Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy Combined With PD-1 Inhibitor and Thymalfasin for pMMR/MSS Locally Advanced Mid-low Rectal Cancer

NCT ID: NCT06056804

Last Updated: 2025-04-02

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-01-03

Study Completion Date

2027-07-01

Brief Summary

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This is an open, prospective, multi-center, single-arm phase II clinical study assessing the efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy combined with PD-1 inhibitor and thymalfasin in patients with pMMR/MSS locally advanced middle and low rectal cancer.

Detailed Description

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This study is an open, prospective, multi-center, single-arm phase II clinical study. In this study, patients with pMMR/MSS locally advanced middle and low rectal cancer were selected as the subjects and treated with neoadjuvant treatment protocol of long-course concurrent chemoradiotherapy combined with PD-1 monoclonal antibody and thymalfasin. The primary endpoint of the study was complete response (CR) rate. The secondary end points included treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) rate, 30-day incidence of postoperative complications, objective response rate (ORR), 3-year disease-free survival (DFS) rate, Neoadjuvant rectal cancer (NAR) score, R0 resection rate, and anal preservation rate.

Conditions

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Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy combined with PD-1 monoclonal antibody and thymalfasin
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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cCRT+tislelizumab+thymalfasin

A total of 20 pMMR/MSS locally advanced middle and low rectal cancer patients will receive long-course concurrent chemoradiotherapy combined with 3 cycles of tislelizumab and 11 weeks of thymalfasin therapy.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

capecitabine

Intervention Type DRUG

825-1000mg/m2,po,bid

tislelizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

200mg,iv.gtt,q3w

thymalfasin

Intervention Type DRUG

4.8mg,sc,biw

long-term radiotherapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

50 Gy/25 f, 2 Gy/day

Interventions

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capecitabine

825-1000mg/m2,po,bid

Intervention Type DRUG

tislelizumab

200mg,iv.gtt,q3w

Intervention Type DRUG

thymalfasin

4.8mg,sc,biw

Intervention Type DRUG

long-term radiotherapy

50 Gy/25 f, 2 Gy/day

Intervention Type RADIATION

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients who were fully informed of the study and voluntarily signed the informed consent form;
2. Patients with rectal cancers must satisfied all the following conditions:

1\) Stage II/III LARC (cT3-4aN0M0 and cT1-4aN1-2M0); 2) Tumor distal located ≤ 10 cm from anal verge (MRI diagnosed); 3) pMMR or MSS confirmed by immunohistochemistry or genetic test. 3.Patients regardless of gender with aged ≥18 years and ECOG score of 0 or 1; 4. Physical and viscera function of patients can withstand major abdominal surgery; 5.Patients are willing and able to follow the study protocol during the study 6.Patients give consent to the use of pathological specimens for study 7.Within 28 days prior to enrolment, we must confirm a negative serological pregnancy test for child-bearing age women and they agree to use effective contraception for the duration of drug use and for 60 days after the last dose.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients have a present or previous active malignancy except the diagnosis of rectal cancer this time;
2. Patients underwent major surgery within 4 weeks prior to study treatment;
3. Patients have any condition affects the absorption of capecitabine through gastrointestinal tract;
4. Patients have severe uncontrolled recurrent infections, or other severe uncontrolled concomitant diseases;
5. Patients who are allergic to any of the ingredients under study;
6. Patients with severe concomitant diseases with estimated survival ≤ 5 years;
7. Patients with present or previous moderate or severe liver and kidney damage presently or previously;
8. Patients have received other study medications or any immunotherapy currently or in the past;
9. Patients preparing for or previously received organ or bone marrow transplant;
10. Patients who received immunosuppressive or systemic hormone therapy for immunosuppressive purposes within 1 month prior to the initiation of study therapy;
11. Patients with congenital or acquired immune deficiency (such as HIV infection);
12. If patients with a history of uncontrolled epilepsy, central nervous system disease or mental disorder, the investigator will determine whether the clinical severity prevents the signing of informed consent or affects the patient's oral medication compliance;
13. Patients with other factors that may affect the study results or cause the study to be terminated midway, such as alcoholism, drug abuse, other serious diseases (including mental illness) requiring combined treatment and severe laboratory examination abnormalities.
14. Pregnant or lactating women

Criteria for Withdrawal:

1. The subject withdraws informed consent;
2. The subject requests to withdraw from the study, or loses follow-up;
3. The subject demonstrates poor compliance and is unable to participate in the treatment and visits as required by the study protocol;
4. The subject experiences intolerable adverse events, and the investigator determines that continuing the study may be detrimental to the subject;
5. Other reasons, where the investigator determines it is not suitable for the subject to continue in the study.

Criteria for Study Termination:

1. There are major errors in the study protocol;
2. The study involves significant risks and is terminated following review by the ethics committee;
3. Termination requested by the sponsor or regulatory authorities.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Peking Union Medical College Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Beijing Friendship Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Zhongtao Zhang

professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Beijing Friendship Hospital,Capital Medical University

Beijing, , China

Site Status

Peking Union Medical College Hospital

Beijing, , China

Site Status

Countries

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China

References

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Amin, M. B. et al. AJCC cancer staging manual. (New York: Springer. 252-274 2017)

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Andre T, Shiu KK, Kim TW, Jensen BV, Jensen LH, Punt C, Smith D, Garcia-Carbonero R, Benavides M, Gibbs P, de la Fouchardiere C, Rivera F, Elez E, Bendell J, Le DT, Yoshino T, Van Cutsem E, Yang P, Farooqui MZH, Marinello P, Diaz LA Jr; KEYNOTE-177 Investigators. Pembrolizumab in Microsatellite-Instability-High Advanced Colorectal Cancer. N Engl J Med. 2020 Dec 3;383(23):2207-2218. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2017699.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 33264544 (View on PubMed)

King RS, Tuthill C. Evaluation of thymosin alpha 1 in nonclinical models of the immune-suppressing indications melanoma and sepsis. Expert Opin Biol Ther. 2015;15 Suppl 1:S41-9. doi: 10.1517/14712598.2015.1008446. Epub 2015 Feb 2.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25643200 (View on PubMed)

Danielli R, Cisternino F, Giannarelli D, Calabro L, Camerini R, Savelli V, Bova G, Dragonetti R, Di Giacomo AM, Altomonte M, Maio M. Long-term follow up of metastatic melanoma patients treated with Thymosin alpha-1: investigating immune checkpoints synergy. Expert Opin Biol Ther. 2018 Jul;18(sup1):77-83. doi: 10.1080/14712598.2018.1494717.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 30063847 (View on PubMed)

Renga G, Bellet MM, Pariano M, Gargaro M, Stincardini C, D'Onofrio F, Mosci P, Brancorsini S, Bartoli A, Goldstein AL, Garaci E, Romani L, Costantini C. Thymosin alpha1 protects from CTLA-4 intestinal immunopathology. Life Sci Alliance. 2020 Aug 14;3(10):e202000662. doi: 10.26508/lsa.202000662. Print 2020 Oct.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32817121 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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ZDX+PD-1-LARC

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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