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Updated June 2026 · ClinicalTrials.gov

RECRUITINGPhase 2INTERVENTIONAL

Neratinib In Combination With Chemotherapy/Trastuzumab/Pembrolizumab In HER2 Gastroesophageal Cancer

A Phase II Study Of Neratinib In Combination With Chemotherapy/Trastuzumab/Pembrolizumab In HER2 Overexpressing Gastroesophageal Cancers

Neratinib In Combination With Chemotherapy/Trastuzumab/Pembrolizumab In HER2 Gastroesophageal Cancer (NCT06109467) is a Phase 2 interventional studying GastroEsophageal Cancer and Gastric Cancer, sponsored by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute. RECRUITING as of the most recent ClinicalTrials.gov update. Talk to your doctor before contacting the trial site.

Important: This information is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor about whether a clinical trial is right for you.

About This Trial

The purpose of the study is to test the effects, both good and bad, of the research study drug Neratinib in combination with Trastuzumab, Pembrolizumab and FOLFOX chemotherapy. This study will also look at the safety of Neratinib in combination with Trastuzumab, Pembrolizumab and FOLFOX in HER2 overexpressing Gastroesophageal cancers.

What Stage of Research Is This?

Phase 2 trials evaluate whether a treatment actually works against GastroEsophageal Cancer and continue monitoring side effects. Phase 2 enrolls larger groups (typically 100–300 patients) and produces the first real efficacy signal. A successful Phase 2 readout is what unlocks the much larger Phase 3 confirmatory trials needed for FDA approval.

This trial is currently recruiting participants. The sponsor has registered the study with ClinicalTrials.gov as actively enrolling, which means new applicants who meet the eligibility criteria can be considered for screening. Trial status can change between updates — confirm current recruiting status with the study contact before traveling for a screening visit.

With a target enrollment of 36 participants, this is a small study — typical of early-phase research, rare-disease trials, or pilot studies designed to generate preliminary signal before a larger study is launched.

Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)

Who May Qualify: - Patients must have pathologically or cytologically confirmed esophageal, gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma by the enrolling institution. - Patients must have esophageal, gastric or GEJ adenocarcinoma with HER2 overexpression and/oramplification as determined by immunohistochemistry (IHC 3+) or fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH+ as defined as HER2:CEP17 ratio ≥2.0 if IHC 2+). No central testing will be required. The testing can be performed on archival tissue that is less than 6 months old. If archival tissue is more than 6 months old, a new biopsy must be obtained to confirm HER2 status prior to enrollment. - Patients may have received no prior chemotherapy or be treatment naïve for stage IV disease. Patients may have received prior adjuvant therapy (chemotherapy and/or chemoradiation) if more than 6 months have elapsed between the end of adjuvant therapy and expected date of treatmentstart on this study. Patients who have received maintenance nivolumab after chemoradiation and surgery would be eligible as long as the last dose of nivolumab was more than 3 months from thedate of expected date of treatment start on this study. - Patients must have tumors that can be measured on scans v1.1. - Patients must not have active decompensated cardiomyopathy and must have a normal LVEF (≥ 53%). If a patient has a borderline LVEF (40-52%), they may be considered after consultation with cardiology and study PI. - You should be able to carry out daily activities with 0 level of ability (ECOG 0) or 1. - Demonstrate your organs (liver, kidneys, etc.) are working well enough based on blood tests as outlined in protocol. - Female patients of childbearing potential should have a negative urine or serum pregnancy within 72hours prior to receiving the first dose of study medication. If the urine test is positive or cannot be confirmed as negative, a serum pregnancy test will be required. ...See full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.

These are translations of the protocol\'s inclusion and exclusion criteria, simplified for patients and caregivers. The original clinical text appears below. Eligibility is ultimately confirmed by the trial site\'s screening process — this summary is a starting point for a conversation with your doctor, not a final determination.

Original Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients must have pathologically or cytologically confirmed esophageal, gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma by the enrolling institution. * Patients must have esophageal, gastric or GEJ adenocarcinoma with HER2 overexpression and/oramplification as determined by immunohistochemistry (IHC 3+) or fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH+ as defined as HER2:CEP17 ratio ≥2.0 if IHC 2+). No central testing will be required. The testing can be performed on archival tissue that is less than 6 months old. If archival tissue is more than 6 months old, a new biopsy must be obtained to confirm HER2 status prior to enrollment. * Patients may have received no prior chemotherapy or be treatment naïve for stage IV disease. Patients may have received prior adjuvant therapy (chemotherapy and/or chemoradiation) if more than 6 months have elapsed between the end of adjuvant therapy and expected date of treatmentstart on this study. Patients who have received maintenance nivolumab after chemoradiation and surgery would be eligible as long as the last dose of nivolumab was more than 3 months from thedate of expected date of treatment start on this study. * Patients must have measurable disease per RECIST v1.1. * Patients must not have active decompensated cardiomyopathy and must have a normal LVEF (≥ 53%). If a patient has a borderline LVEF (40-52%), they may be considered after consultation with cardiology and study PI. * ECOG performance status 0 or 1. * Demonstrate adequate organ function as outlined in protocol. * Female patients of childbearing potential should have a negative urine or serum pregnancy within 72hours prior to receiving the first dose of study medication. If the urine test is positive or cannot be confirmed as negative, a serum pregnancy test will be required. * Female patients of childbearing potential should be willing to use 2 methods of birth control or be surgically sterile or abstain from heterosexual activity for the course of the study through 120 days after the last dose of study medication. Patients of childbearing potential are those who have not been surgically sterilized or have not been free from menses for \> 2 years. * Male patients should agree to use an adequate method of contraception starting with the first dose of study therapy through 120 days after the last dose of study therapy. * Participants with treated brain metastases are eligible if follow-up brain imaging after central nervous system- (CNS-) directed therapy shows no evidence of progression at 4-6 weeks after treatment. * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document Exclusion Criteria: * Currently participating and receiving study therapy or has participated in a study of an investigational agent and received study therapy or used an investigational treatment within 4 weeks of the first dose of treatment. * Has had prior chemotherapy, targeted small molecule therapy, immunotherapy prior to study Day 1 for metastatic disease or who has not recovered (i.e., ≤ Grade 1 or at baseline) from adverse events due to a previously administered agent with the exception of alopecia or immune mediated hypothyroidism. Note: (a) If patient received major surgery, they must have recovered adequately from the toxicity and/or complications from the intervention prior to starting therapy. (b.) If patient received radiation treatment for brain metastases, then it should have completed more than 6 weeks prior to starting Day 1 of treatment. * Has known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis. * Has active autoimmune disease that has required systemic therapy in the past 2 years (i.e. disease modifying agents, immunosuppressants or corticosteroids). Replacement therapy (i.e. thyroxine, insulin, physiologic doses of corticosteroids for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency etc.) is not considered a form of systemic therapy and is allowed. * Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or receives chronic steroid therapy (in doses exceeding prednisone 10 mg/day equivalent). * Has history of non-infectious pneumonitis that required steroids or current pneumonitis. * Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy. * Has baseline neuropathy \> grade 1. * Has a history or current evidence of any condition, therapy, or laboratory abnormality that might confound the results of the trial, interfere with the subject's participation for the full duration of the trial, or is not in the best interest of the subject to participate, in the opinion of the treating investigator. * Has known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with cooperation with the requirements of the trial. * Is pregnant or breastfeeding or expecting to conceive or father children within the projected duration of the trial, starting with the pre-screening or screening visit through 120 days after the last dose of trial treatment. * Has had COVID-19 infection within 90 days of confirming eligibility or has sequelae of COVID-19 infection such as symptoms that cannot be explained by any other medical event or comorbidity. * Vaccination for COVID-19 is allowed on the study unless patient had a grade 3 event after either dose of the vaccine and has not resolved to grade 1 before registration. * Is unwilling to give written informed consent, unwillingness to participate, or inability to comply with the protocol for the duration of the study. * Has active or clinically significant cardiac disease including: (a.) Congestive heart failure - New York Heart Association (NYHA) \> Class II. (b) Active coronary artery disease.(c) Cardiac arrhythmias requiring anti-arrhythmic therapy other than beta blockers or digoxin.(d) Unstable angina (anginal symptoms at rest), new-onset angina within 3 months before initiation, or myocardial infarction within 6 months before initiation. (e) QTc interval \>450 ms for men or \>470 ms for women or known history of QTc prolongationor Torsades de Pointes. * Patient has significant chronic gastrointestinal disorder with diarrhea as a major symptom (e.g.,Crohn's disease, malabsorption, or Grade ≥2 (NCI CTCAE v.5.0) diarrhea of any etiology at screening).

Treatments Being Tested

DRUG

Neratinib

All participants will take 240mg neratinib by mouth every day beginning cycle 1 day 1.

DRUG

Trastuzumab

All participants will receive standard dosing (6mg/kg loading dose, 4 mg/kg subsequent doses) of Trastuzumab by IV infusion day 1 of each 2 week cycle.

DRUG

Oxaliplatin

All participants will receive 85mg Oxaliplatin by IV infusion day 1 of each 2 week cycle.

DRUG

5-Fluorouracil + leucovorin

All participants will receive 400 mg/m\^2 5-Fluorouracil (5FU)+ 400 mg/m\^2 leucovorin day 1 of each 2 week cycle; 5FU continuous infusions on days 1 and 2 of each 2 week cycle. (5FU + leucovorin may be eliminated from regimen per PI discretion)

DRUG

Pembrolizumab

All participants will receive 400mg Pembrolizumab by IV infusion day 1 of every 3rd 2 week cycle.

Locations (1)

Trial sites listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for this study. Site activation status can vary — confirm with the specific site before traveling for a screening visit.

Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, Florida, United States

How to Talk to Your Doctor About This Trial

Bring the printable summary of this trial — including the NCT ID (NCT06109467), the sponsor (H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute), and the key eligibility criteria — to your next appointment. Your doctor can review the inclusion and exclusion criteria against your medical history, lab values, and current treatments to assess whether you are likely to qualify. They can also help you weigh whether trial participation makes sense alongside your existing care plan.

Useful questions to walk through together: What does the trial protocol require beyond standard care? How long is the active treatment phase, and how long is follow-up? Are there study visits at sites I can reach? Who pays for the trial-specific procedures, and who pays for standard-of-care portions? See our 25 questions to ask about clinical trials guide for a more complete checklist.

Authoritative Sources

The official record for this trial lives on ClinicalTrials.gov — the federal registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine at NIH. For background on how this trial fits into the FDA approval pathway, see the FDA drug approval process. For oncology-specific guidance for patients considering trials, the National Cancer Institute publishes patient-oriented overviews. International trial registries are aggregated by the WHO ICTRP.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the NCT06109467 clinical trial studying?

The purpose of the study is to test the effects, both good and bad, of the research study drug Neratinib in combination with Trastuzumab, Pembrolizumab and FOLFOX chemotherapy. This study will also look at the safety of Neratinib in combination with Trastuzumab, Pembrolizumab and FOLFOX in HER2 overexpressing Gastroesophageal cancers. The full protocol is registered on ClinicalTrials.gov and includes the primary outcome measures, eligibility criteria, and study endpoints.

Who can participate in NCT06109467?

Eligibility for this trial depends on the specific inclusion and exclusion criteria set by the sponsor. The plain-English summary above translates the most important criteria into accessible language; the official clinical text is preserved in the collapsible section underneath. Whether you fit any specific trial is a medical decision your doctor needs to confirm — bring the trial information to your treating physician for a full review against your medical history.

How do I contact the trial site for NCT06109467?

Contact information registered with ClinicalTrials.gov is shown in the sidebar of this page. Before reaching out, confirm with your treating physician that this trial is appropriate for your situation. The trial site will then walk you through the screening process to determine final eligibility.

Is participating in a clinical trial safe?

Clinical trials in the United States are regulated by the FDA and overseen by Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) that review the protocol for safety. Risk varies by trial — Phase 1 studies test new treatments in humans for the first time, while Phase 3 trials use treatments that have already passed earlier safety screening. The informed consent document for any specific trial details the known risks and what to expect. Discuss those risks with your physician before deciding whether to participate.

Where can I verify the data on this page?

Every detail on this page comes directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov API. Click "View on ClinicalTrials.gov" in the sidebar to see the official, unmodified record. The federal record is always authoritative; this page is a structured presentation with a plain-English eligibility translation. For background on how clinical trials are regulated, see the FDA drug approval process documentation.

How This Page Is Built

Every field on this page is pulled directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 — no estimates, no proxies. The plain-English eligibility translation is generated from the original protocol text and reviewed for fidelity to the underlying clinical criteria. The original clinical text remains visible in the collapsible section above so users and clinicians can verify the translation. Read the full methodology for the data pipeline and known limitations.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 record for NCT06109467. Maintained by the National Library of Medicine at NIH. Public domain. Cite as: "TrialFinderData. NCT06109467. Data: ClinicalTrials.gov."

Medical disclaimer: This page is informational, not medical advice. Talk to your doctor about whether a clinical trial is right for you.

Last updated 2026-06-07 · Data from ClinicalTrials.gov.