Clinical trial Recruiting at 1 site Phase 3 Interventional Ages 18 to 75 Women only

Neoadjuvant AK104 with chemotherapy before surgery in advanced ovarian cancer

Official title: Efficacy and Safety of AK104 (PD-1/CTLA-4 Bi-specific Antibody) Combined With Chemotherapy for Neoadjuvant Treatment of Advanced Ovarian Cancer: a Randomized Controlled, Single-center Clinical Study

Run by Anhui Provincial Hospital · NCT06542549 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This study tests a combination of AK104 with chemotherapy before surgery to see if it helps patients with advanced ovarian cancer who are at high surgical risk.

Quick facts

PhasePhase 3
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years to 75 Years
SexWomen only
Enrollment100 (estimated)
SponsorAnhui Provincial Hospital
Government
Drugs / interventionschemotherapy, immunotherapy
Locations1 site (Hefei, Anhui)
StatusRecruiting
StartedMarch 11, 2025
Main results expectedOctober 31, 2027
Study endsOctober 31, 2030
Registry record updatedOctober 28, 2026
Trial IDNCT06542549 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Women aged 18 to under 75 with histologically confirmed high-grade serous, endometrioid, clear cell, or other specified epithelial ovarian cancers at FIGO stage III–IV, deemed unlikely to achieve R0 resection with primary debulking.

Probably not a fit

Patients whose tumors do not respond to AK104-containing therapy or who experience intolerable toxicity may not benefit and may discontinue treatment.

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

What this trial studies

This is a randomized, multicenter phase 3 trial evaluating whether adding AK104 to standard neoadjuvant chemotherapy improves outcomes for women with FIGO stage III-IV ovarian cancer who are unlikely to achieve R0 resection. Participants are assigned to receive 3–4 cycles of AK104 plus chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone before planned surgery, with treatment continuing until intolerance or other stopping criteria occur. Safety and tolerability are monitored with regular assessments within 72 hours before each cycle. The study is conducted at Anhui Provincial Hospital and is sponsored by Anhui Provincial Hospital with no listed collaborators.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, the approach could increase the number of patients able to undergo optimal tumor debulking and potentially improve surgical and clinical outcomes.

How similar studies have gone: Previous studies using immunotherapy plus chemotherapy in ovarian cancer have shown signals of activity, but this exact neoadjuvant combination is novel/less established.

Who can join: the full rules

Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

1. Agree to sign the informed consent form.
2. 18 years ≤ age \<75 years, female.
3. Patients with histopathologically confirmed epithelial ovarian cancer (high-grade serous adenocarcinoma, endometrioid adenocarcinoma of the ovary, clear cell carcinoma), peritoneal cancer, fallopian tube cancer, carcinosarcoma, malignant Brenner tumor, mesonephric carcinoma, undifferentiated/dedifferentiated carcinoma, mixed carcinoma and hypercalcemic small cell carcinoma, FIGO 2018 stage III-IV.
4. Evidence of compliance with neoadjuvant chemotherapy for ovarian cancer: (a) Preoperative evaluation by gynecologic oncologists (multidisciplinary if necessary) indicates that R0 resection is less likely to be achieved after primary tumor reduction; (b) Patients whose physical state cannot tolerate PDS and are not suitable for immediate surgery (such as perioperative high risk, old age, medical complications, etc.); (c) Without any systematic anti-tumor therapy for ovarian cancer (including but not limited to radiotherapy, chemotherapy, surgery, targeted therapy and immunotherapy); Note: Histopathology is obtained by puncture biopsy, laparoscopic exploration, etc. Lymph node resection or biopsy for clinical staging purposes is permitted.
5. Those with at least one measurable lesion (RECIST version 1.1).
6. ECOG Physical status score 0-2.
7. Estimated survival time \> 12 weeks.
8. Good organ function.
9. Participants of reproductive age must agree to use effective contraception during the trial; Serum or urine pregnancy tests for women of childbearing age must be negative.
10. Non-lactating patients.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Ovarian cancer, fallopian tube cancer, primary peritoneal cancer (such as germ cell tumor) of non-epithelial origin; Ovarian tumors with low malignant potential (e.g., borderline tumors).
2. Patients with other malignant tumors in the past (within 5 years) or at the same time, with the exception of cured local tumors (such as basal cell skin cancer, squamous cell skin cancer, superficial bladder cancer, cervical carcinoma in situ, breast carcinoma in situ, etc.) and breast cancer with no recurrence \>3 years after radical surgery.
3. Subjects with active viral hepatitis B, inactive or asymptomatic hepatitis B virus (HBV) carriers (HBV surface antigen \[HBsAg\] positive) with HBV DNA \> 1000 IU/mL, and subjects with active viral hepatitis C. Note: Inactive or asymptomatic carriers, treated and stable hepatitis B subjects with HBV DNA ≤ 1000 IU/mL were admitted. Subjects with cured viral hepatitis C, HCVAb positive and HCV RNA negative were admitted.
4. A history of testing positive for known human immunodeficiency virus or known acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
5. Have an active or possibly recurring autoimmune disease; The following are excluded: vitiligo, alopecia, psoriasis or eczema that do not require systematic treatment; Hypothyroidism due to autoimmune thyroiditis requires only stable dose hormone replacement therapy; Only a steady dose of insulin replacement is required for type 1 diabetes.
6. A history of severe allergic reactions to any monoclonal antibody and/or investigational drug ingredient.
7. Subjects with known active TB and suspected active TB should undergo clinical examination to rule out known active syphilis infection.
8. There is a history or current presence of noninfectious pneumonia/interstitial lung disease requiring systemic glucocorticoid therapy.
9. Severe infections occurring within 4 weeks prior to first dosing, including but not limited to active infections with comorbidification requiring hospitalization, sepsis, or severe pneumonia that received systemic anti-infective therapy within 2 weeks prior to first dosing (excluding antiviral therapy for hepatitis B or C).
10. Serious medical conditions or concomitant non-oncological conditions, such as neurological disorders, psychosis, infectious diseases, or laboratory abnormalities, may increase the risk of participating in the study or taking the investigational drug, which the investigator believes would make the patient unfit for entry into the study.
11. Patients with clinically significant cardiovascular disease.
12. Patients who were judged by the investigator to be unsuitable for this study.

Where it's running

  • Anhui Provicial Hospital
    Hefei, Anhui, China
    Recruiting

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How to take part

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