Sintilimab in Combination With Chemotherapy in Neoadjuvant Treatment of Potentially Resectable Esophageal Cancer

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2022-10-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study aims to investigate the safety and efficacy of sintilimab combined with platinum-based chemotherapy in neoadjuvant treatment of potentially resectable esophageal cancer.

• Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University
• Collaborator: Innovent Biologics (Suzhou) Co. Ltd.
• Treatments: Albumin-Bound Paclitaxel; Cisplatin; Paclitaxel

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Histologically or cytologically confirmed esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

The tumor is located in the middle or lower third of the esophagus ( more than 18cm below incisor), potentially resectable and requiring neoadjuvant therapy (T1b-3N1-3M0).

No prior treatment for this disease.

Eastern cooperative oncology group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 1.

Adequate bone marrow, liver, cardiac and renal function as assessed by the laboratory required by protocol.

Understand and voluntarily sign the informed consent(s).

Patients who are able to complete the treatment and follow-up according to the study plan.

Patients who have sufficient tissue samples and agree to provide their tissue samples and blood samples for detailed analysis.

Female patients in child bearing period must have evidence of negative pregnancy test and agree to take effective contraceptive measures during the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients who may develop tracheoesophageal fistula or aortoesophageal fistula.

Patients suffering from severe malnutrition or needing tube feeding.

Uncured patients with other malignancies within 2 years.

Patients who have active autoimmune diseases or patients who are undergoing treatment of autoimmune diseases.

Patients who need systemic glucocorticosteroid treatment (more than 10mg prednisone daily or other equivalent drugs) within 7 days before the neoadjuvant therapy or other immunosuppressive drugs.

Patients who have immune deficiency.

Patients with active viral or bacterial infection who need systemic treatment within 7 days before the neoadjuvant therapy.

Patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus.

Patients with interstitial pulmonary disease, noninfectious pneumonia, or pulmonary fibrosis.

Patients with preexisting symptoms of sensory or motor nerve damage (greater than Grade 1, WHO) .

Patients who have received allogeneic organ or stem cell transplants.

Patients who are allergic to drugs or related ingredients in this study.

Patients who take part in clinical trials of other drugs or biological therapy at present.

Patients with any serious or unstable medical condition or mental illness.

Patients who are dependent on or addicted to alcohol or drugs.