Efficacy and Safety oF FErric CarboxymalTose in Patients With Advanced Gastric Cancer(EFFECT-AGC)

Recruiting now · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Advanced Gastric Carcinoma

In brief

The main objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of IV FCM(ferric carboxymaltose) in patients with AGC receiving palliative chemotherapy. This study will also evaluate the effect of IV FCM on the treatment outcomes of palliative chemotherapy in patients with gastric cancer receiving fluoropyrimidine and platinum-based regimen in the same 1st-line palliative setting.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05226169

Run by

Asan Medical Center

People needed

330

Starts

2022-04-29

Expected to finish

2026-11-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-03

Who can join

Age: 19 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age ≥ 19 years at the time of study registration
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status ≤ 2
• Histologically or cytologically confirmed gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma
• Locally advanced unresectable or metastatic disease
• Patients who have not been treated with palliative systemic antitumor agents for advanced or recurrent gastric or GEJ adenocarcinoma
• Patients scheduled to receive palliative first-line fluoropyrimidine and platinum-based systemic therapy including targeted therapy or immunotherapy
• Life expectancy ≥24 weeks
• IDA
• Hb 8 to <11 g/dL
• Absolute ID (serum ferritin < 100 ng/mL) OR functional ID (TSAT* < 50% and serum ferritin 100-500 ng/mL)
• TSAT = (serum iron level x 100)/ total iron-binding capacity (TIBC)

You may not qualify if…

• Body weight < 35 kg
• Immediate need for transfusion or Hb < 8 g/dL
• Possible functional ID or No ID (serum ferritin > 500 ng/mL OR TSAT ≥ 50%)
• Anemia attributable to factors other than cancer or chemotherapy (e.g., vitamin B12 and/or serum folate deficiency; hemolysis; or myelodysplastic syndromes)
• Ongoing bleeding or overt gross active bleeding (e.g., hematemesis, melena, or hematochezia)
• Neoplastic bone marrow infiltration
• History of ESA, IV or oral iron therapy, and/or RBC transfusion 4 weeks prior to randomization
• Iron overload or disturbances in utilization of iron (e.g., personal or family history of hemochromatosis and hemosiderosis)
• Known hypersensitivity to any of the required study products or known serious hypersensitivity to other parenteral iron products
• Known severe allergies including drug allergies, history of severe asthma, eczema or other atopic allergies, and in subjects with immune or inflammatory conditions (e.g., systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis)
• Decreased renal function including renal dialysis (previous, current or planned within the next 6 months,) or serum creatinine levels ≥ 2.0 mg/dL, or estimated glomerular filtration rate < 30 mL/min/1.73 m2
• Chronic liver disease (including active hepatitis) and/or aspartate transaminase (AST) or alanine transaminase (ALT) ≥ 3 times the upper limit of the normal range
• Active acute or chronic infections (assessed by clinical judgment)
• Other significant medical condition(s) in the opinion of the investigator with an anticipated need for major surgery during the study, or any other kind of disorder that may be associated with increased risk to the subject or may interfere with study assessments, outcomes (e.g., uncontrolled hypertension, active cardiac disease, thromboembolic disease, or uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, neurological or psychiatric disorders)
• Pregnancy (e.g., positive human chorionic gonadotropin test) or breast-feeding. If the subject is of childbearing potential and does, not use adequate contraceptive precautions. The subject must agree to use adequate contraception during the study and for 1 month after the last dose of study treatment. A highly effective method of birth control must be used.

Where it is running

• Asan Medical Center — Seoul, South Korea (enrolling)

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