Clinical trial • Phase II • Oncology

Irinotecan hydrochloride trihydrate for Gastric cancer with peritoneal metastases

Phase II trial of Irinotecan hydrochloride trihydrate for Gastric cancer with peritoneal metastases. None/Not specified-controlled. 49 participants.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology
Trial Disease
Gastric cancer with peritoneal metastases
Trial Stage
Phase II
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
26-05-2025
First CTIS Authorization Date
15-09-2025

Trial design

None/Not specified-controlled Phase II trial in Netherlands.

Comparator
None/Not specified
Target Sample Size
49

Eligibility

Recruits 49 No vulnerable populations selected; participants must be aged 18 years or older and provide written informed consent according to ICH-GCP and national/local regulations..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Pregnant or lactating women
Vulnerable Population
No vulnerable populations selected; participants must be aged 18 years or older and provide written informed consent according to ICH-GCP and national/local regulations.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Histologically confirmed gastric cancer or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Pathologically and clinically confirmed diagnosis of macroscopic peritoneal metastases (defined as PCI score ≥ 1)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- WHO-performance score of 0 to 1 with a life expectancy greater than or equal to three months"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Aged 18 years or older"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Written informed consent according to the ICH-GCP and national/local regulations"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Distant metastases other than peritoneal metastases or metastatic lymph nodes"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Absence of assurance of compliance with the protocol."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Prior palliative systemic therapy for gastric cancer"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Prior (neo)-adjuvant systemic therapy for gastric cancer within the six months before enrolment in this study"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Severe symptomatic ascites requiring monthly recurrent therapeutic paracentesis"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Homozygous dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) deficiency"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Any contra-indication for the (planned) systemic chemotherapy (e.g. active infection, serious concomitant disease, severe allergy, persistent neurologic toxicity after (neo-)adjuvant oxaliplatin based systemic therapy), as determined by the treating medical oncologist"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- adequate organ functions (defined as a hemoglobin <5.0 mmol/l, an absolute neutrophil count <1.5 x 109/l, platelet count <100 x 109/l, creatinine clearance <30 ml/min, bilirubin >2x ULN and liver transaminases >2.5x ULN)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Pregnant or lactating women"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Concomitant participation in any clinical study that could modify the outcomes relevant to this study"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Feasibility, determined as the percentage of patients completing all cycles of systemic therapy in combination with intraperitoneal irinotecan","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Determined as the percentage of patients completing all cycles of systemic therapy in combination with intraperitoneal irinotecan"}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Overall survivall, calculated from date of PM until death or last follow-up","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Calculated from date of peritoneal metastases until death or last follow-up"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Safety of the administered treatment, assessed by all treatment-related AEs, all SAEs, percentage of patients discontinuing treatment due to treatment-related AEs","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Assessed by all treatment-related adverse events (AEs), all serious adverse events (SAEs), and percentage of patients discontinuing treatment due to treatment-related AEs"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Overall respons rate of iriotecan in combination with systemic therapy for patients with PM of GC, assessed by the percentage of patients demonstrating response of the the treatment","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Assessed by the percentage of patients demonstrating response to the treatment"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Progression-free survival calculated from date of PM until progression or last follow-up","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Calculated from date of peritoneal metastases until progression or last follow-up"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- QoL at baseline, after the first cycle, after the first radiological response evaluation, and after the last cycle, assessed by: EQ-5D-5L,QLQ-C30 and QLQ-STO22.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Quality of life assessed at specified timepoints using EQ-5D-5L, QLQ-C30 and QLQ-STO22 instruments"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Healthcare costs and costs due to productivity losses during and after treatment with IP irinotecan in combination with systemic therapy for patients with PM of GC assessed by questionnaires","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Assessed by questionnaires measuring healthcare costs and productivity loss during and after treatment"}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
49
Recruitment Window Months
33
Consent Approach
Written informed consent required from participants; adults only (aged 18 years or older); consent according to ICH-GCP and national/local regulations. Subject information and informed consent forms available for adults and for pregnant participants/partners. Languages not specified.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
3
Total Number Of Participants
49

Netherlands

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
05-09-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
15-09-2025
Processing Time Days
10
Number Of Sites
3
Number Of Participants
49

Sites

Site Name
Catharina Ziekenhuis Stichting
Department Name
Oncology
Contact Person Name
I.E.G. van Hellemond
Site Name
Netherlands Cancer Institute
Department Name
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Contact Person Name
M.A. Vollebergh
Contact Person Email
m.vollebergh@nki.nl
Site Name
Erasmus Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam (Erasmus MC)
Department Name
Surgery
Contact Person Name
P.C. van der Sluis
Contact Person Email
p.vandersluis@erasmusmc.nl

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Erasmus Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam (Erasmus MC)
Organisation Type
Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
Country Of Registered Address
Netherlands

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Irinotecan Accord 20 mg/ml concentraat voor oplossing voor infusie
Active Substance
Irinotecan hydrochloride trihydrate
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
Intraperitoneal use (solution for infusion)
Route
Intraperitoneal
Authorisation Status
Marketing authorisation BE 500800
Maximum Dose
75 mg (max daily dose amount)
Combination Treatment
Yes

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