COmbination of Radiotherapy With Anti-PD-1 Antibody for unREseCtable Biliary Tract Cancer (CORRECT)

Sun Yat-sen University

Status and phase: Enrolling; Phase 2

Conditions: Biliary Tract Cancer; Immunotherapy; Radiotherapy

Treatments: Combination Product: Radiotherapy+anti-PD-1 antibody

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03898895

BTC002

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study is a single-arm, phase II trial. The purpose is to investigate both the efficacy and safety of radiotherapy combined with anti-PD-1 antibody in unresectable biliary tract cancer patients.

Full description

The trial will recruit 36 patients, and they will undergo radiotherapy plus anti-PD-1 antibody. Patients will receive conventional intensity-modulated radiotherapy or stereotactic body radiation therapy first for a total dose more than 45Gy. Camrelizumab 200mg intravenously every 3 weeks will be initiated within 7 days after radiotherapy.

Enrollment: 36 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Aged between 18 and 75 years old;
2. Histopathologically confirmed unresectable primary or initial postoperative recurrent BTC without distant metastasis;
3. No previous radiotherapy or systemic therapy;
4. Adequate volume of the uninvolved liver (larger than 700 mL);
5. At least one measurable lesion based on Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors 1.1 criteria;
6. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status score of 0 or 1;
7. Adequate hematologic (absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1.5x109/L, hemoglobin concentration ≥ 90g/L, platelet count ≥ 100 x109/L), hepatic (albumin ≥ 28 g/L, total bilirubin < 1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN), alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase < 5×ULN) and renal function (serum creatine < 1.5×ULN, creatinine clearance rate ≥ 45ml/min);
8. Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks.

Exclusion criteria

1. Have acute or chronic active hepatitis B or C, HBV-DNA>2000IU/ml or 104 copy/ml; HCV-RNA>103 copy/ml; both HBsAg and HCV antibody are positive. If the related results become lower than above standards after anti-viral treatment, the patients are qualified for enrolment;
2. Have metastasis in extrahepatic distant organs including lung, central nervous system, bone and etc. Or extrahepatic lymph node metastasis beyond abdomen;
3. Have risky bleeding events requiring transfusion, operation or local therapies, continuous medication in the past 3 months;
4. Have thromboembolism in the past 6 months, including myocardial infarction, unstable angina, stroke or transient ischemic attack, pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis;
5. Have taken aspirin (>325mg/day) or other antiplatelet drugs continuously for 10 days or more within 2 weeks before enrolment;
6. Uncontrollable hypertension, systolic pressure>140mmHg or diastolic pressure>90mmHg after best medical care, or history of hypertensive crisis or hypertensive encephalopathy;
7. Symptomatic congestive heart failure (NYHA class II-IV). Symptomatic or badly-controlled arrhythmia. Congenital long QT syndrome or modified QTc>500ms upon screening;
8. Have active autoimmune diseases that require systemic treatment within 2 years before enrolment;
9. Active tuberculosis, having antituberculosis therapy at present or within 1 year;
10. Have a known history of prior invasive malignancies within 5 years before enrolment;
11. Pregnant or breastfeeding women, or expecting to conceive or father children within the projected duration of the trial;
12. Have other uncontrollable comorbidities;
13. Infection of HIV, known syphilis requiring treatment;
14. Allergic to elements of camrelizumab.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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36 participants in 1 patient group

Radiotherapy+anti-PD-1 antibody

Experimental group

Description:

The total radiation dose is over 45Gy without damaging organic function. Conventional intensity-modulated radiotherapy or stereotactic body radiation therapy are both allowed. Camrelizumab 200mg intravenously every 3 weeks will be initiated within 7 days after radiotherapy. Patients will receive camrelizumab until clinical or radiographic disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, death or withdrawal. If disease progression is confirmed by radiologic examinations, another 200mg camrelizumab should be applied to the patient, then another radiologic examination will be performed 4 weeks later to confirm or exclude progression. If progression is confirmed, the camrelizumab should be stopped.

Treatment:

Combination Product: Radiotherapy+anti-PD-1 antibody