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Not yet recruitingNCT06703047Updated Nov 25, 2024

Tislelizumab Combined with Chemotherapy and All Trans Retinoic Acid for Locally Advanced or Metastatic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

A Phase 2 interventional study of ATRA+pd-1+chemo and placebo+PD-1+chemo in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, sponsored by Fudan University. Not yet recruiting. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 90 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-11-25.

Sponsored by Fudan University · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
180
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 90 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Tislelizumab combined with chemotherapy and all trans retinoic acid for locally advanced or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a prospective, double-blind, multicenter, randomized controlled phase II trial

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This study is a prospective, double-blind, multicenter, randomized controlled phase II clinical trial of tislelizumab combined with chemotherapy and all trans retinoic acid in the treatment of locally advanced non-surgical or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. The aim is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of tislelizumab combined with chemotherapy and all trans retinoic acid in the treatment of locally advanced non-surgical or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Patients with locally advanced inoperable or metastatic ESCC can only be enrolled after meeting the criteria. They will receive treatment with tislelizumab combined with chemotherapy+all trans retinoic acid or tislelizumab combined with chemotherapy+placebo, with a treatment cycle of every 3 weeks. The treatment will continue until disease progression or reaching the criteria for terminating the study drug treatment, for a maximum of two years.

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Conditions studied

  • Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
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In context

Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

657 studies on the registry are indexed under Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma; 276 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 180 is above the median of 64 across 550 interventional studies indexed under Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

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Lead sponsor

Fudan University is the lead sponsor of 1,308 studies on the registry; 637 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 90 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. The subjects voluntarily participate and sign a written informed consent form;
  2. Age ≥ 18 years old;
  3. Diagnosed by pathological histology as an inoperable locally advanced or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patient;
  4. According to AJCC 8th edition staging and RECIST 1.1 solid tumor evaluation criteria, there must be at least one measurable lesion;
  5. Have not received any local or systemic anti-tumor treatment for locally advanced/metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. For patients who have received adjuvant/neoadjuvant chemotherapy, or radical radiotherapy for advanced diseases, if there is a gap of at least 6 months between disease progression or recurrence and the end of the last drug treatment, they are allowed to be included in this study;
  6. The main organs function is good;
  7. Expected survival period ≥ 3 months;
  8. ECOG PS score: 0-1 points;
  9. According to the researcher's judgment, the patient has the ability to follow the research protocol.
  10. Non surgical sterilization or female patients of childbearing age are required to use a medically approved contraceptive measure (such as intrauterine device, contraceptive pill, or condom) during the study treatment period and within 6 months after the end of the study treatment period; Female patients of childbearing age who undergo non-surgical sterilization must have a negative serum or urine HCG test within 72 hours prior to enrollment in the study; And it must be during non lactation period; For male patients whose partners are women of childbearing age, effective contraception methods should be used during the trial period and within 6 months after the last dose.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients who have received immunotherapy;
  2. Individuals who are allergic to the drugs or their components used in this study;
  3. The patient currently (within 3 months) has digestive tract diseases such as esophageal varices, active ulcers of the stomach and duodenum, ulcerative colitis, portal hypertension, or other conditions determined by the researchers that may cause gastrointestinal bleeding or perforation;
  4. There are small cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, or mixed cancer components in histology;
  5. Central nervous system metastasis has occurred;
  6. Complete esophageal obstruction;
  7. Unable to tolerate gastrointestinal endoscopic biopsy; Having clear concerns about gastrointestinal bleeding (such as local active ulcer lesions, positive fecal occult blood); History of gastrointestinal bleeding within 6 months;
  8. Patients with primary malignant tumors other than esophageal cancer (excluding cured skin basal cell carcinoma and cervical carcinoma in situ);
  9. Existence of any active autoimmune disease or history of autoimmune disease with expected recurrence;
  10. Discovering a high risk of esophageal fistula through clinical evaluation or imaging examinations, such as a history or related symptoms of esophageal fistula, or primary tumor infiltration into large blood vessels or trachea;
  11. If patients with uncontrolled tumor related pain require analgesic treatment, the treatment plan used at the time of enrollment in the study must be stable;
  12. Individuals who tested positive for HIV during screening;
  13. Individuals who test positive for hepatitis C virus (HCV) during screening;
  14. HBV positive and cccDNA ≥ 500 IU/mL during screening;
  15. Within the 6 months prior to enrollment, have any of the following diseases: myocardial infarction, severe/unstable angina, coronary/peripheral artery bypass surgery, symptomatic congestive heart failure, or cerebrovascular accident;
  16. Pregnant or lactating women or those who have the ability to conceive but have not taken contraceptive measures;
  17. Individuals with other serious acute or chronic physiological or mental problems;
  18. Participated in any other drug clinical studies within 4 weeks prior to the first administration
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
180 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    All trans tretinoic acid+tislelizumab+chemotherapy (paclitaxel, cisplatin, or carboplatin)

    Drug: ATRA+pd-1+chemo

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo+tislelizumab+chemotherapy (paclitaxel, cisplatin, or carboplatin)

    Drug: placebo+PD-1+chemo

Interventions

  • DrugATRA+pd-1+chemo

    Drug page: Tretinoin

    All trans tretinoic acid+tislelizumab+chemotherapy (paclitaxel, cisplatin, or carboplatin)

  • Drugplacebo+PD-1+chemo

    Placebo+tislelizumab+chemotherapy (paclitaxel, cisplatin, or carboplatin)

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Overall Survival

    Time frame: up to 3 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. Objective Response Rate

    Time frame: up to 3 years

  2. Progression Free Survival

    Time frame: up to 3 years

  3. Disease control rate

    Time frame: up to 3 years

  4. Duration of Response

    Time frame: up to 3 years

  5. Single cell TCR sequencing, whole exome sequencing, RNA seq, and methylation sequencing were performed on tumor tissue and blood samples

    Time frame: up to 3 years

  6. Skin adverse reactions

    Time frame: up to 3 years

  7. Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v5.0

    Time frame: up to 3 years

  8. EORTC QLQ-30

    Time frame: up to 3 years

  9. EORTC QLQ-LC13

    Time frame: up to 3 years

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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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 Nov 25, 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
NCT06703047
Lead sponsor
Fudan University
Responsible party
Yu hui (Chief physician, Fudan University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Nov 25, 2024
Start date
Nov 20, 2024 (estimated)
Primary completion
Nov 20, 2029 (estimated)
Completion
Oct 24, 2030 (estimated)
Last update
Nov 25, 2024

Study contacts

Hui Yu, MD
Contact
yhui30@hotmail.com
86 13801725650

Oversight

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