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NCT04989816: DG-06

Study of T-DXd Monotherapy in Patients With HER2-expressing Locally Advanced or Metastatic Gastric or GEJ Adenocarcinoma Who Have Received 2 or More Prior Regimens

Completed Phase 2 Results posted Last updated 21 November 2024
What this trial tests

Phase 2 trial testing Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction (GEJ) Adenocarcinoma in 95 participants. Completed in 28 February 2024.

Timeline
20 August 2021
Primary endpoint
16 June 2023
28 February 2024

Quick facts

Lead sponsorAstraZeneca
PhasePhase 2
StatusCompleted
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationna
Designsingle group
Maskingnone
Primary purposetreatment
Enrollment95
Start date20 August 2021
Primary completion16 June 2023
Estimated completion28 February 2024
Sites24 locations across China

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

AstraZeneca — full company profile →

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction (GEJ) Adenocarcinoma. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Results — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov

Per-arm endpoint measurements with 95% confidence intervals where reported. Source: trial results section.

Confirmed Objective Response Rate by RECIST 1.1 Based on Independent Central Review (ICR) Primary · Tumour assessments every 6 weeks from 1st dose of treatment until Recist 1.1 defined radiological progressive disease. Assessed up to a maximum of 19.3 months

Confirmed ORR is defined as the proportion of participants who have a confirmed CR or confirmed PR, as determined by ICR per RECIST 1.1.

GroupValue95% CI
T-DXd Arm28.818.8 – 40.6
Best Objective Response Rate by RECIST 1.1 Based on Independent Central Review (ICR) Primary · Tumour assessments every 6 weeks from 1st dose of treatment until Recist 1.1 defined radiological progressive disease. Assessed up to a maximum of 19.3 months

The best response based on the overall visit responses from each RECIST 1.1 assessment or the last evaluable assessment in the absence of RECIST 1.1 progression

Complete response (confirmed after at least 4 weeks)
GroupValue95% CI
T-DXd Arm1
Partial response (confirmed after at least 4 weeks)
GroupValue95% CI
T-DXd Arm20
Stable disease
GroupValue95% CI
T-DXd Arm37
Progression
GroupValue95% CI
T-DXd Arm14
Not evaluable
GroupValue95% CI
T-DXd Arm1
Progression-free Survival (PFS) Based on Independent Central Review (ICR) Secondary · Tumour assessments every 6 weeks from 1st dose of treatment until Recist 1.1 defined radiological progressive disease. Assessed up to a maximum of 22 months

PFS based on ICR is defined as the time from date of enrolment until the date of objective disease progression or death (by any cause in the absence of progression) regardless of whether the patient withdraws from therapy or receives another anti-cancer therapy prior to progression

GroupValue95% CI
T-DXd Arm5.74.0 – 6.8
Progression-free Survival (PFS) Rate at 3 Months Based on Independent Central Review (ICR) Secondary · Tumour assessments every 6 weeks from 1st dose of treatment until Recist 1.1 defined radiological progressive disease. Calculated at 3 months using the Kaplan-Meier technique

PFS based on ICR is defined as the time from date of enrolment until the date of objective disease progression or death (by any cause in the absence of progression) regardless of whether the patient withdraws from therapy or receives another anti-cancer therapy prior to progression

GroupValue95% CI
T-DXd Arm69.056.8 – 78.4
Progression-free Survival (PFS) Rate at 6 Months Based on Independent Central Review (ICR) Secondary · Tumour assessments every 6 weeks from 1st dose of treatment until Recist 1.1 defined radiological progressive disease. Calculated at 6 months using the Kaplan-Meier technique

PFS based on ICR is defined as the time from date of enrolment until the date of objective disease progression or death (by any cause in the absence of progression) regardless of whether the patient withdraws from therapy or receives another anti-cancer therapy prior to progression

GroupValue95% CI
T-DXd Arm43.430.8 – 55.3
Progression-free Survival (PFS) Rate at 9 Months Based on Independent Central Review (ICR) Secondary · Tumour assessments every 6 weeks from 1st dose of treatment until Recist 1.1 defined radiological progressive disease. Calculated at 9 months using the Kaplan-Meier technique

PFS based on ICR is defined as the time from date of enrolment until the date of objective disease progression or death (by any cause in the absence of progression) regardless of whether the patient withdraws from therapy or receives another anti-cancer therapy prior to progression

GroupValue95% CI
T-DXd Arm27.116.2 – 39.3
Progression-free Survival (PFS) Rate at 12 Months Based on Independent Central Review (ICR) Secondary · Tumour assessments every 6 weeks from 1st dose of treatment until Recist 1.1 defined radiological progressive disease. Calculated at 12 months using the Kaplan-Meier technique

PFS based on ICR is defined as the time from date of enrolment until the date of objective disease progression or death (by any cause in the absence of progression) regardless of whether the patient withdraws from therapy or receives another anti-cancer therapy prior to progression

GroupValue95% CI
T-DXd Arm16.78.0 – 28.1
Progression-free Survival (PFS) Rate at 15 Months Based on Independent Central Review (ICR) Secondary · Tumour assessments every 6 weeks from 1st dose of treatment until Recist 1.1 defined radiological progressive disease. Calculated at 15 months using the Kaplan-Meier technique

PFS based on ICR is defined as the time from date of enrolment until the date of objective disease progression or death (by any cause in the absence of progression) regardless of whether the patient withdraws from therapy or receives another anti-cancer therapy prior to progression

GroupValue95% CI
T-DXd Arm11.94.7 – 22.8
Progression-free Survival (PFS) Rate at 18 Months Based on Independent Central Review (ICR) Secondary · Tumour assessments every 6 weeks from 1st dose of treatment until Recist 1.1 defined radiological progressive disease. Calculated at 18 months using the Kaplan-Meier technique

PFS based on ICR is defined as the time from date of enrolment until the date of objective disease progression or death (by any cause in the absence of progression) regardless of whether the patient withdraws from therapy or receives another anti-cancer therapy prior to progression

GroupValue95% CI
T-DXd Arm4.00.4 – 15.6
Progression-free Survival (PFS) Rate at 21 Months Based on Independent Central Review (ICR) Secondary · Tumour assessments every 6 weeks from 1st dose of treatment until Recist 1.1 defined radiological progressive disease. Calculated at 21 months using the Kaplan-Meier technique

PFS based on ICR is defined as the time from date of enrolment until the date of objective disease progression or death (by any cause in the absence of progression) regardless of whether the patient withdraws from therapy or receives another anti-cancer therapy prior to progression

GroupValue95% CI
T-DXd Arm4.00.4 – 15.6
Disease Control Rate (DCR) Based on Independent Central Review (ICR) Secondary · Tumour assessments every 6 weeks from 1st dose of treatment until Recist 1.1 defined radiological progressive disease. Assessed up to a maximum of 22 months

Disease control rate based on ICR according to RECIST version 1.1 was defined as the rate of best objective response of complete response (CR), partial response (PR) or stable disease (SD)

GroupValue95% CI
T-DXd Arm79.568.4 – 88.0
Disease Control Rate (DCR) Based on Independent Central Review (ICR) at Week 12 Secondary · Tumour assessments every 6 weeks from 1st dose of treatment until Recist 1.1 defined radiological progressive disease. DCR assessed at Week 12

Disease control rate based on ICR according to RECIST version 1.1 was defined as the rate of best objective response of complete response (CR), partial response (PR) or stable disease (SD) for at least 11 weeks (ie 12 weeks - 1 week to allow for an early assessment within the assessment window)

GroupValue95% CI
T-DXd Arm74.062.4 – 83.5

Adverse events — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov

Time frame: From the signature of the informed consent form until 40 (+7) days after the last dose of study treatment or until the start of the first subsequent anticancer therapy after discontinuation of study treatment, whichever comes first (maximum treatment duration of 19.3 months). Reporting threshold: 5%. Adverse-event reports describe events observed during the trial — not all are caused by the drug.

T-DXd
Serious: 40/95 (42%)
Deaths: 77/95

Serious adverse events (35 terms)

ReactionSystemT-DXd
Platelet count decreasedInvestigations
AnaemiaBlood and lymphatic system disorders
Covid-19Infections and infestations
PneumoniaInfections and infestations
AstheniaGeneral disorders
Covid-19 pneumoniaInfections and infestations
Gastrointestinal haemorrhageGastrointestinal disorders
Hepatic function abnormalHepatobiliary disorders
Febrile neutropeniaBlood and lymphatic system disorders
ThrombocytopeniaBlood and lymphatic system disorders
DeathGeneral disorders
HypoalbuminaemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders
HypokalaemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders
DysphagiaGastrointestinal disorders
Upper gastrointestinal haemorrhageGastrointestinal disorders
VomitingGastrointestinal disorders
Jaundice cholestaticHepatobiliary disorders
Gastrointestinal infectionInfections and infestations
MyelosuppressionBlood and lymphatic system disorders
White blood cell count decreasedInvestigations
MalnutritionMetabolism and nutrition disorders
Cerebral infarctionNervous system disorders
ArrhythmiaCardiac disorders
Mental disorderPsychiatric disorders
Abdominal distensionGastrointestinal disorders
Other adverse events (49 terms — click to expand)

ReactionSystemT-DXd
AnaemiaBlood and lymphatic system disorders
White blood cell count decreasedInvestigations
Neutrophil count decreasedInvestigations
Platelet count decreasedInvestigations
NauseaGastrointestinal disorders
Decreased appetiteMetabolism and nutrition disorders
HypoalbuminaemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders
Aspartate aminotransferase increasedInvestigations
VomitingGastrointestinal disorders
Weight decreasedInvestigations
HypokalaemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders
AstheniaGeneral disorders
Alanine aminotransferase increasedInvestigations
HypocalcaemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders
HyponatraemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders
FatigueGeneral disorders
ConstipationGastrointestinal disorders
Lymphocyte count decreasedInvestigations
DiarrhoeaGastrointestinal disorders
Covid-19Infections and infestations
Blood alkaline phosphatase increasedInvestigations
Blood bilirubin increasedInvestigations
Gamma-glutamyltransferase increasedInvestigations
HyperuricaemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders
DizzinessNervous system disorders
PyrexiaGeneral disorders
HyperglycaemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders
Abdominal distensionGastrointestinal disorders
Oedema peripheralGeneral disorders
InsomniaPsychiatric disorders
Bilirubin conjugated increasedInvestigations
Blood creatinine increasedInvestigations
White blood cell count increasedInvestigations
ThrombocytopeniaBlood and lymphatic system disorders
HypochloraemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders
Abdominal painGastrointestinal disorders
DyspepsiaGastrointestinal disorders
HypoaesthesiaNervous system disorders
Hepatic function abnormalHepatobiliary disorders
Amylase increasedInvestigations

Most-reported serious reactions: Platelet count decreased, Anaemia, Covid-19, Pneumonia, Asthenia, Covid-19 pneumonia, Gastrointestinal haemorrhage, Hepatic function abnormal.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04989816 adverse events section.

Sponsor's own description

This is a Phase II, open-label, single-arm, multicentre, study in China assessing the efficacy and safety of T-DXd in participants with HER2-expressing advanced gastric or GEJ adenocarcinoma who have received at least 2 prior regimens including a fluoropyrimidine agent and a platinum agent

Publications & conference data

8 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

  1. Emerging Targeted Therapies for HER2-Positive Breast Cancer.
    Mercogliano MF, Bruni S, Mauro FL, Schillaci R. · · 2023 · cited 95× · PMID 37046648 · DOI 10.3390/cancers15071987
  2. HER2-targeted therapies in cancer: a systematic review.
    Zhu K, Yang X, Tai H, Zhong X, et al · · 2024 · cited 83× · PMID 38308374 · DOI 10.1186/s40364-024-00565-1
  3. History and Future of HER2-Targeted Therapy for Advanced Gastric Cancer.
    Ariga S. · · 2023 · cited 12× · PMID 37240498 · DOI 10.3390/jcm12103391
  4. Recent Progress in Treatment for HER2-Positive Advanced Gastric Cancer.
    Kawakami T, Yamazaki K. · · 2024 · cited 7× · PMID 38730700 · DOI 10.3390/cancers16091747
  5. Antibody-Drug Conjugates Powered by Deruxtecan: Innovations and Challenges in Oncology.
    Jang JY, Kim D, Lee NK, Im E, et al · · 2025 · cited 5× · PMID 40650299 · DOI 10.3390/ijms26136523
  6. Trastuzumab deruxtecan in patients from China with previously treated human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive locally advanced/metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma (DESTINY-Gastric06): results from a single-arm, multicenter, phase 2 trial.
    Peng Z, Chen P, Lu J, Wan Y, et al · · 2025 · cited 2× · PMID 40831463 · DOI 10.1016/j.eclinm.2025.103404
  7. Identification of factors conferring resistance to trastuzumab deruxtecan in advanced gastric cancer: a translational study from the single-arm, phase II, DESTINY-Gastric06 trial.
    Zhang B, Zhang L, Liu C, Xie T, et al · · 2026 · PMID 41625230 · DOI 10.1093/pcmedi/pbaf038
  8. Trastuzumab deruxtecan in the treatment of HER2-positive gastric cancer: a comprehensive review.
    Jubashi A, Nakayama I, Shitara K. · · 2025 · PMID 41257369 · DOI 10.1080/14796694.2025.2589996

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