Clinical trials

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is highly prevalent in China, with most patients presenting with locally advanced disease. Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) is the current standard of care, while neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy (nICT) has emerged as a promising alternative. However, no large-scale randomized controlled trial has directly compared nICT versus nCRT for long-term overall survival (OS) in this population. This study aims to compare the causal effects of nICT versus nCRT on OS and other key outcomes in patients with resectable locally advanced ESCC using target trial emulation (TTE) methodology. This is a single-center, retrospective, observational cohort study using TTE. Data are derived from electronic health records (EHR) of esophageal cancer patients hospitalized at Henan Cancer Hospital between January 2013 and December 2025. Patients meeting eligibility criteria (age ≥18 years; histologically confirmed ESCC; clinical stage cT3-4a N0-2 M0 or cT2N+ M0; ECOG PS 0-1; no prior antitumor therapy) are assigned to nICT or nCRT groups based on actual treatment initiation. Propensity score overlap weighting is used to balance baseline covariates. The primary outcome is overall survival (OS). Secondary outcomes include event-free survival (EFS), pathological complete response (pCR) rate, tumor regression grade (TRG), R0 resection rate, and safety. This study will provide real-world causal evidence on the comparative effectiveness of nICT versus nCRT in the Chinese ESCC population.

The neoadjuvant treatment options commonly used for HR+/HER2- breast cancer are mainly anthracycline sequential or combined with paclitaxel chemotherapy regimens. Several clinical studies have confirmed that albumin paclitaxel is more effective than solvent-based paclitaxel, and therefore, albumin paclitaxel in combination with epirubicin has also become a commonly used chemotherapy regimen in clinical practice. The aim of this study was to explore the efficacy and safety of the Serplulimab combined with nab-paclitaxel and epirubicin in the neoadjuvant treatment of HR+/HER2- breast cancer

This study aims to integrate multi-omics data (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics) from esophageal cancer patients with artificial intelligence and digital twin technology to construct personalized virtual patient models that precisely simulate individual responses to targeted therapies. Through a drug simulation platform, this study will rapidly screen potential effective drug combinations and optimize dosage and treatment regimens. The project attempts to replace portions of traditional clinical trials with virtual clinical trial technology, substantially shortening the R\&D cycle, reducing costs, and effectively addressing the complexity of individualized treatment. Specifically, this study will conduct a head-to-head virtual clinical trial parallel to a real-world investigator-initiated trial (IIT) in patients with locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, comparing the efficacy predictions from the virtual model with actual clinical outcomes. The ultimate goal is to explore the application of large-scale AI models in esophageal cancer targeted therapy, provide personalized treatment recommendations, and advance the implementation of precision medicine in esophageal cancer.

This is a Phase III, multicenter, open-label, randomized controlled trial. The study aims to compare organ preservation versus esophagectomy in patients with locally advanced, resectable thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) who achieve a complete or partial clinical response (cCR/cPR) following neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy.

This is a multicenter, prospective, single-arm phase II study designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of lisaftoclax (APG-2575), an oral selective BCL-2 inhibitor, in patients with indolent B-cell lymphomas. The study will enroll adult patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM), or marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) who are either treatment-naïve but considered ineligible for Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor therapy due to significant comorbidities, or who are intolerant to prior BTK inhibitor treatment. Eligible patients will receive oral lisaftoclax once daily with a dose ramp-up to a target dose of 600 mg in 28-day cycles. Treatment will continue until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent, or completion of the planned treatment period. The primary objective is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of lisaftoclax monotherapy, while secondary objectives include assessment of antitumor activity, including overall response rate (ORR), complete response (CR) rate, minimal residual disease (MRD) negativity, progression-free survival (PFS), duration of response (DOR), and overall survival (OS). Quality of life will also be assessed using the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire.

This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of adebrelimab consolidation therapy after progression-free response of concurrent chemoradiotherapy in patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer. This study plans to enroll patients with untreated limited-stage small cell lung cancer who meet the inclusion criteria. The eligible patients will be randomly divided 1:1 into two groups to receive treatment regimens for residual lymph nodes and involved irradiated areas. That is, carboplatin AUC 5, D1 + etoposide 100 mg/m…\^2 on days 1, 2, and 3 + thoracic radiotherapy (residual lymph nodes or involved irradiated areas), with each 3-week cycle. After 4 cycles of concurrent chemoradiotherapy, the non-progressing subjects will continue to receive adebrelimab (1200 mg, IV, Q3W) maintenance therapy.

In recent years, the successful application of cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 inhibitors (CDK4/6i) has transformed the treatment landscape for HR+/HER2- advanced breast cancer and driven research into their use in adjuvant settings. Large Phase III trials including MONARCH-E and NATALEE have demonstrated that combining CDK4/6i with standard endocrine therapy significantly reduces the risk of recurrence or death in high-risk patients with early breast cancer. This regimen has been recommended by leading domestic and international clinical guidelines. Nevertheless, patients' quality of life, symptom burden and treatment adherence are also critical in clinical practice. Patient-reported outcomes (PROs), especially electronic PROs (ePROs), can effectively complement conventional study endpoints and provide important evidence for the comprehensive evaluation of long-term treatment. This is a prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled clinical trial. The primary objective is to compare the tolerability of dalpiciclib versus abemaciclib/ribociclib, each combined with standard endocrine therapy, in the adjuvant treatment of patients with high-risk HR+/HER2- early breast cancer. Eligible patients who have received curative local therapy will be randomized to either the experimental group (dalpiciclib plus endocrine therapy) or the control group (ribociclib/abemaciclib plus endocrine therapy). Stratified block randomization will be applied, with stratification factors including menopausal status and prior history of neoadjuvant/adjuvant chemotherapy. The total duration of endocrine therapy is 5 years. The treatment duration of CDK4/6i is approximately 104 weeks for dalpiciclib, 156 weeks for ribociclib, and 104 weeks for abemaciclib. CDK4/6i will be discontinued in cases of disease recurrence, intolerable toxicity, patient withdrawal, or discontinuation as determined by the investigator. Patients will be regularly asked to complete ePRO questionnaires throughout the treatment period.

This study is a randomized, open-label, multi-center investigator-initiated clinical trial. Patients who meet the inclusion criteria receive the treatment plan stipulated in the protocol. A Bayesian design is used to explore the efficacy and safety of teprotumumab combined with pulse chemotherapy in the treatment of advanced second-line extensive-stage small cell lung cancer.

This study is a Phase I, single-arm, single-center, dose-escalation clinical trial designed to investigate the safety and efficacy of intrathecal injection of sacituzumab tirumotecan (sac-TMT) in patients with EGFR mutation-positive non-small cell lung cancer and leptomeningeal metastasis who have progressed after prior EGFR-TKI therapy, and to determine the optimal dose (RP2D). The study employs an "accelerated titration" combined with a "3+3" dose-escalation design, with a starting dose of 0.05 mg/kg, sequentially escalating to 0.5 mg/kg. The drug is administered via intrathecal injection through an Ommaya reservoir once every 14 days, along with concomitant intrathecal injection of dexamethasone 5 mg to prevent chemical meningitis. The primary endpoints are safety (incidence, severity, and grading of adverse events and serious adverse events) and the recommended dose (RP2D). Secondary endpoints include intracranial objective response rate, time to treatment failure, progression-free survival, and overall survival. The study plans to enroll 8-15 subjects. Efficacy assessment is based on evaluation of neurological symptoms, cerebrospinal fluid cytology, and neuroimaging changes. Special attention is given to adverse events of special interest, including neurotoxicity and bone marrow suppression. This study aims to provide a new treatment strategy for patients with leptomeningeal metastasis after EGFR-TKI resistance and to generate pioneering data for the intrathecal administration of ADC drugs.

This prospective, open-label, phase 2 study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of lisaftoclax in combination with pirtobrutinib in adults with relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma following failure of prior BTK-targeted therapy. The study includes two cohorts. Cohort 1 will enroll participants who experienced stable disease, disease progression, or intolerance following treatment with a covalent BTK inhibitor. Cohort 2 is an exploratory cohort enrolling participants who experienced stable disease, disease progression, or intolerance following treatment with a non-covalent BTK inhibitor other than pirtobrutinib or a BTK degrader. Participants will receive oral pirtobrutinib 200 mg once daily in combination with oral lisaftoclax. Lisaftoclax will be administered using a dose ramp-up schedule, followed by a target dose of 600 mg once daily. Treatment will continue until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent.

This study aims to explore the value of the 'HAIC Apatinib Camrelizumab' triple regimen for perioperative treatment of resectable hepatocellular carcinoma. The study adopts a multicenter, randomized, open-label, controlled design and plans to enroll 208 patients, randomly assigned 1:1 to the experimental group and the control group. The experimental group will receive preoperative HAIC combined with targeted-immunotherapy triple regimen neoadjuvant therapy, followed by radical resection, and continue postoperative adjuvant therapy; the control group will undergo surgery directly. The primary endpoint is EFS, and secondary endpoints include R0 resection rate, pCR, MPR, OS, and 1-year/2-year/3-year EFS rates.

This is a prospective, single-arm, investigator-initiated phase II clinical study. The study evaluates the efficacy and safety of retlirafusp alfa (a PD-L1/TGF-βRII bifunctional fusion protein) combined with apatinib (a VEGFR-2 tyrosine kinase inhibitor) and nab-paclitaxel in patients with locally advanced unresectable, locally recurrent, or metastatic HER2-negative gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma who have progressed after first-line immunotherapy-containing treatment.

This is a phase I/II, single-arm, open-label, single-center clinical trial to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of intrathecal injection of methotrexate-loaded autologous tumor cell-derived microparticles (MTX-MPs) in patients with leptomeningeal metastasis from lung cancer who have failed standard of care. The study consists of two phases: Phase I employs an accelerated titration combined with a "3+3" dose-escalation design to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and the recommended phase II dose (RP2D). Phase II further assesses the objective response rate (ORR) at the RP2D. Key secondary endpoints include progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and safety profile. Approximately 10-20 patients with cytologically confirmed leptomeningeal metastasis (age ≥18 years, ECOG PS 0-3) will be enrolled. Participants will receive intrathecal MTX-MPs on days 1, 3, and 5 of the first cycle, followed by once every 3 weeks (Q3W) until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or death. Tumor response will be evaluated using the Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology (RANO) criteria for leptomeningeal metastasis, and adverse events will be graded according to CTCAE version 5.0. This exploratory study may provide a novel local therapeutic approach for leptomeningeal metastasis from lung cancer.

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of toripalimab in combination with investigator-selected chemotherapy in patients with recurrent or metastatic HER2-negative breast cancer who have failed prior systemic therapy.

This study is a prospective, single-arm, open-label phase II study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the combination of Utidelone and bevacizumab regimen in patients with ≥ 2 lines of HER-2 negative advanced breast cancer.

This study aimed to evaluate the use of SHR-A1811 in HER2-expression Advanced Breast Cancer patients with brain metastases.

This is a multicenter, real-world study on first-line CD20 monoclonal antibody-based regimens for treatment-naive marginal zone B-cell lymphoma based on risk stratification. The primary objective is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the "BR", "R2", and "OR2" treatment regimens in treatment-naive MZL patients receiving first-line CD20 monoclonal antibody-based therapy stratified by risk.

This is a prospective, observational, non-interventional real-world study that will not alter participants' routine clinical care. Approximately 20 eligible patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) will be enrolled. Treatment decisions will be made by the treating physician based on standard clinical practice and may include glofitamab monotherapy or glofitamab-based combination regimens, such as glofitamab plus gemcitabine and oxaliplatin (Glofit-GemOx) or glofitamab plus polatuzumab-based therapy (Glofit-Pola). The study will collect baseline characteristics (including age, sex, medical history, and molecular subtype), treatment information, laboratory test results, adverse events, and survival follow-up data. Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) testing will be performed to assess minimal residual disease (MRD) in peripheral blood. When clinically indicated, cerebrospinal fluid samples may be collected to measure drug concentration. All personal information will be kept strictly confidential. Identifiable information will be removed and replaced with coded study numbers. Medical records will be maintained at the study site and accessed only by authorized research personnel. Representatives from the sponsor, ethics committee, or regulatory authorities may review study records as required. Study results will be published in aggregated form without including any information that could identify individual participants. Study data and personal information will be used solely for research purposes.

This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a combination regimen based on Rolapitant Palonosetron injection for preventing nausea and vomiting induced by concurrent chemoradiotherapy in lung cancer patients. It will also analyze the differences in preventive efficacy between two combination regimens, filling the gap in antiemetic data for radiotherapy combined with moderately to highly emetogenic chemotherapy. This research will provide evidence for optimizing antiemetic strategies in patients undergoing concurrent chemoradiotherapy.

This is a single-center, randomized, open-label, phase II interventional study. Eligible patients will be randomized 1:1 to receive either Trastuzumab-rezetecan (4.8 mg/kg Q3W) or T-DXd (5.4 mg/kg Q3W) for 8 neoadjuvant cycles. After completing neoadjuvant treatment, patients will undergo definitive surgery, and tpCR will be assessed from resected specimens. Patients will then be followed up to monitor long-term efficacy (e.g., EFS) and late-onset adverse events. A total of 68 patients (34 per arm) will be enrolled to achieve the study's statistical objectives.

Previous studies on bevacizumab in colorectal and ovarian cancers have demonstrated that continued anti-angiogenic therapy after disease progression can still provide clinical benefits. As a typical multi-targeted anti-angiogenic tyrosine kinase inhibitor, anlotinib hydrochloride has been approved in China for second-line or later treatment of advanced soft tissue sarcoma, where it has also shown significant potential. Retrospective studies have indicated the effectiveness of anlotinib in cross-line treatment for sarcoma. However, there is a lack of multi-center real-world studies evaluating the clinical efficacy of anlotinib in cross-line treatment for driver gene-negative advanced metastatic non-small cell lung cancer and extensive-stage small cell lung cancer. This study aims to evaluate, through a retrospective multi-center study, the efficacy and safety of anlotinib monotherapy or combination regimens in the later-line treatment of driver gene-negative advanced metastatic non-small cell lung cancer and extensive-stage small cell lung cancer after anlotinib treatment failure, providing clinical evidence for cross-line therapy.

For HCC patients with PVTT who the researchers believe can benefit from radiotherapy combined with tislelizumab and anlotinib, informed consent forms will be signed, and then they will receive the study treatment and be followed up. The research design is as follows: First, radiotherapy was administered. Three days ±1 day after the start of radiotherapy, tislelizumab and anlotinib treatment were initiated. Each cycle was three weeks, and the treatment continued until no toxicity was acceptable or clinical benefits were lost (evaluated by the researcher based on imaging, biochemical indicators, and the patient's clinical status).

This study is a prospective, multicenter, multi-cohort Phase III clinical trial. It primarily enrolls high-risk recurrent esophageal cancer patients who have undergone R0 resection after neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy. Eligible patients are stratified based on pathological lymph node status and receive either toripalimab monotherapy as maintenance treatment or clinical observation only.

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if QL1706 is effective in early HR+/HER2- breast cancer. It will also learn about the safety of QL1706. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does QL1706 combined with neoadjuvant chemotherapy improve the pCR rate of early HR+/HER2- breast cancer? What adverse events do participants have when receiving QL1706? Participants will: Receive QL1706 plus chemotherapy or chemotherapy every 3 weeks for 6 cycles; All patients will receive surgery, and the primary end point is pathological complete response at the time of definitive surgery; After definitive surgery, the participants will receive adjuvant QL1706 every 3 weeks for up to 6 months from the beginning of the treatment.

This study was designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of fruquintinib plus trastuzumab, and XELOX as first-line treatment for HER2-positive advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma.