Second-line Treatment With Serplulimab, Lenvatinib, and Paclitaxel in Advanced Gastric Cancer After Prior Immunotherapy

Last updated: May 22, 2026
Sponsor: Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
Overall Status: Active - Not Recruiting

Phase

2

Condition

Esophageal Disorders

Adenocarcinoma

Digestive System Neoplasms

Treatment

Lenvatinib

Paclitaxel/Paclitaxel-albumin/Paclitaxel liposome

Serplulimab

Clinical Study ID

NCT05585580
STILL
  • Ages 18-75
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This is a prospective, single arm, multicenter phase II study to assess the effectiveness of Serplulimab, Lenvatinib and Paclitaxel in the treatment of advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma after first-line immunotherapy.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. 18-75 years old, gender is not limited;

  2. Histologically or cytologically proven metastatic or locally advanced gastric orgastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma

  3. Programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) positive subjects (CPS ≥ 1), or those who haveachieved objective response to first-line Programmed death-1 (PD-1)/PD-L1 inhibitortherapy, or previous first-line PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor therapy Treatment of PFS ≥ 6months;

  4. Prior chemotherapy, surgery, radiotherapy, or immunotherapy-related toxicity (excluding alopecia) has resolved to CTCAE ≤ grade 1;

  5. Has measurable disease as determined by RECIST 1.1;

  6. Subjects who can provide tissue samples (preferably freshly obtained tumor tissuebefore second-line therapy) for central laboratory testing for PD-L1 expressionlevel determination;

  7. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 1

  8. Adequate organ function:

  9. Blood routine (no blood transfusion within 14 days before treatment, nogranulocyte colony-stimulating factor, no correction with other drugs) i.Neutrophil count (NE)>1.5109/L; ii. Hemoglobin count (HGB) > 90 g/L; iii.Platelet count (PLT)>100109/L;

  10. Coagulation function (no blood product transfusion within 14 days beforetreatment) i. International Normalized Ratio (INR) or Prothrombin Time (PT)≤1.5*Upper Limit of Normal (ULN);

  11. Blood biochemistry (liver and kidney function) i. Creatinine clearance ≥50mL/min; ii. Total bilirubin (TBIL)≤1.5×ULN; iii. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP)≤2.5*ULN;iv. Albumin > 2.7 g/dL

  12. The urine protein of the patient is less than or equal to 1+;

  13. According to the judgment of the investigator, the life expectancy is ≥6 months;

  14. Able and willing to give written informed consent and has signed the informedconsent form (ICF), prior to performance of any trial activities.

  15. Female patients must be surgically sterilized females, postmenopausal, or using someform of highly effective contraception during treatment and within 12 weeks aftertreatment; male patients must be surgically sterilized men, or during treatment and 6 months after treatment effective contraceptive method

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) positive;

  2. History of treatment with multi-target small molecule inhibitors such as lenvatinibor paclitaxel drugs;

  3. Received systemic therapy (including chemotherapy, immunotherapy or targetedtherapy) or local therapy (including surgery, radiotherapy) for advanced diseasewithin 14 days before enrollment;

  4. Hypertension that is difficult to control by drugs (systolic blood pressure ≥ 160mmHg and diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mmHg);

  5. Patients with brain metastases, cancerous meningitis, spinal cord compression, ordiseases of the brain or leptomeninges found in imaging CT or MRI examinationsduring screening;

  6. Associated with refractory pleural effusion or ascites, such as pleural effusion orascites that requires puncture and drainage within 2 weeks before the firstadministration;

  7. Have other malignancies except cured cervical carcinoma in situ, non-melanoma skincancer, and superficial bladder tumors (Ta (non-invasive tumor), Tis (carcinoma insitu), and T1 (tumor invading basement membrane));

  8. Allergy to any study drug or excipients;

  9. Chronic hepatitis B or HBV carriers with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNAexceeding 500 IU/mL, or patients with active hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection;

  10. Presence of any active autoimmune disease or history of autoimmune disease (including but not limited to: autoimmune hepatitis, interstitial pneumonia,uveitis, enteritis, hepatitis, hypophysitis, vasculitis, nephritis, thyroid functionHyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism), or a known history of allogeneic organtransplantation or allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, or otherinvestigators' assessment that they have an impact on the study treatment;

  11. Long-term heavy use of hormones or use of other immunomodulators;

  12. Active infection;

  13. Have been vaccinated with live or attenuated vaccines within 30 days before thefirst dose, or plan to receive live or attenuated vaccines during the study period,excluding the new crown vaccine;

  14. Arterial/venous thrombotic events within 6 months, such as cerebrovascular accident,deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism;

  15. Severe cardiovascular disease: myocardial ischemia or myocardial infarction abovegrade II, or stent placement within 6 months before enrollment; poorly controlledarrhythmia; according to the New York Heart Association (NYHA) criteria, III to IVGrade 1 cardiac insufficiency, or echocardiography showed left ventricular ejectionfraction (LVEF) <50%;

  16. History of interstitial lung disease or uncontrolled systemic disease, includingdiabetes, acute lung disease, etc.;

  17. Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection;

  18. Any major surgery requiring general anesthesia has been performed within ≤ 28 daysbefore the first dose;

  19. There is an underlying medical condition or alcohol/drug abuse or dependence that isnot conducive to the administration of the study drug, or may affect theinterpretation of the results, or put the patient at a high risk of treatmentcomplications;

  20. Participated in other therapeutic clinical studies.

Study Design

Total Participants: 59
Treatment Group(s): 3
Primary Treatment: Lenvatinib
Phase: 2
Study Start date:
March 01, 2023
Estimated Completion Date:
November 01, 2026

Connect with a study center

  • Qilu hospital of Shandong univertisy

    Jinan, Shandong 250012
    China

    Site Not Available

  • Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University

    Jinan, Shandong 250012
    China

    Site Not Available

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University (Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital)

    Jinan, Shandong 250012
    China

    Site Not Available

  • Qingdao Municipal Hospital(Group)

    Qingdao, Shandong 266011
    China

    Site Not Available

  • The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University

    Qingdao, Shandong 266000
    China

    Site Not Available

  • Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital

    Yantai, Shandong 264000
    China

    Site Not Available

  • Linyi Cancer Hospital

    Linyi,
    China

    Site Not Available

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