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StrateGIST 3: Evaluating a new drug (called IDRX-42) in people with metastatic or unresectable gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST)A Phase 3, Randomized, Multicenter, Open-Label Study of IDRX-42 (GSK6042981) Versus Sunitinib in Participants With Metastatic and/or Unresectable Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST) After Imatinib Therapy

Trial purpose

Medical clipboardCancer treatment

Tumor type

Sarcoma Cancers Sarcoma

Age

People18+

Trial acronym

StrateGIST 3

Clinical summary

Summary

The purpose of this study is to find out if a new drug, called IDRX-42 (also known as GSK6042981), is effective in treating adults with a type of cancer called Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumours (GIST) when compared to another drug named sunitinib.

The study will see if IDRX-42 works well and is safe for people whose GIST has spread (metastatic) or cannot be surgically removed (unresectable), and who have already taken the drug imatinib.

Conditions

This trial is treating people with gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST) that are metastatic and/or surgically unresectable

Eligibility

Inclusion

  • Participants with histologically or cytologically confirmed GIST that is metastatic and/or surgically unresectable.
  • Documented disease progression on or intolerance to imatinib administered for first-line treatment of unresectable/metastatic disease.
  • Tumor tissue must be available to be submitted to the central laboratory for retrospective biomarker analysis. The sample may be from archival tissue or a new biopsy. Tissue samples are not required to be submitted centrally prior to randomization.

Exclusion

  • Known untreated or active central nervous system metastases.
  • Participants with a known allergy or hypersensitivity to any component of IDRX-42 (GSK6042981) or sunitinib. Participants with a history of Stevens-Johnson syndrome on a prior Tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) are excluded.
  • Has a malignancy (except disease under study) that has progressed or required active treatment within the past 24 months except for basal cell or squamous cell carcinomas of the skin or in-situ carcinomas [e.g., breast, cervix, bladder] that have been resected with no evidence of metastatic disease.

Inclusion

  • Your cancer has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic) or has grown into nearby parts of the body (locally advanced).
  • Your cancer has not spread to other parts of the body, but it is not possible to perform surgery to remove it (unresectable).
  • You have had treatment but your cancer has gotten worse or has not responded to the treatment you have been given.
  • You have had a certain type of treatment or surgical procedure.

Exclusion

  • You have been diagnosed with a prior or secondary type of cancer.
  • You have certain types of non-cancer medical conditions.
Message

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Trial sponsor

GlaxoSmithKline

Scientific Title

A Phase 3, Randomized, Multicenter, Open-Label Study of IDRX-42 (GSK6042981) Versus Sunitinib in Participants With Metastatic and/or Unresectable Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST) After Imatinib Therapy

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