A Phase 2 interventional study of Sonesitatug Vedotin and Rilvegostomig in Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma, sponsored by AstraZeneca. Recruiting at 70 sites in 11 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-24.
Sponsored by AstraZeneca · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment
GEMINI-PeriOp GC study will assess the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK) and preliminary anti-tumor activity of novel agents or novel combinations as perioperative treatment in participants with locally advanced resectable gastric, gastroesophageal junction (GEJ), or esophageal adenocarcinoma who have not received previous treatment for the disease.
This Phase II, open-label, multi-drug, multi-center platform study consists of individual sub-studies/cohorts, each allows the assessment of multiple novel agents or novel combinations.
Participants will be assigned across different sub-studies/cohorts, to have sufficient evaluable participants of the confirmed recommended dose by Safety Review Committee (SRC) for study intervention in each corresponding sub-study/cohort.
Exclusion Criteria:
Participants will receive Sonesitatug Vedotin (Dose A) plus Rilvegostomig and 5-FU or Capecitabine as neoadjuvant combination therapy (pre-surgery period) and adjuvant therapy 1 and later will receive Sonesitatug vedotin (Dose A) plus Rilvegostomig as adjuvant therapy 2.
Drug: Sonesitatug Vedotin · Drug: Rilvegostomig · Drug: Capecitabine · Drug: 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU)
Participants will receive T-DXd plus Rilvegostomig and 5-FU or Capecitabine as neoadjuvant combination therapy (pre-surgery period) and adjuvant therapy 1 and later will receive Rilvegostomig as adjuvant therapy 2.
Drug: Rilvegostomig · Drug: Trastuzumab Deruxtecan (T-DXd) · Drug: Capecitabine · Drug: 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU)
Participants will receive Rilvegostomig plus FLOT chemotherapy as neoadjuvant combination therapy (pre-surgery period) and adjuvant therapy 1 and later will receive Rilvegostomig as adjuvant therapy 2.
Drug: Rilvegostomig · Drug: FLOT Chemotherapy
Participants will receive Sonesitatug vedotin (Dose B) plus Rilvegostomig and Capecitabine as neoadjuvant combination therapy (pre-surgery period) and adjuvant therapy 1 and later will receive Sonesitatug vedotin (Dose B) plus Rilvegostomig as adjuvant therapy 2.
Drug: Sonesitatug Vedotin · Drug: Rilvegostomig · Drug: Capecitabine
Participants will receive Sonesitatug Vedotin (Dose C) plus Rilvegostomig plus 5-FU and calcium folinate as neoadjuvant combination therapy (pre-surgery period) and adjuvant therapy 1 and later will receive Sonesitatug vedotin (Dose C) plus Rilvegostomig as adjuvant therapy 2.
Drug: Sonesitatug Vedotin · Drug: Rilvegostomig · Drug: 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) · Drug: Calcium folinate
Sonesitatug Vedotin will be administered as an IV infusion.
Also known as: AZD0901
Rilvegostomig will be administered as an IV infusion.
Also known as: AZD2936
T-DXd will be administered as an IV infusion.
Also known as: DS-8201a
Capecitabine (Fluoropyrimidine) will be administered orally as chemotherapy standard of care.
5-FU (Fluoropyrimidine) will be administered as a continuous IV infusion as chemotherapy standard of care.
FLOT (5-FU, leucovorin, oxaliplatin, and docetaxel) Chemotherapy will be administered as an IV infusion.
Calcium folinate will be administered as an IV infusion as chemotherapy standard of care.
Also known as: Leucovorin
Number of participants with adverse events (AEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs)
To assess the safety and tolerability of perioperative treatment.
Time frame: Until sub-study completion, up to 38 months
Percentage of participants with pathological complete response (pCR)
pCR is defined as no viable cancer cells, including lymph nodes after complete evaluation in the resected gastric, GEJ, or esophageal cancer specimen and all sampled regional lymph nodes following neoadjuvant treatment.
Time frame: Until sub-study completion, up to 38 months
Surgery completion rate
Surgery completion rate is defined as the percentage of participants who received gastrectomy or gastroesophagectomy or esophagectomy.
Time frame: Until sub-study completion, up to 38 months
R0 resection (complete resection) rate
R0 resection (complete resection) rate is the percentage of participants who received gastrectomy or gastroesophagectomy or esophagectomy and had a confirmed margin-negative resection.
Time frame: Until sub-study completion, up to 38 months
Percentage of participants with tumor downstaging
Tumor downstaging is defined as the lowering of the primary tumor (T) and/or regional lymph nodes (N) from pre-neoadjuvant clinical staging (pre-cTN) to post-neoadjuvant clinical staging (post-cTN) and to postoperative pathological staging (ypTN).
Time frame: Until sub-study completion, up to 38 months
Event-free survival (EFS)
EFS is defined as the time from the first dose of study intervention to documented Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) or non-RECIST 1.1 disease progression that precludes radical surgery or requires non-protocol therapy during the neoadjuvant through surgery period, or to documented RECIST 1.1 or biopsy-confirmed non-RECIST 1.1 recurrence or progression of disease during the adjuvant period, or death due to any cause at any time.
Time frame: Until sub-study completion, up to 38 months
Disease-free survival (DFS)
DFS is defined as the time elapsed from the date of the first post-surgery scan (ie, Adjuvant Baseline scan) until the date of first evidence of disease recurrence as determined by Investigator using RECIST 1.1 assessment (local or distant), or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first.
Time frame: Until sub-study completion, up to 38 months
Objective response rate (ORR)
ORR is defined as the percentage of participants who have a CR or PR as determined by Investigator using RECIST 1.1 at their latest assessment prior to surgery.
Time frame: Until sub-study completion, up to 38 months
Overall survival (OS)
OS is defined as the time from the first dose of the study intervention until the date of death due to any cause regardless of whether participant withdraws from treatment or receives another anti-cancer therapy.
Time frame: Until sub-study completion, up to 38 months
Serum concentrations of study interventions
To assess the serum concentrations of study interventions in participants receiving perioperative treatment.
Time frame: Until sub-study completion, up to 38 months
Number of participants with positive anti-drug antibodies (ADA)
To assess the immunogenicity of study interventions in participants receiving perioperative treatment.
Time frame: Until sub-study completion, up to 38 months
Plan to share: Yes — Qualified researchers can request access to anonymized individual patient-level data from AstraZeneca group of companies sponsored clinical trials via the request portal Vivli.org. All requests will be evaluated as per the AZ disclosure commitment: https://astrazenecagrouptrials.pharmacm.com/ST/Submission/Disclosure. Yes, indicates that AZ are accepting requests for IPD, but this does not mean all requests will be shared.
Supporting information: Study protocol, Sap
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