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CompletedNCT04672330Updated Jan 9, 2024

Neoadjuvant PD-1 Monoclonal Antibody in Cisplatin-ineligible High Risk Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma

A Phase 2 interventional study of Tislelizumab in Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy of Cisplatin-ineligible High Risk Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma, sponsored by RenJi Hospital. Completed at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-01-09.

Sponsored by RenJi Hospital · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
16
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Neoadjuvant therapy of cisplatin-based chemotherapy has been proved to improve prognosis of muscle invasive UTUC patients in several studies. This study is designed to investigate the safety and efficacy of neoadjuvant PD-1 monoclonal antibody in patients with locally advanced upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) which are ineligible for cisplatin. Tislelizumab, an anti-programmed death protein-1 (PD-1) monoclonal antibody, was engineered to minimize binding to FcγR on macrophages to abrogate antibody-dependent phagocytosis, a mechanism of T-cell clearance and potential resistance to anti-PD-1 therapy. The safety, tolerability, and efficacy of tislelizumab in patients with PD-L1 positive urothelial carcinoma who progressed during/following platinum-containing therapy was proved in a phase 2 trial (CTR20170071). This trial focuses on the efficacy of Tislelizumab to induce pathological down-staging of locally advanced UTUC in neoadjuvant setting.

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Neoadjuvant therapy of cisplatin-based chemotherapy has been proved to improve prognosis of muscle invasive UTUC patients in several studies. This study is designed to investigate the safety and efficacy of neoadjuvant PD-1 monoclonal antibody in patients with locally advanced upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) which are ineligible for cisplatin. Tislelizumab, an anti-programmed death protein-1 (PD-1) monoclonal antibody, was engineered to minimize binding to FcγR on macrophages to abrogate antibody-dependent phagocytosis, a mechanism of T-cell clearance and potential resistance to anti-PD-1 therapy. The safety, tolerability, and efficacy of tislelizumab in patients with PD-L1 positive urothelial carcinoma who progressed during/following platinum-containing therapy was proved in a phase 2 trial (CTR20170071). This trial focuses on the efficacy of Tislelizumab to induce pathological down-staging of locally advanced UTUC in neoadjuvant setting.

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Conditions studied

  • Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy of Cisplatin-ineligible High Risk Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma

Keywords

  • neoadjuvant therapy
  • radical nephroureterectomy
  • Tislelizumab
  • Cisplatin-ineligible
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In context

Carcinoma

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This study's enrollment of 16 is below the median of 45 across 5,170 interventional studies indexed under Carcinoma.

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Lead sponsor

RenJi Hospital is the lead sponsor of 535 studies on the registry; 244 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

    1. had non-metastatic high risk UTUC and planed to receive surgery(defined as high grade UTUC either by endoscopic biopsy or urinary cytology and/or any invasive aspect on radiological examination and/or hydronephrosis );
    1. were ineligible for cisplatin-based chemotherapy(defined as meeting at least one of the following criteria: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group [ECOG] performance status 2, creatinine clearance 30-60 mL/min, grade ≥2 audiometric hearing loss, grade ≥2 peripheral neuropathy, or New York Heart Association Class III heart failure);
    1. had not received any systemic anti-tumor therapy;
    1. Adequate organ function defined by study-specified laboratory tests; Hemoglobin ≥90 g/L; Hematological Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1.5×109 /L; Platelets ≥100×109 /L
    1. No functional organic disease: T-BIL≤1.5×upper limit of normal (ULN); ALT andAST≤2.5×ULN; Serum creatinine≤2×ULN; endogenous creatinine clearance rate>30ml/min
    1. Agree to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plans, lab tests and any other required study procedures;

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

    1. Patients who have received prior therapy of an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or anti-PD-L2 antibody;
    1. Patients who are allergic to monoclonal antibodies or any of its excipients;
    1. Patients who have received other systems for anti-tumor treatment (e. g., Steroid therapy, immunotherapy) within 4 weeks or enrolled in other clinical trials;
    1. Patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding, or expecting to conceive;
    1. Patients who have a known history of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) (HIV 1/2 antibodies);
    1. Patients who have known active Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C;
    1. Patients who have active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years;
    1. Patients who have received a live vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of trial treatment;
    1. Patients who have received prior radiation therapy to the bladder;
  • 10.Patients who have muscle invasive bladder cancer;
  • 11.Patients who have received allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or solid organ transplantation;
  • 12.Patients who have a history of substance abuse or with a history of mental disorders;
  • 13.Patients who had other malignant tumors in the past five years that have not recovered except for curable tumors that have been cured including basal or squamous skin cancer, localized carcinoma in situ of the cervix or the breast and low-risk prostate cancer, etc.
  • 14.Patients who have active tuberculosis;
  • 15.Patients who have other serious and uncontrollable accompanying diseases that may affect compliance or interfere with the interpretation of results including active opportunistic infections or advanced (severe) infections, uncontrollable diabetes, cardiovascular disease (grade III or IV heart failure defined by the New York Heart Association classification, II degree atrioventricular block and above, myocardial infarction in the past 6 months, unstable arrhythmia or instability angina, cerebral infarction within 3 months, etc.) or lung disease (interstitial pneumonia, history of obstructive lung disease and symptomatic bronchospasm);
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
16 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Neoadjuvant arm

    Patients will receive 2-4 cycles of Tislelizumab (200mg per cycle) prior to surgery(radical nephroureterectomy, segmental ureteral resection, endoscopic ablation) Drug: Tislelizumab 200 mg per cycle, IV on day 1 of every 3-week cycle, for 2-4 cycles prior to surgery

    Drug: Tislelizumab

Interventions

  • DrugTislelizumab

    Patients will receive 2-4 cycles of Tislelizumab (200mg per cycle) before surgery(radical nephroureterectomy, segmental ureteral resection, endoscopic ablation)

    Also known as: anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. pathological reponse rate

    ypT0N0 at surgical specimen,in the intention-to-treat population

    Time frame: 30 days after surgery

Secondary outcomes

  1. pathological response rate

    ypT0 and ypT1 at surgical specimen,in the intention-to-treat population

    Time frame: 30 days after surgery

  2. perioperative complication rate

    the rate of perioperative complications are determined according to Clavien classification

    Time frame: 30 days after surgery

  3. objective response rate

    the proportion of patients with a confirmed complete response or partial response based on radiological examination before surgery per RECIST version 1.1

    Time frame: 12 months after drug treatment

  4. disease free survival

    from surgery to any kind of recurrence including tumour bed, first metastasis, or death from any cause

    Time frame: 5 years after surgery or treatment

  5. overall survival

    time from enrollment to death for any cause

    Time frame: 5 years after enrollment

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Study locations

1 site
  • Shanghai Renji Hospital
    Shanghai, Shanghai 200127, China
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 9, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04672330
Lead sponsor
RenJi Hospital
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Dec 17, 2020
Start date
Dec 1, 2020
Primary completion
Jan 25, 2023
Completion
Nov 25, 2023
Last update
Jan 9, 2024

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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