According to current clinical guidelines, first-line treatment for advanced biliary tract cancer (BTC) is the gemcitabine plus cisplatin (GC) regimen combined with immunotherapy, which has been shown to improve patient outcomes. Additionally, the combination of radiotherapy and immunotherapy may synergistically enhance antitumor efficacy. Therefore, this study aims to assess the efficacy and safety of first-line treatment with radiotherapy in combination with sintilimab and gemcitabine/cisplatin versus sintilimab in combination with gemcitabine/cisplatin in patients with previously untreated, unresectable locally advanced or metastatic BTC.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
123
Participants receive sintilimab (200 mg, intravenous \[IV\], day 1), gemcitabine (1000 mg/m², IV, day 1 and day 8), and cisplatin (25 mg/m², IV, day 1 and day 8) every 3 weeks (q3w). The drugs are administered sequentially with an interval of \>30 minutes between each, preferably on the same day. Different drugs require separate infusion bags and filters.
Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) is delivered only to participants in the experimental arm with total dose of 35 Gy in 5 fractions (7 Gy per fraction). SBRT is completed within 1 week before the first cycle of sintilimab+GC.
Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital
Shanghai, China
Progression-free Survival (PFS)
The time from the date of randomization to the date of the first documented tumor progression as determined by the investigator (per RECIST 1.1), or death due to any cause.
Time frame: Through out the study (up to 3 years)
Progression-free Survival (PFS)
The time from the date of randomization to the date of the first documented tumor progression as determined by the investigator (per mRECIST), or death due to any cause.
Time frame: Through out the study (up to 3 years)
Objevtive Response Rate (ORR)
Disease assessments based on investigator assessments were determined by using RECIST v1.1/mRECIST. The ORR was defined as the percentage of patients with complete response (CR) or partial response (PR).
Time frame: Tumor assessments every 6 weeks for the first 48 weeks relative to the date of randomization and then every 12 weeks thereafter. Assessed up to maximum of approximately 3 years.
Disease Control Rate (DCR)
Disease control rate based on investigator assessments according to RECIST v1.1/mRECIST was defined as the proportion of CR, PR or stable disease (SD).
Time frame: Tumor assessments every 6 weeks for the first 48 weeks relative to the date of randomization and then every 12 weeks thereafter. Assessed up to maximum of approximately 3 years.
Time to Response (TTR)
The time from randomization to the first evaluation of the tumor as CR, PR (per RECIST v1.1 and mRECIST).
Time frame: Through out the study (up to 3 years)
Duration of Response (DoR)
The time from the first evaluation of the tumor as CR, PR to the first evaluation as PD (per RECIST v1.1 and mRECIST) or death from any cause.
Time frame: Through out the study (up to 3 years)
Overall Survival (OS)
The time from the date of randomization until death due to any cause.
Time frame: Through out the study (up to 3 years)
Incidence of Adverse Events (AEs)
The incidence and severity of adverse events (AEs), serious adverse events (SAEs), immune-related adverse events (irAEs), and laboratory abnormalities, assessed according to the NCI-CTCAE v5.0.
Time frame: Through out the study (up to 3 years)
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