A Phase II Trial of Trifluridine/Tipiracil Plus Oxaliplatin in Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Biliary Tract Cancer Following First-Line Therapy

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Sponsor: Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (other)

Phase: 2

Start date: Aug. 28, 2025

Planned enrollment: 27

Trial ID: NCT07146646
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Goal: To evaluate the antitumor activity and safety of trifluridine/tipiracil (FTD/TPI) combined with oxaliplatin as second-line therapy for advanced or metastatic biliary tract cancer (BTC) after failure or intolerance of first-line systemic treatment, with the intent of improving outcomes relative to commonly used second-line fluoropyrimidine/oxaliplatin-based approaches.

Patients: Adults (age >18) with histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced or metastatic BTC (cholangiocarcinoma or gallbladder carcinoma; ampullary cancer excluded) who have received exactly one prior line of systemic therapy for advanced/metastatic disease and have progressed on or were intolerant to that regimen. Patients must have ECOG 0–1, measurable disease by RECIST v1.1, and adequate bone marrow, hepatic, and renal function. Key exclusions include prior exposure to FTD/TPI or oxaliplatin, uncontrolled intercurrent illness or active infection, interstitial lung disease/pneumonitis, active autoimmune disease requiring systemic therapy, and untreated or unstable CNS metastases.

Design: Single-arm, open-label phase II study with planned enrollment of 27 participants. Treatment is delivered in repeated 14-day cycles and continues until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or withdrawal. Radiographic disease assessments are performed every 8 weeks through treatment discontinuation (up to 6 months for on-treatment response assessments), with longer follow-up for time-to-event endpoints.

Treatments: FTD/TPI plus oxaliplatin. FTD/TPI is an oral combination of trifluridine (a thymidine-based nucleoside analog incorporated into DNA, disrupting DNA function) and tipiracil (a thymidine phosphorylase inhibitor that prevents trifluridine degradation, increasing systemic exposure). The regimen is investigational in BTC; FTD/TPI is approved in other gastrointestinal malignancies and is associated most commonly with myelosuppression (notably neutropenia) and gastrointestinal toxicity. Oxaliplatin is an intravenous platinum chemotherapy that induces DNA crosslinks and is part of established fluoropyrimidine-based regimens used in gastrointestinal cancers, including BTC.

Outcomes: The primary endpoint is disease control rate (complete response, partial response, or stable disease) by RECIST v1.1, assessed every 8 weeks up to 6 months. Key secondary endpoints include objective response rate by RECIST v1.1, progression-free survival (time from treatment start to progression or death), overall survival (time from treatment start to death from any cause), and safety/tolerability characterized by CTCAE v5.0 grading, incidence, and duration of adverse events from treatment start through 30 days after discontinuation.

Burden on patient: Moderate burden. The regimen combines an oral agent with IV oxaliplatin, requiring regular infusion center visits in addition to twice-daily oral dosing on treatment days, plus routine laboratory monitoring for cytopenias and organ function typical of cytotoxic chemotherapy. Imaging is required every 8 weeks, which is consistent with many second-line BTC trials and not unusually frequent. No mandatory biopsies or intensive pharmacokinetic sampling are described, which limits procedural burden beyond standard oncology care for combination chemotherapy.

Last updated: Jan 2026

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University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States

[email protected] / 216-844-3951

Status: Recruiting

Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States

[email protected] / 216-445-9449

Status: Not yet recruiting

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