Neoadjuvant Long-course Chemoradiation Plus PD-1 Blockade for Mid-low Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-75
SponsorBeijing Friendship Hospital

About this trial

This is a phase II/III, multi-center, open-label, 3-arm, randomized controlled trial assessing the efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant long-course chemoradiation combined with Tislelizumab (PD-1 inhibitor) and subsequent TME surgery, by comparing assorted endpoints between two experiment groups (Experiment group 1: chemoradiation+concurrent PD-1 inhibitor; Experiment group 2: chemoradiation+sequential PD-1 inhibitor) with a control group (chemoradiation only).

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

aged 18~75

ECOG score 0~2

biopsy diagnosed rectal adenocarcinoma, distal margin within 10cm to anal verge

no distant metastasis, staged II/III (T4b excluded) by MRI

Disqualifiers

multiple cancers, or with concomitant malignant tumors besides rectal cancer

having received any anti-cancer treatment (surgery, drugs, etc.) in the past 5 years

history of recent major surgery

with condition that affects the absorption of capecitabine via gastrointestinal tract (e.g. inability to swallow, nausea, vomiting, chronic diarrhea, etc.)

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Long-course chemoradiation, with or without Tislelizumab (PD-1 inhibitor)

    Combination product

    Tislelizumab is added to long-course chemoradiation (CRT) of LARC patients, with CRT+concurrent Tislelizumab for Arm 1, CRT+sequential Tislelizumab for Arm 2, and CRT only for Arm 3

Treatment groups

186 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups
Group A: CRT+concurrent PD-1 inhibition (Experiment Arm 1)Experimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: CRT+sequential PD-1 inhibition (Experiment Arm 2)Experimental treatment 1 intervention
Group C: CRT without PD-1 inhibition (Control Arm)Active comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

pCR rate

pathological complete response rate

Time frame
within 10 days after surgery

Secondary outcomes

1

NAR score

neoadjuvant rectal score

Time frame
within 10 days after surgery
2

2-y OS rate

2-year overall survival rate

Time frame
2 year
3

2-y DFS rate

2-year disease free survival rate

Time frame
2 year
4

3-y OS rate

3-year overall survival rate

Time frame
3 year

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Beijing Friendship Hospital

Lead sponsor

Beijing Chao Yang Hospital

Collaborator

Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing

Collaborator

Beijing Hospital

Collaborator

Peking Union Medical College Hospital

Collaborator

Peking University First Hospital

Collaborator

Peking University People's Hospital

Collaborator

Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute

Collaborator

BeiGene

Collaborator