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FOLFOX Plus Regorafenib in Patients With Unresectable or Metastatic Esophagogastric Cancer

A Phase 2 interventional study of Regorafenib and 5-Fluorouracil in Esophageal Cancer and Gastric Cancer, sponsored by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Completed at 5 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-05-15.

Sponsored by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
39
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects, good and/or bad, of the drug regorafenib with chemotherapy regime (FOLFOX). This is a a Phase II trial that will study if this new treatment is effective and safe in patients with esophagus and stomach cancer.

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Conditions studied

  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Gastric Cancer

Keywords

  • BAY 73-4506 (REGORAFENIB)
  • FLUOROURACIL
  • LEUCOVORIN
  • OXALIPLATIN
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In context

Lead sponsor

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is the lead sponsor of 1,930 studies on the registry; 328 are open to participants now.

Of its 129 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 66 (51%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Patient must have histologically or cytologically confirmed metastatic or unresectable esophageal, gastroesophageal junction or gastric adenocarcinoma.
  • Patient must have disease that can be evaluated radiographically. This may be measurable disease or non-measurable disease. Minimum indicator lesion size = 10 mm by helical CT or = 20 mm by conventional techniques. Pathological nodes must be = 15 mm by the short axis to be considered measurable.
  • Subject must be able to swallow and retain oral medication
  • Age 18 years or older.
  • Karnofsky performance status > or = to 70%
  • Peripheral neuropathy ≤ grade 1
  • Hematologic (minimal values) White blood cell count > or = to 3000/mm3© Absolute neutrophil count > 1500 cells/ mm3 Hemoglobin > or = to 8.0 g/dl Platelet count > or = to 90,000 / mm3 Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x the upper limits of normal (ULN)
  • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate amino-transferase (AST) ≤ 2.5 x ULN (≤ 5 x ULN for subjects with liver involvement of their cancer)
  • Alkaline phosphatase limit ≤ 2.5 x ULN (≤ 5 x ULN for subjects with liver involvement of their cancer). Patients with alkaline phosphatase elevation secondary to the bony metastases rather than liver dysfunction may proceed with treatment on protocol after discussion with the principal investigator.
  • Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 x the ULN
  • Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test performed within 7 days prior to the start of study drug. Post-menopausal women (defined as no menses for at least 1 year) and surgically sterilized women are not required to undergo a pregnancy test..
  • Patients with prior deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE) currently on an stable anticoagulation regimen with low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) or rivaroxaban will be permitted.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic pressure >140 mm Hg or diastolic pressure > 90 mm Hg on repeated measurement) despite optimal medical management.
  • Active or clinically significant cardiac disease including:
  • Congestive heart failure - New York Heart Association (NYHA) > Class II.
  • Active coronary artery disease.
  • Cardiac arrhythmias requiring anti-arrhythmic therapy other than beta blockers or digoxin.
  • Unstable angina (anginal symptoms at rest), new-onset angina within 3 months before randomization, or myocardial infarction within 6 months before randomization.
  • Evidence or history of bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy.
  • Any hemorrhage or bleeding event ≥ NCI CTCAE version 4.0 Grade 3 within 4 weeks prior to start of study medication.
  • Unwillingness to give written informed consent, unwillingness to participate, or inability to comply with the protocol for the duration of the study.
  • Active hepatitis B infection, active hepatitis C infection or known HIV carrier.
  • Patient may not have received prior chemotherapy for metastatic or unresectable disease.
  • Patients may have received prior adjuvant therapy (chemotherapy and/or chemoradiation) if more than 6 months have elapsed between the end of adjuvant therapy and registration.
  • Patient may not have received prior 5-Fluorouracil, Leucovorin, Oxaliplatin or regorafenib. Patient may have received prior radiosensitizing doses of 5Fu if more than 6 months have elapsed between the end of adjuvant therapy and registration.
  • Patient may not have had major surgical procedure within 4 weeks of registration.
  • Patient may not have had radiation within 2 weeks of registration.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
39 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    FOLFOX Plus Regorafenib

    Regorafenib 160 mg daily on days 4 to 10 and days 18 to 24 as four 40 mg coprecipitate tablets + mFOLFOX on Day 1 and Day 15 of each cycle. Each cycle consists of 28 days. All patients will receive systemic chemotherapy with the mFOLFOX regimen and regorafenib. The specific version of the FOLFOX regimen used at MSKCC is mFOLFOX6. mFOLFOX6 will be given on Day 1 of each cycle. Patients will receive Oxaliplatin 85 mg/m2 IV (over 120 minutes), leucovorin 400 mg/m2 IV (over 120 minutes), 5-FU 400 mg/m2 IVP, and 5-FU 1200 mg/m2/day CIVI x 2 days, every two weeks. Treatment will be performed on the scheduled day ± 7 days. In case of discontinuation of FOLFOX due to cumulative toxicity and administration as a single agent during the study, regorafenib for patient convenience will be administered 160 mg daily for 3 weeks on/1 week off. The 3 weeks on/1 week off schedule is supported by the single agent regorafenib data in colon cancer and GIST.

    Drug: Regorafenib · Drug: 5-Fluorouracil · Drug: Leucovorin · Drug: Oxaliplatin

Interventions

  • DrugRegorafenib

    Also known as: (Bay 73-4506)

  • Drug5-Fluorouracil
  • DrugLeucovorin
  • DrugOxaliplatin
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Progression Free Survival (PFS)

    Time frame: 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Overall Survival (OS)

    Overall survival will be measured from the start of treatment to death or last follow-up and will be estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method

    Time frame: 2 years

  2. Overall Response Rate

    This is defined as the percentage of patients who have achieved either an objective complete or partial target lesion response that is confirmed on the RECIST 1.1 criteria. Complete or partial responses will be confirmed with repeat CT evaluation after 4 weeks.

    Time frame: 4 weeks

  3. Participants Evaluated for Toxicity

    Adverse events will be determined as per the NCI Common Toxicity Criteria, version 4.0. Toxicity during cycle 1 and subsequent cycles will be reported.

    Time frame: 1 year

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Results

Posted May 15, 2020

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneFOLFOX Plus Regorafenib
Started39
Completed36
Not completed3
Withdrew: Not eligible3

Outcome measures

PrimaryProgression Free Survival (PFS)
Time frame:
6 months
Reported as:
Number · percentage of participants
Progression Free Survival (PFS)
percentage of participantsFOLFOX Plus Regorafenib
Progression Free Survival (PFS)53 (38 to 71)
SecondaryOverall Survival (OS)

Overall survival will be measured from the start of treatment to death or last follow-up and will be estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method

Time frame:
2 years
Reported as:
Median · months
Overall Survival (OS)
monthsFOLFOX Plus Regorafenib
Overall Survival (OS)14.2 (8.1 to 20.7)
SecondaryOverall Response Rate

This is defined as the percentage of patients who have achieved either an objective complete or partial target lesion response that is confirmed on the RECIST 1.1 criteria. Complete or partial responses will be confirmed with repeat CT evaluation after 4 weeks.

Time frame:
4 weeks
Reported as:
Number · percentage of participants with CR or PR
Overall Response Rate
percentage of participants with CR or PRFOLFOX Plus Regorafenib
Overall Response Rate54 (37 to 70)
SecondaryParticipants Evaluated for Toxicity

Adverse events will be determined as per the NCI Common Toxicity Criteria, version 4.0. Toxicity during cycle 1 and subsequent cycles will be reported.

Time frame:
1 year
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Participants Evaluated for Toxicity
ParticipantsFOLFOX Plus Regorafenib
Participants Evaluated for Toxicity39

Adverse events

Collected over 1 year. Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
FOLFOX Plus Regorafenib30/39 (76.9%)17/39 (43.6%)36/39 (92.3%)
Most frequent serious events
Showing 10 of 44
Most frequent serious events
EventFOLFOX Plus Regorafenib
Abdominal painGastrointestinal disorders9/39
ConstipationGastrointestinal disorders5/39
DyspneaRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders4/39
FeverGeneral disorders4/39
VomitingGastrointestinal disorders4/39
Abdominal distensionGastrointestinal disorders3/39
AnorexiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders3/39
FatigueGeneral disorders3/39
NauseaGastrointestinal disorders3/39
Pleural effusionRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders3/39
Most frequent other events
Showing 10 of 50
Most frequent other events
EventFOLFOX Plus Regorafenib
FatigueGeneral disorders31/39
AnemiaBlood and lymphatic system disorders28/39
White blood cell decreasedInvestigations28/39
Peripheral sensory neuropathyNervous system disorders27/39
Platelet count decreasedInvestigations27/39
HypertensionVascular disorders25/39
NauseaGastrointestinal disorders23/39
Neutrophil count decreasedInvestigations23/39
Alanine aminotransferase increasedInvestigations21/39
Aspartate aminotransferase increasedInvestigations20/39

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)FOLFOX Plus Regorafenib
Median58 (24 to 77)
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)FOLFOX Plus Regorafenib
Female7
Male32
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)FOLFOX Plus Regorafenib
Hispanic or Latino1
Not Hispanic or Latino36
Unknown or Not Reported2
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)FOLFOX Plus Regorafenib
American Indian or Alaska Native0
Asian3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0
Black or African American2
White31
More than one race0
Unknown or Not Reported3
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(Participants)FOLFOX Plus Regorafenib
United States39
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Study locations

5 sites
  • Memoral Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center @ Suffolk
    Commack, New York 11725, United States
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    New York, New York 10065, United States
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering at Mercy Medical Center
    Rockville Centre, New York, United States
  • Memoral Sloan Kettering Cancer Center@Phelps Memorial Hospital
    Sleepy Hollow, New York, United States
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References and documents

Study documents

  • Protocol and statistical analysis plan · Apr 18, 2017

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 15, 2020, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01913639
Lead sponsor
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Collaborators
Bayer
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 1, 2013
Start date
Jul 2013
Primary completion
Jun 2019
Completion
Jun 2019
Results posted
May 15, 2020
Last update
May 15, 2020

Study contacts

Yelena Janjigian, MD
principal investigator · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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