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Esophageal Squamous Cell CarcinomaPhase 2NCT06056336

Perioperative Tislelizumab Plus Chemotherapy for Resectable Thoracic Oesophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

A Phase 2 study testing Tislelizumab in people with Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Neoadjuvant Chemoimmunotherapy, run by Guo Xufeng at 1 site in China.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to analyze esophageal cancer patients who underwent neoadjuvant immunotherapy with chemotherapy followed by esophagectomy to determine whether additional adjuvant therapy is associated with improved survival outcomes. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 75 years
What is being tested?
Tislelizumab
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
73 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
7 Sep 2023to 31 Dec 2026
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 75 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • The patient volunteers to participate in the study, signs a consent form, has good compliance, and obeys the follow-up, and is willing and able to follow the protocol during the study;
  • Histologically-confirmed squamous cell carcinoma; tumors of the esophagus are located in the thoracic cavity;
  • Have not received systemic and local treatment for esophageal cancer;
  • Pre-treatment staging as cT1b-3N1-3M0 or T3N0M0, American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC)/Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) 8th edition;
  • Male or female, aged ≥18 and ≤75 years;
  • The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) score is 0 -1;
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  • R0 resection is expected;
  • Adequate cardiac function. All patients should perform electrocardiogram (ECG), and those with a cardiac history or ECG abnormality should perform echocardiography with the left ventricular ejection fraction >50%;
  • Adequate respiratory function with forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) ≥ 1.2 L, FEV1% ≥ 50% and lung diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) ≥ 50% shown in pulmonary function tests;
  • Adequate bone marrow function (white blood cells > 4×109/L, neutrophil > 1.5 ×109/L, hemoglobin > 90g/L, platelets > 100×109/L). Aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 3× upper level of normal (ULN);
  • Adequate liver function (total bilirubin <1.5× ULN, AST and ALT <2.5× ULN);
  • Adequate renal function (glomerular filtration rate (GFR) >60 mL/min; serum creatinine (SCr) ≤120 μmol/L];
  • Fertile female subjects are required to have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test no later than 72 hours before starting the study drug administration, and to use effective contraception (such as an IUD, contraceptive pill, or condom) during the trial period and for at least 3 months after the last dose; For male subjects whose partners are women of reproductive age, effective contraception should be used during the trial period and within 3 months after the last dose.

Who cannot join

  • Unresectable factors, including those who are unresectable for tumor reasons or have surgical contraindications, or who refuse surgery;
  • Patients with supraclavicular lymph node metastasis;
  • Poor nutritional status, BMI<18.5Kg/m2; Patients could continue to be considered for enrollment if corrected with symptomatic nutritional support before enrollment and after assessment by the principal investigator
  • Allergy to any drugs;
  • Have received or are receiving any of the following treatments; a) any radiotherapy, chemotherapy or other antineoplastic drugs directed at the tumour; b) being treated with an immunosuppressive drug or systemic hormone for immunosuppression (at a dose of >10mg/ day of prednisone or equivalent) within 2 weeks before the first dose of the study drug; Inhaled or topical steroids and corticosteroid replacement at doses >10mg/ day of prednisone or equivalent were allowed in the absence of active autoimmune disease; c) received live attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks before the first dose of study drug; d) major surgery or severe trauma within 4 weeks before the first dose of study drug;
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) active infection or known HIV seropositivity; including HBV or HCV surface antigen positive (RNA)
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  • Uncontrolled cardiac symptoms or diseases, including but not limited to: (1) heart failure above NYHA class II, (2) unstable angina, (3) myocardial infarction within 1 year, (4) clinically significant supraventricular or ventricular arrhythmias without or poorly controlled after clinical intervention;
  • Severe infection (CTCAE>2) occurred within 4 weeks before the first dose of study drug, such as severe pneumonia requiring hospitalization, bacteremia, and infectious complications; Prophylactic antibiotics were excluded if there was active pulmonary inflammation on chest imaging at baseline, if there were signs and symptoms of infection within 14 days before the first dose of the study drug, or if treatment with oral or intravenous antibiotics was required
  • Participation in other drug clinical studies within 4 weeks before randomization;
  • Patients with interstitial pneumonia or interstitial lung disease, or previous history of interstitial pneumonia or interstitial lung disease requiring hormone therapy, or other subjects with pulmonary fibrosis, organized pneumonia (such as bronchiolitis obliterans), pneumoconiosis, drug-related pneumonia, idiopathic pneumonia that may interfere with the judgment and treatment of immune related pulmonary toxicity, or subjects with active pneumonia or severe lung function damage revealed by CT during screening; Active pulmonary tuberculosis;
  • Patients with any active autoimmune disease or history of autoimmune disease and possible recurrence [including but not limited to autoimmune hepatitis, interstitial pneumonia, uveitis, enteritis, hypophysitis, vasculitis, nephritis, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism (patients who can be controlled only by hormone replacement therapy can be enrolled)]; Patients with skin diseases that do not require systemic treatment, such as leukoplakia, psoriasis, alopecia, patients with type I diabetes that can be controlled by insulin treatment, or patients with a history of asthma, but have completely relieved in childhood and do not need any intervention, can be enrolled; Asthma patients who needed bronchodilators for intervention could not be enrolled; Patients have previously received an anti-PD-1,PD-L1 or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T-cell co-stimulation or checkpoint pathways;
  • Other malignancies that had been diagnosed within 5 years before the first dose of a study drug were considered unless cancers with a low risk of metastasis or death (5-year survival rate, >90%), such as adequately treated basal-cell or squamous-cell skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the cervix, were considered.
  • Pregnant or lactating women;
  • The investigators determined that there were other factors that might have led to the forced discontinuation of the study, such as other serious medical conditions (including mental illness) requiring co-treatment, alcohol, substance abuse, family or social factors, and factors that might have affected the safety or adherence of the subjects.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Xufeng Guo, PH.D contact

189-300-96739

shandagxf@126.com

Xufeng Guo, Ph.D contact

+8618930096739

shandagxf@126.com

China1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Shanghai chest hospital

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality

    Xufeng Guo, Ph.D, 189-3009-6739, shandagxf@126.com

    Xufeng Guo, Ph.D

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Perioperative Immunoagent (Tislelizumab) Plus Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Resectable Thoracic Oesophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Trail:A Prospective Single-arm,Phase II Study (PILOT Trail)

The purpose of this study is to analyze esophageal cancer patients who underwent neoadjuvant immunotherapy with chemotherapy followed by esophagectomy to determine whether additional adjuvant therapy is associated with improved survival outcomes.

Read the detailed description

Eligiled patients with pathologically confirmed thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and at clinical T1b-3N1-3M0 or T3N0M0 according to the eighth edition of American Joint Committee on Cancer staging will be allocated to neoadjuvant immunotherapy (tislelizumab 200mg d1, q3w × 2 cycles ) and chemotherapy (nad-paclitaxel 260 mg/m2 d1 + carboplatin AUC = 5 d1, q3w × 2 cycles) treatment. Patients with resected (R0) were assigned to receive tislelizumab ( at a dose of 200 mg every 3 weeks for 30 weeks) in pCR patients or adjuvant immunotherapy and chemothearpy for two cycles, and then tislelizumab ( at a dose of 200 mg every 3 weeks for 24 weeks) in non-pCR patients.The primary endpoint for this study is 2-year disease-free survival (DFS) in non-pCR patients.The secondary endpoints include pCR rate, major pathological response (MPR) rate, 2-year DFS in pCR patients, R0 resection rate, adverse events, and overall survival (OS).

Being tested
Tislelizumab
Keywords
esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, neoadjuvant chemotherapy, neoadjuvant immunotherapy, adjuvant therapy
Medical subject headings
Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • TislelizumabDrug

    Also called Albumin-bound Paclitaxel, Carboplatin

    Tislelizumab 200 mg q21d up to 1 year. Nad-paclitaxel 260 mg/m2, IV., every 3 weeks, 2-3 cycles. Carboplatin area under the curve = 5, IV., every 3 weeks, 2 cycles.

Study groups in NCT06056336
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Adjuvant tislelizumab plus chemothearpyExperimentalTislelizumab:200mg d1, q3w × 2 cycles,up yo 1 year; Nad-paclitaxel 260 mg/m2 d1 q3w 2 cycles;carboplatin AUC = 5 d1, q3w × 2 cycles.
Receives: Drug: Tislelizumab

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. 2-year disease-free survival in non-pCR patients

    The time from the first day of surgery to the first occurrence of local or distant recurrence and metastasis or death from any cause in non-pCR patients

    Measured: Disease free survival time for recurrence or death within 2 years of surgery

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. pCR rate

    Pathological complete response (pCR) rate of all patients

    Measured: 4 weeks after surgery

  2. major pathological response

    MPR was defined as the presence of viable tumor cells≤10% in the resected tumor specimen

    Measured: 4 weeks after surgery

  3. 2-year DFS in pCR patients

    The time from the first day of surgery to the first occurrence of local or distant recurrence and metastasis or death from any cause in pCR patients

    Measured: Disease free survival time for recurrence or death within 2 years of surgery

  4. R0 resection rate

    No vital tumor is presented at the proximal, distal, or circumferential resection margin, then it is considered R0 resection

    Measured: 4 weeks after surgery

  5. adverse events

    Safety will be evaluated for all treated patients using CTCAE V 5.0.

    Measured: Up to 100 months

  6. overall survival

    The date of death of any causes since the date of randomization.

    Measured: Up to 5 years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted28 Sep 2023
  2. Study start7 Sep 2023
  3. Primary completion30 Sep 2024 (estimated)
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2026 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
73 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06056336
Sponsor's protocol ID
IS23059
Status last verified
Sep 2023
First submitted
10 Sep 2023
Last updated
28 Sep 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No: There is not a plan to make IPD available.

Publications

  • Kelly RJ, Ajani JA, Kuzdzal J, Zander T, Van Cutsem E, Piessen G, Mendez G, Feliciano J, Motoyama S, Lievre A, Uronis H, Elimova E, Grootscholten C, Geboes K, Zafar S, Snow S, Ko AH, Feeney K, Schenker M, Kocon P, Zhang J, Zhu L, Lei M, Singh P, Kondo K, Cleary JM, Moehler M; CheckMate 577 Investigators. Adjuvant Nivolumab in Resected Esophageal or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer. N Engl J Med. 2021 Apr 1;384(13):1191-1203. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2032125.

    PubMed 33789008
  • Yang H, Liu H, Chen Y, Zhu C, Fang W, Yu Z, Mao W, Xiang J, Han Y, Chen Z, Yang H, Wang J, Pang Q, Zheng X, Yang H, Li T, Zhang X, Li Q, Wang G, Chen B, Mao T, Kong M, Guo X, Lin T, Liu M, Fu J. Long-term Efficacy of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy Plus Surgery for the Treatment of Locally Advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: The NEOCRTEC5010 Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Surg. 2021 Aug 1;156(8):721-729. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2021.2373.

    PubMed 34160577
  • Oppedijk V, van der Gaast A, van Lanschot JJ, van Hagen P, van Os R, van Rij CM, van der Sangen MJ, Beukema JC, Rutten H, Spruit PH, Reinders JG, Richel DJ, van Berge Henegouwen MI, Hulshof MC. Patterns of recurrence after surgery alone versus preoperative chemoradiotherapy and surgery in the CROSS trials. J Clin Oncol. 2014 Feb 10;32(5):385-91. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2013.51.2186. Epub 2014 Jan 13.

    PubMed 24419108

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Tislelizumab in people with Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Neoadjuvant Chemoimmunotherapy, run by Guo Xufeng at 1 site in China.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 13 inclusion and 14 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 Sep 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Xufeng Guo, PH.D (189-300-96739, shandagxf@126.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

2-year disease-free survival in non-pCR patients (time frame: Disease free survival time for recurrence or death within 2 years of surgery). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06056336, which also lists 3 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 28 Sep 2023.

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