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NCT07359417
SUMMARY Rationale: Esophageal cancer (EC) is the seventh most frequently diagnosed cancer and the sixth leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. As a result of the late onset of symptoms, most patients with EC present in an advanced stage with a corresponding poor prognosis. Poor disease outcome after surgery alone (5-yr overall survival between 25-40%) prompted many researchers to explore neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) or neoadjuvant or perioperative chemotherapy (nCT/pCT) approaches. nCRT has led to pathological complete response (pCR) rate in squamous cell EC of almost 50%. Patients with a pCR have a favorable prognosis with 5-year OS \>50%. In addition, patients who will achieve a pCR might be candidates for an organ preserving treatment strategy. Current standard nCRT consists of a relatively low dose of radiation compared to other tumors in the same area. The investigators hypothesize that increasing the dose of radiation will lead to increased local tumor control and pCR rates. Objective: The main objective of this study is to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of 2-fraction boost MRI-guided radiotherapy (MRgRT) for patients with SCC following CROSS therapy. The secondary objectives are feasibility, non-dose limiting toxicity, oncological outcomes and to explore variables for early response evaluation. Study design: 6+3 dose-escalation design with 3 radiotherapy dose levels. Study population: Patients with a resectable squamous cell esophageal carcinoma who are eligible for nCRT, surgery and MRgRT. Intervention: 2 sequential, homogenous boost fractions of 4-7 Gy on the gross tumor volume (GTV) in the week following CROSS using MR-guided online adaptive radiotherapy on the MR-linac. Start in dose level 0, of 2 x 5Gy boost per patient, and if safe this is increased step-wise to a maximum dose level 2 of 2 x 7Gy per patient. Main study parameters/endpoints: The primary endpoint is the incidence of a dose limiting toxicity (DLT). Early DLT is defined as radiation induced esophageal fistula/ perforation/ hemorrhage/ necrosis or tracheal, bronchial or bronchopleural fistula/tracheal or bronchopulmonary hemorrhage grade ≥ 3 or any non-hematological grade 4 toxicity according to Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5.0 occurring within 14 weeks after the start of radiotherapy and before surgery or the postponing of surgery \> 14 weeks after the end of radiotherapy due to any grade of treatment-related toxicity. Subacute DLT is defined as peri- and/or postoperative complications occurring within 30 days after surgery, defined as postoperative anastomotic leakage or pneumonitis ≥ 3b according to Clavien-Dindo. Secondary endpoints are non-DLT toxicity, the technical feasibility of dose delivery, perioperative complications, and oncological outcomes including R0 resection rate, histopathological tumor response, local and regional recurrence and death from any cause. Nature and extent of the burden and risks associated with participation, benefit and group relatedness: The benefits for the patients may include higher probability of complete pathological response that initially leads to increased survival and could eventually result in organ-sparing treatment programs. Compared to standard treatment, the CROSS regimen including the sequential boost will take 2 days extra in the final week of CROSS. Possible risks include higher radiation toxicity and surgical complication rates. However, it is expected this increase to be minor, for the investigators will use dose constraints on organs at risk, which are associated with low radiation-induced toxicity, and they will not be exceeded.
NCT07339488
Esophageal cancer (EC) ranks among the leading malignant gastrointestinal tumors globally in terms of both incidence and mortality. Cases of EC in China account for over 50% of the global total, with squamous cell carcinoma being the primary pathological type. Locally advanced EC (LAEC), particularly cases where radical surgical resection is not feasible, exhibits high recurrence rates and low 5-year survival rates. However, studies have shown that patients with LAEC who undergo comprehensive treatment followed by surgery experience significantly prolonged survival and improved quality of life compared to those who do not receive surgical intervention. Current conversion treatment regimens under investigation include: chemotherapy alone, chemoradiotherapy, immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy, and immunotherapy combined with chemoradiotherapy-each of these approaches has distinct advantages and limitations. Immunochemotherapy has emerged as a current research focus: it not only demonstrates significantly superior efficacy compared to chemotherapy alone but also exhibits lower cumulative toxicity than radiotherapy-combined conversion regimens, resulting in a more favorable overall benefit-risk ratio. As such, it represents the most promising conversion treatment strategy. Retrospective and prospective clinical studies have shown that low-dose radiotherapy targeting the small intestine can enhance the anti-tumor response of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in patients with advanced solid tumor, prolong their overall survival, and increase the incidence of the abscopal effect. Further mechanistic investigations have revealed that intestinal low-dose radiotherapy (ILDR) may augment the immune cancerous lethality by modulating the gut microbiota and their metabolic profiles. Based on the findings from these preliminary studies, the current research plans to conduct a prospective phase II single-arm clinical trial to investigate the efficacy and safety of ILDR combined with immunochemotherapy as conversion therapy in patients with borderline resectable or unresectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (BR/UR ESCC). This research plans to enroll at least 39 evaluable cases or a total of 43 cases in two seperated stages, focusing on patients with thoracic BR/UR ESCC. Patients will receive a single fraction of ILDR with a mean dose of 1 Gy, concurrently with 3 cycles of albumin-bound paclitaxel (260 mg/m² on day 1), cisplatin (75 mg/m² on day 1), and tislelizumab (200 mg on day 1). The efficacy and safety of the treatment will be evaluated throughout the study.
NCT07016737
The combination of programmed death receptor 1 (PD-1) inhibitors with chemotherapy has been recognized for the treatment of advanced and metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). To the best of our knowledge, there is no published report to date which analyzes the efficacy and safety of this regimen in the treatment of locally primary-recurrent ESCC patients after definitive chemoradiotherapy or radiotherapy only. This is a prospective clinical study designed to enroll 79 patients. The study will focus on those who have attained a complete response (CR) subsequent to definitive chemoradiotherapy or radiotherapy and have a histologically proven in-field recurrence, with no distant metastases. These patients will receive treatment with a PD-1 inhibitor combined with monotherapy chemotherapy for 4 cycles, followed by a 2-year maintenance treatment with PD-1 inhibitors. During this period, patients diagnosed with esophageal wall thickening and identified as having progressive disease (PD) have the option to undergo salvage radiotherapy in conjunction with a dual-agent chemotherapy for 5 cycles. The primary endpoint of is 2-year after recurrence survival (ARS) rate. The secondary endpoints include the progression-free survival (PFS) and safety.
NCT05473156
This is a multi-regional, multi center, open label, first in human (FIH), dose-escalation, and dose-expansion study of AP203 to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), immunogenicity, pharmacodynamics, and antitumor activities of AP203 in adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors.
NCT06762158
This study aims to examine the efficacy of the combination of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and perioperative PD-1 inhibitor in patients with locally advanced esophageal squamous cell cancer and explore the predictive biomarkers for this regimen.
NCT06746961
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of QL1706 plus lenvatinib in second-line therapy for patients with metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma after progression on immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy
NCT06709417
This is a prospective, single-arm, phase II clinical study designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of sintilimab combined with chemotherapy, followed by sequential concurrent chemoradiotherapy as conversion therapy, in treatment-naïve esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) patients with cT4bN-/+M0 and/or cTanyN+M0 staging (including those with extracapsular invasion of mediastinal lymph nodes).
NCT06710665
Neoadjuvant therapy followed by surgery is preferred for locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, but the necessity of adjuvant therapy remains controversial. Tumor regression grade reflects the response to neoadjuvant therapy and may predict patient prognosis, yet its role in guiding adjuvant therapy remains unexplored.
NCT03430843
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of tislelizumab as second line treatment in participants with advanced unresectable/metastatic ESCC that had progressed during or after first line therapy.
NCT06078657
This is a single-center, prospective, single-arm Phase II clinical study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of IBI110 in combination with Sintilimab in subjects with advanced or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) who have failed first-line treatment with PD-1 inhibitors combined with chemotherapy. Patients who meet the inclusion criteria will be treated with IBI110 combined with Sintilimab until disease progression, death, toxicity intolerance, withdrawal of informed consent, initiation of new anti-tumor therapy, or termination of therapy for other reasons specified in the protocol. RECIST v1.1 was used for clinical tumor imaging evaluation every 6 weeks during treatment.