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Hypofractionated Radiotherapy Plus Immunotherapy Versus Conventional Radiotherapy in Locally Recurrent Rectal Cancer

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Fudan University

Status and phase

Enrolling
Phase 2

Conditions

Locally Recurrent Rectal Cancer

Treatments

Drug: Oxaliplatin
Drug: folinic acid
Drug: Irinotecan
Drug: 5-fluorouracil
Radiation: Hypofractionated radiotherapy
Drug: Cetuximab
Drug: Capecitabine
Drug: PD-1 antibody
Drug: Bevacizumab
Radiation: Conventional Radiotherapy

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06928584
FDRT-2024-416-3970

Details and patient eligibility

About

TORCH-R2 is a prospective, multicenter, randomized, phase II clinical trial. Patients aged 18 years or older with pelvic recurrence rectal cancer without synchronous distant metastases or recent chemo- and/or radiotherapy treatment, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0-1will be enrolled . Patients will be randomized to receive either hypofractionated radiotherapy (25-40Gy/5Fx irradiation or 15-30Gy/5Fx reirradiation), 18 weeks sintilimab and investigator's choice of first-line chemotherapy +/- target therapy (experimental arm), or conventional radiotherapy (50Gy/25Fx irradiation or 39Gy/30Fx bid reirradiation) and chemotherapy +/- target therapy (control arm). Patiens will be restaged and followed by multidisciplinary team (MDT) for decision: radical surgery, sustained systerm+/- local treatment of non resection.

The primary endpoint was progression-free survival. Secondary endpoints were objective response rate (ORR), complete response rate, R0 resection rate, duration of response (DOR), overall survival (OS), and safety and tolerability of the treatment.

Enrollment

221 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 75 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patient is 18-75 years. ECOG performance status 0-1. MRI/enhanced CT confirmed pelvic recurrence. Without synchronous distant metastases. No prior radiotherapy within 6 month. No prior first-line chemotherapy. Has an investigator determined life expectancy of at least 24 weeks. Demonstrate adequate organ function. Non pregnant or lactating patients. Fully informed and willing to provide written informed consent for the trial.

Exclusion criteria

Neutrophil< 1.5×109/L, PLT< 100×109/L (PLT< 80×109/L in patients with livermetastasis), or Hb< 90 g/L.

TBIL > 1.5 ULN, or TBIL > 2.5 ULN in patients with liver metastasis. AST or ALT > 2.5 ULN, or ALT and/or AST > 5 ULN in patients with liver metastasis.

Cr > 1.5 ULN, or creatinine clearance< 50 mL/min (calculated according to Cockcroft Gault formula).

APTT > 1.5 ULN, PT > 1.5 ULN (subject to the normal value of the clinical trial research center).

Serious electrolyte abnormalities. Urinary protein ≥ 2+, or 24-h urine protein ≥1.0 g/24 h. Uncontrolled hypertension: SBP >140 mmHg or DBP > 90 mmHg. A history of arterial thrombosis or deep vein thrombosis within 6 months; a history of bleeding or evidence of bleeding tendency within 2 months.

A history of heart disease within 6 months. Uncontrolled malignant pleural effusion, ascites, or pericardial effusion. History of checkpoint inhibitor therapy. The presence of a clinically detectable second primary malignancy, or history of other malignancies within 5 years.

A history of liver disease including, but not limited to, HBV infection or HBV DNA positive (≥1×104/mL), HCV infection or HCV DNA positive (≥1×103/mL), and liver cirrhosis.

Pregnant or lactating women or women who may be pregnant have a positive pregnancy test before the first medication, or the female participants themselves and their partners who were unwilling to implement strict contraception during the study period.

The investigator considers that the subject is not suitable to participate in this clinical study due to any clinical or laboratory abnormalities or compliance problems.

Serious mental abnormalities. The diameter of brain metastasis is greater than 3 cm or the total volume is greater than 30 cc. Clinical or radiological evidence of spinal cord compression, or tumors within 3 mm of the spinal cord on MRI.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

221 participants in 2 patient groups

Conventional radiotherapy arm
Active Comparator group
Description:
Conventional radiotherapy (50Gy/25Fx irradiation or 39Gy/30Fx bid reirradiation) and investigator's choice of first-line chemotherapy +/- target therapy.
Treatment:
Radiation: Conventional Radiotherapy
Drug: Bevacizumab
Drug: Cetuximab
Drug: Capecitabine
Drug: 5-fluorouracil
Drug: Irinotecan
Drug: folinic acid
Drug: Oxaliplatin
Hypofractionated radiotherapy plus Immunotherapy arm
Experimental group
Description:
Hypofractionated radiotherapy (25-40Gy/5Fx irradiation or 15-30Gy/5Fx reirradiation), 18 weeks sintilimab and investigator's choice of first-line chemotherapy +/- target therapy.
Treatment:
Drug: Bevacizumab
Drug: PD-1 antibody
Drug: Cetuximab
Drug: Capecitabine
Radiation: Hypofractionated radiotherapy
Drug: 5-fluorouracil
Drug: Irinotecan
Drug: folinic acid
Drug: Oxaliplatin

Trial contacts and locations

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Central trial contact

Zhen Zhang, MD, PhD

Data sourced from clinicaltrials.gov

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