Enfortumab vedotin for advanced small bowel adenocarcinoma after platinum chemotherapy
Official title: Enfortumab Vedotin in Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Small Bowel Adenocarcinoma Refractory or Intolerant to Platinum-based Combination Therapy: a Multicenter, Phase II Investigator-initiated Trial (ENVELOPE, NCCH2412/MK015)
Run by National Cancer Center, Japan · NCT07347314 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This trial tests whether enfortumab vedotin can shrink or control advanced small bowel adenocarcinoma in adults whose disease progressed on or who could not tolerate platinum-based chemotherapy.
Quick facts
| Phase | Phase 2 |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 27 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | National Cancer Center, Japan Government |
| Drugs / interventions | enfortumab, chemotherapy, radiation |
| Locations | 3 sites (Fukuoka and 2 other locations) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | November 4, 2025 |
| Main results expected | September 30, 2028 |
| Study ends | September 30, 2028 |
| Registry record updated | March 11, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT07347314 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Adults (≥18 years) with histologically confirmed unresectable locally advanced or metastatic small bowel adenocarcinoma who progressed on or could not tolerate platinum-based combination chemotherapy, have ECOG 0–1 and at least one measurable lesion are ideal candidates.
✕Probably not a fit
Patients with poor performance status, symptomatic brain metastases, uncontrolled effusions, or other major comorbidities—and possibly those whose tumors lack Nectin-4 expression—may not benefit from this treatment.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This is a Phase 2 interventional trial giving enfortumab vedotin, an antibody-drug conjugate that targets the cell-surface protein Nectin-4, to patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic small bowel adenocarcinoma after platinum-based therapy. Patients must have measurable disease and good performance status, and pathology will be centrally reviewed where needed. The trial will monitor tumor responses and safety to determine whether the drug produces meaningful anti-tumor activity in this rare cancer. The rationale stems from retrospective data showing frequent high Nectin-4 expression in small bowel adenocarcinoma and an association of high expression with worse survival.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this treatment could provide an effective second-line option that shrinks tumors or delays progression for patients with platinum-refractory or -intolerant advanced small bowel adenocarcinoma.
How similar studies have gone: Enfortumab vedotin has demonstrated clear activity in Nectin-4–expressing urothelial carcinoma, but its use in small bowel adenocarcinoma is novel and not yet proven.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Histologically or cytologically confirmed small bowel adenocarcinoma (duodenum excluding the ampulla of Vater, jejunum, or ileum). If pathology was performed at another institution, slides/blocks must be reviewed by a pathologist at the study site before enrollment.
2. One of the following:
1. unresectable locally advanced small bowel adenocarcinoma in which R0 resection would require combined resection of invaded organs and is judged infeasible
2. UICC-TNM stage IV small bowel adenocarcinoma with distant metastasis
3. postoperative recurrence of small bowel adenocarcinoma.
3. No symptomatic brain metastases, carcinomatous meningitis, or spinal metastases requiring radiation or surgical intervention.
4. No clinically significant pericardial effusion, pleural effusion, or ascites requiring treatment.
5. Age ≥18 years at registration.
6. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS) 0-1.
7. ≥1 measurable lesion per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST), version 1.1, on contrast-enhanced CT (slice thickness ≤5 mm) obtained within 14 days before registration.
8. Prior platinum-based chemotherapy for unresectable locally advanced or metastatic small bowel adenocarcinoma (FOLFOX or CapeOX) with documented progression, recurrence or treatment discontinuation due to toxicity.
9. If prior testing (e.g., microsatellite instability, mismatch repair, or comprehensive genomic profiling) has identified alterations that qualify for tumor-agnostic approved therapies, the patient must be refractory, intolerant, or ineligible to such therapies. These tests are not mandatory; lack of testing does not preclude enrollment.
10. Archival tumor tissue is available; if unavailable, the patient agrees to a pre-treatment biopsy to obtain tumor tissue.
11. No anticancer chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 14 days before registration.
12. No surgery under general anesthesia within 28 days before registration.
13. Screening laboratory tests within 14 days before registration meet all of the following conditions:
1. absolute neutrophil count ≥1,500/mm³
2. platelet count≥100,000/mm³
3. hemoglobin ≥8.5 g/dL
4. AST ≤100 U/L (≤200 U/L with liver metastases)
5. ALT ≤100 U/L (≤200 U/L with liver metastases)
6. total bilirubin ≤1.5 mg/dL
7. serum creatinine ≤1.5 mg/dL
14. Contraception: Women of childbearing potential agree to use effective contraception and to refrain from oocyte donation from consent through ≥2 months after last dose; breastfeeding patients agree to withhold breastfeeding for ≥3 weeks after last dose; men agree to use effective contraception and to refrain from sperm donation from consent until ≥1 month after last dose.
15. Written informed consent obtained from the patient.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Active second primary malignancy.
2. Active infection requiring systemic therapy.
3. Interstitial lung disease/pneumonitis, diagnosed by imaging or clinical findings, current or prior, irrespective of steroid use.
4. Poorly controlled diabetes mellitus: HbA1c ≥8%, or HbA1c 7.0-\<8.0% with otherwise unexplained hyperglycemic symptoms (polyuria and/or polydipsia).
5. Known hypersensitivity to enfortumab vedotin, its excipients (e.g., histidine, trehalose dihydrate, polysorbate 20).
6. Ongoing grade ≥2 sensory or motor peripheral neuropathy.
7. Cerebrovascular event, unstable angina, myocardial infarction, or severe heart failure within 6 months before registration.
8. Ongoing grade ≥2 unresolved clinically significant toxicities from prior therapy, excluding alopecia.
9. Ongoing grade ≥2 dermatologic disorders regardless of prior-treatment causality.
10. Ongoing use of chronic systemic corticosteroids or other immunosuppressants.
11. Active keratitis or corneal ulcer.
12. Positive for HIV antibodies, HBs antigen, or HCV RNA
13. Negative for HBs antigen, positive for HBs or HBc antibodies, and positive HBV DNA quantification (patients are not excluded if HBV DNA is detected but below the limit of quantification).
14. Pregnant or possibly pregnant women.
15. Psychiatric illness or psychiatric symptoms that interfere with activities of daily living and, in the investigator's judgment, preclude study participation.
Where it's running
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Kyushu University Hospital
Fukuoka, Japan Recruiting -
Osaka International Cancer Institute
Osaka, Japan Recruiting -
National Cancer Center Hospital
Tokyo, Japan Recruiting
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Ken Kato, M.D., Ph.D.
- Email: kenkato@ncc.go.jp
- Phone: +81.3.3542.2511
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.