The PLUTO-trial is a single-center, open-label, phase II trial investigating Toripalimab plus Lenvatinib in patients with multi-stage clear-cell renal cell carcinoma. In this trial, patients will be enrolled in one of three cohorts according to the stage of their clear-cell renal-cell carcinoma: localized, locally advanced and metastatic RCC. Patients in all cohorts will receive four to five cycles of preoperative Toripalimab (240mg Q3W IV) plus Lenvatinib (20mg QD PO) and will undergo nephrectomy within four weeks after the last cycle. Patients in cohort 1 who are considered to be at high risk according to pathology results of surgery specimen, and all the patients in cohort 2 are supposed to receive postoperative doses of Toripalimab (240mg Q3W IV) for at most 17 doses. Patients in cohort 3 are supposed to continue Toripalimab plus Lenvatinib after surgery. The primary clinical endpoint of the study is immune-related pathological response to tumorigenesis, defined as the extent of tumor cell reduction in the tumor bed. Simon's two-stage design is used in this study. An initial cohort of 12 patients per cohort will be recruited, followed by an interim analysis. Recruitment to each cohort will be closed if a qualifying immune-related pathological response is not observed in any patient at an interim analysis. If qualifying immune-related pathological response is observed in at least one patient, additional 9 patients will be recruited in the cohort to 21 patients. Considering potential 10% dropout rate in the trial, an anticipation of 69 patients will be recruited for this study.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
69
Preoperative: Toripalimab 240mg, IV on day 1 in a 3-week cycle. Preoperative Toripalimab contains 4-5 cycles. Postoperative: Toripalimab 240mg, IV on day 1 of a 3-week cycle. Postoperative Toripalimab following surgery within 4 weeks for patients mentioned above in cohort 1, 2 and 3.
Preoperative: Lenvatinib 20 mg orally, QD in a 3-week cycle. Preoperative Lenvatinib contains 4-5 cycles. Postoperative: Lenvatinib 20 mg orally, QD in a 3-week cycle. Postoperative Lenvatinib following surgery within 4 weeks for patients in cohort 3. Adjustment of dose: For patients with intolerable adverse reactions (CTCAE v5.0 grade 3 or grater), the dose could be reduced to 12mg for those who were suitable to continue taking the drug after systematic evaluation by the investigator. Patients who are assessed as intolerable and not suitable for continued medication will discontinue and undergo nephrectomy within 4 weeks.
Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
RECRUITINGImmune-related pathologic reponse rate (irPR)
IrPR is defined as the proportion of patients achieving a complete pathologic or major pathologic response. Complete or major pathological response are assessed according to the proportion of viable residual tumor in the initial tumor bed of HE sections from tumor tissue. Complete pathological response means no viable residue tumor in the initial tumor bed, and major pathological response with a ≤10% viable residue tumor in the initial tumor bed.
Time frame: Date of surgery
Adverse events
The number of participants experiencing adverse events according to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5.0 (CTCAE 5.0). The safety profile of the treatment will be documented and summarized by summary statistics as frequency and percentage for each AE.
Time frame: From first dose to 28 days after last dose
Surgical morbidity
Surgical morbidity is assessed by Clavien-Dindo classification.
Time frame: From date of surgery up to 28 days after surgery
Objective response rate (ORR)
Tumor response rate is assessed respectively according to the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST v1.1). ORR is defined as the proportion of patients who are evaluated as CR and PR.
Time frame: Baseline to date of surgery
Imaging density changes of lesions
Patients will undergo baseline and preoperative contrast-enhanced CT scans. In the portal venous phase, the margins of the primary and metastatic lesions will be outlined, and their average CT values will be calculated to reflect the change in density at a time.
Time frame: Baseline to date of surgery
Down-staging rate of primary tumor T staging
The T stage of the primary tumor will be evaluated according to the AJCC criteria at baseline and before surgery to reflect the change in T stage of the primary tumor after preoperative treatment.
Time frame: Baseline to date of surgery
Rate of distant metastasis
At postoperative follow-up, the number and timing of patients who developed distant metastases will be recorded. This endpoint focuses on patients in cohort 1 and 2.
Time frame: Up to 2 years after surgery. Patients will be followed every 3 months the 1st year, and every 6 months the next year.
Progression free survival (PFS)
PFS is defined as the time from the first dose of neoadjuvant theratpy to progression disease or death from any cause, whichever occurs first.
Time frame: Up to 2 years after surgery. Patients will be followed every 3 months the 1st year, and every 6 months the next year.
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