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NCT01697072 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 3

First-Line Treatment for Locally Advanced or Metastatic Mesenchymal Epithelial Transition Factor (MET) - Positive Gastric, Lower Esophageal, or Gastroesophageal Junction (GEJ) Adenocarcinoma

A Phase 3 study, sponsored by Amgen.

Terminated
Registry status
Phase 3
Development phase
609
Enrollment target

NCT01697072: Clinical Trial Phase 3 study, sponsored by Amgen.

NCT01697072 is a Phase 3 study that was terminated before completion, run by Amgen. The registered enrollment target is 609 participants, below the 772-participant average among 15,282 other Phase 3 trials with a reported enrollment target (21% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT01697072, a Phase 3 study, was terminated before completion, sponsored by Amgen.

TERMINATED
Registry status
Phase 3
Development phase
609 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

This is a phase 3, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled study of epirubicin, cisplatin \& capecitabine (ECX) with rilotumumab or placebo for untreated advanced MET-positive gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma

Primary Outcome

To determine if the treatment of rilotumumab in combination with ECX significantly improves overall survival in subjects with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic MET positive gastric or GEJ cancer

Interventions

  • DRUG Capecitabine
  • DRUG Cisplatin
  • OTHER Placebo
  • DRUG Epirubicin
  • DRUG Rilotumumab

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 609 participants
Start Date 2012-10
Est. Completion 2015-08
Phase Phase 3
Amgen

558 total trials

Why NCT01697072 stopped before completion

NCT01697072 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 609 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, below the 772-participant average among 15,282 other Phase 3 trials with a reported enrollment target (21% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 5 interventions - of which Capecitabine is the first listed.

NCT01697072 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT01697072 about?

NCT01697072 is a clinical study titled "First-Line Treatment for Locally Advanced or Metastatic Mesenchymal Epithelial Transition Factor (MET) - Positive Gastric, Lower Esophageal, or Gastroesophageal Junction (GEJ) Adenocarcinoma". This is a phase 3, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled study of epirubicin, cisplatin \& capecitabine (ECX) with rilotumumab or placebo for untreated advanced MET-positive gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma

What is the current status of trial NCT01697072?

This trial is currently terminated. It is a Phase 3 study. The enrollment target is 609 participants. The study started on 2012-10. Estimated completion is 2015-08.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT01697072?

The interventions under investigation include: Capecitabine (DRUG), Cisplatin (DRUG), Placebo (OTHER), Epirubicin (DRUG), Rilotumumab (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT01697072?

This trial is sponsored by Amgen, which has 558 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT01697072's enrollment target sits among peer trials

609 602nd of 2000 higher than 1,398 of 2,000 other Phase 3 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01697072, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT01697072 (mid enrollment · none site footprint · terminated) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.