\*\*Revised version:\*\* Locally advanced or advanced solid tumors remain a major clinical challenge despite multimodal treatments, including surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy. For patients with unresectable, recurrent, metastatic, or treatment-refractory disease, prognosis remains poor, and effective therapeutic strategies are still urgently needed. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), particularly PD-1/PD-L1 blockade, have transformed the treatment landscape of multiple solid tumors by reinvigorating anti-tumor immune responses through inhibition of the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway. However, only a subset of patients derive durable benefit from immunotherapy, and primary or acquired resistance remains common, highlighting the need for rational combination strategies to enhance anti-tumor efficacy. Intriguingly, sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors, originally developed as anti-diabetic agents, have shown emerging anti-tumor potential through metabolic regulation and modulation of the tumor microenvironment. In particular, combining SGLT-2 inhibition with immune checkpoint blockade may enhance tumor control through metabolic-immunologic crosstalk. Preclinical evidence suggests that the SGLT-2 inhibitor canagliflozin may suppress tumor growth and potentially improve the efficacy of PD-1 blockade. Based on this rationale, this phase I trial investigates the safety and efficacy of canagliflozin combined with tislelizumab in patients with locally advanced or advanced solid tumors, evaluating its impact on progression-free survival, overall survival, objective response rate, and tumor microenvironment modulation. This study aims to explore a novel metabolic-immunotherapy strategy based on dual metabolic and immune regulation, potentially providing a new therapeutic option for patients with locally advanced or advanced solid tumors.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
15
Low-dose cohort: 100 mg qd, taken before the first meal of the day. High-dose cohort: Starting dose of 100 mg qd for 1 week. If tolerated, the dose will escalate to 300 mg qd, taken before the first meal of the day.
West China Hospital
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
RECRUITINGNumber of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events as Assessed by CTCAE v5.0
Treatment-emergent adverse events will be assessed and summarized by number and percentage of participants, severity, seriousness, and relationship to study treatment.
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Overall survival
Overall survival is defined as the time from the date of randomization to the date of death from any cause.
Time frame: From date of randomization until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 100 months
Progression-Free Survival (PFS)
Progression-free survival is defined as the time from the date of randomization to the date of first documented disease progression or death from any cause, whichever occurs first.
Time frame: From date of randomization until the date of first documented disease progression or death from any cause, whichever occurs first, assessed up to 100 months
Immunogenicity assessment
Flow cytometry will be used to assess CD8+ T-cell function, proliferation, and polyfunctional T-cell subsets. Changes from baseline will be summarized descriptively.
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
Gut Microbiome Metagenomic Profiling
Gut microbiome composition and functional profiles will be assessed using metagenomic sequencing of fecal samples. Exploratory analyses will include microbial diversity, relative abundance of key bacterial taxa, microbial functional pathways, and their association with treatment response, disease progression, and treatment-related adverse events.
Time frame: From baseline to treatment discontinuation, disease progression, death, or completion of study treatment, whichever occurs first.
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