This is a single-center, single-arm, phase 2 clinical study testing a new neoadjuvant (pre-surgery) treatment for patients with locally advanced gastric cancer or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancer. The treatment combines two parts: (1) a novel bispecific immunotherapy drug, iparomlimab and tuvonralimab (Qibain®) , which helps the immune system attack cancer cells by blocking the PD-1 and CTLA-4 pathways; and (2) a standard chemotherapy regimen called nab-P-SOX, made up of nab-paclitaxel, oxaliplatin, and S-1.
About 28 adults (aged 18-75) with previously untreated, HER2-negative, locally advanced gastric or GEJ adenocarcinoma (clinical stage cT3-4aN+M0) will receive this combination before their planned surgery. The main goal is to see how well the tumor shrinks, measured by the objective response rate (RECIST v1.1). Secondary goals include the rate of complete response in the removed tumor tissue (pathological complete response), how often the cancer is removed with clear margins (R0 resection), survival outcomes, and the safety of the treatment. All participants will be closely followed to track both benefits and side effects. The study is sponsored by Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, with funding and the study drug provided by Qilu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
1. Age 18-75 years. 2. Histologically confirmed gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma, with clinical stage cT3-4aN+M0.
1. Known allergy or hypersensitivity to the investigational drug(s) or any of their excipients.
Single group
Iparomlimab and Tuvonralimab (QL1706)
DrugA recombined anti-PD-1/CTLA-4 bispecific antibody (development code QL1706) administered at a fixed dose of 5 mg/kg by intravenous infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for 4 cycles. This agent is distinguished from conventional immunotherapy by concurrently targeting both PD-1 and CTLA-4 inhibitory pathways within a single molecule, in contrast to sequential or separate use of a PD-1 inhibitor plus ipilimumab (CTLA-4 inhibitor). It is explored here in the neoadjuvant (pre-surgical) window rather than in the metastatic or adjuvant setting.
nab-P-SOX（nab-paclitaxel, oxaliplatin, S-1）
DrugA triplet chemotherapy backbone given on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for 4 cycles: nab-paclitaxel 150 mg/m² IV, oxaliplatin 130 mg/m² IV, plus S-1 (tegafur/gimeracil/oteracil) orally 40-60 mg twice daily on Days 1-14 (dose by BSA). This regimen is distinguished from the more common SOX (S-1 + oxaliplatin) or mFOLFOX by the addition of albumin-bound paclitaxel to form a three-drug triplet, and by the inclusion of S-1, an oral fluoropyrimidine more commonly used in Asian gastric-cancer populations.
Objective Response Rate (ORR) Assessed by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) Version 1.1
Disease Control Rate (DCR), Defined as Complete Response + Partial Response + Stable Disease per RECIST v1.1
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Ruijin Hospital
Lead sponsor
Qilu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Collaborator
