To assess safety, efficacy and explorative objectives of gefitinib in combination with chemoradiation in resectable gastric cancer
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
34
Reseach Site
Helsinki, Finland
Part 1: Safety and tolerability of gefitinib 250 mg in combination with radiotherapy (incidence of DLTs)
Parts 2 and 3: Safety and tolerability of gefitinib in combination with 5-FU, LV and radiotherapy
Parts 2 and 3:
Objective tumour response rate a week before surgery (CR and PR, RECIST criteria).
Objective histological response rate in dissected GC specimens taken at surgery, estimated using Evans/Pisters scores
Exploratory outcome: Parts 2 and 3: sVEGF levels, EGFR activation, Biomarkers such as cyclin D1, IL-1, GI-associated TOP2A, GAS, EST AA552509
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