The goal of this clinical trial is to assess if circulating tumor DNA, as assessed by Signatera tumor-informed MRD assay, can guide de-escalation of adjuvant therapy in patients with resectable Stage II-IVa Gastric/Gastric-Esophageal Cancer. The main question it aims to answer is: • To demonstrate if 2-year disease-free survival (DFS) among participants with resectable clinical Stage II-IVa gastric/gastro-esophageal cancer who received neoadjuvant D-FLOT and are ctDNA negative after curative intent R0 surgery receiving adjuvant durvalumab monotherapy is non-inferior to standard of care D-FLOT. Researchers will compare post-operative ctDNA negative participants who are receiving adjuvant durvalumab monotherapy to those who receive standard of care (D-FLOT) to see if they have similar outcomes. Participants will be asked to: * Receive serial ctDNA testing * Visit their study doctor per their standard of care visits about every 3 months for first 2 years and then every 6 months for an additional 3 years * Answer 5 questionnaires about their well-being
This is a prospective, open-label, multi-center, ctDNA-guided study with a randomized, non-inferiority component designed to examine clinical outcomes in treatment of gastric/gastric-esophageal cancer. Specifically, a component of the study will evaluate an adjuvant treatment de-escalation strategy for participants with resectable clinical Stage II-IVa gastric/gastric-esophageal cancer who have completed neoadjuvant therapy with durvalumab plus fluorouracil, leucovorin, oxaliplatin, docetaxel (D-FLOT) and R0 curative intent surgery. Concurrently, participants with post-operative ctDNA positive results will receive standard of care (SOC) D-FLOT with blinded serial ctDNA testing. Following R0 curative intent surgery, participants will be consented for study participation. Eligible participants will undergo treatment assignment based on post-operative MRD status at 5 weeks (+/- 2 weeks), as determined by the Signatera assay. Participants with negative post-operative circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) results and no radiographic evidence of disease (within 6 weeks prior to randomization) will be randomized (1:1) to either SOC vs ct-DNA guided treatment. Randomized participants will be stratified according to pathologic (yp) lymph node status and tumor staging (ypT1-3, N0 vs T4 or N+), Combined Positive Score (CPS, CPS ≥ 1 vs CPS \<1), and pathological complete response (yes vs no). Assigned adjuvant treatment must start no later than 12 weeks post surgery. * Arm A (SOC Arm): Durvalumab for 1 year plus four 2 week cycles of FLOT with unblinded serial ctDNA testing and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) assessments. * Arm B (ctDNA-guided Arm): Durvalumab monotherapy for 1 year with unblinded serial ctDNA testing and PROs assessments. Participants who become ctDNA positive up through Cycle 11 Day 1 (C11D1) will receive four 2 week cycles of FLOT added to Durvalumab. Once adjuvant therapy is completed, all randomized participants will continue with serial ctDNA testing until recurrence and followed for up to 5 years for overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS), metastasis-free survival (MFS) and disease-specific survival (DSS). Participants with post-operative ctDNA positive results at 5 weeks (+/- 2 weeks) will not be randomized. They will continue on observation and receive SOC D-FLOT with blinded serial ctDNA testing.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
1,000
Signatera Genome is intended for use as a post-surgical risk stratification tool for patients with resectable clinical Stage II-IVa gastric/gastro-esophageal cancer who are ctDNA negative after R0 curative intent surgery. The test is used to identify patients with no evidence of MRD following definitive surgery.
Disease Free Survival (DFS)
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate if disease free survival (DFS) among patients with resectable clinical stage II-IVa gastric/gastro-esophageal cancer who are ctDNA-negative after surgery undergoing ctDNA-guided observation is non-inferior to adjuvant D-FLOT.
Time frame: 2 years from randomization to the first occurrence of disease recurrence or death from any cause, whichever occurs first
Overall Survival (OS)
Comparison of overall survival (OS) among Arm A (SOC) and Arm B (ctDNA guided) patients and assess whether adjuvant durvalumab monotherapy is non-inferior to standard of care adjuvant D-FLOT
Time frame: From randomization to Year 3 and randomization to Year 5
Molecular Recurrence
Compare Arm A(SOC) relative to Arm B (ctDNA guided) time from surgery (or first ctDNA negative assessment) to the detection of ctDNA positivity by the Signatera assay.
Time frame: From time of surgery up to 3 years
Metastasis-Free Survival (MFS)
To compare Arm A (SOC) relative to Arm B (ctDNA guided) on metastasis-free survival (MFS).
Time frame: From randomization at Year 2, Year 3, and Year 5
Disease-Specific Survival (DFS)
To compare Arm A (SOC) relative to Arm B (ctDNA guided) on disease-specific survival (DFS).
Time frame: From randomization at Year 2, Year 3, and Year 5
Discontinuation due to Adverse Events
Comparison of Arm A (SOC) relative to Arm B (ctDNA guided) on treatment discontinuation due to adverse events.
Time frame: From enrollment to Year 2
Quality of Life Outcomes
Comparison of Arm A (SOC) relative to Arm B (ctDNA guided) on quality of life and disease-related symptoms using patient-reported outcomes (PROs) from European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 (QLQ-C30).
Time frame: From enrollment to Year 2
Quality of Life Outcomes
Comparison of Arm A (SOC) relative to Arm B (ctDNA guided) on quality of life and disease-related symptoms using patient-reported outcomes (PROs) from European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire - Stomach Cancer Module (EORTC QLQ-STO22)
Time frame: From enrollment to Year 2
Quality of Life Outcomes
Comparison of Arm A (SOC) relative to Arm B (ctDNA guided) on quality of life and disease-related symptoms using patient-reported outcomes (PROs) from European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire ( EORTC-IL38).
Time frame: From enrollment to Year 2
Patient Reported Treatment Tolerability
To compare Arm A (SOC) relative to Arm B (ctDNA guided) to the patient-reported tolerability of treatment using Patient Reported Outcomes of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (PRO-CTCAE).
Time frame: From enrollment to Year 2
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