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Rectal Neoplasms MalignantPhase 2/3NCT05484024

Short-course Radiotherapy Followed by Chemotherapy and PD-1 Inhibitor for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

A Phase 2/3 study testing Sintilimab, Short-course radiotherapy and CAPOX/mFOLFOX in people with Rectal Neoplasms Malignant and Radiotherapy, run by Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences at 2 sites in China.

Not yet recruiting

Opening soon. The study is approved but enrolment has not started yet. Sites may already take enquiries.

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Trial summary

This phase II/III trial studies how well neoadjuvant short-course radiotherapy and chemotherapy with or without PD-1 inhibitors works in treating patients with locally advanced rectal adenocarcinoma. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 75 years
Conditions the study is for
Rectal Neoplasms Malignant, Radiotherapy
What is being tested?
Sintilimab, Short-course radiotherapy and CAPOX/mFOLFOX
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
588 participants
Where
2 sitesChina
Study dates
6 Aug 2022to 31 Jul 2030
Phase
Phase 2/3
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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 to 75 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Biopsy proven rectal adenocarcinoma;
  • Distance between tumour and anal verge≤ 10cm;
  • Locally advanced tumour;(8th edition AJCC/UICC staging :cT3-T4N0/cT2-4N+,M0) Cancer Staging must be based on pelvic MRI or Endoscopic ultrasound;
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group(ECOG) performance score ≤ 1;
  • Mentally and physically fit for chemotherapy; Adequate blood counts: White blood cell count ≥3.5 x 109/L Haemoglobin levels ≥100g/L Platelet count ≥100 x 109/L Creatinine levels ≤1.0× upper normal limit(UNL) Urea nitrogen levels ≤1.0× upper normal limit(UNL) Alanine aminotransferase(ALT) ≤1.5× upper normal limit(UNL) Aspartate aminotransferase(AST) ≤1.5× upper normal limit(UNL) Alkaline phosphatase(ALP) ≤1.5× upper normal limit(UNL) Total bilirubin(TBIL)
  • ≤1.5× upper normal limit(UNL)
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  • No excision of tumor, chemotherapy or other anti-tumor treatment after the diagnosis.
  • No previous pelvic radiation history;
  • Written informed consent;

Who cannot join

  • Previous treatment with anti-PD-1/L1 and anti-CTLA-4 or other immune experimental drugs.
  • Severe autoimmune disease: active inflammatory bowel disease (including Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis), rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, systemic lupus erythematosus, autoimmune vasculitis (e.g. Wegener's granulomatosis)
  • Symptomatic interstitial lung disease or active infectious/non-infectious pneumonia.
  • At risk for bowel perforation: active diverticulitis, intra-abdominal abscess, gastrointestinal (GI) obstruction, abdominal cancer or other known risk factors for bowel perforation.
  • history of other malignancies, excluding curable non-melanotic skin cancer and cervix carcinoma in situ;
  • Active infection, heart failure, heart attack within 6 months, unstable angina or unstable arrhythmia.
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  • Any condition investigator considered may interfere with the results or place the patient at increased risk of treatment complications, or other uncontrollable disease.
  • Pregnancy or breast feeding
  • Immunodeficiency disorders including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), or history of organ transplantation, allogeneic stem cell transplantation
  • Active hepatitis B virus (HBV) hepatitis (HBV-DNA ≥ 2000 U/mL), hepatitis C virus (HCV) hepatitis, active tuberculosis infection.
  • Oncology vaccination history or any vaccination within 4 weeks prior to the start of treatment.(Note: influenza vaccines are mostly inactivated and therefore allowed, intranasal preparations are usually live attenuated vaccines and therefore not allowed)
  • Concomitant other immune agents, chemotherapeutic agents, other drugs in clinical studies, and long term cortisol application

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

China2 sites
  • Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality

  • National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital & Shenzhen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College

    Shenzhen

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About this study

Official title: Preoperative Short-course Radiotherapy Followed by Chemotherapy With or Without PD-1 Inhibitor for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: a Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized Controlled, Phase II/III Study (STELLAR II Study)

This phase II/III trial studies how well neoadjuvant short-course radiotherapy and chemotherapy with or without PD-1 inhibitors works in treating patients with locally advanced rectal adenocarcinoma. Neoadjuvant short-course radiation therapy followed by two-drug regimen chemotherapy, such as CAPOX, were shown to be non-inferior to standard long-course chemoradiotherapy in our previous STELLAR study. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) using monoclonal antibodies, such as PD-1 or PD-L1 inhibitor, show promising efficiency and reliable security in some limited sample prospective or retrospective studies. When treating patients with locally advanced rectal cancer, giving sequential neoadjuvant short-course radiotherapy and chemotherapy with PD-1 inhibitor may work better.

Being tested
Sintilimab, Short-course radiotherapy, CAPOX/mFOLFOX
Keywords
rectal cancer, short-course radiotherapy, total neoadjuvant therapy, PD-1 inhibitor
Medical subject headings
Rectal Neoplasms

What participants receive

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

  • SintilimabDrug

    Also called Immune checkpoint inhibitor

    PD-1 inhibitor

  • Short-course radiotherapyRadiation

    Also called hypofraction

    Pelvic radiation

  • CAPOX/mFOLFOXCombination product

    Also called neoadjuvant chemotherapy

    chemotherapy regimen

Study groups in NCT05484024
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
iTNT groupExperimentalThe intervention of iTNT group is Short-course radiotherapy followed by neoadjuvant chemotherapy and PD-1 inhibitor, which consists of a short-course radiotherapy(SCRT, 5 Gy x 5 alone), then after 14 days of radiotherapy completed, four cycles of PD-1 inhibitor and four cycles of CAPOX or six cycles of mFOLFOX will be performed. The regimen of PD-1 inhibitor and CAPOX treatment includes Sintilimab 200 mg IV, day 1,Oxaliplatin 130 mg/m2 IV day 1,Capecitabine 1000 mg/m2 twice daily PO for 14 days(3 weeks per cycle). The regimen of PD-1 inhibitor and mFOLFOX treatment includes Sintilimab 200 mg IV day 1(3 weeks per cycle), Oxaliplatin 85 mg/m2 IV day 1, Leucovorin 400 mg/m2 IV day 1, 5-FU 400 mg/m2 IV bolus on day 1, then 1200 mg/m2/day x 2 days (total 2400 mg/m2 over 46-48 hours) IV continuous infusion(2 weeks per cycle), then followed by a total mesorectal excision(TME) or Watch \& Wait strategy for clinical complete remission voluntary patients.
Receives: Drug: Sintilimab; Radiation: Short-course radiotherapy; Combination Product: CAPOX/mFOLFOX
TNT groupActive comparatorThe intervention of TNT group is Short-course radiotherapy followed by neoadjuvant chemotherapy, which consists of a short-course radiotherapy(SCRT, 5 Gy x 5 alone), then after 14 days of radiotherapy completed, four cycles of CAPOX or six cycles of mFOLFOX will be performed. The regimen of CAPOX treatment includes Oxaliplatin 130 mg/m2 IV day 1,Capecitabine 1000 mg/m2 twice daily PO for 14 days(3 weeks per cycle). The regimen of mFOLFOX treatment includes, Oxaliplatin 85 mg/m2 IV day 1, Leucovorin 400 mg/m2 IV day 1, 5-FU 400 mg/m2 IV bolus on day 1, then 1200 mg/m2/day x 2 days (total 2400 mg/m2 over 46-48 hours) IV continuous infusion(2 weeks per cycle), then followed by a total mesorectal excision(TME) or Watch \& Wait strategy for clinical complete remission voluntary patients.
Receives: Radiation: Short-course radiotherapy; Combination Product: CAPOX/mFOLFOX

What is being measured

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

  1. complete remission

    The rate of pathological complete remission plus clinical complete remission

    Measured: one year

  2. Disease-free survival rate

    Measured: three year

Secondary outcomes (9)
  1. Incidence of acute toxicities during radiation, chemotherapy ± immunotherapy

    Measured: three months

  2. Incidence of surgical complications

    Measured: 30 days

  3. Overall survival rate

    Measured: three year

  4. Locoregional recurrence rate

    Measured: three year

  5. Distance metastasis rate

    Measured: three year

  6. Radical resection (R0)

    Measured: one year

  7. Quality of life (QoL)

    Quality of life will be evaluated using EORTC QLQ-C30 (range 0-100). It evaluates the quality of life from 30 aspects, including appetite, mental status, sleep quality, fatigue, etc. The higher scores mean a better quality of life.

    Measured: From date of randomization until the date of death from any cause, assessed up to 10 years

  8. Quality of life (QoL)

    Quality of life will be evaluated using EORTC QLQ-Cr29 (range 0-100). It evaluates the quality of life from 29 aspects, including defecation function, urine function,pain, sex function, etc. The higher scores mean a better quality of life.

    Measured: From date of randomization until the date of death from any cause, assessed up to 10 years

  9. Quality of life (QoL)

    Quality of life will be evaluated using Wexner score(range 0-20). It evaluates the defecation function. The lower scores mean a better quality of life.

    Measured: From date of randomization until the date of death from any cause, assessed up to 10 years

Timeline

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

  1. First posted2 Aug 2022
  2. Study start6 Aug 2022 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion31 Jul 2028 (estimated)
  4. Study completion31 Jul 2030 (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 2/3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
588 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05484024
Sponsor's protocol ID
NCC22/206-3408
Status last verified
Jul 2022
First submitted
21 Jul 2022
Last updated
2 Aug 2022
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Tang Y, Li HY, Wei LC, Li N, Zhang WJ, Lu YF, Deng FY, Xu TZ, Shuai JC, Lei ZF, Meng XY, Qi SN, Song YW, Zhang WW, Jing H, Li G, Liu SX, Wang YJ, Liu Z, Ma HY, Wang NY, Chen B, Wang SL, Li YX, Zhao LN, Tang JQ, Jiang Z, Chen YG, Zhou HT, Hu C, Jin J. Short-course-based TNT with or without PD-1 inhibitor for pMMR locally advanced rectal cancer: Phase 2 results of a randomized trial (STELLAR II). Med. 2025 Nov 14;6(11):100807. doi: 10.1016/j.medj.2025.100807. Epub 2025 Aug 21.

    PubMed 40845854
  • Zhang W, Tang Y, Wei L, Liu S, Wang W, Chi Y, Wang Y, Kang W, Huang W, Deng F, Li H, Ma H, Jiang L, Ding Z, Feng L, Li Y, Chen Y, Zhou H, Hu C, Jin J. Preoperative short-course radiotherapy followed by chemotherapy and PD-1 inhibitor administration for locally advanced rectal cancer: A study protocol of a randomized phase II/III trial (STELLAR II study). Colorectal Dis. 2024 Sep;26(9):1732-1740. doi: 10.1111/codi.17090. Epub 2024 Jul 17.

    PubMed 39020518

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2/3 study testing Sintilimab, Short-course radiotherapy and CAPOX/mFOLFOX in people with Rectal Neoplasms Malignant and Radiotherapy, run by Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences at 2 sites 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 12 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: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 2 Aug 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites 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 combined 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.

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

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

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

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

Contact Yuan Tang (+86-15011304945, tangyuan82@126.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

complete remission (time frame: one year). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. 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 NCT05484024, 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 2 Aug 2022.

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