Nodes-sparing Short-course Radiation Combined With CAPOX and Tislelizumab for MSS Middle and Low Rectal Cancer (mRCAT)

January 7, 2025 updated by: Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital

Modified Short-Course Radiation Combined With CAPOX and Tislelizumab for MSS Locally Advanced of Middle and Low Rectal Cancer (mRCAT): An Open-label, Single-arm, Prospective Multicenter Clinical Trial

This is an open-label, prospective, multicenter phase II clinical trial to evaluate modified short-course radiation (Radiation targeting the tumor bed without irradiating surrounding tumor-draining lymph nodes) combined with CAPOX and PD-1 Inhibitor (Tislelizumab) for patients with MSS middle and low rectal cancer. A total of 32 patients will be enrolled in this trial. The primary endpoint is the rate of pathological complete response (pCR). The organ preservation rate, tumor regression grade, long-term prognosis, and adverse effects will also be analyzed.

Study Overview

Status

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Recruiting

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

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32

Phase

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  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • China
    • Zhejiang
      • Hanzhou, Zhejiang, China, 310012
        • Recruiting
        • Sir Run Run Shao hospital
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Zhangfa Song, doctor

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients who have a strong willingness to preserve the anus and are willing to receive neoadjuvant therapy.
  2. Male or Female aged 18-75.
  3. Patients diagnosed with low rectal cancer within 10 cm from the lower edge of the tumor to the anal verge by pelvic MRI and anorectoscopy, the clinical stage is cT2N+M0/cT3-4aN0/+M0, the lymph nodes are limited to the mesorectum, the circumferential resection margin is negative.
  4. Histologically confirmed rectal adenocarcinoma; Genetic testing suggests MSI-L or MSS, or tumor biopsy immunohistochemistry reveals pMMR, that is, MSH1, MSH2, MSH6, and PMS2 are all positive.
  5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 0-1.
  6. No previous treatment(including anti-tumor therapy、immunotherapy or pelvic radiation).
  7. Adequate hematologic, hepatic, renal, thyroid and cardiac function: white blood cells ≥3500/mm3, neutrophils ≥1800/mm3, platelets ≥100,000/mm3, hemoglobin ≥100 g/L; activated partial thromboplastin time, prothrombin time and international normalized ratio ≤1.5 × ULN; aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase ≤3.0 × upper limit of normal (ULN), bilirubin ≤1.25 × ULN, serum albumin ≥28 g/L. creatinine clearance ≥50 mL/mi, creatinine ≤1.5 × ULN;
  8. Informed consent form signed.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients with a previous history of malignant tumors besides rectal cancer.
  2. Patients with distant metastases before enrollment.
  3. Patients with positive internal or external iliac lymph nodes are assessed by MRI or CT.
  4. Patients with obstruction, perforation, or bleeding that require emergency surgery.
  5. Patients with severe concomitant diseases and estimated survival time ≤ 5 years.
  6. Allergic to any component of the therapy.
  7. Patients with poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma, signet ring cell carcinoma, or mucinous adenocarcinoma.
  8. Patients who received immunosuppressive or systemic hormone therapy for immunosuppressive purposes within 1 month prior to the initiation of therapy.
  9. Patients who have received any other experimental drug (including immunotherapy) or participated in another interventional clinical trial within 30 days before screening.
  10. Factors leading to study termination, such as alcoholism, drug abuse, other serious illnesses (including psychiatric disorders) requiring combination therapy, and patients with severe laboratory abnormalities.
  11. Patients with congenital or acquired immune deficiency (such as HIV infection).
  12. Vulnerable groups, including mentally ill, cognitively impaired, critically ill patients, minors, pregnant or lactating women, illiterate, etc.
  13. Other conditions that investigators consider not suitable for this study.

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Treatment Arm
Participants will receive 5*5Gy modified short-course radiation (radiation targeting the tumor bed without irradiating surrounding tumor-draining lymph nodes) concurrently with CAPOX and tislelizumab regimens: Oxaliplatin, 130mg/m2, intravenous infusion,d1 of each cycle; Capecitabine, 1000mg/m2, PO, BID, d1-14 and tislelizumab, 200mg intravenous infusion d1 of each cycle. CAPOX and tislelizumab repeat every 3 weeks for 4 cycles, followed by total mesorectal excision surgery.
Drug: Capecitabine
Capecitabine: 1000mg/m2 d1-14 q3w
Drug: Oxaliplatin
Oxaliplatin: 130mg/m2 d1 q3w
Radiation: Modified short-course radiotherapy
radiation targeting the tumor bed without irradiating surrounding tumor-draining lymph nodes: 25Gy/5Fx
Drug: PD-1 antibody
PD-1 antibody (Tislelizumab): 200mg d1 q3w

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Pathological complete response (pCR) rate
Time Frame: within 10 days after surgery
The status of pCR will be evaluated after the TME surgery.
within 10 days after surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Tumor regression grade
Time Frame: within 10 days after surgery
TRG is evaluated according to the AJCC system. TRG0-1 is defined as good response, TRG2 as moderate response, and TRG3 as poor response.
within 10 days after surgery
Local recurrence rate(LRR)
Time Frame: 3 years after sugery
Presence of adenocarcinoma within the rectal wall or within the mesorectum confirmed by pathology.
3 years after sugery
Disease free survival(DFS)
Time Frame: 3 years after surgery
The three-year disease-free survival of patients.
3 years after surgery
Overall survival(OS)
Time Frame: 3 years after surgery
The three-year overall survival of patients.
3 years after surgery
Adverse effects rate
Time Frame: From date of initiation of treatment until the date of death from any cause, assessed up to 5 years
Rate of radiotherapy, chemotherapy and immunotherapy related adverse events
From date of initiation of treatment until the date of death from any cause, assessed up to 5 years
Rectal specific quality of life assessment via QLQ-CR29
Time Frame: Baseline and months 3, 6, 12, 24, 36, 60 after the surgery
Rectal specific quality of life according to European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer ( EORTC) Quality of life questionnaire QLQ-CR29. scale from 0 to 100, A higher scale represents better function and a higher quality of life.
Baseline and months 3, 6, 12, 24, 36, 60 after the surgery
Quality of life assessment via QLQ-C30
Time Frame: Baseline and months 3, 6, 12, 24, 36, 60 after the surgery
Quality of life according to EORTC Quality of life Questionnaire QLQ-C30 version 3.0. Score range from 0 to 100 points. A higher score represents better function and a higher quality of life.
Baseline and months 3, 6, 12, 24, 36, 60 after the surgery
Validation of the Wexner score
Time Frame: Months 3, 6, 12, 24, 36, 60 after the surgery
The change of severity of fecal incontinence assessment according to Wexner score. a score from 0-20, where 0 is perfect continence and 20 is complete incontinence.
Months 3, 6, 12, 24, 36, 60 after the surgery

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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August 2, 2023

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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August 20, 2024

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

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May 1, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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July 20, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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July 31, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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August 2, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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March 25, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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January 7, 2025

Last Verified

Last Verified

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January 1, 2025

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Other Study ID Numbers

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  • SRRS-mRCAT

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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