This is a prospective, multicenter, randomized, open-label, umbrella superiority clinical trial for patients with advanced metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma who have not received prior anti-tumor treatment. All eligible participants will be randomly assigned into two cohorts: Cohort A (standard treatment group) and Cohort B (biomarker-guided precision treatment group). Patients in Cohort A will receive first-line standard therapy consisting of TP chemotherapy plus PD-1 inhibitor. All patients in Cohort B will first complete three biomarker tests, then be divided into 4 sub-groups based on biomarker results to receive biomarker-directed additional treatment combined with the same standard backbone therapy. Participants with all negative biomarkers or failed biomarker testing will receive the identical standard treatment as Cohort A. The primary objective is to compare the survival benefit between biomarker-guided multi-strategy precision therapy and conventional standard first-line treatment.
This umbrella-design randomized controlled trial enrolls treatment-naïve patients aged 18-75 years with histologically confirmed metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma with measurable lesions per RECIST 1.1 and ECOG PS 0-1. Subjects are randomized at a 1:3.75 ratio to standard first-line TP+PD-1 treatment (Cohort A) or biomarker-stratified experimental treatment (Cohort B). Three predictive biomarkers including plasma TGF-β, circulating metabolite score and blood Lactobacillus level will be detected at screening for Cohort B patients to allocate targeted add-on interventions. Key exclusion criteria include uncontrolled brain metastasis, severe organ dysfunction, active severe infection, prior immune checkpointInhibitor treatment and bleeding disorders with a high risk of hemorrhage. The main efficacy endpoint is progression-free survival; secondary endpoints include objective response rate, disease control rate, overall survival, safety and so on.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
347
Paclitaxel + Cisplatin (TP regimen) plus PD-1 inhibitor
Group B1 (TGF-guided intervention, n=73): Plasma TGF-B ELISA levels positive, combined with Retlirafusp alfa on top of chemo-immunotherapy backbone; Group B2 (metabolite-guided intervention, n=73): Did not meet TGF-β positivity, combined with indole-3-carbinol and black garlic fermentation extract on top of chemo-immunotherapy backbone; Group B3 (Lactobacillus-guided intervention, n=73): Those who don't meet B1 or B2 criteria but have positive blood Lactobacillus qPCR levels, combined with Lactobacillus rhamnosus on top of chemo-immunotherapy backbone; Group B4 (Screening failed group, n=55): All three biomarker tests are negative or testing failed due to technical reasons, receive the same conventional treatment as cohort A
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Guangdong, GUANGZHOU, China
Progression-Free Survival (PFS)
Time frame: Up to 2 Years
Objective Response Rate (ORR)
Time frame: Up to 2 Years
Disease Control Rate (DCR)
Time frame: up to 2 years
Duration of Response (DOR)
Time frame: up to 2 years
Overall Survival (OS)
Time frame: up to 2 years
quality of life score
Time frame: up to 2 years
incidence and severity of adverse events (AEs)
Time frame: up to 2 years
serious adverse events (SAEs)
Time frame: up to 2 years
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