Trastuzumab Deruxtecan for Subjects With HER2-Positive Gastric Cancer or Gastro-Esophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma After Progression on or After a Trastuzumab-Containing Regimen (DESTINY-Gastric04)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04704934 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : January 12, 2021
Last Update Posted : May 23, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Gastric Cancer, Adenocarcinoma Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma | Drug: Trastuzumab deruxtecan Drug: Ramucirumab Drug: Paclitaxel | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 490 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 3, Multicenter, 2-Arm Randomized, Open-Label Study of Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in Subjects With HER2-Positive Metastatic and/or Unresectable Gastric or Gastro-Esophageal Junction (GEJ) Adenocarcinoma Subjects Who Have Progressed on or After a Trastuzumab-Containing Regimen (DESTINY-Gastric04) |
Actual Study Start Date : | May 21, 2021 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | April 15, 2024 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | November 15, 2024 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Trastuzumab deruxtecan
Participants who will be randomized to receive a 6.4 mg/kg intravenous (IV) dose of trastuzumab deruxtecan once every 3 weeks on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle.
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Drug: Trastuzumab deruxtecan
6.4 mg/kg IV infusion every 3 weeks on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle
Other Names:
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Active Comparator: Ramucirumab + paclitaxel
Participants who will be randomized to receive a 8 mg/kg IV dose of ramucirumab on Days 1 and 15 in combination with 80 mg/m^2 IV dose of paclitaxel on Days 1, 8, and 15 of a 28-day cycle.
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Drug: Ramucirumab
8 mg/kg IV infusion on Days 1 and 15 of a 28-day cycle
Other Name: CYRAMZA® Drug: Paclitaxel 80 mg/m^2 IV infusion on Days 1, 8, and 15 of a 28-day cycle |
- Overall Survival in Participants Who Were Administered Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Compared With Ramucirumab in Combination With Paclitaxel [ Time Frame: Time from date of randomization until death (due to any cause), up to approximately 36 months ]Overall survival (OS) is defined as the time from date of randomization until death from any cause.
- Progression-free Survival in Participants Who Were Administered Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Compared With Ramucirumab in Combination With Paclitaxel [ Time Frame: Time from date of randomization until first objective radiographic disease progression or death (due to any cause) whichever occurs first, up to approximately 36 months ]Progression-free survival (PFS) is defined as the time from date of randomization until first objective radiographic tumor progression or death from any cause, based on Investigator assessment.
- Objective Response Rate in Participants Who Were Administered Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Compared With Ramucirumab in Combination With Paclitaxel [ Time Frame: From start of treatment to date of documented disease progression, up to approximately 36 months ]Objective response rate (ORR) is defined as the proportion of participants who achieve a best response of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) using the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1) criteria as assessed by Investigator.
- Duration of Response in Participants Who Were Administered Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Compared With Ramucirumab in Combination With Paclitaxel [ Time Frame: Time from initial response (CR or PR) to date of documented disease progression or death (due to any cause) whichever occurs first, up to approximately 36 months ]Duration of response (DoR) is defined time from the initial response (CR or PR) until documented tumor progression or death from any cause and based on Investigator assessment.
- Disease Control Rate in Participants Who Were Administered Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Compared With Ramucirumab in Combination With Paclitaxel [ Time Frame: From start of treatment to date of documented disease progression, up to approximately 36 months ]Disease control rate (DCR) is defined as the proportion of participants who achieved CR, PR, or stable disease (SD) for a minimum of 6 weeks during study treatment, based on Investigator assessment.
- Incidence of Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAE), Serious Adverse Events (SAE), Adverse Events of Special Interest (AESI), and Physical Examination Findings [ Time Frame: From time subjects signs informed consent form up to 40 days after last study dose ]Adverse events will be graded according to the National Cancer Institute-Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events Version 5.0.
- Serum Concentrations for Trastuzumab Deruxtecan, total anti-HER2 antibody, and Active Metabolite MAAA-1181a [ Time Frame: Cycles 1-4 and subsequent cycles on Day 1 pre- and post-infusion (each cycle is 28 days) ]
- Percentage of Participants Who Are Anti-Drug Antibody (ADA)-Positive (Baseline and Post-Baseline) [ Time Frame: Cycles 1, 2, and 4 on Day 1 pre-infusion, then every 4 cycles on Day 1 pre-infusion, 40 day follow up until death, withdrawal of consent, or lost to follow up whichever occurs first (each cycle is 28 days) ]The immunogenicity of trastuzumab deruxtecan will be assessed.
- Percentage of Participants Who Have Treatment-emergent ADAs [ Time Frame: Cycles 1, 2, and 4 on Day 1 pre-infusion, then every 4 cycles on Day 1 pre-infusion, 40 day follow up until death, withdrawal of consent, or lost to follow up whichever occurs first (each cycle is 28 days) ]The immunogenicity of trastuzumab deruxtecan will be assessed.

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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:
- Adults (according to local regulation) and able to provide informed consent for study participation.
- Pathologically documented gastric and GEJ adenocarcinoma that has been previously treated in the metastatic setting (unresectable, locally advanced, or metastatic disease).
- Progression on or after first-line therapy with a trastuzumab or approved trastuzumab biosimilar-containing regimen. Note: Prior neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy with a trastuzumab-containing regimen can be counted as a line of therapy if the subject progressed on or within 6 months of completing neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy. Prior neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy that does not include trastuzumab will not be counted as a line of therapy regardless of the progression status of the subject.
- Locally or centrally confirmed HER2-positive (IHC 3+ or IHC 2+ and evidence of HER2 amplification by ISH) as classified by ASCO-CAP on a tumor biopsy obtained after progression on or after a first-line trastuzumab or approved trastuzumab biosimilar-containing regimen.
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0 or 1 at Screening.
- Adequate bone marrow, renal, hepatic function, and blood clotting function within 14 days of randomization.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Use of anticancer therapy after trastuzumab-containing treatment
- Medical history of myocardial infarction (MI) within 6 months before randomization/enrollment, symptomatic congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association Class II to IV).
- Has a QT interval corrected by Fridericia's formula (QTcF) prolongation to >470 msec (female subjects) or >450 msec (male subjects) based on average of the Screening triplicate12-lead ECG.
- Has a history of (non-infectious) interstitial lung disease (ILD/pneumonitis) that required steroids, has current ILD/pneumonitis, or where suspected ILD/pneumonitis cannot be ruled out by imaging at Screening.
- Any autoimmune, connective tissue or inflammatory disorders (eg, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögren syndrome, sarcoidosis, etc.) where there is documented (or a suspicion of) pulmonary involvement at the time of Screening.
- Prior complete pneumonectomy.
- Spinal cord compression or clinically active central nervous system metastases, defined as untreated and symptomatic or requiring therapy with corticosteroids or anticonvulsants to control associated symptoms.
- Has multiple primary malignancies within 3 years, except adequately resected non-melanoma skin cancer, curatively treated in-situ disease, other solid tumors curatively treated.
- History of severe hypersensitivity reactions to either the T-DXd or inactive ingredients in T-DXd.
- History of severe hypersensitivity reactions to other monoclonal antibodies, including ramucirumab or to any of its excipients.
- Known allergy or hypersensitivity to paclitaxel or any components used in the paclitaxel preparation or other contraindication for taxane therapy.
- Current uncontrolled infection requiring antibiotics, antivirals, or antifungals or an unexplained fever >38.0°C during Screening visits or on the first scheduled day of dosing (at the discretion of the Investigator, participants with tumor fever may be enrolled), which in the Investigator's opinion might compromise the participant's participation in the study or affect the study outcome
- Clinically significant gastrointestinal disorder (eg, including hepatic disorders, bleeding, inflammation, occlusion, ileus, diarrhea Grade >1, jaundice, intestinal paralysis, malabsorption syndrome, ulcerative colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, or partial bowel obstruction) in the opinion of Investigator
- Has history of receiving live, attenuated vaccine (mRNA and replication deficient adenoviral vaccines are not considered attenuated live vaccines) within 30 days prior to the first exposure to study intervention

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04704934
Contact: (EU & UK sites) Daiichi Sankyo Contact for Clinical Trial Information | 908-992-6400 | CTRinfo@dsi.com | |
Contact: (Asia sites) Daiichi Sankyo Contact for Clinical Trial Information | +81-3-6225-1111(M-F 9-5 JST) | dsclinicaltrial@daiichisankyo.co.jp |

Study Director: | Global Clinical Leader | Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. |
Responsible Party: | Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04704934 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
DS8201-A-U306 2020-004559-34 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | January 12, 2021 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 23, 2023 |
Last Verified: | May 2023 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Yes |
Plan Description: | De-identified individual participant data (IPD) and applicable supporting clinical trial documents may be available upon request at https://vivli.org/. In cases where clinical trial data and supporting documents are provided pursuant to our company policies and procedures, Daiichi Sankyo will continue to protect the privacy of our clinical trial participants. Details on data sharing criteria and the procedure for requesting access can be found at this web address: https://vivli.org/ourmember/daiichi-sankyo/ |
Supporting Materials: |
Study Protocol Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP) Clinical Study Report (CSR) |
Time Frame: | Studies for which the medicine and indication have received European Union (EU) and United States (US), and/or Japan (JP) marketing approval on or after 01 January 2014 or by the US or EU or JP Health Authorities when regulatory submissions in all regions are not planned and after the primary study results have been accepted for publication. |
Access Criteria: | Formal request from qualified scientific and medical researchers on IPD and clinical study documents from clinical trials supporting products submitted and licensed in the United States, the European Union and/or Japan from 01 January 2014 and beyond for the purpose of conducting legitimate research. This must be consistent with the principle of safeguarding study participants' privacy and consistent with provision of informed consent. |
URL: | https://vivli.org/ourmember/daiichi-sankyo/ |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
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