Clinical trial · Interventional
A Randomized Study of GEMOX With or Without Cetuximab in Locally Advanced and Metastatic BTC
A Randomized Phase II Study of Gemcitabine Plus Oxaliplatin (GEMOX) With or Without Cetuximab in Locally Advanced and Metastatic Biliary Tract Cancer (BTC)
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The primary objective is to investigate the objective response rate in patients receiving GEMOX (gemcitabine plus oxaliplatin) plus cetuximab as first line treatment in advanced or metastatic unresectable BTC biliary tract cancer compared to patients receiving the same chemotherapy without cetuximab. The secondary objectives include the exploration of the effect of the multimodality strategy on progression-free and overall survival, biomarker prediction, and toxicity.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adenocarcinoma of Gallbladder | Gallbladder Adenocarcinoma | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Cholangiocarcinoma | Cholangiocarcinoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| cetuximab, gemcitabine, oxaliplatin | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
| gemcitabine, oxaliplatin | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- GEMOX
- description
- Intravenous infusion of gemcitabine 800 mg/m2 at a fixed rate of 10 mg/m2/min followed by oxaliplatin 85 mg/m2 2-hour infusion, every 2 weeks.
- interventionNames
- Drug: gemcitabine, oxaliplatin
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- E-GEMOX
- description
- Arm A will receive E-GEMOX with additional intravenous infusion of cetuximab (120 minutes for the 1st, 90 minutes for the 2nd and 60 minutes for all subsequent infusions) before GEMOX will be administered as above.
- interventionNames
- Drug: cetuximab, gemcitabine, oxaliplatin
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- objective response rate
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 20 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion criteria: * Cyto-/histological confirmed unresectable, locally advanced, or metastatic biliary tract cancer, including intrahepatic or extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma or adenocarcinoma of gallbladder, but NOT other peri-ampulla Vateri or mixed tumor. * At least one, not previously irradiated, measurable lesion according to RECIST (version 1.1). * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance score of 0-1. * Aged no less than 20 years, at the time of acquisition of informed consent. * Life expectancy \>= 3 months. * Adequate organ and bone marrow function as defined below: WBC \>= 3.00 × 103/L and absolute neutrophil count \>= 1.50 × 103/L, Platelet count \>= 100 × 103/L, Hemoglobin level \>= 10 g/dL, Serum creatinine \<= 1.5 x Upper Normal Limit (UNL) and calculated GFR \>= 40mL/min, Serum bilirubin \<= 1.5 x UNL , ALT \<= 2.5x UNL. * Ability to understand and willingness to sign written Informed Consent Form. Exclusion criteria: * Other anti-tumor agent such as systemic chemotherapy, immunotherapy or EGFR/VEGF-pathway-targeting therapy before the commencement of study treatment. * Radiotherapy (except palliative irradiation of bone lesions) within 4 weeks before the commencement of study treatment. * Other cancer or prior treatment for other carcinomas within the last five years, except cured non-melanoma skin cancer and treated in-situ cervical cancer. * Known CNS metastasis. * Major surgery within 4 weeks prior to start of study treatment (diagnostic biopsy, laparotomy, line placement is not considered as major surgery). * Pre-existing peripheral neuropathy \>= grade 2. * Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction in the past 12 months, active gastrointestinal bleeding, central nervous system disorders or psychiatric illness/social situation that would limit compliance with study requirements or judged to be ineligible for the study by the investigator. * Having received any investigational agents or participated in any investigational drug study within 4 weeks prior to study enrollment. * Pregnant or breast-feeding female (a pregnancy test must be performed on all female patients who are of child-bearing potential before entering the study, and the result must be negative). * Poor compliance.
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDChen JS, Hsu C, Chiang NJ, Tsai CS, Tsou HH, Huang SF, Bai LY, Chang IC, Shiah HS, Ho CL, Yen CJ, Lee KD, Chiu CF, Rau KM, Yu MS, Yang Y, Hsieh RK, Chang JY, Shan YS, Chao Y, Chen LT; Taiwan Cooperative Oncology Group. A KRAS mutation status-stratified randomized phase II trial of gemcitabine and oxaliplatin alone or in combination with cetuximab in advanced biliary tract cancer. Ann Oncol. 2015 May;26(5):943-949. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdv035. Epub 2015 Jan 28. PMID 25632066