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A Multi-cohort Study of Efbemalenograstim Alfa Injection for Preventing ANC Reduction in Solid Tumor Patients Post Immune-chemotherapy.

An interventional study of Efbemalenograstim alfa Injection and carboplatin/cisplatin-etoposide in Solid Tumor Cancer, Chemotherapy Induced Neutropenia and G-CSF, sponsored by Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute. Not yet recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-10-18.

Sponsored by Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Dec 2025, 9 months ago, but the record still lists the study as not yet recruiting.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
200
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study is a multi-cohort, open-label, multi-center exploratory clinical research designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Efbemalenograstim alfa Injection in preventing neutropenia (reduction in absolute neutrophil count, ANC) in solid tumor patients undergoing immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) combined chemotherapy. A total of 200 solid tumor patients who are scheduled to receive at least 2 cycles of ICI combined chemotherapy will be enrolled. The study is divided into three cohorts:

Cohort 1: Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients receiving ICI combined with chemotherapy (etoposide + carboplatin/cisplatin).

Cohort 2: Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients receiving ICI combined with chemotherapy (platinum-based/taxane, pemetrexed/platinum).

Cohort 3: Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) patients receiving ICI combined with chemotherapy (TP, which stands for cisplatin + taxane).

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This study is a multi-cohort, open-label, multi-center exploratory clinical trial aimed at evaluating the efficacy and safety of Efbemalenograstim alfa Injection in preventing neutropenia (reduction in absolute neutrophil count, ANC) in solid tumor patients undergoing immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) combined chemotherapy. It plans to enroll 200 solid tumor patients who are scheduled to receive at least 2 cycles of ICI combined chemotherapy. The study is divided into three cohorts:

Cohort 1: Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients receiving ICI combined with chemotherapy (etoposide + carboplatin/cisplatin).

Cohort 2: Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients receiving ICI combined with chemotherapy (platinum-based/taxane, pemetrexed/platinum).

Cohort 3: Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) patients receiving ICI combined with chemotherapy (TP, which stands for cisplatin + taxane).

Eligible patients will receive Efbemalenograstim alfa Injection (20 mg/dose, subcutaneous injection) 24-72 hours after the end of each chemotherapy cycle, from the 1st to the 4th cycle of ICI combined chemotherapy. Investigators must ensure that the first cycle of chemotherapy is administered at the recommended dose according to the protocol. For the 2nd to 4th cycles, dose delays or adjustments due to toxicity are allowed, and investigators may also determine the individual chemotherapy cycles and drug doses based on the patient\'s specific condition during these cycles. After completing 4 cycles of ICI combined chemotherapy and evaluation, patients will receive subsequent treatment according to standard clinical practice.

Referencing the 2023 CSCO Guidelines, the recommended ICI combined chemotherapy regimens for subjects are as follows:

Cohort 1 - SCLC, referring to the \"2023 CSCO Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of SCLC\":

Immune drugs (choose one):

Atezolizumab 1200 mg, d1, Q3W Durvalumab 1500 mg, d1, Q3W Serplulimab 4.5 mg/kg, d1, Q3W Adebelimab 20 mg/kg, d1, Q3W

Chemotherapy regimens (choose one):

EC, Q3W: Carboplatin AUC=5-6, d1; Etoposide 80-100 mg/m2, d1-3 EP, Q3W: Cisplatin 75-80 mg/m2, d1; Etoposide 80-100 mg/m2, d1-3

Cohort 2 - NSCLC, referring to the \"2023 CSCO Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of NSCLC\":

NSCLC (Squamous Cell Carcinoma) - Immune drugs (choose one):

Pembrolizumab 200 mg, d1, Q3W Camrelizumab 200 mg, d1, Q3W Sintilimab 200 mg, d1, Q3W Tislelizumab 200 mg, d1, Q3W Serplulimab 4.5 mg/kg, d1, Q3W Atezolizumab 1200 mg, d1 + Bevacizumab 15 mg/kg, d1, Q3W Sugemalimab 1200 mg, d1, Q3W Anplitumab 200 mg, d1, Q3W

NSCLC (Squamous Cell Carcinoma) - Chemotherapy regimens (choose one):

Carboplatin AUC=5-6, d1 + Taxane: Paclitaxel 175-200 mg/m2, d1; or Albumin-bound Paclitaxel 200-260 mg/m2, d1, Q3W Cisplatin/Carboplatin 75 mg/m2/AUC=5-6, d1 + Gemcitabine 1000 mg/m2, d1, d8, Q3W

NSCLC (Non-Squamous Cell Carcinoma) - Immune drugs (choose one):

Pembrolizumab 200 mg, d1, Q3W Camrelizumab 200 mg, d1, Q3W Sintilimab 200 mg, d1, Q3W Tislelizumab 200 mg, d1, Q3W Atezolizumab 1200 mg, d1 Sugemalimab 1200 mg, d1, Q3W

NSCLC (Non-Squamous Cell Carcinoma) - Chemotherapy regimens (choose one):

Cisplatin 75 mg/m2, d1 + Pemetrexed 500 mg/m2, d1, Q3W Carboplatin AUC=5-6, d1 + Pemetrexed 500 mg/m2, d1, Q3W

Cohort 3 - ESCC, referring to the \"2023 CSCO Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Esophageal Cancer\":

Immune drugs (choose one):

Camrelizumab 200 mg, d1, Q3W Toripalimab 240 mg, d1, Q3W Sintilimab 200 mg, d1, Q3W Tislelizumab 200 mg, d1, Q3W Serplulimab 3 mg/kg intravenous infusion, d1, Q2W

Chemotherapy regimen:

TP regimen: Cisplatin 60-80 mg/m2 intravenous infusion, d1 + Taxane: Paclitaxel 175 mg/m2, d1; or Albumin-bound Paclitaxel 200-260 mg/m2, d1, Q3W Note: The chemotherapy schedule for cisplatin and etoposide can be modified as needed, while maintaining the total dose administered.

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Conditions studied

  • Solid Tumor Cancer
  • Chemotherapy Induced Neutropenia
  • G-CSF

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Keywords

  • ICI combined with chemotherapy
  • ANC
  • G-CSF
  • Solid Tumor
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In context

Neutropenia

396 studies on the registry are indexed under Neutropenia; 57 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 200 is above the median of 93 across 276 interventional studies indexed under Neutropenia.

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Lead sponsor

Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute is the lead sponsor of 103 studies on the registry; 36 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients voluntarily participate in this study, sign the informed consent form, demonstrate good compliance, and cooperate with follow-ups;
  • Aged 18 years or older, regardless of gender;
  • Patients with histologically or cytologically confirmed stage IV small cell lung cancer (SCLC) (as per the 8th edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC)) or T3-4 SCLC with multiple pulmonary nodules or tumors/nodules too large to be included in a tolerable radiotherapy plan, stage IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) (as per the 8th edition of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) Thoracic Oncology Staging Manual), or stage IV esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (excluding adenosquamous carcinoma) who are not eligible for radical therapy;
  • Patients who have not previously received systemic anti-tumor therapy for advanced/metastatic disease. For patients who have received neoadjuvant/adjuvant and radical concurrent chemoradiotherapy, screening is allowed if the time from the last chemotherapy to recurrence or progression exceeds 6 months. For patients who have received radiotherapy alone, screening is allowed after disease progression;
  • Patients planned to receive immunotherapy combined with at least 2 cycles of chemotherapy regimens with a high risk of severe neutropenia complicated by febrile neutropenia (FN) or medium FN risk regimens combined with ≥ 1 patient-specific risk factor. According to the \"Chinese Expert Consensus on Diagnosis and Treatment of Neutropenia Induced by Chemotherapy for Cancer (2023 Version)\", patient-specific factors are also crucial in influencing the risk of FN. The patient factors that increase the risk of FN mainly include: (1) Age > 65 years and receiving full-dose chemotherapy; (2) Prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy; (3) Persistent neutropenia (>10 days); (4) Bone marrow invasion by tumor; (5) Recent surgery and/or open trauma; (6) Poor overall physical condition with comorbidities such as liver (serum bilirubin > 2 times the upper limit of normal (ULN)), kidney (creatinine clearance ≤ 50 ml/min), heart, lung, endocrine, and other underlying diseases; (7) Poor nutritional status; (8) Chronic immunosuppression, such as human immunodeficiency virus infection, organ transplantation, and long-term immunosuppression after transplantation; (9) Advanced disease.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status (PS) score: 0-1;
  • Adequate organ and bone marrow function:

    1. Blood routine examination criteria (without blood transfusion or blood products and without using G-CSF or other hematopoietic stimulating factors within 14 days to correct):

      Hemoglobin (HB) ≥ 80g/L; Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5×109/L; Platelet count (PLT) ≥ 100×109/L;

    2. Biochemical examination criteria:

      Total bilirubin (TBIL) ≤ 1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN); Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 2.5´ ULN; if there is liver metastasis, then ALT and AST ≤ 5´ ULN; Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5´ ULN;

    3. Left ventricular ejection fraction > 50%;
  • The investigator judges that the patient can tolerate the treatment with Abegrimacostat Alpha.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients diagnosed with acute congestive heart failure, cardiomyopathy, or myocardial infarction through clinical examination, electrocardiogram, or other means;
  • Individuals with a history of rubber allergy;
  • Patients who have received radiotherapy for bone lesions (patients who have received radiotherapy for lesions other than bone lesions can be enrolled 4 weeks after treatment);
  • Patients who have undergone bone marrow transplantation or stem cell transplantation;
  • Pregnant or lactating women;
  • Patients with alcoholism or drug abuse that affects their compliance in participating in the study;
  • Known allergy to granulocyte colony-stimulating factors or excipients in the study drug;
  • Use of other investigational drugs within 1 month prior to enrollment in this study;
  • Received treatment with recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor within 6 weeks prior to enrollment;
  • Presence of other primary malignancies, with the following exceptions: 1) Malignancies in complete remission for at least 2 years prior to enrollment and requiring no additional treatment during the study; 2) Non-melanoma skin cancer or malignant lentigo maligna that has been adequately treated and shows no evidence of disease recurrence; 3) Carcinoma in situ that has been adequately treated and shows no evidence of disease recurrence;
  • The investigator believes that the patient has a disease or symptom that makes them unsuitable for participation in this study, or that the study drug may harm the patient\'s health or affect the assessment of adverse events.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
200 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Cohort 1

    Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients receiving ICI combined with chemotherapy (etoposide + carboplatin/cisplatin).

    Drug: Efbemalenograstim alfa Injection · Drug: carboplatin/cisplatin-etoposide

  • Experimental
    Cohort 2

    Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients receiving ICI combined with chemotherapy (platinum-based/taxane, pemetrexed/platinum).

    Drug: Efbemalenograstim alfa Injection · Drug: Carboplatin plus Paclitaxel · Drug: Cisplatin/pemetrexed or Carboplatin/pemetrexed

  • Experimental
    Cohort 3

    Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) patients receiving ICI combined with chemotherapy (TP, which stands for cisplatin + taxane).

    Drug: Efbemalenograstim alfa Injection · Drug: TP regimen

Interventions

  • DrugEfbemalenograstim alfa Injection

    This product should be administered subcutaneously 48 hours after the completion of anti-tumor drug administration in each chemotherapy cycle. The recommended dose for adults is 20mg administered subcutaneously once per chemotherapy cycle. Please do not administer this product within 14 days before and 24 hours after the administration of cytotoxic chemotherapy drugs.

  • Drugcarboplatin/cisplatin-etoposide

    one of the following chemotherapy regimens can be selected: EC, Q3W: Carboplatin AUC = 5\~6 on Day 1; Etoposide 80\~100 mg/m² on Days 1-3. EP, Q3W: Cisplatin 75\~80 mg/m² on Day 1; Etoposide 80\~100 mg/m² on Days 1-3.

  • DrugCarboplatin plus Paclitaxel

    For non-small cell lung cancer (squamous cell carcinoma), one of the following chemotherapy regimens can be selected: Carboplatin AUC = 5\~6 on Day 1 + Taxane: Paclitaxel 175-200 mg/m² on Day 1; or Albumin-bound Paclitaxel 200-260 mg/m² on Day 1, administered every 3 weeks (Q3W); Cisplatin/Carboplatin 75 mg/m²/AUC = 5\~6 on Day 1 + Gemcitabine 1000 mg/m² on Days 1 and 8, administered every 3 weeks (Q3W).

  • DrugCisplatin/pemetrexed or Carboplatin/pemetrexed

    For non-small cell lung cancer (non-squamous cell carcinoma), one of the following chemotherapy regimens can be selected: Cisplatin 75 mg/m² on Day 1 + Pemetrexed 500 mg/m² on Day 1, administered every 3 weeks (Q3W). Carboplatin AUC = 5\~6 on Day 1 + Pemetrexed 500 mg/m² on Day 1, administered every 3 weeks (Q3W).

  • DrugTP regimen

    The chemotherapy regimen options include: TP regimen: Cisplatin 60-80 mg/m² administered via intravenous drip on Day 1 + Taxane: Paclitaxel 175 mg/m² on Day 1; or Albumin-bound Paclitaxel 200-260 mg/m² on Day 1, with a treatment cycle of every 3 weeks (Q3W).

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. The incidence rate of ≥ Grade 3 neutropenia in the first chemotherapy cycle

    The incidence rate of ≥ Grade 3 neutropenia in the first chemotherapy cycle, defined as the percentage of individuals with ANC \< 1.0×109/L in the first chemotherapy cycle among the analyzed population.

    Time frame: At the end of Cycle 1 (each cycle being 21 days)

Secondary outcomes

  1. The incidence rate of ≥ Grade 3 neutropenia in the second and subsequent cycles

    The incidence rate of ≥ Grade 3 neutropenia in the second and subsequent cycles, defined as the percentage of individuals with ANC \< 1.0×109/L in chemotherapy cycles 2-4 among the analyzed population;

    Time frame: At the end of the second and subsequent chemotherapy cycles(each cycle being 21 days)

  2. The nadir (lowest value) of neutrophils in the first cycle

    The nadir (lowest value) of neutrophils in the first cycle, defined as the lowest count (trough value) of neutrophils in the first cycle;

    Time frame: At the end of Cycle 1 (each cycle being 21 days)

  3. The time required for the nadir of neutrophils to recover above 2×109/L in each cycle

    The time required for the nadir of neutrophils to recover above 2×109/L in each cycle, defined as the time (in days) required for the ANC nadir to recover above 2×109/L in each cycle.

    Time frame: From the start of treatment to the end of treatment

  4. The incidence rate and duration of FN (Febrile Neutropenia) in each cycle

    The incidence rate and duration of FN (Febrile Neutropenia) in each cycle, defined as the percentage of individuals experiencing FN \[oral temperature \> 38.3°C or oral temperature \> 38.0°C measured twice consecutively within 2 hours, with ANC \< 0.5×109/L or predicted to be \< 0.5×109/L\] \[23\] among the analyzed population, and the duration (in days) of FN episodes;

    Time frame: From the start of treatment to the end of treatment

  5. The duration of ≥ Grade 3 neutropenia in each cycle

    The duration of ≥ Grade 3 neutropenia in each cycle, defined as the duration (in days) of ANC \< 1.0×109/L in each cycle;

    Time frame: From the start of treatment to the end of treatment

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Study locations

1 site
  • Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute
    Jinan, Shandong 250117, China
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

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 Oct 18, 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
NCT06649448
Lead sponsor
Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute
Responsible party
Jinming Yu (Investigator Official Title President of Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute) — Principal investigator
First posted
Oct 18, 2024
Start date
Oct 10, 2024 (estimated)
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2025 (estimated)
Completion
May 31, 2026 (estimated)
Last update
Oct 18, 2024

Study contacts

JinMing Yu, PhD
Contact
jn7984729@public.jn.sd.cn
86+13806406293
JinMing Yu, Phd
principal investigator · Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute

Oversight

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