To investigate the effects of the combination of two chemotherapies followed by immunostimulants on the interferon gamma expression and infiltration of cytotoxic T cells in the tumour microenvironment in patients with previously untreated metastatic or locally advanced esophagogastric cancer.
This is a multi-center, open label, proof-of-principle study for patients with previously untreated metastatic or locally advanced esophagogastric cancer. Patients are sequentially treated with standard of care capecitabine and oxaliplatin, and retifanlimab. Patients are treated with 2 cycles of CapOx (1 cycle is 3 weeks) and sequentially with 4-weekly cycles of retifanlimab up to 2 years. The investigators will include 25 patients in this study. Biopsies, blood and faeces will be collected during treatment for assessment of infiltrating immune cells and IFNy expression, as well as for other translational research purposes. CT scans are made for evaluation of tumor response before and after chemotherapy, and after 2-3 cycles of immunotherapy.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
25
Academic Medical Center, Medical Oncology
Amsterdam, Netherlands
RECRUITINGAmsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Amsterdam, Netherlands
RECRUITINGCatharina ziekenhuis
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Effect of chemo- and immunotherapy on the interferon gamma expression signature in the tumor microenviornment
RNA expression analysis (Nanostring) to determine changes in Interferon gamma expression signature before and during treatment
Time frame: 40 months
Effect of chemo- and immunotherapy on the immune infiltrate in the tumor microenvironment
Flow cytometry to determine changes in immune infiltrate in the tumor before and during treatment
Time frame: 40 months
Effect of chemo- and immunotherapy on the immune infiltrate on the tumor microenvironment
Multicolor immunohistochemstry to determine changes in immune infiltrate in the tumor before and during treatment
Time frame: 40 months
Overall survival
Determine overall survival of patients within the study
Time frame: 60 months
Overall survival
Compare overall survival with a propensity score matched cohort
Time frame: 60 months
Progression free survival (PFS)
Assess the PFS of patients within the study
Time frame: 60 months
Progression free survival (PFS)
Compare PFS with a propensity score matched cohort
Time frame: 60 months
Response rate
Determine response rate by comparing RECIST evaluation of CT scans before and during treatment
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Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden
Leeuwarden, Netherlands
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLUMC
Leiden, Netherlands
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGRadboud UMC
Nijmegen, Netherlands
RECRUITINGErasmus MC
Rotterdam, Netherlands
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGUMC Utrecht
Utrecht, Netherlands
RECRUITINGTime frame: 60 months
Adverse events
To determine adverse events of CapOx and retifanlimab
Time frame: 60 months
Measure PROMs via established PROFILES
Patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) are measured with the established PROFILES infrastructure (Patient Reported Outcomes Following Initial treatment and Long term Evaluation of Survivorship). PROMs will be assessed and compared at baseline and throughout treatment
Time frame: 60 months
Percentage subsequent treatment lines
The percentage of patients proceeding to subsequent lines of treatment after progression
Time frame: 60 months