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TerminatedNCT04583488Updated Aug 9, 2024

Intraperitoneal Docetaxel in Combination With mFOLFOX6 for Gastric Cancer Patients With Peritoneal Carcinomatosis

A Phase 1 interventional study of Intraperitoneal docetaxel in Peritoneal Carcinomatosis, sponsored by Johns Hopkins University. Terminated at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-08-09.

Sponsored by Johns Hopkins University · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
PI left institution

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was Aug 2024, 2 years 2 months ago, and no results have been posted to the registry.
Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
2
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a single-center, open-label, non-randomized, uncontrolled Phase 1 study of intraperitoneal docetaxel in combination with systemic mFOLFOX6 for patients who have gastric cancer with gross peritoneal carcinomatosis (GC-PC).

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Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in the United States and has a five-year survival of 40% after surgical resection. Metastatic gastric cancer has an even poorer prognosis and most patients die within the first year of diagnosis. Most patients are diagnosed in advanced stages of the disease due to non-specific or lack of symptomatology and treatment options are then limited to systemic chemotherapy. The peritoneum is the most frequent site of metastasis as well as cancer recurrence. Peritoneal Carcinomatosis (PC) results in adverse clinical sequelae and is ultimately responsible for 60% of all gastric cancer-related deaths. While visceral metastases originating from primary gastric cancer are relatively chemosensitive, peritoneal carcinomatosis is particularly challenging to treat because of inadequate drug delivery from systemic circulation. The primary purpose of this trial is to determine the safety of administering intraperitoneal docetaxel in conjunction with the standard of care treatment regimen of intravenous mFOLFOX6 (5-Fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin) in patients with primary gastric cancer with gross peritoneal carcinomatosis.

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Conditions studied

  • Peritoneal Carcinomatosis

Keywords

  • gastric cancer
  • Peritoneal Surface Malignancies
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In context

Peritoneal Neoplasms

366 studies on the registry are indexed under Peritoneal Neoplasms; 56 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 2 is below the median of 45 across 293 interventional studies indexed under Peritoneal Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Johns Hopkins University is the lead sponsor of 1,809 studies on the registry; 314 are open to participants now.

Of its 208 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 144 (69%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

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

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Inclusion criteria

  • Have histologically-confirmed GC-PC by diagnostic laparoscopy who have not undergone chemotherapy for metastatic/recurrent disease.
  • Be willing and able to provide written informed consent/assent for the trial.
  • Be ≥ 18 years of age on day of signing informed consent.
  • Not have distant metastases as ruled out by an initial imaging (e.g. CT Chest/Abdomen/Pelvis with contrast), positron emission tomography (PET scan). Any metastasis in distant organs other than the peritoneum will exclude the patient from this study.
  • Have a performance status of 0 or 1 on the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Scale at study entry.
  • Demonstrate adequate organ function. All screening labs should be performed within 7 days prior to protocol therapy.
  • Female subject of childbearing potential should have a negative urine or serum pregnancy within 72 hours prior to receiving the first dose of study medication. If the urine test is positive or cannot be confirmed as negative, a serum pregnancy test will be required.
  • Female subjects of childbearing potential should be willing to use 2 methods of birth control or be surgically sterile, or abstain from heterosexual activity for the course of the study through 120 days after the last dose of study medication. Subjects of childbearing potential are those who have not been surgically sterilized or have not been free from menses for > 1 year.
  • Male subjects should agree to use an adequate method of contraception starting with the first dose of study therapy through 120 days after the last dose of study therapy.
  • Willingness to undergo intraperitoneal port placement

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Has gastric cancer involving the distal esophagus above the gastroesophageal (GE) junction (Siewart type 1, proximally), or second portion of the duodenum (distally).
  • Is currently participating in or has participated in a study of an investigational agent or using an investigational device within 4 weeks of the first dose of treatment.
  • Has a tumor positive for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) staining.
  • Has had prior surgery with dense intra-abdominal adhesions
  • Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving systemic steroid therapy or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to the first dose of trial treatment.
  • Has had a prior monoclonal antibody within 4 weeks prior to study Day 1 or who has not recovered (i.e., ≤ Grade 1 or at baseline) from adverse events due to agents administered more than 4 weeks earlier.
  • Has had prior chemotherapy, targeted small molecule therapy, or radiation therapy within 4 weeks (6 weeks for nitrosureas or mitomycin C) prior to study Day 1 or who has not recovered (i.e., ≤ Grade 1 or at baseline) from adverse events due to a previously administered agent.
  • Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or requires active treatment. Exceptions include basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or in situ cervical cancer that has undergone potentially curative therapy.
  • Has known central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis.
  • Has an active infection requiring antibiotic therapy.
  • Has a history or current evidence of any condition, therapy, or laboratory abnormality that might confound the results of the trial, interfere with the subject's participation for the full duration of the trial, or is not in the best interest of the subject to participate, in the opinion of the treating investigator.
  • Has any other medical condition, including mental illness or substance abuse, deemed by the Investigator to be likely to interfere with a patient's ability to sign informed consent, cooperate and participate in the study, or interfere with the interpretation of the results.
  • Is pregnant or breastfeeding, or expecting to conceive or father children within the projected duration of the trial, starting with the pre-screening or screening visit through 120 days after the last dose of trial treatment.
  • Has a known history of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) (HIV 1/2 antibodies).
  • Has known active Hepatitis B (e.g., HBsAg reactive) or Hepatitis C virus (e.g., Hepatitis C virus RNA [qualitative] is detected).
  • Patients receiving any medications or substances that are inhibitors or inducers of Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP 3A4) are ineligible. Investigator can change to a similar agent that is a non-CYP3A4 inhibitor/inducer with a washout period of 1 week.
  • Patients with known hypersensitivity to any of the components of docetaxel or mFOLFOX6.
  • Patients who received pelvic or abdominal radiotherapy.
  • Peripheral neuropathy ≥ Grade 2.
  • History of allogeneic transplant.
  • Any known cardiac abnormalities, in accordance with mFOLFOX6 guidelines.
  • Any other condition that would render the patient to be unfit for the trial as deemed by the PI or clinical team.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
2 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Intraperitoneal docetaxel

    Participants will receive intraperitoneal docetaxel combined with the standard of care. A standard 3 + 3 dose escalation design will be used according to the dose escalation plan.

    Drug: Intraperitoneal docetaxel

Interventions

  • Up to 3 dose levels of intraperitoneal docetaxel will be studied (25mg/m2, 35 mg/m2, 45 mg/m2).

    Also known as: Taxotere

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD)

    To determine the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of intraperitoneal docetaxel in conjunction with the standard of care treatment regimen of intravenous mFOLFOX6 in patients with primary gastric cancer with gross peritoneal carcinomatosis

    Time frame: 20 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Progression-Free Survival

    Progression-free survival rate at 20 weeks, which is defined as the percentage of patients alive and free of disease progression at 20 weeks.

    Time frame: 20 weeks

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Study locations

1 site
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Baltimore, Maryland 21205, United States
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Nov 2020 to primary completion in Aug 2024, 45 months.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Oct 5, 2020
First posted
Oct 12, 2020
StartActual
Nov 1, 2020
Primary completionActual
Aug 6, 2024
CompletionActual
Aug 6, 2024
Last update
Aug 9, 2024
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 9, 2024, 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
NCT04583488
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 12, 2020
Start date
Nov 1, 2020
Primary completion
Aug 6, 2024
Completion
Aug 6, 2024
Last update
Aug 9, 2024

Study contacts

Fabian M Johnston, MD, MHS
principal investigator · Johns Hopkins University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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