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NCT03739801
MM-398 and Ramucirumab in Treating Patients With Gastric Cancer or Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma
Phase 1, PHASE2 trial testing Liposomal Irinotecan in Locally Advanced Unresectable Gastric Adenocarcinoma. Withdrawn.
6 April 2022
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | University of Southern California |
|---|---|
| Phase | Phase 1, PHASE2 |
| Status | Withdrawn |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | na |
| Design | single group |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Start date | 6 April 2020 |
| Primary completion | 6 April 2022 |
| Estimated completion | 6 April 2023 |
| Sites | 1 location across United States |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Liposomal Irinotecan — full drug profile →
- Quality-of-Life Assessment
- Questionnaire Administration
- Ramucirumab (RAMUCIRUMAB) — full drug profile →
Conditions studied
- Locally Advanced Unresectable Gastric Adenocarcinoma — all drugs for Locally Advanced Unresectable Gastric Adenocarcinoma →
- Metastatic Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma — all drugs for Metastatic Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma →
- Metastatic Unresectable Gastric Adenocarcinoma — all drugs for Metastatic Unresectable Gastric Adenocarcinoma →
- Unresectable Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma — all drugs for Unresectable Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma →
Sponsor
University of Southern California
Who can join
18 and older, any sex, with Locally Advanced Unresectable Gastric Adenocarcinoma or Metastatic Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
This phase I/II trial studies the side effects and best dose of MM-398 and ramucirumab in treating patients with gastric cancer or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma. MM-398 contains a chemotherapy drug called irinotecan, which in its active form interrupts cell reproduction. MM-398 builds irinotecan into a container called a liposome which may be able to release the medicine slowly over time to reduce side effects and increase its ability to kill tumor cells. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as ramucirumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Giving MM-398 and ramucirumab together may work better in treating patients with gastric cancer or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.
Publications & conference data
5 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Breaking the selectivity-uptake trade-off of photoimmunoconjugates with nanoliposomal irinotecan for synergistic multi-tier cancer targeting.
Liang BJ, Pigula M, Baglo Y, Najafali D, et al · · 2020 · cited 82× · PMID 31898555 · DOI 10.1186/s12951-019-0560-5 -
Biomedical nanomaterials for immunological applications: ongoing research and clinical trials.
Lenders V, Koutsoumpou X, Sargsian A, Manshian BB. · · 2020 · cited 59× · PMID 36132021 · DOI 10.1039/d0na00478b -
Effective Combinations of Immunotherapy and Radiotherapy for Cancer Treatment.
Yu S, Wang Y, He P, Shao B, et al · · 2022 · cited 59× · PMID 35198442 · DOI 10.3389/fonc.2022.809304 -
Nanoparticles in Gastrooncology.
Jefremow A, Neurath MF. · · 2020 · cited 5× · PMID 32355665 · DOI 10.1159/000506908 -
Nanotherapeutic Formulations for the Delivery of Cancer Antiangiogenics.
Ultimo A, Jain A, Gomez-Gonzalez E, Alex TS, et al · · 2025 · cited 1× · PMID 40184281 · DOI 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.4c00822
Verify or expand the search:
- PubMed search for NCT03739801
- Europe PMC full search
- ASCO Meeting Library
- ESMO Meeting Library
- bioRxiv preprints
- medRxiv preprints
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03739801 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Southern California
- Last refreshed: 27 March 2020
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