A Randomized, Multicenter, Open-Label, Phase 2 Study of Givastomig (TJ033721) in Combination With Nivolumab and Chemotherapy Versus Nivolumab and Chemotherapy in Participants With Previously Untreated CLDN18.2 Positive and PD-1L Positive Locally Advanced or Metastatic Gastric, Esophageal, or Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if givastomig in combination with standard therapy works to treat adults with cancer in the stomach and/or esophagus (GEA adenocarcinoma). It will also help the researchers to learn more about the safety of givastomig. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does the addition of givastomig to standard therapy increase the amount of time that participants survive without progression of their cancer? * What toxicities do participants experience when taking givastomig? Participants may be able to take part in the study if they have unresectable or metastatic GEA and if their cancer cells express certain proteins called Claudin 18.2 (CLDN18.2) and PD-L1. Participants whose cancer cells express a protein called HER2 cannot take part. Up to 180 participants will be randomly assigned to received givastomig at one of two doses in combination with an immunotherapy medicine called nivolumab and chemotherapy OR to receive nivolumab and chemotherapy alone. These therapies will be given primarily via intravenous (into a vein) infusion every 2 or 3 weeks. Participants will: * Visit the study treatment center for infusions and/or check-ups and tests every 1-3 weeks * Report any changes in their symptoms to their study doctors * Have scans to check for any changes in their cancer every 8-12 weeks
• Histologically confirmed unresectable, locally advanced, or metastatic gastric, gastroesophageal junction (GEJ), or esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC).
• Treatment-naïve for advanced/metastatic disease (prior adjuvant/neoadjuvant therapy allowed if ≥6 months since last dose).
• CLDN18.2 positive (membrane intensity score ≥1+ on ≥1% of tumor cells).
• PD-L1 positive (CPS ≥1).
• At least 1 measurable lesion per RECIST v1.1.
• ECOG performance status 0 or 1.
• Adequate organ function, including:
‣ Hematologic: WBC ≥2,000/μL; ANC ≥1,500/μL; platelets ≥100,000/μL; hemoglobin ≥9 g/dL
⁃ Hepatic: AST/ALT ≤3×ULN (≤5×ULN if liver metastases); bilirubin ≤1.5×ULN (≤3×ULN if Gilbert's)
⁃ Renal: Creatinine ≤1.5×ULN or eGFR ≥50 mL/min/1.73 m²
• Life expectancy ≥90 days.
• Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) and men must use effective contraception during the study and for a defined period after treatment.
• Willing and able to provide informed consent and comply with study procedures