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Recruiting Phase 1 Interventional

A Study of ASP2138 Given by Itself or Given With Other Cancer Treatments in Adults With Stomach Cancer, Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer, or Pancreatic Cancer

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT05365581

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Official title

A Phase 1/1b Study of ASP2138 as Monotherapy and in Combination With Pembrolizumab and mFOLFOX6 or Ramucirumab and Paclitaxel in Participants With Metastatic or Locally Advanced Unresectable Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction (GEJ) Adenocarcinoma and in Combination With mFOLFIRINOX in Participants With Metastatic or Locally Advanced Unresectable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Whose Tumors Have Claudin (CLDN) 18.2 Expression

Brief summary

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Claudin 18.2 protein, or CLDN18.2 is a protein found on cells in the digestive system. It is also found on some tumors. Researchers are looking at ways to attack CLDN18.2 to help control tumors. ASP2138 is thought to bind to CLDN18.2 and a protein on a type of immune cell called a T-cell. This "tells" the immune system to attack the tumor. ASP2138 is a potential treatment for people with stomach cancer, gastroesophageal junction cancer (GEJ cancer) or pancreatic cancer. GEJ is where the tube that carries food (esophagus) joins the stomach. Before ASP2138 is available as a treatment, the researchers need to understand how it is processed by and acts upon the body. In this study, ASP2138 will either be given by itself, or given together with standard treatments for gastric, GEJ and pancreatic cancer. Pembrolizumab and mFOLFOX6, and ramucirumab and paclitaxel are standard treatments for gastric and GEJ cancer. mFOLFIRINOX is a standard treatment for pancreatic cancer. This information will help find a suitable dose of ASP2138 given by itself and together with the standard cancer treatments and to check for potential medical problems from the treatments. The main aims of the study are: * To check the safety of ASP2138 and how well people can tolerate medical problems during the study. * To find a suitable dose of ASP2138 to be used later in the study. * These are done for ASP2138 given by itself and when given together with the standard cancer treatments. Adults 18 years or older with stomach cancer, GEJ cancer, or pancreatic cancer can take part. Their cancer is locally advanced unresectable or metastatic. Locally advanced means the cancer has spread to nearby tissue. Unresectable means the cancer cannot be removed by surgery. Metastatic means the cancer has spread to other parts of the body. There should also be the CLDN18.2 marker in a tumor sample. People cannot take part if they need to take medicines to suppress their immune system, have blockages or bleeding in their gut, have specific uncontrollable cancers, have specific infections, have a condition such as hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) which is when the body over-reacts to a "trigger" such as infection, or have a specific heart condition ("New York Heart Association Class III or IV"). Phase 1: Lower to higher doses of ASP2138 * ASP2138 is either given through a vein (intravenous infusion) or just under the skin (subcutaneous injection). * Different small groups are given lower to higher doses of ASAP2138. * ASP2138 is either given by itself, or given with 1 of 3 standard treatments: * Pembrolizumab and mFOLFOX6 (first treatment for gastric GEJ cancer) * Ramacirumab and paclitaxel (Second treatment for gastric or GEJ cancer) * ASP2138 with mFOLFIRINOX (first treatment for pancreatic cancer) Phase 1b: doses of ASP2138 worked out from Phase 1 * ASP2138 is either given through a vein or just under the skin. This depends on the findings from Phase 1. * People with gastric cancer, GEJ cancer or pancreatic cancer are given doses of ASP2138, worked out from Phase 1. * This includes doses of ASP2138 given by itself and ASP2138 given with the standard cancer treatments. * The standard cancer treatments given depends on the type of cancer they have. End of treatment visit: This is 7 days after final dose of study treatment or if the study doctor decides to stop the person's treatment. People who have locally advanced unresectable pancreatic cancer will not receive ASP2138 by itself.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT05365581
Recruitment status
Recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1
Enrollment
398 participants

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Study timeline

Start date
Jun 6, 2022
Primary completion
May 30, 2028
Completion
May 30, 2028
Last update posted
Jul 14, 2026

2022 – 2028

United States locations

U.S. sites
13
U.S. states
9
U.S. cities
11
Facility City State ZIP Site status
University of California Irvine Medical Center Orange California 92868 Recruiting
UCLA Dept of Medicine - Hematology/Oncology, Santa Monica Santa Monica California 90404 Withdrawn
Northwestern University Chicago Illinois 60611 Recruiting
University of Kansas Cancer Center Westwood Kansas 66205 Recruiting
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey New Brunswick New Jersey 08901 Completed
NYU Langone Medical Center - NYU Medical Oncology Associates New York New York 10016 Recruiting
Columbia University New York New York 10032 Active, not recruiting
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York New York 10065 Recruiting
Duke Children's Hospital and Health Center Durham North Carolina 27710 Recruiting
Wake Forest University Baptist Health Winston-Salem North Carolina 27103 Recruiting
UT Southwestern Medical Center Dallas Texas 75390 Recruiting
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle Washington 98101 Recruiting
Froedtert Hospital and the Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee Wisconsin 53226 Recruiting

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Non-U.S. locations

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