Clinical trial Recruiting at 4 sites Phase 2 Interventional Ages 18 to 75

Using toripalimab for advanced solid tumors with specific genetic mutations

Official title: A Phase II Open Label Study of Toripalimab, a PD-1 Antibody, in Participants With POLE or POLD-1 Mutated and Non-MSI-H Advanced Solid Tumors

Run by Sun Yat-sen University · NCT03810339 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This study is testing if toripalimab can help people with advanced solid tumors that have certain genetic mutations feel better and live longer.

Quick facts

PhasePhase 2
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years to 75 Years
SexAll
Enrollment35 (estimated)
SponsorSun Yat-sen University
Academic / other
Drugs / interventionschemotherapy, immunotherapy, toripalimab
Locations4 sites (Guangzhou, Guangdong and 3 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedJanuary 15, 2019
Main results expectedJanuary 15, 2028
Study endsDecember 31, 2029
Registry record updatedApril 23, 2026
Trial IDNCT03810339 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates are adults aged 18 to 75 with advanced solid tumors harboring POLE or POLD mutations who have not responded to standard therapies.

Probably not a fit

Patients with tumors that do not have POLE or POLD mutations or those who are not willing to undergo biopsies 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 study evaluates the effectiveness of toripalimab, an immune checkpoint inhibitor targeting PD-1, in patients with advanced solid tumors that have mutations in the POLE or POLD genes and are not classified as microsatellite instability-high (non-MSI-H). It is a Phase II, open-label, single-arm trial where participants will receive toripalimab every three weeks until disease progression or intolerable side effects occur. The primary goal is to assess the overall response rate (ORR), while secondary objectives include overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), and safety assessments.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this treatment could provide a new therapeutic option for patients with specific genetic mutations in advanced solid tumors.

How similar studies have gone: Other studies have shown promising results with immune checkpoint inhibitors in similar patient populations, suggesting potential for success in this approach.

Who can join: the full rules

Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

* Participants must provide written informed consent to participate
* Adult aged between 18 and 75 years old
* Participants with Histologically- or cytologically- proven advanced solid tumors and not responding to standard therapy
* MSS (microsatellite sability) or MSI-L (microsatellite instability-low) or pMMR status
* Germline mutations or somatic mutations in POLE or POLD (synonymous mutation is excluded)
* Patients refuse any conventional chemotherapy or targeted therapy
* Patients are willing to take biopsy of tumor tissue and take blood samples before treatment (blood samples are also taken at each time of therapeutic evaluation)
* Participants must have at least one measurable site of disease according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria. Lesions previously treated with radiotherapy should not be regarded as target lesions unless there is a definite progression of the lesion after radiotherapy.
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 or 1
* Estimated life expectancy is greater than 3 months
* Participants can provide more than 10 paraffin sections of tumor tissue
* No history of radiotherapy or received non-targeted radiotherapy outside the target lesions for this study more than 4 weeks ago before the first dose of study treatment
* Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 x (5 x in participants with liver metastasis) upper limit of normal (ULN)
* Albumin ≥ 3 g/dL
* Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2.5 x ULN.
* Serum bilirubin \<1.5 mg/dL
* Creatinine ≤ ULN.
* Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1.5X10E9/L
* Platelets ≥ 100 x 10E9/L
* Hemoglobin ≥ 90 g/L
* For females of childbearing potential (defined as \<2 years after last menstruation or not surgically sterile), a negative serum pregnancy test must be performed within 21 days of the first dose of study treatment.
* For females: agreement to contraception during the study treatment period and for at least 28 days after the last dose of study treatment

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients with confirmed or suspected brain metastases
* Patients with cancerous meningitis
* Patients without germline mutations or somatic mutations in POLE and POLD
* MSI-H (microsatellite instability-high) or dMMR
* Prior treatment with PD-1 inhibitors, PD-L1 inhibitors or CTLA-4 inhibitors (or other inhibitors in T cell co-stimulatory signals or checkpoint pathways)
* Known history or evidence of cytotoxic drug therapy, biologic drug therapy (such as monoclonal antibodies), immunotherapy (such as interleukin 2 or interferon), or other investigational drugs therapy in the 4 weeks before the first dose of study treatment
* Known history or evidence of significant immunodeficiency (including but not limited to: interstitial pneumonia, uveitis, enteritis, hepatitis, pituitary inflammation, nephritis, hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism; Patients with vitiligo or asthma completely relieved can be included. Asthma that requires medical intervention cannot be included)
* Patients with a condition requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (\> 10 mg daily prednisolone equivalent) or other immunosuppressive medications
* Patients with active tuberculosis. Known history of antituberculosis drugs treatment in 1 year before the first dose of study treatment
* Administration of an anti-infection vaccine (e.g. influenza vaccine, chickenpox vaccine) in the 4 weeks before the first dose of study treatment
* Symptomatic heart failure, coronary heart disease (CHD), myocardial infarction in the 6 months before the first dose of study treatment
* Known allergy to JS001 or its excipients
* Pregnant or breastfeeding females
* Other prior malignancy active within the previous 5 years except for non-melanoma skin cancer
* Persons without legal capacity
* Positive test for HIV or AIDS
* Positive test for HbsAg and HBV-DNA copy numbers (≥ 1000cps/ml)
* Positive test for HCV
* Any medical disorder or condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, may affect the compliance or the signing of informed consent, etc.

Where it's running

  • Cancer center of Sun Yat-sen University
    Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
    Recruiting
  • The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University
    Guiyang, Guizhou, China
    Recruiting
  • Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
    Wuhan, Hubei, China
    Recruiting
  • The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University
    Dalian, Liaoning, China
    Recruiting

Study contacts

  • Principal investigator: Rui-hua Xu, MD, PhD — Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center
  • Study coordinator: Feng Wang, MD, PhD
  • Email: wangfeng@sysucc.org.cn
  • Phone: +862087342635

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How to take part

  1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
  2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
  3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.
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