Clinical trial · Interventional
Peri-operative Treatment of Resectable Gastroesophageal Cancer Using Bemarituzumab (BEMA) Plus Perioperative Treatment
An Open-label, Multi-centre, Phase 1b Safety and Feasibility Study for the Peri-operative Treatment of Resectable Gastroesophageal Cancer Using Bemarituzumab (BEMA) Plus Perioperative Treatment (NeoBEMA)
- 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)
This is an open-label,multi-centre, phase 1b safety and feasibility study aiming to assess the safey and feasibility of bemarituzumab plus chemiotherapy (FLOT) for the peri-operative treatment of resectable gastroesophageal cancer. Following this neo-adjuvant part, patients should undergo surgery. Following surgery, patients will receive FLOT chemotherapy in combination with bemarituzumab. Imaging will be performed every 3 months for the first 2 years and thereafter every 6 months as per standard of care.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| GastroEsophageal Cancer | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bemarituzumab | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
| FLOT | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- FLOT plus Bemarituzumab
- description
- * FLOT will be administered every 2 weeks (Q2W). Docetaxel 50 mg/m2 is given as 1 hour infusion, followed by Oxaliplatin 85mg/m2 as a 2-hour infusion, leucovorin 200 mg/m2 over 2 hours and 5-FU 2600 mg/m2 as a 24 hour-infusion, * Bemarituzumab will be administered as IV infusion
- interventionNames
- Drug: Bemarituzumab
- Drug: FLOT
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Completion rate of neoadjuvant treatment followed by surgery without serious anastomotic leakage, defined as the percentage of patients who completed the treatment without grade 2 or more anastomotic leakage as per Clavien-Dindo Classification
- timeFrame
- 2.3 years from first patient in
- description
- Patients will be considered to have successfully completed the neo-adjuvant treatment if they complete the 4 cycles of FLOT plus Bemarituzumab. Additionally, anastomotic leakage will be reported as post-surgery complication following the modified Clavien-Dindo Classification
Secondary outcomes (9)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Signed screening informed consent * Age ≥ 18 years * Availability of a diagnostic tumour sample for central evaluation (FFPE block or minimum 10 slides). * Histologically proven, previously untreated, locally advanced, resectable gastric/GEJ adenocarcinoma cT2-cT4, N0, M0 or cTany, N+, M0. Note: if the results of the staging laparoscopy are pending at this stage it is acceptable to include the patients in this step, in the interest of patient time-to-treatment. * Planned peri-operative treatment with FLOT chemotherapy and surgically assessed feasible R0 resection * Centrally confirmed FGFR2b overexpression as defined by ≥10% tumour cells with 2+/3+ FGFR2b staining by immunohistochemistry (IHC) * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-1 * Previously untreated, locally advanced, histologically confirmed, resectable gastric/GEJ adenocarcinoma cT2-cT4, N0, M0 or cTany, N+, M0 by radiological and surgical staging * Adequate hematologic and organ function Exclusion Criteria: * Prior anticancer treatment for the disease under investigation * History or evidence of systemic disease or ophthalmological disorders requiring chronic use of ophthalmologic corticosteroids * Evidence of any ongoing ophthalmologic abnormalities or symptoms that are recent (within 4weeks) or actively progressing * Unwillingness to avoid the use of contact lenses during study treatment and follow-up period of at least 100 days after end of treatment. * Evidence of, or recent (within 6 months) history of, corneal defects, corneal ulcerations, keratitis, or keratoconus, history of corneal transplant, or other known abnormalities of the cornea that may pose an increased risk of developing a corneal ulcer. Recent (within 6 months) corneal surgery or ophthalmologic laser treatment * History of solid organ transplantation * History of interstitial lung disease * Active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment (except replacement therapy) within the past 2 years or any other diseases requiring immunosuppressive therapy while on study * Patients on immunosuppressive therapy or having immune system disorders, including auto-immune diseases. Concurrent steroid use of not more than an equivalent of 10 mg/day prednisolone is allowed. Inhaled, intranasal, intraocular, and/or joint injections of corticosteroids are allowed.
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