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An exploratory randomized controlled trial of the clinical efficacy of anamorelin hydrochloride in patients after radical surgery for upper gastric cancer and esophagogastric junction cancer - a phase II trial

Phase 2
Recruiting
Conditions
Gastric cancer, Esophagogastric junction cancer
Registration Number
JPRN-jRCTs031230646
Lead Sponsor
Matsumoto Yasunori
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria

1) Adults 18 years of age or older at the time of consent
2) Patients with a histological diagnosis of gastric adenocarcinoma or adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction
3) Patients who have undergone a gastrectomy or total gastrectomy as radical surgical treatment
4) Patients with ECOG Performance Status 0-2
5) Patients with preserved major organ function (heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, etc.)
6) Patients who can start taking the study drug within 8 weeks after surgery
7) Patients who have been fully informed of the study and who have given written consent of their own free will after full understanding of the study.

Exclusion Criteria

) Patients who have difficulty taking food orally
2) Patients with other cancers requiring treatment
3) Patients who have undergone preoperative chemotherapy
4) Patients with postoperative complications (Clavien-Dindo classification IIIa or higher) from gastric cancer surgery
5) Patients for whom postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy is recommended in the guidelines for the treatment of gastric cancer.
6) Patients with hypersensitivity to anamorelin hydrochloride in the past
7) Patients who received anamorelin hydrochloride within 12 weeks prior to the start of study drug administration
8) Patients with severe conduction disturbances (e.g., complete atrioventricular block)
9)Patients with poorly controlled diabetes
10) Patients receiving the following drugs
clarithromycin, itraconazole, voriconazole, ritonavir-containing preparations, cobicistat-containing preparations, encitrelvir fumarate
11)Patients who are pregnant, possibly pregnant, within 28 days postpartum, or lactating
12) Other patients who are judged by the principal investigator or subinvestigator to be inappropriate for the safe conduct of this study.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Preoperative weight loss at 24 weeks postoperatively
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
(1) Percentage of patients with preoperative weight loss of 15% or more at 24 weeks postoperatively<br>(2) The following items at 12 weeks postoperatively<br> a) Nutritional indices (CONUT score, TP, Alb, lymphocyte count, ChE, T-Cho, CRP)<br> b) Grip strength<br>(3)The following items at 24 weeks postoperatively<br> a) Nutritional indices (CONUT score, TP, Alb, lymphocyte count, ChE, T-Cho, CRP)<br> b) Grip strength<br> c) Body composition (lean body mass, PMI on CT)<br>(4) ONS (oral nutrition supplements) intake during the treatment period<br>(5) QOL score (PGSAS-37, 45) before and after treatment<br>(6) Treatment completion rate<br>(7) Adverse event rate
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