About this trial
The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant treatment of locally advanced esophageal squamous carcinoma with a PD-1/CTLA-4 bispecific antibody (Cadonilimab) in combination with platinum-containing chemotherapy (Paclitaxel Polymeric Micelles for Injection combined with Cisplatin). Includes pathologic complete remission rates (pCR rates) after 2-4 cycles of Cadonilimab combination chemotherapy. The objective remission rate (ORR), major pathologic remission rate (MPR), R0 resection rate and 2-year overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (OS) rates, and safety of neoadjuvant treatment of locally advanced esophageal squamous carcinoma with Cadonilimab combined with chemotherapy.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Age ≥18 years, ≤75 years, gender is not limited;
Squamous esophageal cancer of thoracic segment confirmed by pathology;
Locally advanced patients with no distant metastasis by imaging, resectable or potentially resectable after discussion among oncology, esophageal surgery, and imaging, and clinical stage cT2-4aN+ or cT3-4aN0, M0, stage II, III, or IVA (AJCC 8th edition cTNM staging);
ECOG PS score of 0-1;
Disqualifiers
Patients who have previously received anti-tumor therapy (including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery or immunotherapy, etc.);
Combination of other incurable malignant tumors (except cured non-malignant skin tumors, cervical cancer in situ, and prostate cancer);
Patient has or anticipates a significant risk of esophageal perforation, fistula, and hemorrhage;
Active autoimmune or immunodeficiency disease, use of immunosuppressants prior to enrollment, and use of immunosuppressant dosage ≥10 mg/day of oral prednisone for more than 2 weeks;
Trial design
Single group
Treatments tested in this trial
Paclitaxel Polymeric Micelles for Injection and Cisplatin combined with Cadonilimab
DrugPaclitaxel Polymeric Micelles for Injection:Cycle 1: 230mg/m2, IV ≥3 hours; Cycles 2-4: If the patient has a neutrophil nadir ≥1.0 x 109/L along with a platelet nadir ≥80 x 109/L after Cycle 1 dosing and has not experienced grade II-IV non-hematologic toxicity, then give 260mg/m2, IV ≥3 hours, d1, q3w; Cisplatin: 25mg/m2/d x d1-3, IV drip, q3w; Cadonilimab: 10mg/kg, IV drip, d3, q3w;
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Pathological complete response (pCR) rates
evaluate pathological complete response rate of primary tumor and locally metastatic lymph nodes after 2-4 cycles of neoadjuvant therapy.
Secondary outcomes
Objective Rate of Effectiveness (ORR)
the proportion of patients who achieve PR or CR
R0 Removal Rate
Rate of microscopically margin-negative resection
2-year overall survival rate
2-year overall survival rate
2-year disease free survival rate
2-year disease free survival rate
Sponsors and contacts
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Sun Jing
Lead sponsor
The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University
Sponsor institution