This multicenter, single-arm, phase II study (FRONTIER) evaluates the efficacy and safety of fruquintinib combined with serplulimab as first-line treatment in patients with metastatic or unresectable non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma (nccRCC). Given the biological heterogeneity and lack of established standard therapies in nccRCC, this study aims to characterize clinical outcomes and explore potential biomarkers associated with treatment benefit.
This is a prospective, multicenter, single-arm phase II study conducted in patients with metastatic or unresectable nccRCC across participating centers in China. The study consists of a safety run-in phase followed by a cohort expansion phase. Six patients were initially enrolled in the safety run-in stage. As no dose-limiting toxicities or treatment-related deaths were observed during the predefined observation period, the study proceeded to full enrollment. A total of 40 patients were enrolled and received fruquintinib (5 mg orally once daily, 2 weeks on/1 week off) in combination with serplulimab (4.5 mg/kg intravenously every 3 weeks) as first-line systemic therapy. Tumor assessments were performed at baseline and every 6 weeks during treatment according to RECIST version 1.1 until disease progression, death, or study discontinuation. Investigator assessment is used for the primary progression-free survival endpoint. Objective response rate, disease control rate, and duration of response are assessed by blinded independent central review. In addition to evaluating clinical efficacy and safety, prespecified exploratory translational analyses are conducted using pretreatment tumor samples. Multiplex immunofluorescence is used to characterize the composition and spatial organization of the pretreatment tumor immune microenvironment.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
40
Fruquintinib 5 mg once daily, 2 weeks on/1 week off, and serplulimab 4.5 mg/kg by intravenous infusion on day 1 every 3 weeks.
Renji Hospital
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
Investigator-assessed progression-free survival (PFS)
Time from treatment initiation to the first documentation of disease progression according to RECIST version 1.1, as assessed by the investigator, or death from any cause, whichever occurs first.
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Objective response rate (ORR) by blinded independent central review
Proportion of patients achieving complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) according to RECIST version 1.1, as assessed by blinded independent central review
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Disease control rate (DCR) by blinded independent central review
Proportion of patients achieving CR, PR, or stable disease according to RECIST version 1.1, as assessed by blinded independent central review.
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Adverse Event
Incidence and severity of adverse events and treatment-related adverse events, graded according to the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), version 5.0.
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Overall Survival (OS)
Time from treatment initiation to death from any cause
Time frame: Up to 5 years
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