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Purpose We previously reported that a triplet combination of docetaxel, cisplatin, and S-1 (DCS) is active against metastatic gastric cancer with a very high response rate of 87.1?% in a phase II study. Recently, the efficacy of trastuzumab (T-mab) for the treatment of HER2-positive gastric cancer has been reported. Therefore, we investigated the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of DCS?+?T-mab (DCS-T) for unresectable HER2-positive metastatic gastric cancer. Methods Patients received oral S-1 (40?mg/m2?b.i.d.) on days 1-4, intravenous cisplatin (60?mg/m2), docetaxel (50?mg/m2), and T-mab (8?mg/kg in the first cycle and 6?mg/kg in the second cycle and thereafter) on day 8 every 3?weeks. Results The study included 16 patients: median age, 60 (34-6) years; males/females, 11:5; intestinal-type/diffuse-type histology, 11:5; and HER2 3+/2+(FISH+), 13:3. The completion rate until the third cycle was 87.5?% (14/16) (95?%CI 71.3-03.7?%). Adverse events of grade 3/4 severity during the first 3 cycles were: leukopenia/neutropenia, 50.0:75.0?%; febrile neutropenia, 12.5?%; diarrhea, 12.5?%; and stomatitis, 12.5?%. All of these side effects were manageable and well controlled. There were no treatment-related deaths. The overall response rate was 93.8?% (15/16), and the response rate in patients with measurable lesions was 100?% (15/15). The median cycle to response was only 1 (1- cycles). Non-curative factors disappeared in 56.3?% (9/16) of patients, and conversion surgery (R0 resection) was performed in all these cases. Pathological response rates in primary and metastatic lesions were 88.9?% (8/9) and 100?% (9/9), respectively. The median PFS and OS were not reached during the median follow-up time of 18.3?months ranged from 11.0 to 34.3?months. Conclusions DCS-T was feasible in patients with unresectable HER2-positive metastatic gastric cancer. The observed response was very promising and warrants further investigation. Clinical trial registration number UMIN000005603.