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Genetic Analysis-Guided Irinotecan Hydrochloride Dosing of gFOLFIRINOX in Treating Patients with Locally Advanced Gastroesophageal or Stomach Cancer

Trial Status: temporarily closed to accrual

This pilot phase I trial studies genetic analysis-guided irinotecan hydrochloride dosing of genotype-directed fluorouracil, irinotecan hydrochloride, leucovorin, oxaliplatin (gFOLFIRINOX) with or without trastuzumab in treating patients with gastroesophageal or stomach cancer that has spread from where it started to nearby tissue or lymph nodes (locally advanced). Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as fluorouracil, irinotecan hydrochloride, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Leucovorin may also help fluorouracil work better. Trastuzumab binds to human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2) on the surface of HER2-positive cancer cells, and may kill tumor cells. Genetic analysis may help doctors determine what dose of irinotecan hydrochloride patients can tolerate.