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Trastuzumab Plus Chemotherapy vs Chemotherapy Alone in First-line HER2 Positive Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer Patients
Sponsor: Tata Memorial Centre
Summary
This is a randomized, open-label, two-arm, Phase III clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of trastuzumab plus chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone as first-line treatment in patients with HER2-positive advanced or metastatic biliary tract cancers (BTC). HER2-positive BTCs represent a molecular subset of these rare cancers, associated with poor prognosis and limited treatment options. Eligible patients with histologically confirmed HER2-positive (IHC 3+ or IHC 2+ with FISH amplification) unresectable or metastatic biliary tract adenocarcinoma-including gallbladder cancer, intrahepatic, and perihilar cholangiocarcinoma-will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio. Participants in the intervention arm (Arm A) will receive either gemcitabine and cisplatin with or without nab-paclitaxel plus trastuzumab, while those in the control arm (Arm B) will receive chemotherapy alone (gemcitabine + cisplatin with or without nab-paclitaxel). Treatment will continue until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent, or death. The primary endpoint is 6-month progression-free survival (PFS). Secondary endpoints include overall survival (OS), response rate (RR), quality of life (QOL), and adverse event (AE) profiles. The study aims to enroll 196 patients across a single center in India over a period of 5 years, with an additional 6-month follow-up. This trial builds on earlier Phase II findings suggesting improved outcomes with trastuzumab in HER2-positive BTC and aims to provide the first randomized evidence for the benefit of HER2-targeted therapy in this setting.
Official title: Trastuzumab Plus Chemotherapy vs Chemotherapy Alone in First-line HER2 Positive Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer Patients - a Randomized Non-blinded Two-arm Phase III Prospective Clinical Trial (TAB-2 Study).
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 99 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
220
Start Date
2023-07-21
Completion Date
2029-07-31
Last Updated
2025-07-14
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Trastuzumab
Inj Trastuzumab given in a dose of 8mg/kg intravenously over 90 mins as first dose and subsequent doses at a dose of 6mg/kg intravenously over 30-60 minutes in 3 weekly cycle along with standard of care chemotherapy
Chemotherapy
Gemcitabine + cisplatin OR Gemcitabine-cisplatin-Nab-Paclitaxel given as a standard of care, chemotherapy as per the institutional guidlines
Locations (6)
Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Muzaffarpur
Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India
Tata Memorial Hospital
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Institute of Medical Sciences & SUM Hospital
Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre
Mūllānpur, Punjab, India
Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya Cancer Centre (MPMMC) and Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital (HBCH)
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
MAX Super Speciality Hospital, SAKET
Delhi, India