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NCT Number: NCT04280822

Neo-adjuvant Immunochemotheray Versus Neo-adjuvant Chemotherapy for Resectable Esophageal Carcinoma

The effect of neo-adjuvant immunochemotherapy on survival of patients with thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinomas remains unknown. One of our objectives is to evaluate whether the neo-adjuvant immunochemotherapy Toripalimab (JS001) with cisplatin and paclitaxel followed by right thoracic approach esophagectomy with total 2-field lymph node dissection improves the overall survival of thoracic esophageal cancer patients versus neo-adjuvant chemotherapy.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–75 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Henan Cancer Hospital (The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University)

Zhengzhou, Henan, 450003, China

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Yan Zheng, PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

86-371-65587226

Yan Zheng, PhD

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

About this study

The effect of immunochemotherapy in second line treatment of esophageal cancer got a positive results in the world. We tried to apply the immunotheray in resectable esophageal cancer and have planed this phase III clinical trials. The optimal management of resectable esophageal squamous cell carcinomas may have a new chapter in the era of immunotherapy.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Histologic diagnosis of local advance squamous cell thoracic esophageal carcinoma of Stage (T1N1-3 or T2-3N0-3 M0), (8th Union for International Cancer Control, UICC-TNM).
  • No metastatic lymph node in cervical by color doppler sonography.
  • Patients must not have received any prior anticancer therapy of esophageal carcinoma.
  • Age ranges from 18 to 75 years.
  • Without operative contraindication.
  • Absolute white blood cells count ≥4.0×109/L, neutrophil ≥1.5×109/L, platelets ≥100.0×109/L, hemoglobin ≥90g/L, and normal functions of liver and kidney, total bilirubin(TBIL)≤1.5N, aspartate aminotransferase (AST)≤2.5N, alanine aminotransferase(ALT)≤2.5N, prothrombin time(PT)≤1.5N, and activated partial thromboplastin time(APTT) is in normal range, endogenous creatinine clearance rate(CRE)≤1.5N.
  • Patients must not have diagnosed with other cancer and must not received any prior anticancer therapy except prostatic cancer with more than 5 years disease-free survival(DFS).
  • expected R0 resection.
  • ECOG 0~1.
  • Patients should agree to use contraceptive measures during the study period and within 6 months of the end of the study. Women must be non-lactation.
  • Signed informed consent document on file. 10. .

Exclusion criteria

  • 1. Multiple primary cancer. 2.Patients with infections disease that require treatment 3.Patients who need continuous hormone treatment 4.unstable angina within 3 months, myocardial infarction within 6 months 5.psychopath 6.Patients with concomitant hemorrhagic disease. 7.Any unexpected reason for patients can't get operation 8.Inability to use gastric conduit after esophagectomy because of a prior surgery.

9.Pregnant or breast feeding 10.Patients are diagnosed or suspected to be allergic to cisplatin or Paclitaxel.

11.Bronchial asthma who requires intermittent use of bronchodilators or medical interventions 12.Due to co-existing diseases, the immunosuppressant was used. And the dosage of immunosuppressant was more than 10mg/ day orally and more than 2 weeks before enrollment 13.Abnormal coagulation function (PT>16s, APTT>53s, TT>21s, Fib<1.5g/L), tendency of bleeding or receiving thrombolysis or anticoagulant therapy 14.Previous or present pulmonary fibrosis, interstitial pneumonia, pneumoconiosis, radiation pneumonia, lung function severely impaired 15.Autoimmune diseases, immune deficiency, organ transplantation; 16.Hepatitis b/c patients。

Treatment and study plan

Neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy

Drug

Neo-adjuvant chemotherapy(cisplatin and paclitaxel):

Paclitaxel, 175mg/m2, d1, Cisplatin, 75mg/m2, d1, 3 week, 2 cycles. JS001, 240mg ivgtt, d3, >30min, 3week, 2 cycles

Surgery:

2-3weeks after Neo-adjuvant chemotherapy Surgeons: the operation shall be performed by senior thoracic surgeons. Try to achieve the consistency of operation quality.

Operation: the thoracic esophagectomy must be through right thoracic cavity. (open and minimally invasive McKeown or Ivor Lewis). Total two-field lymphadenectomy (right and left recurrent laryngeal nerve lymph nodes must be included).

After surgery/ maintain period:

JS001, 240mg ivgtt, d3, >30min, 3week (8 cycles at most)

Primary outcomes

  1. Event-free survival (EFS)

    Time frame: The date from the beginning of randomization to the date of first record. 3 years EFS

    The date from the beginning of randomization to the date of first record of unresectable disease, distant metastases, local recurrences of any causes, and death of any cause.

  2. Event-free survival (EFS)

    Time frame: The date from the beginning of randomization to the date of first record. 5 years EFS

    The date from the beginning of randomization to the date of first record of unresectable disease, distant metastases, local recurrences of any causes, and death of any cause.

Secondary outcomes

  1. pCR

    Time frame: within 14 working days after operation

    pathological complete response rate

  2. DFS

    Time frame: 3 years DFS

    Disease free survival

  3. DFS

    Time frame: 5 years DFS

    Disease free survival

  4. OS

    Time frame: 3 years OS

    Overall survival rate

  5. OS

    Time frame: 5 years OS

    Overall survival rate

  6. ORR

    Time frame: 3-4 weeks after the last cycle of neoadjuvant treatment

    The Overall Response Rate. ORR=CR+PR. Criteria: Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors, RECIST.

  7. R0 resection rate

    Time frame: within 14 working days after operation

    the complete resection rate of all tumor under microscope

  8. MPR

    Time frame: within 14 working days after operation

    MPR rate was defined as the percentage of patients who achieved a major pathological response (residual tumor ≤10%)

  9. EORTC QLQ-C30

    Time frame: before surgery, 1month, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 1 year after operation

    EORTC QLQ-C30 repeated measurement model

  10. EORTC QLQ-OES18

    Time frame: before surgery, 1month, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 1 year after operation

    EORTC QLQ-OES18 repeated measurement model

  11. NRS-2002

    Time frame: before surgery, 1month, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 1 year after operation

    NRS-2002 repeated measurement model

Study contacts

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

Haibo Sun, PhD, MD

CONTACT

[email protected]

Yan Zheng, PhD, MD

CONTACT

[email protected]

+86+15713660065

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Henan Cancer Hospital

Other Gov

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase III, Randomized Controlled Study of Neo-adjuvant Toripalimab (JS001) in Combination With Chemotherapy Versus Neo-adjuvant Chemotherapy for Resectable Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2028
First posted
Feb 21, 2020
Registry last updated
Oct 4, 2022

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