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Active, not recruitingNCT05585814COBPUpdated Sep 2, 2026

CapeOX Combined With Bevacizumab Plus Anti-PD1 Antibody as Neoadjuvant Therapy for Microsatellite Stable Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

A Phase 2 interventional study of Capecitabine and Oxaliplatin in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer, sponsored by Shanghai Changzheng Hospital. Active, not recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-02.

Sponsored by Shanghai Changzheng Hospital · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This prospective, single-arm study aims to investigate the efficacy and safety of pembrolizumab plus bevacizumab and chemotherapy as neoadjuvant treatment in pMMR/MSS locally advanced rectal cancer patients

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Conditions studied

  • Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer
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In context

Lead sponsor

Shanghai Changzheng Hospital is the lead sponsor of 125 studies on the registry; 60 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Histologically confirmed rectal adenocarcinoma with cT3+N+M0
  • Immunohistochemistry and/or genetic testing confirmed pMMR/MSS
  • Initial diagnosed or recurrent patients will be accepted, patients with recurrence should not have received any treatment include chemotherapy, targeted therapy or immunotherapy within 1 month or radiotherapy within 1 year
  • Measurable disease according to the Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 criteria and haven't received any local treatment.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 0-1.
  • Absence of distant metastasis confirmed by CT, MRI or PET/CT
  • Adequate hematologic and organ function, defined by protocol-specified laboratory test results, obtained within 7 days before first dose. Absolute neutrophil count ≥1500/mm3, platelet ≥100,000/mm3, Hb ≥10g/dl, serum creatinine ≤1.5 times ULN, creatinine clearance rate ≥50mL/min, ALT and AST ≤2.5 times ULN, INR or aPTT ≤1.5 times ULN (INR ≤2 times ULN and aPTT in normal range for patients who are on prophylactic anticoagulant therapy within 14 days before study treatment), total bilirubin level ≤2 times ULN (within 7 days before study treatment).
  • Women of childbearing age should confirm that serum pregnancy test is negative and agree to use effective contraceptive methods during study treatment and the following 60 days.
  • Life expectancy> 3 months
  • Signed and written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Previously received anti-PD1 or anti-PDL1 or anti-PDL2 or anti-CTLA4.
  • Uncontrolled active bleeding from the primary tumor or intestinal obstruction.
  • Contraindications of bevacizumab
  • Hypersensitivity to other monoclonal antibodies.
  • Any active, known or suspected autoimmune disease.
  • Uncontrolled pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites to a moderate or greater extent.
  • History of one of the following diseases: idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organized pneumonia (eg. bronchiolitis obliterans), drug-induced pneumonia, idiopathic pneumonia and interstitial pneumonia, or evidence of active pneumonia through enhanced chest CT screening.
  • Major surgery within 4 weeks before enrollment and haven't fully recovered from the previous surgery.
  • Active bleeding or abnormal coagulation (aPTT >43s or INR >1.5 times ULN), or having a tendency to bleed or receiving thrombolytic or anticoagulant therapy.
  • Previously received allogeneic stem cell or parenchymal organ transplantation.
  • Any significant clinical or laboratory abnormality that the investigator considers to influence the safety assessment, eg. uncontrolled active infection, uncontrolled diabetes, hypertension that cannot be reduced to normal range with monotherapy, grade II or above peripheral neuropathy, congestive heart failure, heart disease (class II or higher) as defined by the New York College of Cardiology, myocardial infarction within 3 months prior to enrollment, unstable arrhythmias, unstable angina pectinis, chronic kidney disease, abnormal thyroid function and previous or co-existing malignancies.
  • History of uncorrected serum electrolyte disturbances such as potassium, calcium and magnesium.
  • HIV infection.
  • Active hepatitis B or hepatitis C.
  • Pregnancy or lactation period, or unwilling to use contraception during the trial.
  • With other malignancy within 5 year, except cervical carcinoma in situ, basal or squamous skin cancer, local prostatic carcinoma and ductal carcinoma in situ.
  • Use corticosteroids (dose of prednisone or similar drugs> 10mg/day) or other immunosuppressive agents within 14 days before enrollment.
  • Patients with active tuberculosis (TB) who are receiving anti-TB treatment or have received anti-TB treatment within 1 year.
  • Active infection, or treatment with oral or intravenous antibiotics within the first 2 weeks prior to neoadjuvant therapy, except prophylactic administration.
  • Anti-infective vaccine (eg. influenza vaccine, varicella vaccine, etc.) injection within 4 weeks before neoadjuvant therapy.
  • Previous participation in other clinical trials within 4 weeks before neoadjuvant therapy.
  • Any other disease, metabolic disorder, abnormal physical examination or abnormal laboratory results that may constrain the use of trial drug, or affect the reliability of study results, or lead to high risk of treatment complications, or affect patient compliance.
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Pembrolizumab+ Bevacizumab + CapeOx as neoadjuvant treatment for 4 cycles

    CapeOx: Capecitabine is given orally at 1000mg / m² twice a day from day1-14 every 3 weeks for 4 cycles and Oxaliplatin is given by intravenous infusion at 130mg / m2 on Day 1 every 3 weeks for 4 cycles; Bevacizumab:Bevacizumab is given intravenously at 7.5mg/kg on day 1 every 3 weeks for 4 cycles; Pembrolizumab:Pembrolizumab is given intravenously at 200 mg on day 1 every 3 weeks for 4 cycles. Following these 4 cycles, patients receive one additional 21-day bridging cycle of CapeOx (Capecitabine plus Oxaliplatin) before surgery.

    Drug: Capecitabine · Drug: Oxaliplatin · Drug: Bevacizumab · Drug: Pembrolizumab

Interventions

  • DrugCapecitabine

    Capecitabine is given orally at 1000mg / m² twice a day from day1-14 every 3 weeks for 4 cycles

  • DrugOxaliplatin

    Oxaliplatin is given by intravenous infusion at 130mg / m2 on Day 1 every 3 weeks for 4 cycles

  • DrugBevacizumab

    Bevacizumab is given intravenously at 7.5mg/kg on day 1 every 3 weeks for 4 cycles

  • DrugPembrolizumab

    Pembrolizumab is given intravenously at 200 mg on day 1 every 3 weeks for 4 cycles

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. R0 resection rate

    Percentage of patients who achieve R0 resection

    Time frame: 15 weeks

  2. Pathological complete response rate

    Percentage of patients who achieve pathological complete response (pCR) based on local investigator

    Time frame: 15 weeks

  3. Tumor regression grade (TRG)

    Time frame: 15 weeks

  4. Objective response rate

    Percentage of patients who achieve partial response (PR) or complete response (CR)

    Time frame: 3 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. Incidence of Treatment-Related Adverse Events

    Number of adverse events

    Time frame: Until 30 days after the last treatment

  2. Surgical complications

    Time frame: Until 90 days after surgery

  3. Quality of life score (QoL score)

    Assessment of life quality based on EORTC QLQ-C30

    Time frame: Until 30 days after the last treatment

  4. Event free survival

    Measure of time from study treatment to disease progression or death

    Time frame: Up to 3 years

  5. Disease-free survival

    Measure of time from the date of surgery to disease relapse or death

    Time frame: Up to 3 years

  6. One-year or two-year disease-free survival rate

    Percentage of patients who achieve disease-free survival lasting for more than one and two years respectively from the date of surgery

    Time frame: Up to 2 years

  7. One-year or two-year overall survival rate

    Percentage of patients who achieve survival for more than one and two years respectively from date of first dose

    Time frame: Up to 2 years

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Study locations

1 site
  • Shanghai Changzheng Hospital
    Shanghai, China
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No — Individual participant data will not be shared due to patient privacy and institutional data-protection requirements

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 Sep 2, 2026, 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
NCT05585814
Lead sponsor
Shanghai Changzheng Hospital
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 19, 2022
Start date
May 1, 2023
Primary completion
Sep 18, 2024
Completion
May 9, 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 2, 2026

Study contacts

Haiyang Zhou, MD
principal investigator · Shanghai Changzheng Hospital

Oversight

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