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NCT Number: NCT07336979

Paclitaxel Polymersomes + Carboplatin + Adebelimab: Neoadjuvant Phase Ⅱ Single-Arm Study for Resectable Mucosal Melanoma

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the pathological response rate of neoadjuvant therapy with paclitaxel polymersomes for injection combined with carboplatin and adebrelimab in patients with resectable mucosal melanoma.Subjects will receive the combination therapy of paclitaxel polymersomes for injection, carboplatin and adebrelimab prior to surgery, with a treatment cycle of 3 weeks and a total of 3 cycles.After completing 3 cycles of treatment, subjects will undergo curative surgery. Pathologists will evaluate the surgically resected specimens to determine the status of pathological response, and immunohistochemical assays will be performed to assess the intensity of immune activation within the tumor microenvironment.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center

Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510000, China

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

xizhiwen wen

CONTACT

[email protected]

+8602087343381

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Age ≥ 18 years old.
  • Histopathologically confirmed resectable mucosal melanoma.
  • Subjects must provide 5 formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue sections collected before treatment, or be willing to undergo needle biopsy for pathological tissue acquisition to facilitate pathological assessment.
  • ECOG (Performance Status, PS) score of 0-1.
  • No prior treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors such as anti-CTLA-4, anti-PD-1, or anti-PD-L1 monoclonal antibodies.
  • No prior treatment with taxane-based drugs.
  • Presence of measurable lesions (per RECIST 1.1 criteria).
  • No history of immunosuppressant use within 6 months prior to enrollment.
  • Hematological and biochemical test results meeting the following criteria:

i. Neutrophil count ≥ 1,500 × 10⁹/L; ii. Platelet count ≥ 100 × 10⁹/L; iii. Hemoglobin > 9.0 g/dL; iv. Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) or creatinine clearance (CrCl) ≥ 40 mL/min; v. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 3 × ULN; vi. Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × ULN.

  • Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test and agree to use an appropriate contraceptive method (barrier contraception or oral contraceptives).

Exclusion criteria

  • Presence of distant metastatic lesions.
  • Active autoimmune disease. Note: Patients with vitiligo, type 1 diabetes mellitus, or Hashimoto's thyroiditis with hypothyroidism who only require hormone replacement therapy may be enrolled if there is no evidence of significant disease recurrence.
  • Need for systemic corticosteroid therapy (> 10 mg prednisolone [or equivalent]/daily) or other immunosuppressant use within 14 days after enrollment. Note: Inhaled or topical corticosteroids, or adrenal hormone replacement therapy (> 10 mg prednisolone [or equivalent]/daily) are acceptable for patients without obvious autoimmune diseases.
  • Concurrent diagnosis of other malignant tumors requiring anti-tumor treatment. Note: Patients may be considered for enrollment if the other malignant tumor has achieved complete remission for 2 years or more and no additional anti-tumor treatment is required during the study period.
  • Patients who are medically, psychologically, or physically unable to complete the study or understand the information provided in the patient brochure, as assessed by the investigator.
  • Prior treatment with anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2, anti-CTLA-4, or other drugs targeting T-cell costimulatory or immune regulatory pathways.
  • Prior chemotherapy with taxane-based drugs.
  • Positive HIV test result or confirmed diagnosis of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
  • Known hypersensitivity to the study drugs.
  • Pregnant or lactating women.

Treatment and study plan

Paclitaxel Polymersomes Combined with Carboplatin and Adebelimab

Drug

Chemotherapeutic agents are administered on Day 1 of each cycle: paclitaxel polymersomes for injection is given first, followed by carboplatin.Adebelimab injection is administered on Day 2 of each cycle.Patients will receive a maximum of 3 cycles of neoadjuvant chemotherapy combined with immunotherapy before surgery.Patients who are evaluated as resectable 3 weeks after the last cycle of chemotherapy will undergo radical surgery.

Radical surgery

Procedure

Chemotherapeutic agents are administered on Day 1 of each cycle: paclitaxel polymersomes for injection is given first, followed by carboplatin.Adebelimab injection is administered on Day 2 of each cycle.Patients will receive a maximum of 3 cycles of neoadjuvant chemotherapy combined with immunotherapy before surgery.Patients who are evaluated as resectable 3 weeks after the last cycle of chemotherapy will undergo radical surgery.

Primary outcomes

  1. Pathologic response rate

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    The proportion of patients with less than 50% residual tumor cells in the surgically resected pathological specimens, including those who achieved pathological complete response (pCR), major pathological response (MPCR) and partial pathological response (pPR).

Secondary outcomes

  1. overall response rate

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    The proportion of patients who achieve complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) evaluated according to the RECIST 1.1 criteria based on imaging examinations.

  2. Surgical Resection Rate

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    calculated as the number of patients who underwent scheduled surgical resection divided by the number of enrolled patients.

  3. Acute and Chronic Toxicities and Adverse Reactions

    Time frame: 8 weeks

  4. relapse-free survival

    Time frame: 8 weeks

  5. Assessment of Immune Activation Intensity in the Tumor Microenvironment

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    defined as the magnitude of changes in the proportions of CXCL13, CD4, CD8, CD19, and FOXP3-positive cells and the structural alterations of tertiary lymphoid organs (TLOs) in the tumor microenvironment before and after treatment.

Study contacts

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

xizhiwen wen

CONTACT

[email protected]

+8602087343381

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Sun Yat-sen University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

A Single-Arm, Phase Ⅱ Exploratory Study of Neoadjuvant Therapy With Paclitaxel Polymersomes for Injection Combined With Carboplatin and Adebelimab in the Treatment of Resectable Mucosal Melanoma

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2027
First posted
Jan 13, 2026
Registry last updated
Jan 13, 2026

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