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Esophageal Squamous Cell CarcinomaPhase 2NCT03913182

Apatinib in the Treatment of Recurrence or Metastasis of Esophageal Cancer

A Phase 2 study testing apatinib in people with Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Apatinib, run by Shanghai Chest Hospital at 1 site in China.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

It was difficult to obtain clinical benefits through traditional chemotherapy and radiotherapy for the patients who have recurrence or metastasis tumor even though they have received first-line chemotherapy or combined radiotherapy before, but failed.The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
What is being tested?
apatinib
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
39 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
2 Apr 2019to 30 May 2021
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Age over 18;
  • ECOG score 0-2;
  • Postoperative pathology confirmed esophageal squamous cell carcinoma;
  • Have never received targeted therapy before;
  • Patients who had failed chemotherapy with platinum or paclitaxel regimens at least once in the past; Note: (1) At least one cycle of drug use, regardless of single or multiple drug combinations;(2) Neoadjuvant concurrent chemoradiotherapy, neoadjuvant chemotherapy or adjuvant chemotherapy are allowed;
  • According to RECIST version 1.1, there is at least one measurable lesion;
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  • The estimated survival time is more than 3 months;
  • The main organs are functioning well, and the examination indicators meet the following requirements:
  • Blood examination: Hemoglobin (>90 g/L) (no blood transfusion within 14 days);The neutrophil count (>1.5×109/L);Platelet count (> 80×109/L); (2)Biochemical examination:Total bilirubin<1.5×upper limit of normal (ULN);alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) are less than 2.5×ULN, ALT or AST are less than 5×ULN if liver metastasis occurred, and creatinine clearance is more than 50 ml/min (Cockcroft-Gault formula); 9.Sign the informed consent; 10.Good compliance, family members agreed to cooperate with survival follow-up;

Who cannot join

  • Subjects may not enter the trial with one of the following:
  • There were other malignant tumors at the same time, except cured skin basal cell carcinoma and cervical carcinoma in situ of cervix;
  • Pregnant or lactating women;
  • Participated in clinical trials of other drugs within one month;
  • Must be able to swallow tablets;
  • Any bleeding events with a severe grade of 3 or more in CTCAE 4.0 occurred within 4 weeks before screening;
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  • Patients with central nervous system metastasis or a history of central nervous system metastasis before screening;
  • Patients with hypertension who can not be well controlled by a single anti-hypertensive drug (systolic pressure > 140 mmHg, diastolic pressure > 90 mmHg); those with a history of unstable angina pectoris; those newly diagnosed as angina pectoris within the first three months of screening or those with myocardial infarction within the first six months of screening; arrhythmia require long-term use of anti-arrhythmic drugs and cardiac insufficiency > Grade II (New York Heart Disease Association Grade) ;
  • Long-term nonunion of wounds or incomplete healing of fractures;
  • History of organ transplantation in the past;
  • Images show that the tumors have invaded important blood vessels or tumor was highly likely to invade important blood vessels during treatment and might cause fatal massive hemorrhage;
  • Patients who have bleeding tendency with abnormal blood coagulation (PT>16s, APTT>43s, TT>21s, Fbg<2g/L); patients treated with anticoagulant or vitamin K antagonists such as warfarin, heparin or its analogues, use a small dose of warfarin (1 mg orally once daily) or a small dose of aspirin (with a daily dose of no more than 100 mg) for prophylactic purposes under the premise of prothrombin time international normalized ratio (INR)≤1.5;
  • Arteriovenous thrombosis events occurred in one year ago, such as cerebrovascular accident (including temporary ischemic attack), deep venous thrombosis (except venous thrombosis caused by venous catheterization due to pre-chemotherapy,but healed) and pulmonary embolism;
  • Patients who have a history of psychotropic drug abuse and were unable to give up or have mental disorders;
  • Patients who have a history of immunodeficiency or other acquired or congenital immunodeficiency disorders or organ transplantation;
  • There were concomitant diseases that seriously endanger the safety of patients or affect the completion of the study according to the judgement of the researcher.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

China1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Shanghai Chest Hospital

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200030

    Zhigang Li, doctor, 86-021-62181990 ext. 2608, dr_lizhigang@163.com

    Xufeng Guo, doctor, 86-021-62181990 ext. 2608, dr_lizhigang@163.com

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Prospective,Single-arm,and Exploratory Phase II Clinical Study for the Efficacy of Apatinib in the Treatment of Recurrence or Metastasis of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma After Radical Resection

It was difficult to obtain clinical benefits through traditional chemotherapy and radiotherapy for the patients who have recurrence or metastasis tumor even though they have received first-line chemotherapy or combined radiotherapy before, but failed.The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of apatinib, an anti-angiogenesis drug, in the treatment of patients with advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma who had recurrence or metastasis after radical resection

Read the detailed description

Esophageal cancer is a common malignant tumor in China and its prognosis is poor. Its main treatment methods include surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. However, the 5-year survival rate of esophageal cancer after operation is only about 40%. The main cause of treatment failure is postoperative recurrence and metastasis.The 2-year recurrence rate of esophageal cancer after radical operation was 50%, the median recurrence time was about 10 months and the 2-year survival rate was less than 15% for these patients.For patients with local recurrence, endoscopic submucosal resection, salvage resection and radiotherapy could be chosen. Palliative chemotherapy is another important method for patients with recurrence or metastasis who are not suitable for surgery or radiotherapy.Cisplatin combined with fluorouracil is a usually used first-line chemotherapy regimen, but the response rate is less than 30% and the median survival time is only about 6~10 months.There is no standard second-line treatment for patients who have failed first-line treatment. Over the past decade, the second-line treatment for esophageal cancer is mostly phase I and II studies. The reported objective remission rate(ORR) ranges from 2.8% to 45%, the median progression-free survival (PFS) ranges from 1.2 to 5.2 months and the median overall survival (OS) ranges from 3.7 to 11.4 months.Although some studies have shown that taxus-based second-line chemotherapy can bring a certain degree of remission to patients, irinotecan, gemcitabine and oxaliplatin can also be used as the second-line chemotherapy options for these patients, but the overall efficiency is low and disease progression occurs quickly.The median survival time of esophageal stent, nasal feeding nutrition support and gastrostomy is only 6 months, and the 1-year survival rate is generally less than 5%.The previous treatment options are few and the therapeutic effect is poor for the patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer who have received neoadjuvant chemotherapy combined with or without radiotherapy and adjuvant chemotherapy combined with or without radiotherapy after radical resection and those patients with persistent or new occurred recurrence and metastasis. At present, there is no consensus on the second-line treatment strategy for recurrent and metastasis esophageal squamous cell carcinoma after radical resection and there are various clinical options.Therefore, it is of great clinical significance to explore the second-line treatment strategy for these patients.

In recent years, with the development of molecular targeted therapy, it has been applied to the treatment of esophageal cancer, which is not only expected to ensure clinical efficacy, but also to reduce the adverse effects of amount of traditional chemotherapy and radiotherapy.At present, research on targeted therapy for esophageal cancer is gradually increasing. Targeted therapeutic drugs mainly include epidermal growth factor receptor(EGFR) inhibitors,vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF) inhibitors, monoclonal antibodies, cyclooxygenase(COX) inhibitors and so on.Studies have confirmed that VEGF is highly expressed in the development of various malignant tumors including esophageal cancer, which may be closely related to tumor invasion and metastasis.As a VEGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor, apatinib mainly treats malignant tumors by inhibiting VEGFR to exert anti-angiogenic effects.Previous studies have confirmed that apatinib was safe and effective in the treatment of advanced gastric cancer and adenocarcinoma of the gastroesophageal junction which was approved by China food and drug administration(CFDA).

In summary, it was difficult to obtain clinical benefits through traditional chemotherapy and radiotherapy for the patients who have recurrence or metastasis tumor even though they have received first-line chemotherapy or combined radiotherapy before, but failed.The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of apatinib, an anti-angiogenesis drug, in the treatment of patients with advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma who had recurrence or metastasis after radical resection.

Being tested
apatinib
Keywords
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, apatinib, recurrence, metastasis
Medical subject headings
Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrence, Neoplasm Metastasis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT03913182
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
apatinib groupExperimentalapatinib:500mg po Qd
Receives: Drug: apatinib

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. PFS

    progression-free survival

    Measured: 2.5 months

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. OS

    overall survival

    Measured: through study completion, an average of 2 year

  2. ORR

    objective remission rate

    Measured: through study completion, an average of 2 year

  3. DCR

    disease control rate

    Measured: through study completion, an average of 2 year

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted12 Apr 2019
  2. Study start2 Apr 2019
  3. Primary completion30 May 2020 (estimated)
  4. Study completion30 May 2021 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Model description
no special
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
39 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03913182
Sponsor's protocol ID
SCH0403
Status last verified
Feb 2020
First submitted
10 Apr 2019
Last updated
5 Feb 2020
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Publications

  • Li J, Qin S, Xu J, Xiong J, Wu C, Bai Y, Liu W, Tong J, Liu Y, Xu R, Wang Z, Wang Q, Ouyang X, Yang Y, Ba Y, Liang J, Lin X, Luo D, Zheng R, Wang X, Sun G, Wang L, Zheng L, Guo H, Wu J, Xu N, Yang J, Zhang H, Cheng Y, Wang N, Chen L, Fan Z, Sun P, Yu H. Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase III Trial of Apatinib in Patients With Chemotherapy-Refractory Advanced or Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of the Stomach or Gastroesophageal Junction. J Clin Oncol. 2016 May 1;34(13):1448-54. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2015.63.5995. Epub 2016 Feb 16.

    PubMed 26884585
  • Dutton SJ, Ferry DR, Blazeby JM, Abbas H, Dahle-Smith A, Mansoor W, Thompson J, Harrison M, Chatterjee A, Falk S, Garcia-Alonso A, Fyfe DW, Hubner RA, Gamble T, Peachey L, Davoudianfar M, Pearson SR, Julier P, Jankowski J, Kerr R, Petty RD. Gefitinib for oesophageal cancer progressing after chemotherapy (COG): a phase 3, multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled randomised trial. Lancet Oncol. 2014 Jul;15(8):894-904. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(14)70024-5. Epub 2014 Jun 17.

    PubMed 24950987

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing apatinib in people with Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Apatinib, run by Shanghai Chest Hospital at 1 site in China.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 9 inclusion and 16 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Feb 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Zhigang Li (86-021-62181990 ext. 2608, dr_lizhigang@163.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

PFS (time frame: 2.5 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03913182, which also lists 2 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 5 Feb 2020.

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