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Status unknownNCT05827770Updated Apr 25, 2023

The Efficacy and Safety of Neoadjuvant Toripalimab Combined With Temozolomide in Resectable Stage III Melanoma

A Phase 2 interventional study of Toripalimab combined with Temozolomide in Melanoma Stage III, sponsored by Yong Chen. Status unknown at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-04-25.

Sponsored by Yong Chen · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Apr 2023), so the status shown — last known as Not yet recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
20
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study is being conducted to explore the efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant toripalimab combined with temozolomide in resectable stage III melanoma.

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This trial is a prospective, single-center, single-arm clinical research. Unlike seen in Caucasians, checkpoint inhibitors have not obtained satisfactory results in Chinese patients. Exploring the curative effects of combination therapies in melanoma and their potential synergetic mechanism will improve the prognosis of patients. Recent retrospective data in our center showed that the objective response rate (ORR) of immunotherapy plus chemotherapy in advanced melanoma reached 40%, which was higher than immunotherapy (12.5%) and chemotherapy (4%) alone as front-line therapies. This study is aiming to evaluate the efficacy and safety of toripalimab combined with temozolomide in patients with resectable stage III melanoma. The safety and efficacy of this study will be assessed through ORR, DCR, PFS, OS, and adverse effects as graded by CTCAE 5.0.

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Conditions studied

  • Melanoma Stage III

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In context

Melanoma

3,073 studies on the registry are indexed under Melanoma; 529 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 20 is below the median of 38 across 2,400 interventional studies indexed under Melanoma.

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Lead sponsor

Yong Chen is the lead sponsor of 4 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Has resectable stage IIIB-IIID melanoma of acral and cutaneous type, according to American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging system version 8. At least one measurable lesion conforming to RECIST 1.1 criteria.
  • No previously received systematic therapy of anti-PD-1 plus temozolomide. For patients with relapsed melanoma, previous therapy of anti-PD-1 plus temozolomide has been stopped for more than 6 months is acceptable.

For patients with disease progressed after receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors only, time from the last treating day is ≥ 4 weeks.

  • The toxicity of prior treatment has recovered to ≤1 grade according to CTCAE 5.0.
  • ECOG score 0-1.
  • The expected survival time is ≥ 12 weeks.
  • Adequate organ and bone marrow function.
  • Female subjects of childbearing age must undergo a serum pregnancy test within 7 days before the commencement of the study and the results are negative, and are willing to use a medically approved high potency contraceptive method during the study period and within 3 months after the last administration of the study drug; For male subjects whose partner is a female of childbearing age, they should be surgically sterilized or agree to use an effective method of contraception during the study period and for 3 months after administration of the last study.
  • Willing to consent and signed the informed consent, and able comply with the planned visit, research treatment, laboratory examination and other test procedures.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Has mucosal melanoma or choroidal melanoma.
  • The first study drug treatment was less than 4 weeks from the last systematic antitumor therapy or 5 half-lives from the last targeted therapy; less than 4 weeks from major surgery; less than7 days from immunosuppressive drug; less than 3 weeks from immunomodulatory; less than 4 weeks from live attenuated vaccine.
  • Systemic antibiotic use for 7 days within 4 weeks prior to initial administration, or unexplained fever during screening/prior to initial administration.
  • With active autoimmune disease or a history of autoimmune disease.
  • With history of allogeneic organ transplantation or allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
  • With immunodeficiency, eg HIV, HBV, HCV.
  • Have a clear history of serious and uncontrolled other disease or mental disorders.
  • Has a bleeding tendency or abnormal clotting function.
  • Known to be allergic to the active ingredients or excipients in this study.
  • Other situations that the researcher considers inappropriate to participate in the research.
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Toripalimab Combined With Temozolomide

    Toripalimab Combined With Temozolomide

    Drug: Toripalimab combined with Temozolomide

Interventions

  • DrugToripalimab combined with Temozolomide

    Toripalimab combined with Temozolomide

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Pathologic response rate (pRR)

    After 2 cycles of neoadjuvant toripalimab combined with temozolomide, patients receive radical surgery.

    Time frame: Within one week after operation

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Study locations

1 site
  • Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
    Shanghai, 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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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Start is estimated for May 2023; primary completion for Dec 2024, 19 months later.

Of 263 non-industry phase 2 interventional studies under Melanoma, half reached primary completion within 66 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 40 and three quarters within 92. This study's planned 19 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 363 studies reached it within 52 months; a quarter within 32 and three quarters within 88.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Apr 9, 2023
First posted
Apr 25, 2023
StartEst.
May 1, 2023
Primary completionEst.
Dec 31, 2024
CompletionEst.
Jun 30, 2025
Last update
Apr 25, 2023
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 25, 2023, 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
NCT05827770
Lead sponsor
Yong Chen
Responsible party
Yong Chen (Chief Physician, Fudan University) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Apr 25, 2023
Start date
May 1, 2023 (estimated)
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2024 (estimated)
Completion
Jun 30, 2025 (estimated)
Last update
Apr 25, 2023

Study contacts

Yong Chen, MD
Contact
chenyong@fudan.edu.cn
18017317571
Yong Chen, MD
principal investigator · Fudan University

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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