Advanced cancer of the stomach and the gastro-esophageal junction (G/GEJ) remains a very serious disease. Today, only about 10-15% of patients are alive after 5 years. Treatments mainly aim to control symptoms, extend life, and maintain quality of life. First treatments usually combine two chemotherapies, but recent years have brought real progress. Immunotherapy - drugs that "unlock" the immune system - has shown clear benefits. For patients whose tumors have certain markers (like PD-L1), combining drugs such as nivolumab or pembrolizumab with chemotherapy can help patients live longer. Another breakthrough is zolbetuximab, a targeted therapy that attacks a protein (Claudin 18.2) found on many gastric cancers, also improving survival. When cancer grows despite these therapies, second-line treatments are used. The most common is chemotherapy with paclitaxel + ramucirumab, which blocks the tumor's blood supply. These drugs extend survival, but usually only by a few months. For patients who need a third option, the oral drug trifluridine/tipiracil (TAS-102) can provide extra time, though benefits remain limited. That's why researchers are now exploring combinations. Since stomach tumors rely on forming new blood vessels, combining trifluridine/tipiracil with anti-angiogenic drugs - medicines that cut off the tumor's blood supply - looks promising. One of the most exciting of these drugs is fruquintinib, already proven effective in colorectal cancer. A new international trial, FRUQUITAS (ENGIC 06/PRODIGE 114), is now testing whether adding fruquintinib to trifluridine/tipiracil can improve survival for patients with advanced stomach or gastro-esophageal cancer.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
324
Cycle of 28 days 35 mg/m2 by mouth twice daily on Days 1 to 5, 2 days of rest and 35 mg/m2 by mouth twice daily on days 8 to 12 Treatment will be repeated every 4 weeks until radiological disease progression, unacceptable toxicity or patient's refusal.
For fruquintinib: 5 mg by mouth once daily Day 1 to Day 21 (3 weeks) Treatment will be repeated every 4 weeks until radiological disease progression, unacceptable toxicity or patient's refusal.
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGOverall survival
The primary endpoint is the Overall survival (OS) and is defined as the time between the date of randomization and the date of death caused by any reason or the date of last news if the patient is alive.
Time frame: up to 18 months after randomization
Progression-free survival (PFS)
Progression-free survival (PFS) is defined as the time between date of randomization and the date of first radiological progression according to RECIST 1.1 or death (whichever occurs first). Patients alive without progression will be censored to the date of last radiologic assessment.
Time frame: Up 18 months after randomization
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