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Study of Anlotinib Plus Sintilimab in the Treatment of Advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

The purpose of this study is to observe and evaluate the efficacy and safety of anlotinib combined with sindilimab as second-line treatment for advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). In addition, we also explored the possible mechanism of anlotinib combined with sindilimab in order to screen out biomarkers that can predict the efficacy of the combination therapy.

Start: March 2021

Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy With Nab-paclitaxel Plus Cisplatin and Capecitabine for Locally Advanced Thoracic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Surgical resection is currently the major treatment for esophageal carcinoma while disease progression still occurred in most cases within 3 years. The rate of local recurrence and distant metastases could reach nearly 40% to 60%. The neoadjuvant chemotherapy could significantly improve resection rate and overall survival after surgery. Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common histology in Asia. JCOG9907 trial performed in Japan confirmed that compared to surgery plus adjuvant chemotherapy, the combination of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and surgery could further prolong overall survival. The regimen of cisplatin and fluorouracil is a classic effective option in combination therapy for esophageal carcinoma. Nanoparticle albumin-bound (nab)-paclitaxel is a novel taxane and has better efficacy in esophageal carcinoma treatment. We try to evaluate the efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant chemotherapy with nab-paclitaxel plus cisplatin and capecitabine for locally advanced thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients.

Start: May 2020

A Study of Camrelizumab Combined With Chemotherapy as Neoadjuvant Therapy in Adcanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (ESCC)

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of camrelizumab combined with albumin paclitaxel and platinum chemotherapy in the preoperative treatment of locally advanced thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Start: March 2021

The Efficacy of N-acetylcysteine on Alleviating Symptom Caused by Lugol Chromoendoscopy

Lugol chromoendoscopy is essential in detecting and characterizing squamous cell carcinoma of esophagus. Esophageal irritating symptom has been reported as an common adverse event, which could be alleviated by sodium thiosulfate solutions. However, sodium thiosulfate was not widely available. N-acetylcysteine has been previously used as a mucolytic reagent, we propose that it may also be used to alleviate irritating symptoms caused by Lugo's chromoendoscopy. A prospective, non-inferior, randomized double-blind clinical trial was designed to study the efficacy of N-acetylcysteine solutions in relieving esophageal discomfort .

Start: February 2020

Phase II Study of Postoperative Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (ESO- Shanghai 17)

The purpose of this study is to evaluate safety and 2-year local control rate for postoperative concurrent chemoradiotherapy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Start: May 2020

Multimodal Functional Imaging Combined With Metabolomics in Predicting the Efficacy of nCRT for Locally Advanced ESCC

Esophageal cancer (EC) is the seventh most frequently diagnosed cancers and the sixth leading causes of cancer death worldwide . It is one of the most common malignancy in China, with the third highest morbidity and mortality rate. More than 90% of patients with EC in China have esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) followed by surgery is currently widely used strategy for locally advanced surgical EC. At present, conventional imaging methods have certain defects (focus only on the volume change) in the evaluation of the efficacy of nCRT. Whereas functional imaging can more comprehensively reflect the biological and microstructural characterization of tumors. The changes of these aspects of tumors can be observed earlier than volumetric changes of tumors. The normal metabolism of the body is the basis for ensuring life activities. Due to the increased energy demand and proliferation of tumor tissue in patients with cancer, the metabolism of patients is different from that of normal person. Thus, the metabolic alterations seen in cancer cells have emerged as one of the hallmarks of cancer. Previous metabolomic studies have demonstrated various metabolic alterations in patients with ESCC. Many metabolites have been found to be promising diagnostic, staging or prognostic biomarkers for ESCC. However, there are few studies on metabolic markers on the chemoradiation sensitivity of esophageal cancer. Therefore, the aim of the present study is to evaluate the value of functional imaging parameters and metabolic markers in assessing and predicting pathological response in patients who underwent nCRT for ESCC.

Start: January 2020

Camrelizumab in Combination With Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Resectable Thoracic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of Camrelizumab with neoadjuvant chemotherapy for resectable thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Start: August 2020

Quantitative Evaluation of Metastatic Lymph Nodes With Dynamic 18F-FDG PET/CT in Patients With ESCC

Currently, static scans are commonly used for Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) examination in the literature. Accordingly, functional images of 2-[18F]fluoro-2-deoxy-glucose (18F-FDG) Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) with dynamic scans can be more sensitive to detect metastatic lymph node, since the introduction of temporal dynamic variables would provide more imaging quantification than conventional static scans. The purpose of this study is to provide the dynamic 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) patient to quantify the difference between malignant lymph nodes (MLN) and benign lymph nodes (BLN).

Start: March 2019

Sintilimab or Placebo With Chemotherapy in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

This is a randomized, double-blind multi-center, phase III study comparing the efficacy and safety of sintilimab or placebo in combination with chemotherapy as first-line treatment in subjects with unresectable, locally advanced recurrent or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Start: December 2018

JAB-3068 Activity in Adult Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

To evaluate the safety and tolerability of JAB-3068 administered in investigational regimens in adult participants with advanced solid tumors.

Start: March 2021

A Study of JAB-3312 in Adult Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors in China

This is a Phase 1, open-label dose-escalation study to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and/or recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) and assess the DLT of JAB-3312. It is anticipated that approximately 24 subjects will be enrolled in the dose-escalation phase of the study. JAB-3312 will be administered orally once daily (QD) in 21-day treatment cycles.

Start: June 2020

Prospective Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy to Treat Esophageal Cancer Using 5-FU, Oxaliplatin, and Docetaxel

The current multicenter prospective phase II study aims to evaluate the safety and efficacy of preoperative FLOT therapy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Start: June 2020

HIV and Other Risk Factors for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Malawi

The primary purpose of this single-center, case-control, non-interventional study is to determine risk factors which contribute to the development of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) and St. Gabriel Hospital (SGH) in Malawi.

Start: July 2017

Definitive CCRT Combined With Durvalumab and Tremelimumab for Inoperable Esophageal Cancer

This is a single arm phase II study, in which 2 cycles of chemotherapy (5FU/CDDP) and immunotherapy (durvalumab and tremelimumab) are administered every 3 weeks with concurrent radiotherapy for inoperable locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Four weeks after completion of CCRT combined with immunotherapy, 2 cycles of durvaluma and tremelimumab will be administered every 4 weeks and thereafter durvalumab monotherapy Q4W will be maintained until unacceptable toxicity or disease progression, or for maximum 2 years after enrollment.

Start: December 2017

Robotic-assisted Esophagectomy vs. Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy(REVATE) Trial

The investigators will assess the adequacy of nodal dissection along the recurrent laryngeal nerve performed with robot-assisted versus video-assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma through a prospective multicentre randomized study design.

Start: October 2018

Carrelizumab, Chemotherapy and Apatinib in the Neoadjuvant Treatment of Resectable Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

China with high incidence of esophageal cancer, the number of new cases and deaths account for about 50% of the world every year. In the past few decades, surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and other treatments were continuously improved, however, the mortality of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients was not significantly decreased. For patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer, direct surgery is not effective. It is difficult to achieve radical resection by surgery merely, and even if many patients receive surgery, they may eventually have tumor recurrence and poor survival rate. Therefore, it is necessary to explore effective perioperative neoadjuvant treatment to reduce the risk of postoperative recurrence and improve the postoperative survival rate of patients. According to the reports, the expression of PD-L1 in esophageal cancer was about 41.4%. Therefore, PD-1/ PD-L1 immunocheckpoint inhibitor may become a new method for the treatment of esophageal cancer. Preliminary clinical results showed that immunotherapy combined with chemoradiotherapy provided a synergies antitumor effect. Multiple clinical results showed that Carrillizumab provided higher overall response rate for advanced esophageal cancer. However, in patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer, the efficacy of Carrillizumab combined with chemotherapy and apatinib for sequential radical surgery is still unclear. The purpose of this study is to observe and evaluate the efficacy and safety of Carrillizumab combined with chemotherapy and antiangiogenic drugs in the neoadjuvant therapy of resectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Start: November 2020

A Study of Chemoradiotherapy Followed by Planned Surgery or by Surveillance and Surgery Only When Needed for Cancer of the Esophagus

NEEDS is a pragmatic open-label, randomised, controlled, phase III, multicenter trial with non-inferiority design with regard to the primary endpoint overall survival and superiority for the experimental intervention definitive chemoradiotherapy with regard to the main secondary endpoint global health related quality of life (HRQOL) one year after randomisation. The aim is to compare outcomes after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy with subsequent esophagectomy to definitive chemoradiotherapy with surveillance and salvage esophagectomy as needed in patients with resectable locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the esophagus, with the aim to provide generalisable guidance for future clinical practice.

Start: November 2020

Combination of Toripalimab and Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy for Locally Advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Radical resection is thought to be the mainstay of esophageal cancer treatment. Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) followed by surgery has become the standard treatment option for locally advanced esophageal squamous cell cancer (ESCC). However, only 20% to 40% of patients can achieve pathologic complete response (pCR) after neoadjuvant CRT with favorable prognosis and about 10% of patients have disease progression after chemoradiotherapy. How to improve the the efficacy of neoadjuvant therapy is an important clinical problem to be solved. Immunotherapy targeting the programmed cell death receptor-1?PD-1? /programmed cell death-Ligand 1(PD-L1) checkpoints has demonstrated promising activity in ESCC. In Keynote181 study, for patients with metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, regardless of PD-L1 expression, pembrolizumab significantly improved overall survival compared with chemotherapy. However, the efficacy and safety of immunotherapy therapy in surgery-based multidisciplinary treatment of local advanced esophageal cancer still need a lot of clinical studies to further confirm. This study aims to investigate the safety and efficacy of Toripalimab combined with radiotherapy and chemotherapy in neoadjuvant treatment of locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Start: September 2020

Preoperative Image-guided Identification of Response to Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Esophageal Cancer

Rationale: For locally advanced esophageal cancer the standard treatment consists of 5 weeks of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) followed by surgery. Surgery is currently performed independent of the response to nCRT and is associated with substantial morbidity. Prior knowledge of the eventual response to nCRT would greatly impact on the optimal care for many esophageal cancer patients for two imperative reasons: Firstly, it is argued that patients who achieved a pathologic complete response (pCR, 29%) may not have benefitted from surgery. Consequently, proper identification of pathological complete responders prior to surgery could yield an organ-preserving regimen avoiding unnecessary toxicity. Secondly, non-responders are exposed to the side effects of nCRT without showing any tumor regression. Early identification of the non-responders during nCRT would be beneficial for this group as ineffective therapy could be stopped, and for who altered treatment strategies could be explored. Objective: To develop a multimodal model that predicts the probability of pathologic complete response to nCRT in esophageal cancer, by integrating diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) and dynamic contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) in conjunction with combined 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and computed tomography (18F-FDG PET-CT) scans acquired prior to, during and after administration of nCRT. Study design: Multi-center observational study Study population: Patients (>18 years) with potentially resectable locally advanced squamous cell- or adenocarcinoma of the esophagus or gastroesophageal junction, receiving nCRT prior to surgery. Intervention: In addition to the standard diagnostic work-up for esophageal cancer that includes a 18F-FDG PET-CT scan at diagnosis and after nCRT, one 18F-FDG PET-CT scans will be performed during nCRT, as well as three MRI scans (before, during and after nCRT) within fixed time intervals. Furthermore, after response imaging after nCRT has been performed, but prior to surgery, patients will undergo (on an opt-out basis) an endoscopy and/or endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) with biopsies of the primary tumor site, other suspected lesions and suspected lymph nodes. Furthermore, blood samples will be collected at three time points. Main study parameters/endpoints: An accurate multimodal prediction model for the patients' individual probability of pathologic complete response after nCRT, based on the quantitative parameters derived from a longitudinal series of DW-MRI, DCE-MRI and 18F-FDG PET-CT datasets.

Start: April 2018

GB1275 Monotherapy and in Combination With an Anti-PD1 Antibody in Patients With Specified Advanced Solid Tumors or in Combination With Standard of Care in Patients With Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

This first-in-human (FIH ) study is an open-label, multicenter study that consists of a Phase 1 Dose Escalation phase of GB1275 monotherapy or in combination with Anti-PD-1 Antibody or in combination with Standard of Care in Patients with Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma followed by a Phase 2 Basket Expansion phase in Patients with Specified Metastatic Solid Tumors

Start: August 2019