The aim of this prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of iparomlimab and tuvonralimab injection (QL1706) plus lenvatinib and etoposide-based platinum chemotherapy, consisting of etoposide plus cisplatin or carboplatin, compared with etoposide-based platinum chemotherapy alone as first-line treatment for patients with extrapulmonary neuroendocrine carcinoma. Potential predictive biomarkers will also be explored through analyses of tumor tissue, peripheral blood, and relevant clinical and pathological data.
This is a prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial evaluating iparomlimab and tuvonralimab (QL1706) plus lenvatinib and platinum-etoposide chemotherapy as first-line treatment for patients with unresectable or metastatic extrapulmonary neuroendocrine carcinoma. The study includes a safety lead-in phase and a randomized phase. During the safety lead-in phase, six participants will receive QL1706 plus lenvatinib and platinum-etoposide chemotherapy. Dose-limiting toxicities will be evaluated. If two or more participants experience a dose-limiting toxicity, the starting dose of lenvatinib in the randomized phase will be reduced from 8 mg to 4 mg once daily. In the randomized phase, eligible participants will be assigned to receive either QL1706 plus lenvatinib and platinum-etoposide chemotherapy or platinum-etoposide chemotherapy alone. After six cycles of combination treatment, participants in the experimental group will receive maintenance treatment with QL1706 plus lenvatinib until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or another protocol-defined reason for discontinuation. Participants in the control group will enter follow-up observation after completing six cycles of chemotherapy. The study will evaluate treatment efficacy and safety, including the 6-month PFS rate, PFS, OS, tumor response, duration of response, and treatment-related adverse events. Potential predictive biomarkers will also be explored using tumor tissue, peripheral blood, and relevant clinical and pathological data.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
92
Participants will receive iparomlimab and tuvonralimab injection (QL1706) at 5 mg/kg intravenously on Day 1, etoposide at 100 mg/m² intravenously on Days 1-3, and either cisplatin at 75 mg/m² intravenously per cycle or carboplatin at AUC 5 intravenously on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle. Lenvatinib will be administered orally once daily at 8 mg or 4 mg, as determined by the safety findings from the safety run-in phase. After six cycles of combination treatment, participants without disease progression or unacceptable toxicity will continue maintenance treatment with QL1706 plus lenvatinib until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or another protocol-defined reason for discontinuation.
Patients will receive etoposide 100 mg/m² intravenously on Days 1-3, together with either cisplatin 75 mg/m² intravenously per cycle or carboplatin AUC 5 intravenously on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle.
6-month PFS rate
The 6-month PFS rate is defined as the proportion of patients who are alive and free from radiographic disease progression at 6 months after enrollment, as assessed by blinded independent radiologic review. Disease progression or death from any cause, whichever occurs first, will be considered a progression-free survival event.
Time frame: Up to 24 months
PFS
PFS is defined as the time from enrollment to the first documented radiographic disease progression, as assessed by blinded independent radiologic review, or death from any cause, whichever occurs first.
Time frame: 2 years
OS
OS is defined as the time from enrollment to death from any cause.
Time frame: 2 years
ORR
ORR is defined as the proportion of patients whose best overall response is complete response or partial response, as assessed according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 by blinded independent radiologic review.
Time frame: 2 years
DCR
DCR is defined as the proportion of participants whose best overall response is complete response, partial response, or stable disease, as assessed according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 by blinded independent radiologic review.
Time frame: 2 years
DoR
DoR is defined as the time from the first documented complete response or partial response to the first documented radiographic disease progression, as assessed by blinded independent radiologic review according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 or death from any cause, whichever occurs first.
Time frame: 2 years
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