Clinical trial Recruiting at 3 sites Phase 3 Interventional Ages 18 to 75 Women only

Combining fruquintinib and sintilimab for advanced endometrial cancer treatment

Official title: A Randomized,Open-label,Multicenter Phase III Clinical Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Fruquintinib Plus Sintilimab Versus Chemotherapy of the Treating Physician's Choice as Second-line Treatment for Advanced Endometrial Cancer

Run by Hutchmed · NCT06584032 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This study is testing if a new combination of fruquintinib and sintilimab can help people with advanced endometrial cancer who didn't respond to their first treatment feel better compared to standard chemotherapy.

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Quick facts

PhasePhase 3
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years to 75 Years
SexWomen only
Enrollment412 (estimated)
SponsorHutchmed
Industry-sponsored
Drugs / interventionsradiation, sintilimab, fruquintinib, chemotherapy
Locations17 sites (Beijing, Beijing Municipality and 16 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedDecember 12, 2024
Main results expectedJanuary 8, 2029
Study endsJune 9, 2029
Registry record updatedJanuary 7, 2025
Trial IDNCT06584032 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates are women aged 18 to 75 with advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer who have previously failed platinum-based chemotherapy.

Probably not a fit

Patients with endometrial carcinosarcoma or those with known mismatch repair deficiencies may not benefit from this study.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This Phase III clinical study aims to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of fruquintinib combined with sintilimab in treating patients with advanced endometrial cancer who have not responded to first-line chemotherapy. The study is randomized and multicenter, comparing the new treatment combination against standard chemotherapy options. Participants will undergo treatment while their responses and safety profiles are closely monitored to determine the potential benefits of this novel approach.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this treatment could provide a new effective option for patients with advanced endometrial cancer who have limited treatment choices.

How similar studies have gone: While this approach is innovative, similar studies combining targeted therapies and immunotherapy have shown promise in other cancer types, suggesting potential for success.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria:

1. Have fully understood and voluntarily signed the informed consent form
2. Age 18 to 75 years (inclusive) ; Body mass index (BMI) ≥ 18.5kg/m\^2;
3. Histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer with measurable lesions
4. Patients who previously failed first-line systemic platinum-based therapy
5. ECOG PS (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status score) 0 or 1;
6. Need to provide tumor samples for central lab testing of biomarkers such as MSI(microsatellite instability) status;
7. Non-MSI-H(non-microsatellite instability-high) by central lab or previous test result indicating pMMR(proficient mismatch repair);
8. Adequate function of the major organs;
9. Expected survival ≥ 12 weeks;
10. Female patients of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 7 days before randomization.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Endometrial carcinosarcoma or sarcoma;
2. Known MMR(mismatch repair)/MSI status with dMMR(deficient mismatch repair) or MSI-H(microsatellite instability-high);
3. Toxicities related to prior anticancer therapy did not recover to ≤CTCAE Grade 1, except alopecia and oxaliplatin-induced peripheral neurotoxicity ≤CTCAE Grade 2;
4. Received systemic anti-tumor therapy approved within 4 weeks before randomization;
5. Other malignancies within the past 5 years;
6. Previous or screening central nervous system (CNS) metastases;
7. Radical radiotherapy within 4 weeks before randomization
8. Previously received any anti-programmed cell death receptor-1 (PD-1) antibody, anti-PD-L1(programmed death ligand-1) antibody, anti-PD-L2(programmed death ligand-2) antibody, or anti cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen-4 (CTLA-4) antibody or any other antibody acting on T cell costimulation or checkpoint pathways (eg, OX40, CD137, etc) or small molecule vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors;
9. Symptomatic or treatment-requiring thyroid dysfunction at screening;
10. Use of immunosuppressive agents within 4 weeks before randomization
11. Presence of any active autoimmune disease requiring systemic treatment or history of autoimmune disease within the past 2 years;
12. Systemic immunostimulants within 4 weeks before randomization;
13. Administration of any live or live-attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks before randomization or planned during the study;
14. Major surgical procedures within 4 weeks before randomization;
15. Uncontrolled malignant pleural effusion, ascites or pericardial effusion;
16. Patients with current hypertension uncontrolled by medication;
17. Patients with any current disease or condition affecting drug absorption, or patients unable to take oral medications;
18. Receiving strong inducers of cytochrome P450 3A4 enzyme;
19. Patients with gastrointestinal diseases or unresected tumors with active bleeding, or other conditions that may cause gastrointestinal bleeding and perforation as judged by the investigator; or with gastrointestinal perforation or gastrointestinal fistula, which is not recovered after surgical treatment;
20. Active bleeding within 3 weeks before randomization, or melena, or bleeding from a tumor within 2 weeks before the first dose ;
21. Tumor invading major vascular structures and is judged by the investigator to be at greater risk of massive haemorrhage;
22. Patients who had arterial thrombosis or deep venous thrombosis within 6 months before randomization; or patients who had stroke events and/or transient ischemic attack within 12 months; patients who had thrombosis caused by implantable intravenous infusion pump or catheter, except patients who had stable thrombosis after conventional anticoagulant therapy;
23. Clinically significant cardiovascular disease;
24. Clinically significant electrolyte abnormalities as judged by the investigator;
25. Active infection or fever of unknown origin before randomization;
26. Patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) receiving anti-tuberculosis treatment or anti-tuberculosis treatment within 1 year before randomization;
27. Patients with previous and current history of pulmonary fibrosis, interstitial pneumonia, pneumoconiosis, radiation pneumonitis, drug-related pneumonia, severely impaired pulmonary function, which may interfere with the detection and management of suspected drug-related pulmonary toxicity; previous or current (non-infectious) pulmonary inflammation requiring steroid hormone therapy;
28. Positive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody screening;
29. Known history of clinically significant liver disease
30. Known hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs or any of their excipients, or previous history of serious hypersensitivity to any other monoclonal antibody;
31. Patients who have received other clinical drugs that have not been approved or marketed within 4 weeks before randomization;
32. Women who are pregnant (positive pregnancy test before medication) or breastfeeding;
33. Patients who have received tissue/organ transplantation;
34. Patients with known psychiatric disorders or substance abuse disorders that could affect study compliance;
35. Patients who, in the opinion of the investigator, have other reasons that would make them inappropriate for this clinical study.

Where it's running

  • Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital
    Nanning, Guangxi, China
    Recruiting
  • Henan Cancer Hospital
    Zhengzhou, Henan, China
    Recruiting
  • Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
    Recruiting
  • Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital
    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Chongqing Cancer Hospital
    Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Fujian Cancer Hospital
    Fuzhou, Fujian, China
    Not yet recruiting
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  • SUN Yat-sen University Cancer Center
    Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital
    Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Hunan Cancer Hospital
    Changsha, Hunan, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Xijing Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University
    Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Shandong Cancer Hospital
    Jinan, Shandong, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Sencond Hospital of Shanxi Medical University
    Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital
    Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Yunnan Cancer Hospital
    Kunming, Yunnan, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Women's Hospital school of Medical Zhejiang University
    Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • Zhejiang Cancer Hospital
    Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
    Not yet recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
    Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
    Not yet recruiting

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