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CTRI Number  CTRI/2023/07/055523 [Registered on: 21/07/2023] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 16/07/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Multiple Arm Trial 
Public Title of Study   Trastuzumab plus chemotherapy vs Chemotherapy alone in first-line HER2 positive advanced biliary tract cancer patients - a randomized non-blinded two-arm Phase III prospective clinical trial. 
Scientific Title of Study   Trastuzumab plus chemotherapy vs Chemotherapy alone in first-line HER2 positive advanced biliary tract cancer patients - a randomized non-blinded two-arm Phase III prospective clinical trial. 
Trial Acronym  NILL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  PROF VIKAS OSTWAL 
Designation  Professor & Medical oncologist  
Affiliation  Tata Memorial Hospital  
Address  Room number 1102,Departmeent of medical oncology, Homi bhabha block Tata Memorial Hospital
E. BORGES ROAD, PAREL, MUMBAI
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400012
India 
Phone  02269537300  
Fax    
Email  dr.vikas.ostwal@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr VIKAS OSTWAL 
Designation  Professor & Medical oncologist  
Affiliation  Tata Memorial Hospital  
Address  E. BORGES ROAD, PAREL, MUMBAI
E. BORGES ROAD, PAREL, MUMBAI
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400012
India 
Phone  02269537300  
Fax    
Email  dr.vikas.ostwal@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  PROF VIKAS OSTWAL 
Designation  Professor & Medical oncologist  
Affiliation  Tata Memorial Hospital  
Address  E. BORGES ROAD, PAREL, MUMBAI
E. BORGES ROAD, PAREL, MUMBAI
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400012
India 
Phone  02269537300  
Fax    
Email  dr.vikas.ostwal@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
We will request for Drug support from pharma company and we will request for intramural and extramural grant 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Tata Memorial Hospital  
Address  dr.E borges road pare, mumbai 
Type of Sponsor  Research institution and hospital 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study
Modification(s)  
No of Sites = 4  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Gaurav Kumar  Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre  Department of Medical Oncology, Homi Bhabha Cancer and Research Centre, Uma Nagar, Rasulpur Saidpur Bazid, Muzaffarpur, Bihar - 842004
Muzaffarpur
BIHAR 
9264493969
-
gaurav_crj@rediffmail.com 
Dr Alok Goel  Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (Tata Memorial Center)  Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (Tata Memorial Center), Medicity, Plot no.1, New Chandigarh, Punjab 140901
Chandigarh
CHANDIGARH 
9899701286

alokdrgoel@gmail.com 
Dr Bal Krishna Mishra  Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya Cancer Centre (MPMMC) and Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital (HBCH)  MPMMCC and HBCH, Varanasi, Sundar Bagiya,Near Nariya Gate, Banaras Hindu University Campus,Varanasi 221005,Uttar Pradesh
Varanasi
UTTAR PRADESH 
9415214254

bkmmishra@hotmail.com 
Dr Vikas Ostwal  Tata Memorial Hospital  Department of Medical Oncology (GI),1102,11th floor,Tata Memorial Hospital,Dr Ernest Borges Road,Parel,Mumbai 400012,Maharashtra
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 
9702288801

dr.vikas.ostwal@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
Modification(s)  
No of Ethics Committees= 4  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Comittee Tata Memorial Hospital  Approved 
Institutional Ethics committee  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC)  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee HBCH And RC Mullanpur  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: C249||Malignant neoplasm of biliary tract, unspecified,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Standard chemotherapy alone Gemcitabine plus cisplatin OR Gemcitabine plus paclitaxel  Gemcitabine 1000mg/m2 IV over 30 mins Plus Cisplatin 25 mg/m2 IV over 60 minutes, D1 and D8 q 21 days OR Gemcitabine 800mg/m2 IV over 30 mins, Plus Cisplatin 25 mg/m2 IV over 60 minutes, Plus Nab-paclitaxel 100 mg/m2 over 30 minutes, D1 and D8 Start of next cycle on D 22  
Intervention  trastuzumab plus gemitabine plus cisplatine OR gemcitabine and nabpaclitaxel  Gemcitabine 1000mg/m2 IV over 30 mins Plus Cisplatin 25 mg/m2 IV over 60 minutes,D1 and D8 Plus Trastuzumab 8 mg/kg IV over 90-minutes followed by subsequent doses of 6 mg/kg IV over 30–90 minutes, D1 Start of next cycle on D 22 OR Gemcitabine 800mg/m2 IV over 30 mins, Plus Cisplatin 25 mg/m2 IV over 60 minutes, Plus Nab-paclitaxel 100mg/m2 over 30 minutes, D1 and D8 Plus Trastuzumab 8 mg/kg IV over 90-minutes followed by subsequent doses of 6 mg/kg IV over 30–90 minutes, D1 Start of next cycle on D 22  
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  95.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1.Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the biliary tract, with the following specifications
2.HER2 positive (by IHC or FISH) unresectable or metastatic Biliary tract cancers.
3.Age more than or equal to 18 years, ECOG performance status 0 to 2.
4.Patient does not have any contraindications to receive chemotherapy or trastuzumab.
5.Adequate hematological, hepatic, and renal function parameters
6.Normal cardiac ejection fraction and cardiac function, as assessed by echocardiography, ejection fraction (EF) more than or equal to 50% or above the lower limit of normal. ECG with no clinically relevant abnormalities.
7.Women of childbearing age should have a negative pregnancy test at the time of randomization and should be willing to use adequate contraception during the treatment phase of the trial.
8.Subjects must provide written informed consent prior to the performance of study-specific procedures or assessments, and must be willing to comply with treatment and follow-up assessments and procedures.
9.Subjects who have received adjuvant chemotherapy will be considered eligible provided that therapy is completed more than 12 months before study enrollment. Patients who have received radiation therapy and surgery will also be eligible provided the interventions have been completed 3 weeks, before enrolment in the study.
10.Negative serum pregnancy test (if applicable) and willing for adequate contraception.
11.At least one measurable disease according to RECIST criteria.
12.A life expectancy of at least 12 weeks.
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.Distal cholangiocarcinoma
2.Known hypersensitivity or contraindications against gemcitabine, cisplatin, Nab-paclitaxel, or trastuzumab.
3.Clinically significant active coronary heart disease, cardiomyopathy, or congestive heart failure, NYHA III to IV.
4.Clinically significant valvular defect.
5.Past or current history of other malignancies not curatively treated and without evidence of disease for more than 5 years, except for curatively treated basal cell carcinoma of the skin and in situ carcinoma of the cervix.
6.Severe dyspnea at rest due to complications of advanced malignancy or requiring supplementary oxygen therapy.
7.Baseline neuropathy greater than NCI Grade I.
8.Subject pregnant or breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant within 6 months after the end of treatment.
9.Received prior chemotherapy within 1 year.
10.Any active ILD or history of lung illness requiring bronchodilator drugs.
11.Patients with prior chemotherapy for metastatic disease will be ineligible for enrollment in the study. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Pharmacy-controlled Randomization 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To evaluate the difference in progression free survival at 6 months between Trastuzumab chemotherapy combination & chemotherapy alone  To evaluate the difference in progression free survival at 6 months between Trastuzumab chemotherapy combination & chemotherapy alone 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To evaluate the difference in Overall Survival between the Trastuzumab chemotherapy combination & chemotherapy alone.
To evaluate the difference in overall response rates between Trastuzumab chemotherapy combination and chemotherapy alone.
 
To evaluate the difference in Overall Survival between the Trastuzumab chemotherapy combination & chemotherapy alone.
To evaluate the difference in overall response rates between Trastuzumab chemotherapy combination and chemotherapy alone.
 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="196"
Sample Size from India="196" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   02/08/2023 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="6"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   NIL 
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