Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the anus is a rare malignancy. For localized anal squamous cell carcinoma , definitive chemoradiotherapy is the standard treatment. Patients who do not achieve complete response (CR)or experience recurrence require radical surgery with permanent colostomy. In previous studies of anal squamous cell carcinoma (ASCC), although favorable response rates were achieved after concurrent chemoradiotherapy, high rates of local recurrence and distant metastasis were also observed in patients with locally advanced disease, which adversely affect patient survival. Clinical studies have demonstrated that single-agent PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors, including nivolumab and pembrolizumab, show promising efficacy in advanced anal squamous cell carcinoma. Given the high recurrence rate associated with current concurrent chemoradiotherapy regimens and the characteristics of the immune microenvironment in anal cancer, the combination of immunotherapy with concurrent chemoradiotherapy is expected to improve therapeutic outcomes. Therefore, we designed this prospective, multicenter, phase II clinical study to investigate the efficacy and safety of concurrent chemoradiotherapy combined with immune checkpoint inhibitors in anal cancer. This study aims to enhance the therapeutic effect for patients with locally advanced, recurrent, or metastatic anal squamous cell carcinoma and reduce adverse events in patients with high-risk factors after local excision or in early-stage disease. The primary endpoints are local tumor control rate, overall survival, and radiation-related toxicity. The results will provide evidence for subsequent randomized controlled trials.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
241
chemotherapy and sintilimab
Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
RECRUITINGComplete response rate
the primary endpoint of cohort 3 is CR rate including cCR and pCR
Time frame: 1 month after the surgery or the decision of Watch and wait
Severe acute toxicity.
The primary endpoint for Cohort 1 (early anal squamous cell carcinoma) and Cohort 2 (post-local excision anal squamous cell carcinoma) is the rate of severe adverse events.
Time frame: from the start of radiotherapy to 3 months after the start of radiotherapy
12-month progression-free survival (PFS).
The primary endpoint for Cohort 4 (recurrent or metastetic anal squamous cell carcinoma) is 12-month progression-free survival (PFS).
Time frame: The proportion of patients who were alive and progression-free from the start of initial treatment up to 12 months.
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