Immunoscore has been reported to be superior to microsatellite instability staging in predicting the disease-specific recurrence and survival for patients with colorectal cancer. However, the relationship between Immunoscore and its impact on patient's response to PD-1 blockade remains to be elucidated. This phase II, prospective, open label study is designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of combination neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) with the anti-PD-1 antibody sintilimab for intermediate/high Immunoscore locally advanced rectal cancer.
This study investigates the safety, tolerability, and feasibility of sintilimab, an immunotherapy agent, in combination with nCRT for treatment of patients with intermediate/high Immunoscore locally advanced rectal cancer. Sintilimab is an anti-PD-1 inhibitor that works by enhancing the functional activity of the target immune cells to facilitate tumor regression and ultimately immune rejection.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
51
6 cycles of mFOLFOX6 (oxaliplatin 85 mg/m2, and folinic acid 400 mg/m2 followed by bolus 5-fluorouracil 400 mg/m2 and 5-fluorouracil 2400mg/m2 as a 46-hour continuous infusion on day 1) followed by long course chemoradiotherapy (50 Gy in 25 fractions) followed by surgery. Patients will receive sintilimab 3mg/kg every 2 weeks during chemoradiotherapy (2nd-6th cycle).
Department of colorectal surgery, the Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
RECRUITINGPathological complete response
Pathological complete response will be evaluated with American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Cancer Staging
Time frame: 1 month after surgery
Margin-free (R0) resection rate
Time frame: Immediately after the surgery
3-year event-free survival rate
Time frame: 3 years after the surgery
3-year overall survival rate
Time frame: 3 years after the surgery
Local recurrence
Defined as an intrapelvic recurrence following a primary rectal cancer resection, with or without distal metastasis.
Time frame: 3 years after the surgery
Tumor downstaging
Time frame: during the 3-year period of follow-up
Tumor regression grade
Time frame: during the 3-year period of follow-up
Number of participants with surgical complications
Time frame: 30 days after surgery
Correlation between minimal residual disease (MRD) and survival
The correlation between the status of MRD and the tumor local recurrence and metastasis.
Time frame: 3 years after the surgery
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