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NCT Number: NCT06312982

A Series of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy Combined With Immunotherapy for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy combined with tirelizumab compared with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy alone for neoadjuvant therapy in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy combined with tirelizumab compared with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy alone for neoadjuvant therapy in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer To assess rectal or anal retention as well as quality of life. Participants will receive a long course of NCRT (50 Gy / 25f, capecitabine 850-1000 mg / m2, BID, PO, D1-D5, QW) within the first 5 weeks. In regard to tumor immunotherapy, enrolled patients will receive tislelizumab (200 mg, iv) on the first day at week 2,5, and 8 after initiation of radiotherapy. Thereafter, patients will be treated with two 14-day cycles of the CAPOX(Q 3 w; D1 oxaliplatin, 130mg/m2,iv.gtt; D1-D14, capecitabine, 850-1000mg / m2, BID, PO)regimen. Two CAOPX regimens were treated one week apart.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–75 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2 / Phase 3

Primary location

Beijing Friendship Hospital, Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Signed a written informed consent form and volunteered to join the study;
  • .Age: 18-75 years old, male or female;
  • Pathohistologically confirmed rectal adenocarcinoma, along with immunohistochemical results of pMMR or genetic test results of MSS;
  • The baseline clinical stage assessed by MRI was T1-2N1-2M0 or T3N0-2M0, MRF (-), lateral lymph nodes (-);
  • The lower tumor margin is 10cm away from the anal margin;
  • Surgical resection;
  • Ability to swallow tablets normally;
  • ECOG PS 0-1;
  • Have not received any anti-tumor treatment for rectal cancer, including radiotherapy, chemotherapy, surgery, etc.;
  • Plan to undergo surgery after the completion of the neoadjuvant therapy;
  • No contraindications to surgery;
  • Main organ function is normal.

Exclusion criteria

  • Previous history of allergy to monoclonal antibodies, any component of tislelizumab,and capecitabine;
  • Previously has received or is receiving any of the following treatments:

A)Any tumor-specific surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, etc; B)Treatment with immunosuppressive drugs or systemic hormones within 2 weeks of first use (dose> 10mg / day prednisone or equivalent dose); inhaled or topical steroids and dose> 10mg / day prednisone or equivalent dose of adrenocorticoid replacement in the absence of active autoimmune disease; C)Having received a live attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks before the first use of the study drug; D)Major surgery or severe trauma within 4 weeks before the first use of study drug;

  • History of any active autoimmune or autoimmune disease, including but not limited to: interstitial pneumonia, enteritis, hepatitis, hypophysitis, vasculitis, nephritis, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism (considered after hormone replacement therapy); patients with psoriasis or asthma / allergy in childhood and adults without any intervention, but patients requiring medical intervention with bronchodilators should not be included;
  • A history of immunodeficiency, including a positive HIV test, or other acquired or congenital immunodeficiency disease, or a history of organ transplantation or allogeneic bone marrow transplantation;
  • Not well controlled cardiac clinical symptoms or disease, including but not limited to: such as (1) grade NYHA II above heart failure, (2) unstable angina, (3) myocardial infarction within 1 year, (4) clinical meaningful supraventricular or ventricular arrhythmia without clinical intervention or clinical intervention still poor control;
  • Severe infection (Grade CTCAE> 2) within 4 weeks prior to the first use of study drug, Such as severe pneumonia, bacteremia, infection complications requiring hospitalization; Baseline chest imaging indicated the presence of active lung inflammation, presence of symptoms and signs and signs of infection within 14 days prior to the first administration of study drug or need for oral or intravenous antibiotics, Except for the preventive use of antibiotics; Found active tuberculosis infection by history or CT, Or those with a history of active tuberculosis infection within 1 year prior to enrollment, Or those with a history of active tuberculosis infection more than 1 year ago but without formal treatment;
  • Presence of active hepatitis B (HBV DNA 2000 IU / mL or 104copies / mL), hepatitis C (positive for hepatitis C antibody, and HCV RNA above the lower limit of detection of the analytical method);
  • A diagnosis of other malignancies within 5 years prior to the first use of study drug, unless a malignancy with low risk of metastasis or death (5-year survival> 90%), such as adequately treated skin basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma in situ, are considered;
  • Women in pregnancy or lactation;
  • Other factors, as judged by the investigator, may lead to forced termination of the study, such as other serious illness (including mental illness), alcohol, substance abuse, family or social factors, which may affect the safety or compliance of the subject.

Treatment and study plan

Tislelizumab

Drug

Enrolled patients will receive tislelizumab 3 times after initiation of radiotherapy.

Primary outcomes

  1. CR

    Time frame: pCR :within 10 days after surgery;cCR :13 weeks after radiotherapy begins

    complete response rate=(number of pathological complete responses + number of clinical complete responses)/total number of patients

Secondary outcomes

  1. AE rate

    Time frame: during treatment

    Adverse event rate

  2. NAR score

    Time frame: within 10 days after surgery

    Neoadjuvant rectal(NAR)score:It is based on the scoring criteria of preoperative treatment

  3. ORR

    Time frame: within 10 days after surgery

    objective response rate

    objective response rate

    objective response rate

    objective response rate

  4. OPR

    Time frame: immediately after surgery

    organ preservation rate

    organ preservation rate

    organ preservation rate

  5. immune-related adverse event rate

    Time frame: up to 3 weeks after using tislelizumab

    adverse event rate that is deemed to be associated with tislelizumab

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Hongwei Yao

CONTACT

[email protected]

+8613611015609

Zhongtao Zhang, MD

CONTACT

[email protected]

+86 13801060364

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Beijing Friendship Hospital

Other

Collaborators

  • Beijing Chao Yang Hospital
  • Beijing Hospital of the Ministry of Health
  • Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
  • Changhai Hospital
  • China-Japan Friendship Hospital
  • Daping Hospital and the Research Institute of Surgery of the Third Military Medical University
  • First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
  • First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
  • First Hospital of China Medical University
  • Fudan University
  • Hebei Medical University Fourth Hospital
  • Peking Union Medical College Hospital
  • Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute
  • Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong
  • RenJi Hospital
  • Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center
  • Ruijin Hospital
  • Shandong Provincial Hospital
  • Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences
  • Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital
  • Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
  • Southern Medical University, China
  • Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University
  • Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center
  • Taiwan Hexin Cancer Center Hospital
  • The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University
  • The Affiliated Tumour Hospital of China Academy of Medical Science
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Shanxi Medical University
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
  • The First Hospital of Jilin University
  • The Second Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University
  • The Second Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University
  • The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital
  • Tianjin Medical University General Hospital
  • Tianjin Union Medical Center
  • West China Hospital
  • Xijing Hospital of Airforce Medical University
  • Zhejiang Tumor Hospital
  • Zhongnan Hospital

Registry information

Official study title

A Series of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy Combined With Immunotherapy for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: From a Multicenter Phase II Cohort to a Phase III Randomized Controlled Study

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Mar 15, 2024
Registry last updated
Jan 13, 2026

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