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Approved and investigational first-line and second-line therapies in advanced GEA
First-line Therapies | ||
Therapy | Clinical Trial | Reference |
Trastuzumab + Chemotherapy (fluorouracil or capecitabine + cisplatin) | ToGA | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20728210/ |
Trastuzumab + Chemotherapy | HELOISE | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28574779/ |
Pertuzumab, Trastuzumab, Chemotherapy vs Trastuzumab, chemotherapy | JACOB | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30217672/ |
Pembrolizumab/placebo + trastuzumab + chemotherapy | KEYNOTE-811 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37871604/ |
Pembrolizumab, trastuzumab, chemotherapy | NCT02954536, NCT02901301 | https://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JCO.2019.37.4_suppl.62 |
Trastuzumab + nivolumab + ipilimumab OR nivolumab + FOLFOX + trastuzumab | INTEGA/ NCT03409848 | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03409848 |
Neoadjuvant trastuzumab OR trastuzumab + pertuzumab with chemotherapy | INNOVATION/ NCT02205047 | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02205047 |
Zanidatamab + chemotherapy with/without tislelizumab | HERIZON-GEA-01 | https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05152147 |
Zanidatamab + chemotherapy with/without tislelizumab | NCT04276493 | https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04276493 |
Zanidatamab + tislelizumab | NCT05270889 | https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05270889 |
Zanidatamab + combination chemotherapy | NCT03929666 | https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03929666 |
Second-line Therapies | ||
Therapy | Clinical Trial | Reference |
Lapatinib + chemotherapy vs chemotherapy | TyTAN | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24868024/ |
Lapatinib + chemotherapy vs chemotherapy | LOGiC | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26628478/ |
Trastuzumab deruxtecan versus physicians’ choice | DESTINY-Gastric01/ NCT03329690 | https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2004413 |
TD-MI vs taxane | GATSBY | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28343975/ |
Taxanes vs trastuzumab + paclitaxel | T-ACT | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32208960/ |
Afatinib + paclitaxel | NCT02501603 | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02501603 |
Margetuximab + pembrolizumab | NCT02689284 | https://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JCO.2018.36.4_suppl.140 |
Margetuximab + pembrolizumab | CP-MGAH22-05 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32653053/ |
Trastuzumab + ramucirumab + paclitaxel | HER-RAM | https://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JCO.2022.40.4_suppl.330 |
HER2-targeted CAR T-cells | NCT02713984 | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02713984 |
Varlitinib/placebo plus mFOLFOX6 | NCT03130790 | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03130790 |
Neratinib monotherapy | SUMMIT/ NCT01953926 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29420467/ |
KN026 | Phase 2 study, China | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36370604/ |
Approved and Investigational first-line and second-line therapies in advanced BTC
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