrent/Advanced Gastric and Gastro-esophageal Junction(GEJ) Cancer

Recruiting
19 years and older
All
Phase 1/2

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Overview

Pembrolizumab is a potent humanized immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4) monoclonal antibody (mAb) with high specificity of binding to the programmed cell death 1 (PD 1) receptor, thus inhibiting its interaction with programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) and programmed cell death ligand 2 (PD-L2). Olaparib is a potent PARP inhibitor (PARP1, 2, and 3) that is being developed as a monotherapy as well as for combination with chemotherapy, ionizing radiation, and other anti-cancer agents including novel agents and immunotherapy. Paclitaxel is widely used in breast, lung and gastric cancer with every 3-week or weekly cycle. Various targeted anticancer agents have been investigated with paclitaxel and combination with ramucirumab, a monoclonal anti-VEGFR2 antibody, was approved as a 2nd line treatment.

Description

Pembrolizumab is a potent humanized immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4) monoclonal antibody (mAb) with high specificity of binding to the programmed cell death 1 (PD 1) receptor, thus inhibiting its interaction with programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) and programmed cell death ligand 2 (PD-L2). Olaparib is a potent PARP inhibitor (PARP1, 2, and 3) that is being developed as a monotherapy as well as for combination with chemotherapy, ionizing radiation, and other anti-cancer agents including novel agents and immunotherapy. Paclitaxel is widely used in breast, lung and gastric cancer with every 3-week or weekly cycle. Various targeted anticancer agents have been investigated with paclitaxel and combination with ramucirumab, a monoclonal anti-VEGFR2 antibody, was approved as a 2nd line treatment.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Provided written informed consent for treatment.
  2. Age ≥ 19 years old
  3. measurable or evaluable disease based on RECIST 1.1. Lesions
  4. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 or 1 on time of patient's allocation.
  5. Adequate organ function as defined by the following criteria:
  6. A life expectancy of at least 3 months
  7. Is able to swallow and retain orally administered medications
  8. Failed first-line trastuzumab treatment for HER2 positive patients
  9. Highly effective contraception for both male and female subjects if the risk of conception exists.
  10. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥50%

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. A WOCBP who has a positive urine pregnancy test within 72 hours prior to allocation
  2. Has received prior systemic anti-cancer therapy including investigational agents within 2 weeks prior to allocation.
  3. Has received prior radiotherapy within 2 weeks of start of study treatment.
  4. Has received a live vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of study drug.
  5. Is currently participating in or has participated in a study of an investigational agent including trastuzumab or has used an investigational device within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study treatment.
  6. Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy (in dosing exceeding 10 mg daily of prednisone equivalent) or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to the first dose of study drug.
  7. Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 5 years.
  8. Has known active CNS metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis.
  9. Has severe hypersensitivity (≥Grade 3) to pembrolizumab and/or any of its excipients, PARP inhibitor and paclitaxel.
  10. Has active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years
  11. Has a history of (non-infectious) pneumonitis that required steroids or has current pneumonitis.
  12. Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy.
  13. Has a known history of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
  14. Has an active of Hepatitis B (defined as Hepatitis B surface antigen [HBsAg] reactive and HBV titer >2000 IU/ml) or known active Hepatitis C virus (defined as HCV RNA is detected) infection.
  15. Has an active TB (Bacillus Tuberculosis) with treatment.
  16. Participant has received previous allogenic bone-marrow, tissue/solid organ transplant or double umbilical cord transplantation (dUCBT).

Study details
    Gastric Cancer Stage IV

NCT04592211

Yonsei University

18 July 2025

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