A Study of Pertuzumab in Combination With Trastuzumab and Chemotherapy in Patients With HER2-Positive Advanced Gastric Cancer (JOSHUA)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01461057 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : October 27, 2011
Results First Posted : June 27, 2016
Last Update Posted : August 9, 2018
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Gastric Cancer | Drug: Capecitabine Drug: Cisplatin Drug: Pertuzumab Drug: Trastuzumab | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 30 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | An Open-Label, Randomized, Multicenter Phase IIa Study Evaluating Pertuzumab in Combination With Trastuzumab and Chemotherapy in Patients With HER2-Positive Advanced Gastric Cancer |
Actual Study Start Date : | December 6, 2011 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | March 1, 2015 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | October 31, 2017 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Pertuzumab 840/420 mg
Participants received pertuzumab as an intravenous (IV) infusion at a loading dose of 840 milligrams (mg) for cycle 1 and a dose of 420 mg every three weeks (Q3W) for cycles 2-6. Participants in both arms received trastuzumab, cisplatin, and capecitabine. Capecitabine 1000 milligram per meter squared (mg/m^2) was administered orally twice daily, from the evening of Day 1 to the morning of Day 15 of each cycle. Cisplatin 80 mg/m^2 was administered as an IV infusion on Day 1 of each cycle. Trastuzumab was administered as an IV infusion at a loading dose of 8 mg/kg for Cycle 1 and a dose of 6 milligram per kilogram (mg/kg) Q3W for subsequent cycles.
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Drug: Capecitabine
1000 mg/m2 twice daily, from the evening of Day 1 to the morning of Day 15 of each cycle
Other Name: Xeloda Drug: Cisplatin 80 mg/m2 on Day 1 of each cycle Drug: Pertuzumab loading dose of 840 mg, then 420 mg once every three weeks
Other Name: Perjeta Drug: Trastuzumab loading dose of 8 mg/kg for Cycle 1 and a dose of 6 mg/kg for subsequent cycles
Other Name: Herceptin |
Experimental: Pertuzumab 840/840 mg
Participants received 840 mg as an IV infusion Q3W for cycles 1-6. Participants in both arms received trastuzumab, cisplatin, and capecitabine. Capecitabine 1000 mg/m^2 was administered orally twice daily, from the evening of Day 1 to the morning of Day 15 of each cycle. Cisplatin 80 mg/m^2 was administered as an IV infusion on Day 1 of each cycle. Trastuzumab was administered as an IV infusion at a loading dose of 8 mg/kg for Cycle 1 and a dose of 6 mg/kg Q3W for subsequent cycles.
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Drug: Capecitabine
1000 mg/m2 twice daily, from the evening of Day 1 to the morning of Day 15 of each cycle
Other Name: Xeloda Drug: Cisplatin 80 mg/m2 on Day 1 of each cycle Drug: Pertuzumab 840 mg once every three weeks
Other Name: Perjeta Drug: Trastuzumab loading dose of 8 mg/kg for Cycle 1 and a dose of 6 mg/kg for subsequent cycles
Other Name: Herceptin |
- Percentage of Participants With Day 43 Serum Pertuzumab Trough Concentrations (Cmin) Greater Than or Equal to (>=) 20 Microgram Per Milliliter (mcg/mL) [ Time Frame: Day 43 ]
- Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) [ Time Frame: From randomization of first participant to end of study (approximately 6 years) ]An adverse event (AE) was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered the investigational product which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult participants, greater than or equal to (>=) 18 of age
- Adenocarcinoma of the stomach or gastroesophageal junction with inoperable locally advanced or metastatic disease, not amenable to curative therapy
- Measurable disease, according to the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST), v1.1
- HER2-positive tumor
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 or 1
- Life expectancy of at least 3 months
Exclusion Criteria:
- Previous chemotherapy for advanced or metastatic disease (except (prior adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapy at least 6 months before enrollment in the study)
- Lack of physical integrity of the upper gastrointestinal tract or malabsorption syndrome
- Active (significant or uncontrolled) gastrointestinal bleeding
- Abnormal laboratory values

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01461057

Study Director: | Clinical Trials | Hoffmann-La Roche |
Responsible Party: | Hoffmann-La Roche |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01461057 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
BP27836 |
First Posted: | October 27, 2011 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | June 27, 2016 |
Last Update Posted: | August 9, 2018 |
Last Verified: | July 2018 |
Stomach Neoplasms Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Digestive System Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Digestive System Diseases Gastrointestinal Diseases Stomach Diseases |
Capecitabine Trastuzumab Pertuzumab Antineoplastic Agents Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic Antimetabolites Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological |