Neoadjuvant therapy for advanced colon cancer

Camrelizumab and Apatinib Combined With Chemotherapy (mFOLFOX6) in Neoadjuvant Therapy for Locally Advanced Colon Cancer

This study is testing a new treatment combining medication and chemotherapy to see if it helps people with advanced colon cancer before surgery.

Quick facts

• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 64 (estimated)
• Ages: 18 Years to 75 Years
• Sex: All
• Sponsor: Zhejiang University (Academic / other)
• Drugs / interventions: chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation, camrelizumab, apatinib
• Locations: 1 site (Hangzhou, Zhejiang)
• Trial ID: NCT04625803 on ClinicalTrials.gov

What this trial studies

This study evaluates the efficacy and safety of a combination of camrelizumab, apatinib, and chemotherapy (mFOLFOX6) for patients with locally advanced colon cancer. It aims to assess tumor regression rates, pathologic downstage rates, and overall survival following neoadjuvant treatment. The study will also monitor adverse events and complications associated with the treatment. Participants will undergo radical resection after completing the neoadjuvant therapy.

Who should consider this trial

Good fit: Ideal candidates are adults aged 18 to 75 with histologically confirmed locally advanced colon cancer without distant metastasis.

Not a fit: Patients with distant metastasis or those who have previously received systemic chemotherapy or immunotherapy may not benefit from this study.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this treatment could improve tumor response rates and overall survival for patients with locally advanced colon cancer.

How similar studies have performed: Other studies have shown promising results with similar neoadjuvant therapies in colon cancer, indicating potential for success.

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age ≥ 18 years, ≤75 years
2. Histologically confirmed colon cancer ( tumor penetrated of muscularis propria depth ≥5mm of T3 , T4, N0-2, M0) without distant metastasis (AJCC 8th).
3. ECOG 0-1
4. Surgical treatment is planned after completion of neoadjuvant therapy
5. Patients can swallow pills normally
6. Expected overall survival ≥12 months
7. Blood routine: no blood transfusion or blood products usage within 14 days, G-CSF or other hematopoietic stimulator was not used. WBC counts \> 3000/µl，Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1500 cells/µl，Platelet count ≥ 100,000/µl，Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL.
8. AST, ALT and alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN)，Serum bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN，creatinine\<ULN
9. Prothrombin time (PT), international standard ratio (INR) ≤1.5 × ULN
10. Patients who have not received systemic chemotherapy or immunotherapy
11. Women of childbearing age must be willing to use adequate contraceptives during the study period of drug treatment;
12. Informed consent has been signed.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients have received any prior systemic antitumor therapy;
2. Active bleeding within 3 months; Occurrence of arterial/venous thrombosis within 6 months; Hereditary or acquired bleeding (e.g., clotting dysfunction) or thrombotic tendencies; Full dose oral or injectable anticoagulants or thrombolytic drugs for therapeutic purposes are currently being used or have been used recently (10 days prior to the commencement of study treatment); Surgery (except for biopsy) was performed within 4 weeks prior to the study or the surgical incision was not fully healed; Aspirin (\> 325 mg/ day) or dipyridamole, ticlopidine, clopidogrel, and silotazole are currently being used or have recently been used (10 days prior to the study).
3. Systemic corticosteroids or other systemic immunosuppressive drugs were used within 2 weeks prior to treatment. Immunosuppressive drugs were started or expected to be used during the trial. Inhaled corticosteroids, physiologic replacement doses of glucocorticoids are allowed.
4. Certain or suspected distant metastases.
5. The patient has a history of autoimmune disease.
6. Serious uncontrolled systemic diseases, such as severe active infections;
7. A person is known to be infected with the immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or known to be HIV-positive;
8. Patients have suffered from other malignancies in the past 5 years except cervical carcinoma in situ or basal cell carcinoma of the skin
9. Untreated chronic hepatitis B or chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) carriers (HBV DNA \>500 IU/mL) or active HCV carriers with HCV RNA can be detected. Remarks: Inactive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) carriers, treated and stable hepatitis B patients (HBV DNA \< 500 IU/mL) may be enrolled
10. Anti-infective therapy was not discontinued 14 days before the study;
11. A prior history of interstitial lung disease, drug-induced interstitial lung disease, radiation pneumonia, and symptomatic interstitial lung disease or the presence of active pneumonia on a chest CT scan within 4 weeks prior to the study.
12. Patients have a history of intestinal obstruction within six months. Patients with incomplete obstruction syndrome of ileus at the time of initial diagnosis may be enrolled in the study if they have received definitive (surgical) treatment to resolve the symptoms, as assessed by the investigator.
13. Patients have non-resectable factors, including surgical contraindications
14. Patients Have high blood pressure that cannot be well controlled by antihypertensive medication (systolic ≥140 mmHg or diastolic ≥90 mmHg)
15. Urine routine indicated urinary protein ≥++ and confirmed 24-hour urinary protein \>1.0g;
16. Known to be allergic to any study drug;
17. Patients have participated in other drug clinical studies within 4 weeks before enrollment;
18. Lactating women
19. According to the judgment of the researcher, the patient may have other factors that may affect the results of the study or cause the study to be terminated, such as alcohol abuse, drug abuse, other serious diseases (including mental diseases) requiring combined treatment. Patients have severe laboratory abnormalities, which will affect the safety of the patient.

Where this trial is running

Hangzhou, Zhejiang

• First affiliated hospital, Zhejiang University — Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China (Recruiting)

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Weijia Fang

Conditions Colon Cancer; Neoadjuvant Therapy; colon cancer; camrelizumab; neoadjuvant therapy; chemotherapy; apatinib