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GastroEsophageal Cancer: early-phase trial registry

8 of 24 indexed GastroEsophageal Cancer trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.

Corpus placement: #686 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.

24 US clinical trials · 8 currently recruiting · #686 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count

GastroEsophageal Cancer: 24 US clinical trials tracked, 8 recruiting.

GastroEsophageal Cancer is the subject of 24 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 8 of them currently open to new participants. 1 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 16 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, running 3 of these trials.

Enrollment posture brief

Registry condition gastroesophageal-cancer

OPEN 8 | RECR 33% | LATE 1 | EARLY 16 | RANK #686 | SPON 3

Nearest open-share peer: Adherence, Treatment (33% recruiting · 6 trials)

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Open-enrollment share among volume-matched conditions near GastroEsophageal Cancer

GastroEsophageal Cancer lists 8 open slots (33% of 24 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →

Key findings

What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for GastroEsophageal Cancer on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.

  1. GastroEsophageal Cancer is recruiting below its size-band peers.

    8 of 24 indexed trials (33.3%) are open to enrollment, against a 39.7% average across 762 conditions with 20-99 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.

  2. Sponsorship of GastroEsophageal Cancer trials is spread across many organizations.

    H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute accounts for 3 of 24 trials (12.5%). 20 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.

  3. Most GastroEsophageal Cancer trials plan to enrol fewer than 100 people.

    Median target enrolment is 39 among the 24 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 18 of those (75%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.

  4. GastroEsophageal Cancer research is mostly interventional.

    20 interventional and 4 observational studies make up this index (83.3% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Phase 19Phase 27Phase 31

Open and recent trials

24 total, page 1 of 1

RECRUITING 9,600 participants

Sample Collection for Ongoing Research and Product Evaluation Study

Natera

NCT07318051

RECRUITING Phase 2 200 participants

A Phase 2 Study of Zanidatamab in Patients With HER2-expressing Tumors

Jazz Pharmaceuticals

NCT06695845

RECRUITING Phase 1 115 participants

Dose Escalation and Dose Expansion Study of MDX2001 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

ModeX Therapeutics, An OPKO Health Company

NCT06239194

RECRUITING NA 80 participants

Support Through Remote Observation and Nutrition Guidance Program for Individuals With Gastroesophageal Cancer

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

NCT06497569

RECRUITING Phase 2 58 participants

Novel SEQUEnced Immunotherapy With Anti-angiogenesis and Chemotherapy in Advanced gastroesophageaL Adenocarcinoma

Harry H Yoon

NCT04069273

RECRUITING Phase 2 50 participants

PULSO Trial: Pulsed Low-Dose-Rate (PLDR) Radiation Chemoradiation (CRT) vs. Standard CRT for Esophageal Cancer

Medical College of Wisconsin

NCT06906887

RECRUITING Phase 2 36 participants

Neratinib In Combination With Chemotherapy/Trastuzumab/Pembrolizumab In HER2 Gastroesophageal Cancer

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

NCT06109467

RECRUITING 20 participants

Trans-Pacific Multicenter Collaborative Study of Minimally Invasive Proximal Versus Total Gastrectomy for Proximal Gastric and Gastroesophageal Junction Cancers

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT05205343

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 450 participants

A Study to Evaluate Sacituzumab Tirumotecan (MK-2870) in Advanced/Metastatic Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma (MK-2870-015)

Merck Sharp & Dohme

NCT06356311

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 300 participants

Supportive Oncology Care At Home RCT

Massachusetts General Hospital

NCT04544046

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 34 participants

Ph II Study of Cabozantinib With Pembrolizumab in Metastatic Gastric and Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma

University of California, Irvine

NCT04164979

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 32 participants

Nivolumab +/- Relatlimab Prior to Chemoradiation With II/III Gastro/Esophageal Cancer

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

NCT03044613

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 28 participants

Imaging and Blood-Based Biomarkers for the Evaluation of Early Signs of Myocardial Injury After Thoracic Radiation Therapy

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

NCT05717998

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 23 participants

Support Through Remote Observation and Nutrition Guidance (STRONG) Program for Gastroesophageal Cancer (GEC) Patients

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

NCT05438940

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 21 participants

REACTION (Radiation Enhanced Assessment of Combination Therapies in Immuno-ONcology) - Nivolumab or Nivolumab in Combination With Other Immuno-oncology (IO) Agents After Targeted Systemic Radiation in Patients With Advanced Esophagogastric Cancer

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

NCT03610711

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 9 participants

Study of SBRT/Olaparib Followed by Pembrolizumab/Olaparib in Gastric Cancers

University of Colorado, Denver

NCT05379972

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 4 participants

A Study of Minimally Invasive Proximal Gastrectomy Versus Minimally Invasive Total Gastrectomy for Gastric and Gastroesophageal Junction Cancers

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

NCT06243757

COMPLETED Phase 1 151 participants

A Study of DKN-01 in Combination With Paclitaxel or Pembrolizumab

Leap Therapeutics

NCT02013154

COMPLETED Phase 1 49 participants

Phase I/II Trial of Tivantinib With FOLFOX for the Treatment of Advanced Solid Tumors and Previously Untreated Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of the Distal Esophagus, Gastroesophageal Junction or Stomach

SCRI Development Innovations

NCT01611857

COMPLETED Phase 1 48 participants

A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of Immunotherapy Combinations in Participants With Advanced Malignancies

Arcus Biosciences

NCT03629756

COMPLETED Phase 2 39 participants

FOLFOX With Bevacizumab in Metastatic or Unresectable Gastroesophageal and Gastric Cancer

Yale University

NCT00673673

COMPLETED Phase 1 38 participants

TPST-1120 as Monotherapy and in Combination With Nivolumab in Subjects With Advanced Cancers

Tempest Therapeutics

NCT03829436

COMPLETED Phase 1 25 participants

A Pilot Study of FOLFIRINOX in Combination With Neoadjuvant Radiation for Gastric and GE Junction Cancers

Massachusetts General Hospital

NCT03279237

COMPLETED Phase 1 22 participants

Avelumab With Chemoradiation for Stage II/III Resectable Esophageal and Gastroesophageal Cancer

University of Wisconsin, Madison

NCT03490292

Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 9
Phase 2 7
Phase 3 1

Named interventions

Most-linked intervention names on GastroEsophageal Cancer records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.

Paclitaxel Drug
6 trials
Pembrolizumab Drug
4 trials
Survey Behavioral
2 trials
Fitbit Data Collection Behavioral
2 trials
FOLFOX Drug
2 trials
Radiation Radiation
2 trials
Irinotecan Drug
2 trials
Relatlimab Drug
2 trials

US sites by state

Facility locations filed on GastroEsophageal Cancer trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.

Texas 10 trials
Florida 8 trials
Tennessee 6 trials
Pennsylvania 5 trials
California 5 trials
North Carolina 4 trials
Michigan 4 trials
Massachusetts 4 trials

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.

What to do with this GastroEsophageal Cancer page

24 registered trials, 8 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.

Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.

Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This GastroEsophageal Cancer condition card totals 24 registered trials; most-linked intervention Paclitaxel; top US site state Texas. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.