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Table 2 Ongoing phase II and III trials in locally advanced gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma

From: Perioperative therapy for locally advanced gastroesophageal cancer: current controversies and consensus of care

Trial

Setting

N (To be enrolled)

Location

Primary endpoint

Intervention

Expected completion date

Alderson et al.[30], 2013

Neoadjuvant

842

Esophageal

Survival and QOL

A: C (ECX x 4) → S

NR

MRC OEO5

  

EGJ I-II

 

B: C (CFx2) → S

 

Kang et al.[35], 2013

Adjuvant CRT

1000

Gastric and EGJ

DFS (3 years)

A: S → C (S1)

January 2016

NCT01761461

    

B: S → C (S1x1) → CRT (S1) → C (S1x6)

 

‘ARTIST II’

    

C: S → C (SOX)

 
     

D: S → C (SOX) → CRT (S1) → C (SOXx4)

 

Lorenzen et al.[53], 2010

Neoadjuvant CRT

NR

Resectable EGJ (I-II)

 

Non-randomized, single institution

Not initiated

NCT01271322

    

A: C (Cisplatin/Taxotere) → PET

 

‘HICON’ Trial (Phase II)

    

If Response: Continue C

 
     

If No response: Cross to Arm B

 
     

B: Taxane based CRT (45 Gy) → PET

 
     

If Response: CRT (TP x 3)

 
     

If No response: Cross to Arm A

 

Goodman et al.[54], 2013

Neoadjuvant CRT

204

Esophageal and EGJ I and II

pCR

A: C (FOLFOX x 3) → PET

September 2011

NCT01333033

    

If Response: CRT (FOLFOX x 3)

 

CALGB 80803 (Phase II)

    

If No response: Cross to Arm B

 
     

B: C (TP x 3) → PET

 
     

If Response: CRT (TP x 3)

 
     

If No response: Cross to Arm A

 

Nordwest et al.[74], 2012

Perioperative

590

Gastric EGJ I-III

DFS (2 years)

A: C (FLOTx4) → S (D2) → C (FLOTx4)

July 2015

NCT01216644

    

B: C (ECFx3) → S (D2) → C (ECFx3)

 

‘FLOT4’

      

Chen et al.[72], 2012

Perioperative

722

Gastric EGJ II or III

DFS (3 years)

A: C (SOX) → S (D2) → C (SOX)

September 2014

NCT01583361

    

B: S (D2) → C (SOX)

 

‘RESONANCE’

      

Shen et al.[73], 2012

Perioperative

1059

Gastric EGJ I-III

DFS (3 years)

A: S (D2) → C (SOXx8)

September 2014

NCT01534546

    

B: S (D2) → C (XELOXx8)

 
     

C: C (SOXx3) → S (D2) → C (SOXx5) → C (S-1x3)

 

Reynolds et al.[60], 2013

Perioperative

366

Esophageal EGJ (I-III)

OS (3 years)

A: C (ECF) → S → C (ECF)

September 2021

NCT01726452

    

B: CRT (TP) → S

 

‘MAGIC vs. CROSS EGJ’

      

Verheji et al.[61], 2011

Perioperative CRT

788

Gastric

OS

A: C (ECCx3) → S (D1+) → CRT (CC, 45Gy)

June 2013

NCT00407186 CRITICS Trial

    

B: C (ECCx3) → S (D1+) → C (ECCx3)

 

Leong et al.[62], 2013

Peri-operative CRT

752

Gastric EGJ

OS

A: C (ECF/Xx2) → CRT (5-FU/RT) → S → C (ECF/Xx3)

NR

‘TOP GEAR’ (Australia)

    

B: C (ECF/Xx3) → S → C (ECF/Xx3)

 

Molecularly targeted trials

Safran et al.[67], 2013

Neoadjuvant CRT

480

Mid and Distal Esophagus including EGJ

DFS

A: CRT (TP) → S → T (13)

August 2018

NCT01196390

    

B: CRT (TP) → S

 

RTOG 1010

      

Reed et al.[68], 2012

Neoadjuvant CRT

69

Distal Esophagus and EGJ

pCR

CRT (CDP) → S

Study Completed

NCT00757172

      

ACASOG Z4051

      

Phase II

      

Ilson et al.[69], 2012

Neoadjuvant CRT

420

Esophageal (Squamous allowed) GEJ I-II

OS

A: CRT (CCT, 50.4 Gy)

August 2018

NCT00655876

    

B: CRT (CT, 50.4 Gy)

-Closed at interim analysis for AC arm due to low clinical complete response

RTOG 0436

     

-Closed SCC arm due to SCOPE-1 results (see text)

Cunningham et al.[75], 2012

Perioperative

1100

Gastric EGJ I-III

OS, Safety, Efficacy

A: C (ECXB) → S → C (ECXB)

December 2014

NCT00450203

      

‘MAGIC-B’ (ST03)

    

B: C (ECX) → S → C (ECX)

 
  1. Abbreviations: PET positron emission tomography; FLOT 5-flourouracil, leucovorin, oxaliplatin and docetaxel; FOLFOX 5-FU, leucovorin and oxaliplatin; XELOX oxaliplatin with capecitabine; ECC epirubicin, cisplatin, capecitabine; CDP cisplatin, docetaxel, panitumumab; CCT cetuximab, cisplatin, and paclitaxel; SOX S-1 and oxaliplatin; TP paclitaxel and carboplatin; T trastuzumab; B bevacizumab; QOL Quality of Life; 5-FU/L 5-flouroacil and leucovorin; RT radiation therapy; XP/RT capecitabine/cisplatin/radiotherapy; NR not reported.