Recently, a number of clinical studies were carried out to evaluate the therapeutic effects of PD-1 antibodies combined with chemotherapy as preoperative neoadjuvant therapy of gastric cancer (GC) worldwide. Indicators such as PD-L1 expression, TMB and MSI are currently used to evaluate the efficacy of PD-1/PD-L1 monoclonal antibody therapy. However, these biomarkers are mainly used in patients with metastatic and unresectable tumors, and the conclusions obtained in different studies are still partially contradictory, failing to accurately guide the treatment. Therefore, it is urgent to explore highly sensitive and specific biomarkers that can be used to monitor the efficacy of neoadjuvant immunotherapy for GC.The present clinical trial aims to use ctDNA dynamic monitoring combined with multi-omics methods to evaluate PD-1 monoclonal antibody (sintilimab) combined with SOX neoadjuvant therapy for clinical stage III gastric/gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma. In order to identify the suitable population for neoadjuvant immunotherapy for locally advanced and resectable G/GEJ adenocarcinoma.
At present, radical surgery is still the only way to cure Gastric Cancer(GC), but the surgical resection rate is low, and the R0 resection rate is about 70-80%. The postoperative recurrence rate of patients with stage II and above is high. To improve the surgical resection rate, seek more effective treatment. The other treatment therapeutics are the direction of development of GC treatment research. Neoadjuvant therapy for GC can reduce tumor stage and increase the likelihood of complete tumor resection to achieve maximum pathological response. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed with surgery has been written into the NCCN guidelines for GC. Since China, the United States and Japan successively approved PD-1 monoclonal antibody for the treatment of unresectable and/or metastatic GC and gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma (G/GEJ adenocarcinoma), a number of clinical studies about the therapeutic effects of PD-1 antibodies combined with chemotherapy as preoperative neoadjuvant therapy are carring out worldwide. A single-arm phase II clinical study has demonstrated that the Sintilimab,which is the only one PD-1 mAb that has the indication for first-line treatment of GC in China, combined with oxaliplatin and capecitabine in neoadjuvant treatment of locally advance resectable GC. The treatment showed encouraging pCR rates and a good safety profile. However, how to select suitable patients for neoadjuvant immunotherapy is the focus of current research. Indicators such as PD-L1 expression, tumor mutation burden, and microsatellite stability are currently considered to be the average indicators of the efficacy of PD-1/PD-L1 monoclonal antibody therapy. However, according to the NCCN guidelines, these biomarkers are mainly used in patients with advanced postoperative tumors, and the conclusions obtained in different studies such as KEYNOTE-061 and KEYNOTE-062 are still partially contradictory, failing to accurately guide the treatment. Therefore, it is urgent to explore highly sensitive and specific indicators that can be used to monitor the efficacy of neoadjuvant immunotherapy for GC. This study intends to dynamically detect gene mutations, protein expressions and tumor images in G/GEJ tumor tissues and blood samples before, under and after neoadjuvant therapy by using ctDNA targeted sequencing combined with multi-omics technology. Through independent and association analysis and building risk models, biomarkers with significant predictive effects on the curative effect of neoadjuvant immunotherapy were found, so as to identify the suitable population for neoadjuvant immunotherapy for locally advanced and resectable G/GEJ adenocarcinoma.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
90
Neoadjuvant treatment method: Sintilimab 200 mg, i.v., d1 + oxaliplatin 130 mg/m2, d1, i.v., + Tegafur 40 mg po, bid, d1-14; 3-week course; Neoadjuvant therapy: 3 courses of preoperative SOX chemotherapy (oxaliplatin+Tegafur) + PD-1 monoclonal antibody (Sintilimab). After the 2nd and 3rd cycles of neoadjuvant therapy (6-9 weeks from the start of treatment), imaging effects and feasibility of radical surgery were performed respectively; The operation time is arranged within 2-6 weeks after the last administration of neoadjuvant therapy, and the operation method is selected by the surgeon according to the actual needs; The postoperative treatment plan is the same as the preoperative neoadjuvant treatment plan, and the SOX+Sintilimab will continue to be given until the full 8 cycles (including the preoperative 3 cycles).
Pathological complete response rate (pCR)
pCR rate is the proportion of patients who have no residual viable tumor in the resected specimens. The primary aim of the study is to test the hypothesis that after neoadjuvant therapy,patients with ctDNA clearance result in a higher rate of pCR.
Time frame: an average of 6 months.
Objective Response Rate (ORR)
ORR refers to the proportion of subjects with confirmed best overall response of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR), based on RECIST 1.1 DCR refers to the percentage of confirmed complete remission (CR), partial remission (PR), and stable disease (SD) cases among patients with evaluable response.
Time frame: an average of 4 months.
Disease Control Rate (DCR)
DCR refers to the proportion (%) of patients with at least one visit response of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR), or stable disease (SD) based on RECIST1.1
Time frame: an average of 4 months.
Major pathological response rate (MPR)
MPR refers to as the proportion of patients with less than 10% viable tumour at resection.
Time frame: after surgery,an average of 6 months.
Tumor Regression Grade (TRG)
TGR grading using the Becker criteria as follows: TRG1a (no residual tumor), equivalent to pCR; TRG1b (\<10% residual tumor); TRG2 (10%-50% residual tumor); TRG3 (\>50% residual tumor).
Time frame: an average of 6 months.
R0 resection rate
R0 resection rate refers to the proportion of all patients with negative margins under the microscope of tumor specimens after surgery to the total number of participants.
Time frame: an average of 6 months.
T(tumor) and/or N(node) downstaging rate
T(tumor) and/or N(node) downstaging is defined as the postoperative pathological T and/or N stage lower than the original stage by imaging before neoadjuvant treatment.
Time frame: an average of 6 months.
30-day post-operative surgical complication rate
based on the Clavien-Dindo classification
Time frame: 30 days postoperation.
Disease-free survival (DFS)
Disease-free survival was defined as from the start of surgery to disease recurrence or death (for any reason).
Time frame: up to 2 years after surgery.
Overall Survival(OS)
Overall survival was defined as the date from patient enrollment to death of any cause.
Time frame: up to 2 years after surgery.
Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events(Safety)
Safety as measured by number and grade of adverse events. Numbers of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs), events will be classified according to CTCAE V5.0.
Time frame: up to 2 years after surgery.
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