The Screening Protocol for The VIKTORY Trial

This protocol is a screening protocol only. No drug intervention study will be included in this protocol. However, based on the molecular profiling, patients may be eligible for targeted agents. However, the molecular profiling doesn't guarantee the enrollment onto the clinical trial. Currently, the available drugs are AKT inhibitor, MEK inhibitor, Wee1 inhibitor, MET inhibitor. ATR inhibitor and other agents may be available in the context of clinical trials depending on the availability.

To screen metastatic GC patients who failed or progressed on first-line chemotherapy. Patients will undergo biopsy of their tumor and will be analyzed using cancer panel/nanostring CNV and immunohistochemistry. This protocol is a screening protocol and informed consent form will be obtained again according to the biomarker profiled on this protocol if eligible. Informed consent will be obtained from patients with gastric adenocarcinoma and analysis of fresh tissue or archival FFPE at Samsung Medical Center will be performed. Patients who have prior to or completed or during the first-line chemotherapy (fluoropyramidine/platinum-based) will be eligible for screening.

After the analysis, pathologic and molecular biologic verification process about validity of the result will proceed. The biopsies will be performed before or after or during first-line treatment for molecular analysis. The patients who are screened through this protocol will undergo baseline biopsy before or after or during first-line therapy.

Study Objectives

1. Primary Objective: To screen metastatic GC patients who failed or progressed on first-line chemotherapy. Patients will undergo biopsy of their tumor and will be analyzed using cancer panel/nanostring CNV and immunohistochemistry.
2. Secondary Objective

Planned subgroup analyses:

1. OS (biomarker negative vs biomarker postivie metastatic GC patients)
2. PFS (biomarker negative vs biomarker postivie metastatic GC patients)
3. OS/PFS (EBV negative vs positive metastatic GC patients)

Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:

* Pathologically confirmed Metastatic or recurrent esophageal, gastroesophageal or gastric adenocarcinoma
* Progressed and/or completed one platinum/fluoropyrimidine-based cytotoxic chemotherapy regimen (any adjuvant treatment will not be considered as one palliative regimen): patients who have prior to or completed or during first-line chemotherapy will be eligible for screening.
* Tissue specimens: surgical specimens, endoscopic biopsies, colono/sigmoidoscopic biopsies, liver biopsies, lymph node biopsies, malignant cells isolated from ascites/pleural effusion/pericardial effusion/other malignancy related body fluids with sufficient number of malignant cells for DNA/RNA extractions will be allowed.
* Age ≥ 20 years 5) ECOG performance status 0-1 6) Written informed consent - Life expectancy ≥ 3 months
* Patients with available archival tissues for molecular analysis or patients who agreed with biopsy for molecular analysis (however, fresh frozen tissue will be considered first)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Prior history of taxane treatment as palliative chemotherapy
* Uncontrolled systemic illness and infection
* Pregnant or nursing women