Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: A Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Study of Rilotumumab (AMG102) With Epirubicin, Cisplatin, and Capecitabine (ECX) as First-line Therapy in Advanced MET-Positive Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma
Brief 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


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A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Pathologically confirmed unresectable locally advanced or metastatic gastric or esophagogastric junction (EGJ) adenocarcinoma; tumors of the distal esophagus within 5 cm of the EGJ are eligible
* ECOG performance status 0 or 1
* Male or female ≥ 18 years of age

Exclusion Criteria:

* Previous systemic therapy (chemotherapy or biologic therapy) for locally advanced or metastatic gastric or esophagogastric adenocarcinoma
* Less than 6 months have elapsed from completion of prior neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy.
* Subjects with resectable disease or suitable for definitive chemoradiation
* Subjects with persistent gastric outlet obstruction, complete dysphagia or feeding jejunostomy
* Tumors of squamous cell histology
* Known central nervous system metastases
* Clinically significant upper gastro-intestinal bleeding ≤ 30 days prior to enrollment or randomization
* Serious or non-healing wound
B: Key Inclusion Criteria:

* Pathologically confirmed unresectable locally advanced or metastatic gastric or GEJ adenocarcinoma •Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (0 or 1)
* Tumor MET-positive by immunohistochemistry (IHC)
* Evaluable (measurable or non-measurable) disease by Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 criteria

Key exclusion criteria:

* Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2) -overexpressing locally advanced or metastatic gastric or GEJ adenocarcinoma •Previous systemic therapy for locally advanced or metastatic gastric or GEJ adenocarcinoma
* Less than 6 months have elapsed from completion of prior neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy to randomization
* Previous treatment with anthracyclines must not exceed total cumulative dose of epirubicin of 400 mg/m2
* Squamous cell histology
* Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \< 50%
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Written informed consent obtained prior to any study specific procedures.
* Age ≥ 18 years.
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0, 1, or 2.
* Life expectancy of at least 3 months.
* Able to comply with the protocol.
* Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the stomach or gastro-oesophageal junction with inoperable, locally advanced, or metastatic disease, not amenable to curative therapy.
* Measurable disease or non-measurable but evaluable disease, according to the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (RECIST).
* Patient not receiving anticoagulant medication must have an International normalized ratio (INR) ≤ 1.5 and activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) ≤ 1.5 x Upper Limit of Normal (ULN) within 7 days prior to randomisation.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Previous chemotherapy for locally advanced or metastatic gastric cancer. Patients may have received prior neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy as long as it was completed at least 6 months prior to randomisation.
* Previous platinum or anti-angiogenic therapy (ie, anti-vascular endothelial growth factor \[VEGF\] or VEGF receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, etc.).
* Patients with locally advanced disease who are candidates for curative therapy (including operation and/or chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy).
* Radiotherapy within 28 days of randomisation.
* Major surgical procedure, open biopsy or significant traumatic injury within 28 days prior to randomisation, or anticipation of the need for major surgery during the course of the study treatment (planned elective surgery).
* Minor surgical procedures within 2 days prior to randomisation.
* Evidence of central nervous system (CNS) metastasis at baseline.
* History or evidence upon physical/neurological examination of CNS disease unrelated to cancer unless adequately treated with standard medical therapy, eg, uncontrolled seizures.
* History of another malignancy which could affect compliance with the protocol or interpretation of results.
* Inadequate bone marrow function.
* Inadequate liver function.
* Inadequate renal function.
* Uncontrolled hypertension or clinically significant (ie, active) cardiovascular disease.
* Active infection requiring intravenous antibiotics at randomisation.
* History or evidence of inherited bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy with the risk of bleeding.
* Serious or non-healing wound, peptic ulcer, or (incompletely healed) bone fracture.
* Active gastrointestinal bleeding.
* History of abdominal fistula, gastrointestinal perforation, or intra-abdominal abscess within 6 months of randomisation.
* Neuropathy (eg, impairment of hearing and balance) ≥ grade II according to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v3.0.
* Chronic daily treatment with aspirin or clopidogrel.
* Chronic daily treatment with oral corticosteroids; inhaled steroids and short courses of oral steroids for anti-emesis or as an appetite stimulant are allowed.
* Known hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs or excipients or to Chinese hamster ovary cell products or to other recombinant human or humanised antibodies.
* Known dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) deficiency.
* Evidence of any other disease, metabolic or psychological dysfunction, physical examination finding, or clinical laboratory finding giving reasonable suspicion of a disease or condition that contraindicates use of an investigational drug, or that may affect patient compliance with the study, or place the patient at high risk from treatment complications.
* Known acute or chronic-active infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV).
* Pregnant or lactating females.
* Women of childbearing potential not using effective nonhormonal (intrauterine contraceptive device, barrier method of contraception in conjunction with spermicidal jelly, or surgically sterile) means of contraception.
* Sexually active men unwilling to practice contraception during the study.
* Current or recent (within the 28 days prior to randomisation) treatment with another investigational drug or participation in another investigational study.
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Disease Related

  * Histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the stomach, gastroesophageal junction or distal esophagus with metastatic disease
  * Measurable or non-measurable disease per RECIST Guidelines
  * Prior gastrectomy (total or partial) may be allowed as long as subjects can take oral medications and meet all other inclusion/exclusion criteria. Subjects may not take crushed or dissolved capecitabine via a feeding/gastrostomy tube
  * Palliative radiotherapy for metastatic esophageal or gastric cancer prior to study entry may be allowed as long as all toxicities from radiotherapy have resolved and the radiotherapy was not to the only site of known metastatic disease
* Demographic

  •18 years of age or older at the time the written informed consent is obtained
* General

  * Able to swallow oral medication
  * ECOG performance status of 0 or 1
* Laboratory

  * Adequate organ and hematological function as evidenced by laboratory studies prior to randomization

Exclusion Criteria:

* Disease Related

  * Prior chemotherapy for metastatic disease (1st line)
  * Less than 12 months have elapsed from completion of previous adjuvant or neoadjuvant chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy
  * Subjects with persistent gastric outlet obstruction, complete dysphagia or feeding jejunostomy
  * Radiotherapy ≤ 14 days prior to randomization. Subjects must have recovered from all radiotherapy-related toxicities
  * Current or prior history of central nervous system metastases
  * History of arterial or deep venous thromboembolism within 12 months prior to randomization
  * History of bleeding diathesis or clinically significant bleeding within 6 months prior to randomization
  * Major surgical procedure within 28 days prior to randomization
  * Minor surgical procedure, placement of central venous access device or fine needle aspiration within 3 days prior to randomization
  * Prior malignancy except: malignancy treated with curative intent and without evidence of active disease for ≥ 3 years prior to randomization and felt to be at low risk for recurrence by treating physician, adequately treated non-melanomatous skin cancer or lentigo maligna without evidence of disease, adequately treated cervical carcinoma in situ without evidence of disease, prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia without evidence of prostate cancer
  * Prior malignancy (other than in situ cervical cancer, or basal cell cancer of the skin) unless treated with curative intent and without evidence of disease for ≥ 3 years prior to randomization
  * Clinically significant cardiovascular diseases within 12 months prior to randomization
  * Presence of clinically significant non-healing wound, ulcer (including gastrointestinal) or fracture as judged by the investigator
  * Ongoing or clinically significant active infection as judged by the investigator
  * Known hypersensitivity to bacterial proteins, or any of the drugs required in this study
  * Known peripheral neuropathy ≥Grade 1
  * Known dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency
  * Known hypersensitivity to 5-FU/capecitabine
  * Known positive test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis C, or hepatitis B surface antigen
  * Known active or chronic hepatitis
* Medications

  * Currently or previously treated with angiopoietin inhibitors, or inhibitors of TIE-1 or TIE-2
  * Treatment with immune modulators such as cyclosporine or tacrolimus within 30 days prior to randomization
  * Treatment with sorivudine or its chemically related analogues
  * Anticoagulants (other than aspirin and anti-platelet agents) within 7 days prior to randomization. The concurrent use of low molecular weight heparin or heparanoids or low dose warfarin (i.e, ≤ 1 mg daily) for prophylaxis against thrombosis is acceptable while on study
* General

  * Not yet completed at least 30 days since ending other investigational device/drug trial(s), or subject is receiving other investigational treatments
  * Pregnant or is breast feeding

Answer: B