ChiCTR2600120362 Apalutamide HER2 negative Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma Clinical Landscape Report 2026: Design, Endpoints, Sponsor and Readout Outlook
Turn a newly registered trial into a decision-ready clinical landscape. This report examines ChiCTR2600120362 using PatSnap Clinical Trials MCP for protocol design and endpoint evidence, with Drug & Asset MCP and Company & Deal Intelligence MCP used as the companion asset and sponsor enrichment workflow. Explore PatSnap MCP Servers to reproduce the research sequence inside an AI workflow.
MCP evidence snapshot: 27 August 2026. Trial records, recruitment status and projected dates can change after the snapshot and should be rechecked before operational decisions.
Why ChiCTR2600120362 is a hot trial to watch
HER2 negative Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma is being segmented by mechanism, treatment setting, geography and endpoint architecture. ChiCTR2600120362 is notable because it evaluates Apalutamide in a Phase 2 design sponsored by Fuzhou University. The main development question is whether the protocol can translate its rationale into a clinically interpretable and operationally credible readout.
Trial landscape snapshot
| Field | Indexed detail |
|---|---|
| Registration | ChiCTR2600120362 |
| Official title | To evaluate the safety and efficacy of Apololitowereili Monoclonal Antibody combined with FLOT regimen in patients with locally advanced HER2-negative gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma. |
| Phase / status | Phase 2 / Pending |
| Intervention | Apalutamide |
| Sponsor | Fuzhou University |
| Geography | China |
| Enrollment | 29 |
| Primary endpoint | Pathological Complete Response,pCR |
| Endpoint time frame | 3-4 weeks after the last administration and 1-2 years after surgery; Every 3 months, 3-5 years: every 6 months, thereafter: every 12 months |
| Primary completion / readout proxy | 2028-11-30 |
Protocol design and endpoint interpretation
The indexed record describes a Phase 2 study of Apalutamide in HER2 negative Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma.
Allocation is not reported, masking is NA, and the intervention model is Single Group Assignment. Planned enrollment of 29 participants across China shapes statistical precision, execution risk and external validity. Interpretation should account for baseline risk, prior therapy, assessment schedule, missing-data handling and clinical relevance—not only statistical significance.
- Pathological Complete Response,pCR (3-4 weeks after the last administration and 1-2 years after surgery; Every 3 months, 3-5 years: every 6 months, thereafter: every 12 months) — Efficacy analysis was conducted using the full analysis set (FAS), and safety analysis was performed using the safety set (SS).
Readout outlook and evidence gap
The current protocol points to 2028-11-30 as the best available readout proxy. Because this is an active or newly posted study, a trial-specific result citation is not included until a normalized clinical-trial-result record becomes available. That gap is itself operationally important: teams should monitor first result indexing, conference abstracts, protocol amendments and changes to the primary-completion date.
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Asset and sponsor context
Drug & Asset MCP profile: Apalutamide is indexed as No normalized modality returned, with target No normalized target returned, mechanism No normalized mechanism returned, and global highest development status No normalized global status returned.
Company & Deal Intelligence MCP profile: Fuzhou University is resolved to a normalized organization record in Fuzhou, China. The organization workflow adds identity, location, portfolio and partnering context where available.
The sponsor profile matters because scientific rationale alone does not determine development value. Manufacturing readiness, portfolio fit, geographic reach, partnering capacity and the ability to fund confirmatory development can determine whether a positive signal becomes a competitive asset.
White space around this program
- Sharper patient selection: prospective biomarker or phenotype definitions that identify who is most likely to benefit.
- Clinically interpretable endpoints: outcomes connecting activity with function, symptoms, survival or treatment burden.
- Comparator relevance: evidence against the most decision-relevant contemporary standard of care.
- Broader external validity: evidence across additional geographies, demographic groups and real-world settings.
- Operational differentiation: a development path that closes the readout gap without sacrificing safety or durability.
What to monitor next
Monitor recruitment, enrollment changes, protocol amendments, endpoint hierarchy, primary-completion timing, first result indexing, asset ownership and sponsor partnerships. A change in endpoint, population or ownership can alter the probability of success before a headline data release.
Bottom line
ChiCTR2600120362 provides a focused lens on HER2 negative Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma development. Its value will be determined by whether Apalutamide can convert the current Phase 2 design into evidence that is clinically meaningful, operationally credible and differentiated from competing programs.
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