Clinical trial • Phase II • Oncology

CALCIUM FOLINATE PENTAHYDRATE for Esophageal adenocarcinoma (early-stage, cT1–T2 N0) | Gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma

Phase II trial of CALCIUM FOLINATE PENTAHYDRATE for Esophageal adenocarcinoma (early-stage, cT1–T2 N0) | Gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology
Trial Disease
Esophageal adenocarcinoma (early-stage, cT1–T2 N0) | Gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma
Trial Stage
Phase II
Drug Modality
Monoclonal antibody | Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
02-07-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
02-08-2024

Trial design

Phase II trial in Germany.

Target Sample Size
32

Eligibility

Recruits 32 Vulnerable population selected (isVulnerablePopulationSelected = true). Requirement: patient must have given written informed consent. Patients must be ≥ 18 years of age. No specific assent or parental consent procedures are provided in the available record..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Female patients, who are pregnant or breast feeding or planning to become pregnant within and 6 months after the end of treatment. Female patients of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test result within 7 days prior to initiation of study treatment.
Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable population selected (isVulnerablePopulationSelected = true). Requirement: patient must have given written informed consent. Patients must be ≥ 18 years of age. No specific assent or parental consent procedures are provided in the available record.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"-Patient* has given written informed consent."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Female patients of childbearing potential and male patients with female partners of childbearing potential must agree to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraceptive methods that result in a failure rate of <1% per year during the treatment period and for at least 6 months after the last study treatment if it is in the core treatment phase or for at least 3 months after last study treatment occurred in the maintenance phase. Male patients must refrain from donating sperm during this same period. Male patients with a pregnant partner must agree to remain abstinent or to use a condom for the duration of the pregnancy."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patient has a body weight > 30 kg"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patient has adequate hematological, hepatic and renal function as indicated by the following parameters: a. Leukocytes ≥ 3,000/μL, platelets ≥ 100,000/μL without transfusion, absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1,500/μL without granulocyte colonystimulating factor support, hemoglobin ≥ 90 g/L (9 g/dL) - Patients may be transfused to meet this criterion. b. Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN), aspartate transaminase and alanine transaminase ≤ 2.5 x ULN, alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2.5 x ULN c. Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 x ULN, or glomerular filtration rate > 45 mL/min (calculated using the Cockcroft-Gault formula) d. Serum albumin ≥ 25 g/L (2.5 g/dL) e. For patients not receiving therapeutic anticoagulation: INR or aPTT ≤ 1.5 x ULN; for patients receiving therapeutic anticoagulation: stable anticoagulant regimen"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patient has no human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. NOTE: Patient with infection is eligible if he/she meets all the following criteria: a. CD4 count is ≥350 cells/μL, viral load is undetectable, and not taking prohibited cytochrome (CYP)-interacting medications b. Probable long-term survival with HIV if cancer were not present c. Stable on a highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) regimen for ≥4 weeks and willing to adhere to their HAART regimen with minimal overlapping toxicity and drug-drug interactions with the experimental agents in this study d. HIV is not multi-drug resistant e. Taking medication and/or receiving antiretroviral therapy that does not interact or have overlapping toxicities with the study medication"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patient is, in the investigator's judgement, willing and able to comply with the study protocol including the planned surgical treatment."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patient is ≥ 18 years of age at time of signing the written informed consent."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patient has been diagnosed with histologically confirmed esophageal adenocarcinoma (including gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) (Siewert IIII)) with: a. cT2 N0 M0 stage or T1 N0 M0 stage and a given indication for radical surgical resection to current S3-guidelines (this includes patients with a given indication for radical surgery after endoscopic-resection of a cT1-2N0 M0 tumor [poor grading or L1/V1 invasion or basal R1 resection or deep submucosal infiltration]). b. tumor is considered medically and technically resectable."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Tumor is tested (local testing with validated assays is sufficient, e.g., Dako PD-L1 IHC 22C3 or 28-8) for PD-L1 according to combined positive score (CPS) and results must be available prior study enrollment. In addition, tumor should be tested locally for MSI status and PD-L1 according to tumor proportion score (TPS) OR a representative tumor specimen that is suitable for central determination of PD-L1 TPS and MSI status is available. The analysis requires paraffin embedded biopsy samples of the tumor to be provided to the Sponsor. NOTE: It is encouraged that CPS, TPS and MSI testing is performed in parallel locally at the trial site prior to enrollment, but at least CPS per local testing has to be available prior to enrollment."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patient has not received prior cytotoxic or targeted therapy."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patient has not had a prior complete esophagogastric tumor resection."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patient has a ECOG ≤ 1."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patient must have life expectancy of at least 12 weeks"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"-Patient has known hypersensitivity to any component of the durvalumab formulation as well as a known history of severe allergic, anaphylactic, or other hypersensitivity reactions to chimeric or humanized antibodies or fusion protein."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patient received an administration of a live, attenuated vaccine within four weeks prior to start of enrollment, or anticipation that such a live attenuated vaccine will be required during the study or within 30 days after the last dose of durvalumab."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patient had a prior treatment with CD137 agonists or immune checkpoint blockade therapies, including anti-CTLA4, anti-PD-1, or anti- PD-L1 therapeutic antibodies."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patient had a treatment with systemic immunostimulatory agents (including but not limited to interferons or interleukin-2) within four weeks or five half-lives of the drug, whichever is longer, prior to study enrollment."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-atient had a treatment with systemic corticosteroids or other systemic immunosuppressive medications within 2 weeks prior to initiation of study treatment. The use of inhaled corticosteroids and mineralocorticoids (e.g., fludrocortisone) is allowed a.Intranasal, inhaled, topical steroids or local steroid injections b.Systemic corticosteroids at physiologic dose not to exceed 10mg/day of prednisone or its equivalent c.Steroids as premedication for hypersensitivity reactions"}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patient has a significant cardiovascular disease, such as cardiac disease (New York Heart Association Class II or greater), myocardial infarction or cerebrovascular accident within 3 months prior to initiation of study treatment, unstable arrhythmias, or unstable angina."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patient has a clinically significant valvular defect."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patient has a history of malignancy other than EGA within 5 years prior to screening, with the exception of malignancies with a negligible risk of metastasis or death (e.g. 5-year OS rate >90%), such as adequately treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix, non-melanoma skin carcinoma, localized prostate cancer, ductal carcinoma in situ, or Stage I uterine cancer."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patient has peripheral polyneuropathy ≥ NCI CTCAE grade 2."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patient has uncontrolled or symptomatic hypercalcemia (ionized calcium > 1.5 mmol/L, calcium > 12 mg/dL or corrected serum calcium > ULN)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patient has a serious infection requiring oral or IV antibiotics within 14 days prior to study enrollment."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patient has any known contraindication (including hypersensitivity) to docetaxel, 5-FU, leucovorin (calcium folinate), or oxaliplatin. In cases of pernicious anemia or other anemias due to vitamin B 12 deficiency, folinic acid (Leucovorin) is contraindicated and trial inclusion is not possible or only possible after compensation the anaemic status."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patient has chronic inflammatory bowel disease."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patient has clinically significant active gastrointestinal bleeding."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patient underwent major surgical procedure other than for diagnosis within 4 weeks prior to initiation of study treatment."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patient has evidence of any other disease, neurologic or metabolic dysfunction, physical examination finding or laboratory finding giving reasonable suspicion of a disease or condition that contraindicates the use of any of the study medications, puts the patient at higher risk for treatment-related complications or may affect the interpretation of study results."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patient participated in another interventional clinical study ≤ 30 days prior to study enrollment or participation in such a study at the same time as this study."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patient has taken an investigational drug within 28 days prior to initiation of study drug."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Female patients, who are pregnant or breast feeding or planning to become pregnant within and 6 months after the end of treatment. Female patients of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test result within 7 days prior to initiation of study treatment."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patient has a known dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) deficiency. Patients with reduced DPD activity (CPIC activity score of 1.0-1.5) might participate in the study and receive a reduced dosage of 5-FU."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patient has active or history of autoimmune disease including, but not limited to, myasthenia gravis, myositis, autoimmune hepatitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, Wegener’s granulomatosis, Sjögren’s syndrome, Guillain-Barré syndrome, multiple sclerosis, vasculitis, or glomerulonephritis. NOTE: History of autoimmune-related hypothyroidism on a stable dose of thyroid replacement hormone, or controlled Type 1 diabetes mellitus on a stable insulin regimen may be eligible based on consultation with the sponsor’s medical monitor. Patients with eczema, psoriasis, lichen simplex chronicus, or vitiligo with dermatologic manifestations only (e.g., patients with psoriatic arthritis are excluded) are eligible for the study provided all following conditions are met: o Rash must cover < 10% of body surface area. o Disease is well controlled at baseline and requires only low-potency topical corticosteroids. o No occurrence of acute exacerbations of the underlying condition requiring psoralen plus ultraviolet A radiation, methotrexate, retinoids, biologic agents, oral calcineurin inhibitors, or high potency or oral corticosteroids within the previous 12 months."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patient had a prior allogeneic bone marrow transplantation or prior solid organ transplantation."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patient has a history of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (including pneumonitis), drug-induced pneumonitis, idiopathic pneumonitis, organizing pneumonia (i.e., bronchiolitis obliterans, cryptogenic organizing pneumonia), or evidence of active pneumonitis on screening chest CT scan."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patient has active hepatitis B (defined as having a positive hepatitis B surface antigen [HBsAg] test prior to enrollment) or hepatitis C infection. NOTE: Patients with past hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection or resolved HBV infection (defined as having a negative HBsAg test and a positive antibody to hepatitis B core antigen antibody test) are eligible. Patients positive for hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody are eligible only if polymerase chain reaction testing is negative for HCV ribonucleic acid (RNA)."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patient has active tuberculosis."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patient has uncontrolled tumor-related pain (Patients requiring pain medication must be on a stable regimen at study entry.)"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"-Rate of clinical and pathological complete response rate at time of endoscopic re-evaluation (at the end of the core study treatment) according to Becker criteria and investigator-based RECIST v1.1 assessment as well as endoscopic response criteria similar to the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association Guideline","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured as rate of clinical and pathological complete response at endoscopic re-evaluation using Becker criteria, investigator-based RECIST v1.1 assessment and endoscopic response criteria similar to the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association Guideline."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"-Rate of cCR/pCR at 1, 2 and 3 years after start of treatment (long term follow up)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured as rate of clinical and pathological complete response (cCR/pCR) at 1, 2 and 3 years after treatment start during long-term follow-up."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-Subgroup analysis of cCR/pCR rate at time of endoscopic re-evaluation and after 1 year according to following characteristics: MSI high, PD-L1 CPS>1 and PD-L1 CPS>5 and especially acc. to CPS ≥10 or <10","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Subgroup analyses of cCR/pCR rates stratified by MSI status and PD-L1 CPS thresholds (CPS>1, CPS>5, CPS≥10 vs <10)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-Rate of salvage surgery","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured as proportion of patients undergoing salvage surgery after initial organ-preserving therapy."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-90-day as well as 1-year mortality after start of treatment in nonsurgery population and population with salvage surgery","definition_or_measurement_approach":"All-cause mortality at 90 days and 1 year after treatment start, reported separately for nonsurgery and salvage-surgery populations."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-Determination of the sites of tumor relapse","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Recording and categorization of anatomical sites of tumor relapse observed during follow-up."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-Incidence of adverse events (AEs), serious adverse events (SAEs) and adverse events of special interest (AESIs)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Incidence and type of AEs, SAEs and AESIs as collected during study treatment and follow-up, per CTCAE reporting."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-Severity of adverse events by CTCAE v5.0 grade","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Adverse event severity graded according to CTCAE v5.0."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-Relationship of adverse events to the durvalumab, chemotherapy and/or radiation","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Assessment of causality between observed adverse events and trial interventions (durvalumab, chemotherapy, radiation) as per investigator judgment."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-Frequency of clinically significant abnormal laboratory parameters","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Frequency and description of clinically significant laboratory abnormalities during treatment and follow-up."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-Assessment of quality of life (QoL) data from patients using EORTC QLQC30 and the esophageal module OES18","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Patient-reported QoL assessed using EORTC QLQ-C30 and OES18 instruments at specified timepoints."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
32
Recruitment Window Months
56
Consent Approach
Written informed consent is required from the patient prior to participation. Patients must be ≥ 18 years of age. Consent documents (subject information and informed consent forms) are present in the trial documents (titles indicate German-language materials available). No specific assent or parental consent procedures are described in the available record.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
25
Total Number Of Participants
32

Germany

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
15-07-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
22-10-2025
Processing Time Days
464
Number Of Sites
25
Number Of Participants
32

Sites

Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Halle (Saale) AöR
Department Name
Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin I
Contact Person Name
Ulrich Ronellenfitsch
Site Name
Krankenhaus Nordwest GmbH
Department Name
Institut für Klinisch-Onkologische Forschung
Contact Person Name
Thorsten Götze
Contact Person Email
Goetze.Thorsten@KHNW.DE
Site Name
KEM I Evang. Kliniken Essen-Mitte gGmbH
Department Name
Klinik für Internistische Onkologie und Hämatologie
Contact Person Name
Christian Müller
Contact Person Email
ch.mueller@kem-med.com
Site Name
Leopoldina-Krankenhaus der Stadt Schweinfurt GmbH
Department Name
Medizinische Klinik II
Contact Person Name
Stephan Kanzler
Contact Person Email
skanzler@leopoldina.de
Site Name
Klinikum rechts der Isar der TU Muenchen AöR
Department Name
III. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik
Contact Person Name
Sylvie Lorenzen
Contact Person Email
Sylvie.Lorenzen@mri.tum.de
Site Name
Kreiskliniken Reutlingen GmbH
Department Name
Medizinische Klinik I
Contact Person Name
Stefan Kubicka
Contact Person Email
Kubicka_S@klin-rt.de
Site Name
Klinikum St Marien Amberg
Department Name
Onkologisches Zentrum
Contact Person Name
Ludwig Fischer von Weikersthal
Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Essen AöR
Department Name
Strahlentherapie
Contact Person Name
Nika Guberina
Contact Person Email
Nika-Guberina@uk-essen.de
Site Name
HELIOS Klinikum Bad Saarow GmbH
Department Name
Klinik für Hämatologie/Onkologie und Palliativmedizin
Contact Person Name
Daniel Pink
Site Name
Klinikverbund Allgaeu gGmbH
Department Name
Hämatologie / Onkologie
Contact Person Name
Christian Langer
Site Name
Klinikum Mutterhaus der Borromaeerinnen gGmbH
Department Name
Inneren Medizin 1; Hämatologie und Onkologie
Contact Person Name
Ameen Aslan
Contact Person Email
ameen.aslan@mutterhaus.de
Site Name
Klinikum Wolfsburg
Department Name
II. Medizinische Klinik
Contact Person Name
Nils Homann
Site Name
Klinikum der Stadt Ludwigshafen am Rhein gGmbH
Department Name
Medizinische Klinik C
Contact Person Name
Daniel Janke
Contact Person Email
JANKED@KLILU.de
Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein AöR
Department Name
Klinik für Innere Medizin II; Hämatologie und Onkologie
Contact Person Name
Anne Letsch
Contact Person Email
Anne.Letsch@uksh.de
Site Name
Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin KöR
Department Name
Klinik mit Schwerpunkt Hämatologie, Onkologie und Tumorimmunologie
Contact Person Name
Dominik Paul Modest
Contact Person Email
Dominik.Modest@charite.de
Site Name
Klinikum Darmstadt GmbH
Department Name
Med. Klinik II
Contact Person Name
Carl Schimanski
Site Name
Universitaetsmedizin Goettingen
Department Name
Klinik für Gastroenterologie, gastrointestinale Onkologie und Endokrinologie
Contact Person Name
Johanna Reinecke
Site Name
St. Josef-Hospital
Department Name
Hämatologie und Onkologie mit Palliativmedizin
Contact Person Name
Anke Reinacher-Schick
Site Name
Krankenhaus St. Joseph-Stift GmbH
Department Name
Innere Medizin
Contact Person Name
Michael Alexander van Geer
Contact Person Email
mvangeer@sjs-bremen.de
Site Name
Gesellschaft Zur Forderung Des Wissenschaftlich Medizinischen Erkenntnisgewinns In Der Hamatologie Und Oncologie
Department Name
not applicable
Contact Person Name
Rüdiger Liersch
Contact Person Email
liersch@onkologie-muenster.de
Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Heidelberg AöR
Department Name
RadioOnkologie & Strahlentherapie
Contact Person Name
Jürgen Debus
Site Name
St. Anna Hospital
Department Name
Klinik für Gastroenterologie
Contact Person Name
Viktor Rempel
Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein AöR (Luebeck)
Department Name
UKSH Luebeck, Klinik für Hämatologie und Onkologie
Contact Person Name
Kim Luley
Contact Person Email
Kim.Luley@uksh.de
Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Brandenburg an der Havel GmbH
Department Name
Innere Medizin, Hämatologie und Onkologie
Contact Person Name
Mark Reinwald
Site Name
Dr. Vehling-Kaiser MVZ GmbH
Department Name
not applicable
Contact Person Name
Mike Haberkorn

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Frankfurter Institut Fuer Klinische Krebsforschung IKF GmbH
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
Germany

Third parties

  • {"country":"Germany","full_name":"Medicoline Pharma Solutions KG","duties_or_roles":"code 14","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Germany","full_name":"Universitaetsklinikum Frankfurt AöR","duties_or_roles":"code 4","organisation_type":"Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility"}
  • {"country":"Germany","full_name":"Central Apotheke e.K. Inh. Marc Schrott","duties_or_roles":"code 14","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Leucovorin 10 mg/ml Lösung zur Injektion/ Infusion
Active Substance
CALCIUM FOLINATE PENTAHYDRATE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
Route
INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
Authorisation Status
Marketing authorised
Maximum Dose
200 mg/m2
Investigational Product Name
TAXOTERE 20 mg/1 ml concentrate for solution for infusion
Active Substance
DOCETAXEL
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
Route
INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
Authorisation Status
Marketing authorised
Maximum Dose
50 mg/m2
Investigational Product Name
medoxa 5 mg/ml Konzentrat zur Herstellung einer Infusionslösung
Active Substance
OXALIPLATIN
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENIOUS INFUSION
Route
INTRAVENIOUS INFUSION
Authorisation Status
Marketing authorised
Maximum Dose
85 mg/m2
Investigational Product Name
IMFINZI 50 mg/mL concentrate for solution for infusion.
Active Substance
DURVALUMAB
Modality
Monoclonal antibody
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
Route
INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
Authorisation Status
Marketing authorised
Maximum Dose
1500 mg
Investigational Product Name
5-FU medac 50 mg/ml, Injektionslösung
Active Substance
FLUOROURACIL
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENIOUS INFUSION
Route
INTRAVENIOUS INFUSION
Authorisation Status
Marketing authorised
Maximum Dose
2600 mg/m2
Combination Treatment
Yes

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