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Becotatug Vedotin in Combination With Immunotherapy and Multimodality Radiotherapy for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in the Second-line or Later Setting

A Phase 2 interventional study of Becotatug vedotin (MRG003) in ESCC, sponsored by The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical University. Recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-10-23.

Sponsored by The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical University · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 5 months after the study started (first participant enrolled May 2026, registered Oct 2026).
  • Started May 2026; still recruiting 5 months later.
Updated Oct 23, 2026Newly registeredGo to Updates ↓
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
38
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a prospective, single-arm, exploratory, single-center clinical study designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of becotatug vedotin (MRG003) in combination with an investigator's choice of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) plus multimodal radiotherapy in patients with advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) in the second-line or later setting.

Treatment regimen for eligible subjects:

Becotatug vedotin (MRG003): 2.0 mg/kg, administered intravenously on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle (Q3W), starting at least 30 minutes after completion of the ICI infusion.

Immune checkpoint inhibitor: Investigator's choice, including but not limited to camrelizumab, tislelizumab, and pembrolizumab; Q3W, IV, Day 1, with infusion duration per the respective prescribing information.

Multimodal radiotherapy: Initiated within the first 2 cycles of systemic therapy (no later than the end of Cycle 2), targeting the primary lesion and/or metastatic lesions. An individualized radiotherapy plan is delivered, using conventionally fractionated radiotherapy or stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), at approximately 50-60 Gy in 25-30 fractions (or a biologically equivalent dose/fractionation schedule). Investigators may appropriately adjust the timing, dose, and fractionation. Whether the ICI is withheld during radiotherapy is left to the investigator's discretion based on the patient's clinical condition.

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This prospective, single-arm, exploratory, single-center study evaluates the efficacy and safety of becotatug vedotin (MRG003) plus an investigator's choice of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) and multimodal radiotherapy in patients with previously treated advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC).

Eligibility: Histologically confirmed recurrent, metastatic, or unresectable advanced ESCC; ECOG PS 0-1; failure of ≥1 prior standard first-line regimen (which may include PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors, alone or in combination) due to progression or unacceptable toxicity; EGFR-positive (≥1+) by immunohistochemistry; ≥1 measurable lesion per RECIST v1.1; and able to tolerate radiotherapy. Because MRG003 is an EGFR-directed antibody-drug conjugate (EGFR-MMAE), IHC-confirmed EGFR positivity is required to ensure efficacy and avoid off-target toxicity.

Study design: Screening, treatment, and follow-up periods. During treatment, patients receive MRG003 with an investigator-selected PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor or CTLA-4-containing ICI, chosen according to disease status, guideline recommendations, and prior data. Radiotherapy is started within the first two cycles (no later than the end of Cycle 2, before Cycle 3), targeting the primary or metastatic lesions, as conventionally fractionated radiotherapy or SBRT; timing, dose, and fractionation may be adjusted by the investigator.

After signing informed consent, eligible patients undergo screening assessments and receive:

MRG003: 2.0 mg/kg IV on Day 1 every 3 weeks, starting ≥30 min after completion of the ICI infusion; infused over 60 ± 10 min (first cycle ≥60 min), extendable up to 120 min if a 60-min infusion is not tolerated.

ICI: Investigator's choice, including but not limited to camrelizumab, tislelizumab, or pembrolizumab; IV on Day 1 every 3 weeks, infused per product labeling.

Radiotherapy: Individualized conventionally fractionated radiotherapy or SBRT to the primary or metastatic lesions, approximately 50-60 Gy in 25-30 fractions (or a biologically equivalent regimen), started within the first two cycles. The investigator decides whether to withhold the ICI during radiotherapy.

Treatment discontinuation: Until clinical or radiological progression per RECIST v1.1, unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent, or other protocol-defined discontinuation criteria, whichever occurs first.

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Conditions studied

  • ESCC

Keywords

  • Becotatug vedotin
  • ICIs
  • radiotherapy
  • ESCC
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In context

Lead sponsor

The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical University is the lead sponsor of 17 studies on the registry; 12 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 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Patients voluntarily participated in the trial, fully informed consent, signed written informed consent, and had good compliance;
  2. Age of 18-80 years old (including the cut-off value), male or female;
  3. Recurrent/metastatic or unresectable advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma confirmed by pathology or histology;
  4. Failure of at least one previous standard therapy (including chemotherapy, PD-1 or PD-L1 inhibitors, etc.);
  5. At least one baseline extracranial measurable lesion, according to RECIST 1.1 criteria (≥10 mm in the greatest dimension on CT scan or ≥15 mm in the short dimension if the lesion is a lymph node), that had not received radiation therapy or had received previous local radiation therapy but was considered by the investigator to be reirradiated;
  6. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) score of 0-1;
  7. Expected survival time ≥12 weeks;
  8. The expression of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) was confirmed by immunohistochemistry (IHC 1+,2+,3+);
  9. Previous antineoplastic treatment-related aes of NCI Common Terminology for Adverse Events version 5.0 (NCI CTCAE v5.0) ≤ grade 1 (except alopecia, non-clinically significant or asymptomatic laboratory abnormalities);
  10. The organ and bone marrow are sufficiently functional to meet the following requirements (within 14 days before starting study treatment) : 1) Blood routine examination: no blood transfusion, no use of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor [G-CSF], and no drug correction within 14 days before screening: hemoglobin [HB] ≥90g/L; Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1.5×109/L; Platelet (PLT) ≥75×109/L; 2) Blood biochemical tests should meet the following criteria (no albumin transfusion within 14 days before screening) : serum total bilirubin (BIL) ≤2×ULN (Gilbert's syndrome patients ≤3×ULN); Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 5.0×ULN; Serum creatinine [Cr] ≤1.5×ULN or endogenous creatinine clearance ≥50ml/min (Cockcroft-Gault formula) Male: Cr clearance =((140-age)× body weight)/(72× blood Cr) Female: Cr clearance =((140-age)× weight)/(72× blood Cr) × 0.85 (Body weight: kg; blood Cr: mg/mL). 3) Coagulation function: international normalized ratio (INR) ≤2 or prothrombin time (PT) exceeding the upper limit of normal range ≤6 seconds;
  11. Female subjects of childbearing potential must take a urine or serum pregnancy test within 7 days before the first dose (if the urine pregnancy test result cannot be confirmed as negative, the serum pregnancy test should be taken, and the result is negative);
  12. If a female subject of childbearing potential has sex with an unsterilized male partner, the subject must be using an acceptable contraceptive method from the time of screening and must agree to continue using the method for 180 days after the last dose of study drug;
  13. If an unsterilized male subject has sex with a fertile female partner, the subject must use an effective method of contraception from the start of screening until 180 days after the last dose of medication; Discontinuation of contraception after this time point should be discussed with the investigator.
  14. Participants are willing and able to comply with the scheduled visits, treatment protocols, laboratory tests, and other requirements of the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. The presence of symptomatic or untreated known brain metastases or other central nervous system metastases that were completely resected and/or demonstrated to be stable or improved after radiotherapy were not exclusion criteria, as long as they were stable on computed tomography (CT) for at least 4 weeks before screening, had no evidence of cerebral edema, and did not require glucocorticoids or anticonvulsants;
  2. The subjects had a malignancy other than esophageal squamous cell carcinoma within 5 years before enrollment. Note: Skin basal cell carcinoma, superficial bladder cancer, skin squamous cell carcinoma, or cervical cancer in situ were excluded. Or patients who had received curative treatment and had not relapsed within 5 years could participate in the trial;
  3. Known to be allergic to a drug or a drug component;
  4. Previous treatment interruption due to severe and/or life-threatening immune-related toxicity;
  5. NCI-CTCAE v5.0 grade of adverse events caused by previous antineoplastic therapy did not recover to ≤1 before enrollment (except alopecia or antineoplastic therapy-induced tolerable events according to investigator's opinion);
  6. Have received or are receiving any of the following: a) being treated with an immunosuppressive drug or systemic hormone for immunosuppression (at a dose of >10 mg/ day of prednisone or equivalent) within 2 weeks before the first dose of the study drug; Use of inhaled or topical steroids and replacement adrenocortical hormones at a dose of more than 10 mg per day of prednisone or equivalent were allowed in the absence of active autoimmune disease. b) have received a live attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks before the first dose of study drug, or plan to receive a live or live attenuated vaccine during the study; c) major surgery or severe trauma within 4 weeks before the first dose of study drug;
  7. Have any active autoimmune disease or history of autoimmune disease, including but not limited to: interstitial pneumonia, enteritis, hepatitis, hypophysitis, vasculitis, nephritis, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism (may be considered after hormone replacement therapy); Patients with psoriasis or complete remission of childhood asthma/allergies without any intervention in adulthood were considered for inclusion, but patients requiring medical intervention with bronchodilators were not included.
  8. A history of immunodeficiency, including HIV positivity, other acquired or congenital immunodeficiency disorders, or organ or allogeneic bone marrow transplantation;
  9. Presence of uncontrolled cardiac symptoms or diseases, including but not limited to: heart failure above NYHA class Ⅱ, unstable angina pectoris, myocardial infarction within 1 year, and clinically significant supraventricular or ventricular arrhythmias without clinical intervention or poorly controlled after clinical intervention;
  10. Severe infection (CTCAE > 2) occurred within 4 weeks before the first dose of study drug, such as severe pneumonia requiring hospitalization, bacteremia, infectious complications, etc. Patients who had active pulmonary inflammation on baseline chest imaging, had signs and symptoms of infection within 14 days before the first dose of the study drug, or required treatment with oral or intravenous antibiotics, except those who received prophylactic antibiotics;
  11. Patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis infection detected by medical history or CT examination, or with a history of active pulmonary tuberculosis infection within 1 year before enrollment, or with a history of active pulmonary tuberculosis infection more than 1 year before enrollment but without regular treatment;
  12. Presence of active hepatitis B (HBV DNA ≥ 2000 IU/mL or 104 copies/mL), hepatitis C (hepatitis C antibody positive and HCV RNA above the detection limit of the analytical method);
  13. Patients with clinically significant bleeding symptoms or clear bleeding tendency within 3 months before enrollment, such as daily cough/hemoptysis 2.5 mL or more lower gastrointestinal bleeding, esophageal and gastric varices with bleeding risk, bleeding gastric ulcer or angiitis;
  14. Arterial/venous thrombotic events occurred within 6 months before enrollment, such as cerebrovascular accident (including transient ischemic attack, cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral infarction), deep vein thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism;
  15. Pregnant or lactating women;
  16. According to the investigator's judgment, there are other factors that may lead to the forced termination of the study, such as other serious diseases (including mental diseases) requiring concomitant treatment, alcoholism, drug abuse, family or social factors, and factors that may affect the safety or compliance of the subjects;
  17. Is participating in another clinical study, unless it is an observational (noninterventional) clinical study or an interventional study follow-up.
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Experimental

    Becotatug vedotin (MRG003): 2.0 mg/kg, D1,Q3W, starting at least 30 minutes after completion of the ICI infusion. Immune checkpoint inhibitor: Investigator's choice, including but not limited to camrelizumab, tislelizumab, and pembrolizumab; Q3W, IV, Day 1, with infusion duration per the respective prescribing information. Multimodal radiotherapy: Initiated within the first 2 cycles of systemic therapy (no later than the end of Cycle 2), targeting the primary lesion and/or metastatic lesions. An individualized radiotherapy plan is delivered, using conventionally fractionated radiotherapy or SBRT, at approximately 50-60 Gy in 25-30 fractions (or a biologically equivalent dose/fractionation schedule). Investigators may appropriately adjust the timing, dose, and fractionation. Whether the ICI is withheld during radiotherapy is left to the investigator's discretion based on the patient's clinical condition.

    Drug: Becotatug vedotin (MRG003)

Interventions

  • 1. Becotatug vedotin (MRG003): 2.0 mg/kg, D1,Q3W, starting at least 30 minutes after completion of the ICI infusion. 2. Immune checkpoint inhibitor: Investigator's choice, including but not limited to camrelizumab, tislelizumab, and pembrolizumab; Q3W, IV, Day 1, with infusion duration per the respective prescribing information. 3. Multimodal radiotherapy: Initiated within the first 2 cycles of systemic therapy (no later than the end of Cycle 2), targeting the primary lesion and/or metastatic lesions. An individualized radiotherapy plan is delivered, using conventionally fractionated radiotherapy or SBRT, at approximately 50-60 Gy in 25-30 fractions (or a biologically equivalent dose/fractionation schedule). Investigators may appropriately adjust the timing, dose, and fractionation. Whether the ICI is withheld during radiotherapy is left to the investigator's discretion based on the patient's clinical condition.

    Also known as: Immune checkpoint inhibitor, radiotherapy

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Objective Response Rate

    ORR is defined as the proportion of subjects achieving confirmed Complete Response (CR) or Partial Response (PR) as assessed by the investigator according to RECIST v1.1 and iRECIST criteria. ORR analysis will be based on the Full Analysis Set (FAS).

    Time frame: up to 2years

Secondary outcomes

  1. Disease Control Rate

    defined as the proportion of subjects achieving confirmed Complete Response (CR), Partial Response (PR), or Stable Disease (SD) lasting for at least 6 weeks from the first dose, as assessed by the investigator according to RECIST v1.1 and iRECIST criteria. DCR will be estimated together with its exact 95% CI using the Clopper-Pearson method.

    Time frame: up to 2years

  2. Progression-Free Survival

    Progression Free Survival (PFS)s defined as the timefom enrollmentto the firstoccurence of disease progression or death from any cause. For subjectswithout observedprogression or death, PFS willbe censored at the time of the lastvalid and adequate assessment.FS analysis wilbe based on the FAS. Themedian PFS and its 95% C wll be estimated using theKaplan- Meier method, and progression-free survival curves will be generated.

    Time frame: up to 2years

  3. Overall survival

    Overall survival (OS) is defined as the time from the date of first dose of study treatment to the date of death from any cause. For subjects who are alive at the time of analysis or who are lost to follow-up, OS will be censored at the date of last known alive. Subjects with no post-baseline information will be censored at the date of first dose. OS will be estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, and the median OS with its 95% CI will be calculated (with the 95% CI for the median derived using the Brookmeyer-Crowley method).

    Time frame: up to 2years

  4. Duration of relief

    For patients who have confirmed remission (as evaluated by RECIST v1.1 and iRECIST criteria, with PR or CR status), the time period between the first evidence of remission (PR or CR) and the first evidence of disease progression (PD) or death due to any cause. For subjects who did not show progression or death, the DOR will be censored at the last time of adequate tumor assessment.

    Time frame: up to 2years

  5. Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (Safety and Tolerability)

    Incidence of adverse events (AEs), serious adverse events (SAEs), treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs), and immune-related adverse events (irAEs); severity grading; and laboratory abnormalities, assessed according to the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI-CTCAE) version 6.0.

    Time frame: From the first dose of study treatment through 30 days after the last dose of study treatment (up to 2 years)

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical University
    Bengbu, Anhui 233000, China
    Recruiting
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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

1 registry update since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Started May 2026 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for May 2028, 24 months after the start.

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

Registered
Oct 16, 2026
First posted
Oct 23, 2026
StartActual
May 1, 2026
Primary completionEst.
May 31, 2028
CompletionEst.
Apr 30, 2029
Last update
Oct 23, 2026
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.
Registered
First appeared on the registry. No changes since
Oct 23, 2026
Show all 1 update
  1. Oct 23, 2026
    First appeared on the registry

From the registry record's own update history. This site started tracking changes on Sep 25, 2026; for anything earlier, see the record history on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07892833
Lead sponsor
The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical University
Responsible party
Hongwei Li (Professor, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Oct 23, 2026
Start date
May 1, 2026
Primary completion
May 31, 2028 (estimated)
Completion
Apr 30, 2029 (estimated)
Last update
Oct 23, 2026

Study contacts

Hongwei Li, MD
Contact
hongweili@bbmu.edu.cn
+86-0552-3097010

Oversight

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