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Trifluridine/Tipiracil + Fruquintinib Versus Trifluridine/Tipiracil Alone for Metastatic Oeso-gastric Adenocarcinoma
Sponsor: Federation Francophone de Cancerologie Digestive
Summary
Advanced cancer of the stomach and the gastro-esophageal junction (G/GEJ) remains a very serious disease. Today, only about 10-15% of patients are alive after 5 years. Treatments mainly aim to control symptoms, extend life, and maintain quality of life. First treatments usually combine two chemotherapies, but recent years have brought real progress. Immunotherapy - drugs that "unlock" the immune system - has shown clear benefits. For patients whose tumors have certain markers (like PD-L1), combining drugs such as nivolumab or pembrolizumab with chemotherapy can help patients live longer. Another breakthrough is zolbetuximab, a targeted therapy that attacks a protein (Claudin 18.2) found on many gastric cancers, also improving survival. When cancer grows despite these therapies, second-line treatments are used. The most common is chemotherapy with paclitaxel + ramucirumab, which blocks the tumor's blood supply. These drugs extend survival, but usually only by a few months. For patients who need a third option, the oral drug trifluridine/tipiracil (TAS-102) can provide extra time, though benefits remain limited. That's why researchers are now exploring combinations. Since stomach tumors rely on forming new blood vessels, combining trifluridine/tipiracil with anti-angiogenic drugs - medicines that cut off the tumor's blood supply - looks promising. One of the most exciting of these drugs is fruquintinib, already proven effective in colorectal cancer. A new international trial, FRUQUITAS (ENGIC 06/PRODIGE 114), is now testing whether adding fruquintinib to trifluridine/tipiracil can improve survival for patients with advanced stomach or gastro-esophageal cancer.
Official title: Randomized Phase III Trial to Compare Trifluridine/Tipiracil + Fruquintinib Versus Trifluridine/Tipiracil Alone for Metastatic Oeso-gastric Adenocarcinoma
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
324
Start Date
2025-12-15
Completion Date
2030-11-30
Last Updated
2026-02-05
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
trifluridine/tipiracil
Cycle of 28 days 35 mg/m2 by mouth twice daily on Days 1 to 5, 2 days of rest and 35 mg/m2 by mouth twice daily on days 8 to 12 Treatment will be repeated every 4 weeks until radiological disease progression, unacceptable toxicity or patient's refusal.
fruquintinib
For fruquintinib: 5 mg by mouth once daily Day 1 to Day 21 (3 weeks) Treatment will be repeated every 4 weeks until radiological disease progression, unacceptable toxicity or patient's refusal.
Locations (64)
Centre Hospitalier
Aurillac, France
Institut Sainte Catherine
Avignon, France
Centre Hospitalier
Bayeux, France
Bayonne- Clinique Belharra
Bayonne, France
Centre Hospitalier Côte Basque
Bayonne, France
ICONE
Bezannes, France
BORDEAUX-Institut Bergonié
Bordeaux, France
Clinique Tivoli
Bordeaux, France
C.H.U. de Brest
Brest, France
Cac - François Baclesse
Caen, France
CHU Côte de Nacre
Caen, France
Ch - Jean Rougier
Cahors, France
Centre Hospitalier
Cholet, France
Saint Côme
Compiègne, France
Clinique de Flandre
Coudekerque-Branche, France
Centre Leonard de Vinci
Dechy, France
Institut de cancérologie de Bourgogne GRReCC
Dijon, France
Centre Hospitalier Emile Roux
Le Puy-en-Velay, France
Hôpital Franco-Britannique
Levallois-Perret, France
CHU Dupuytren
Limoges, France
Groupement Hospitalier Bretagne Sud
Lorient, France
Hôpital Prive Jean Mermoz
Lyon, France
Chu - Hôpital La Timone
Marseille, France
CAC Paoli Calmettes
Marseille, France
Confluent Sas
Nantes, France
CAC Antoine Lacassagne
Nice, France
Gh Nord Essone
Orsay, France
Privé - Groupe Hospitalier Diaconesses Croix Saint Simon
Paris, France
Chu - Aphp - Hôpital Saint Louis
Paris, France
Chu - Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou
Paris, France
Hôpital Cochin (APHP)
Paris, France
Centre Hospitalier
Pau, France
Centre Hospitalier Saint Jean
Perpignan, France
Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud
Pierre-Bénite, France
Chu - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitiers - La Miletrie
Poitiers, France
Clinique de La Croix du Sud
Quint-Fonsegrives, France
Chu - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Robert Debre
Reims, France
CAC Jean Godinot
Reims, France
Centre Eugène Marquis
Rennes, France
Polyclinique
Rillieux-la-Pape, France
CHU - Charles Nicolle
Rouen, France
Clinique Mathilde
Rouen, France
Centre Hospitalier Prive Saint Gregoire
Saint-Grégoire, France
Ch Memorial France Etats Unis
Saint-Lô, France
Hia Begin
Saint-Mandé, France
Clinique Mutualiste de L'Estuaire
Saint-Nazaire, France
CHU de Saint Etienne - Hôpital Nord
Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, France
Center Hospitalier de Sens
Sens, France
Groupe Hospitalier Rance Emeraude
St-Malo, France
CAC - Paul Strauss
Strasbourg, France
Clinique Sainte Anne
Strasbourg, France
Hôpital FOCH
Suresnes, France
Hia Sainte Anne
Toulon, France
CHRU de Tours - Hopital Trousseau
Tours, France
CHRU Nancy Brabois
Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
Ch Nord Ouest
Villefranche-sur-Saône, France
Klinikum Chemnitz gGmbH
Chemnitz, Germany
KEM/Evang. Kliniken Essen Mitte gGmbH
Essen, Germany
Krankenhaus Nordwest GmbH
Frankfurt, Germany
Haematologisch Onkologische Praxis Eppendorf
Hamburg, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Jena
Jena, Germany
Uniklinikum Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Klinikum Rechts Der Isar Der Technischen Universitat Munchen
München, Germany
Rostock University Medical Center
Rostock, Germany