Ewing SarcomaNCT07725783
Prospective Evaluation of Dynamic Serum ProGRP for Treatment Response Monitoring in Ewing Sarcoma
An observational study of Ewing Sarcoma, run by Peking University People's Hospital at 1 site in China.
Trial summary
This single-center prospective observational study aims to evaluate whether longitudinal changes in serum pro-gastrin-releasing peptide (ProGRP) reflect treatment response in patients with newly diagnosed Ewing sarcoma. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 10 to 60 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Ewing Sarcoma
- How many people
- 100 participants
- Where
- 1 siteChina
- Study dates
- 1 Sep 2025to 1 Sep 2026
- How long will I take part?
- 5 Years
- Phase
- Observational
- 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 10 to 60 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult
Study population: The study population will consist of patients aged 10 to 60 years with newly diagnosed, histologically confirmed Ewing sarcoma who are scheduled to initiate first-line systemic therapy at Peking University People's Hospital. Eligible participants must have at least one evaluable lesion on baseline imaging and must not have received prior systemic chemotherapy for Ewing sarcoma or radiotherapy to the primary tumor. Participants will receive chemotherapy and definitive local treatment, including surgery and/or radiotherapy, according to routine clinical practice. Treatment will not be assigned by the study protocol, and serum ProGRP results obtained for research purposes will not be used to guide clinical treatment decisions.
Who may be able to join
- Age 10 to 60 years.
- Histologically confirmed Ewing sarcoma.
- Newly diagnosed disease and scheduled to initiate first-line systemic therapy at Peking University People's Hospital.
- No prior systemic chemotherapy for Ewing sarcoma and no prior radiotherapy to the primary tumor.
- At least one evaluable lesion on baseline imaging; at least one measurable lesion according to RECIST version 1.1 is required for the primary outcome analysis.
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 2.
- Estimated life expectancy greater than 3 months.
- Written informed consent provided by the participant or the participant's legally authorized representative.
Who cannot join
- History of another malignant tumor within the previous 3 years, except for an adequately treated malignancy with a negligible risk of recurrence, as determined by the investigator.
- New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III or IV heart failure.
- Uncontrolled concomitant illness, including uncontrolled diabetes mellitus or an active infection.
- Severe infection requiring intravenous antimicrobial treatment within 4 weeks before enrollment.
- Clinically significant bleeding or a clear bleeding tendency within 3 months before enrollment.
- Severe renal impairment, defined as an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) below 30 mL/min/1.73 m².
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding.
- Any condition that, in the investigator's judgment, may compromise participant safety, interfere with study assessments, or prevent compliance with the protocol.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
China1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, Beijing 100044
Beijing
Lu Xie, M.D., +8613401044719, xie.lu@hotmail.com
About this study
This single-center prospective observational study aims to evaluate whether longitudinal changes in serum pro-gastrin-releasing peptide (ProGRP) reflect treatment response in patients with newly diagnosed Ewing sarcoma. Serum ProGRP levels will be measured before systemic treatment, during neoadjuvant chemotherapy, before local treatment, and after local treatment. Changes in ProGRP will be compared with radiographic tumor response assessed according to RECIST version 1.1. The study will also explore the ability of early ProGRP changes to predict objective radiographic response and the association between ProGRP patterns and event-free survival. ProGRP results obtained for research purposes will not be used to guide clinical treatment decisions.
Read the detailed description
Patients with newly diagnosed, histologically confirmed Ewing sarcoma who are scheduled to initiate first-line systemic treatment at Peking University People's Hospital will be prospectively enrolled. Treatment selection, including chemotherapy, surgery, and radiotherapy, will be determined by the treating physicians according to routine clinical practice and will not be assigned by the study protocol.
Peripheral blood samples will be collected before the initiation of chemotherapy (T0), after the second or third cycle of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and before the next cycle (T1), after completion of planned neoadjuvant chemotherapy and before definitive local treatment (T2), and at the first routine follow-up visit after surgery or radiotherapy (T3). If longitudinal surveillance is included in the final protocol, additional samples will be collected during routine follow-up.
Serum ProGRP will be measured using an electrochemiluminescence immunoassay. Radiographic response will be assessed according to RECIST version 1.1 by two independent radiologists blinded to the ProGRP results. Disagreements will be resolved by a third reviewer.
The primary analysis will evaluate the correlation between the percentage change in serum ProGRP from T0 to T2 and the percentage change in the sum of diameters of RECIST target lesions over the same period. Secondary analyses will evaluate early prediction of objective response, longitudinal ProGRP patterns, and associations with event-free survival.
- Conditions
- Ewing Sarcoma
- Keywords
- ProGRP, Biomarker, Treatment Response, Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
- Medical subject headings
- Sarcoma, Ewing
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Patients With Newly Diagnosed Ewing Sarcoma | Patients with newly diagnosed, histologically confirmed Ewing sarcoma who are scheduled to receive first-line systemic therapy and definitive local treatment according to routine clinical practice. The study does not assign treatment, and serum ProGRP results will not be used to guide treatment decisions. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Correlation Between the Change in Serum ProGRP and the Change in Tumor Size
The percentage change in serum ProGRP from baseline (T0) to the pre-local-treatment assessment (T2) will be calculated as [(ProGRP at T2 - ProGRP at T0) / ProGRP at T0] × 100%. The percentage change in tumor size will be calculated using the sum of diameters of RECIST 1.1 target lesions over the same period. The association between the two continuous variables will be quantified using Spearman's rank correlation coefficient.
Measured: From baseline to completion of neoadjuvant chemotherapy before definitive local treatment, approximately 4 to 6 months
Secondary outcomes (4)
Accuracy of Early Change in Serum ProGRP for Predicting Objective Radiographic Response
Receiver operating characteristic analysis will be used to evaluate whether the percentage change in serum ProGRP from T0 to T1 predicts objective radiographic response at T2. Objective response is defined as complete response or partial response according to RECIST version 1.1. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve and its 95% confidence interval will be reported.
Measured: From baseline to the pre-local-treatment assessment, approximately 4 to 6 months
Objective Response Rate Before Definitive Local Treatment
Percentage of participants achieving complete response or partial response according to RECIST version 1.1 at the T2 assessment.
Measured: At completion of neoadjuvant chemotherapy before definitive local treatment, approximately 4 to 6 months after baseline
Longitudinal Change in Serum ProGRP
Serum ProGRP concentration in pg/mL and its percentage change from baseline will be summarized at T1, T2, and T3.
Measured: Baseline through the first post-local-treatment follow-up visit, approximately 7 to 9 months
Event-free Survival
Event-free survival is defined as the time from initiation of first-line systemic treatment to the first occurrence of disease progression, local recurrence, a new metastatic lesion, or death from any cause. Participants without an event will be censored at the date of their last confirmed event-free assessment.
Measured: From initiation of first-line systemic treatment through 2 years
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted24 Jul 2026
- Study start1 Sep 2025
- Primary completion1 Sep 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion1 Sep 2026 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Ewing SarcomaStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Peking University People's HospitalThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 100 participants (estimated)
- Target duration
- 5 Years
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Peking University People's Hospital
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Xie Lu, Peking University People's Hospital
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07725783
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- PKUPH-sarcoma 26
- Status last verified
- Jul 2026
- First submitted
- 21 Jul 2026
- Last updated
- 24 Jul 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 24 Jul 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Prospective Evaluation of Dynamic Serum ProGRP for Treatment Response Monitoring in Ewing Sarcoma
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07725783
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- PKUPH-sarcoma 26
- Conditions
- Ewing Sarcoma
- Keywords
- ProGRP, Biomarker, Treatment Response, Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 100 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Peking University People's HospitalUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Sep 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 Sep 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 1 Sep 2026 (estimated)
- First posted
- 24 Jul 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This single-center prospective observational study aims to evaluate whether longitudinal changes in serum pro-gastrin-releasing peptide (ProGRP) reflect treatment response in patients with newly diagnosed Ewing sarcoma. Serum ProGRP levels will be measured before systemic treatment, during neoadjuvant chemotherapy, before local treatment, and after local treatment. Changes in ProGRP will be compared with radiographic tumor response assessed according to RECIST version 1.1. The study will also explore the ability of early ProGRP changes to predict objective radiographic response and the association between ProGRP patterns and event-free survival. ProGRP results obtained for research purposes will not be used to guide clinical treatment decisions.
Detailed description
Patients with newly diagnosed, histologically confirmed Ewing sarcoma who are scheduled to initiate first-line systemic treatment at Peking University People's Hospital will be prospectively enrolled. Treatment selection, including chemotherapy, surgery, and radiotherapy, will be determined by the treating physicians according to routine clinical practice and will not be assigned by the study protocol.
Peripheral blood samples will be collected before the initiation of chemotherapy (T0), after the second or third cycle of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and before the next cycle (T1), after completion of planned neoadjuvant chemotherapy and before definitive local treatment (T2), and at the first routine follow-up visit after surgery or radiotherapy (T3). If longitudinal surveillance is included in the final protocol, additional samples will be collected during routine follow-up.
Serum ProGRP will be measured using an electrochemiluminescence immunoassay. Radiographic response will be assessed according to RECIST version 1.1 by two independent radiologists blinded to the ProGRP results. Disagreements will be resolved by a third reviewer.
The primary analysis will evaluate the correlation between the percentage change in serum ProGRP from T0 to T2 and the percentage change in the sum of diameters of RECIST target lesions over the same period. Secondary analyses will evaluate early prediction of objective response, longitudinal ProGRP patterns, and associations with event-free survival.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Target follow-up
- 5 Years
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Patients With Newly Diagnosed Ewing Sarcoma | – | –Patients with newly diagnosed, histologically confirmed Ewing sarcoma who are scheduled to receive first-line systemic therapy and definitive local treatment according to routine clinical practice. The study does not assign treatment, and serum ProGRP results will not be used to guide treatment decisions. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 10 to 60 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult
- Study population
- The study population will consist of patients aged 10 to 60 years with newly diagnosed, histologically confirmed Ewing sarcoma who are scheduled to initiate first-line systemic therapy at Peking University People's Hospital. Eligible participants must have at least one evaluable lesion on baseline imaging and must not have received prior systemic chemotherapy for Ewing sarcoma or radiotherapy to the primary tumor. Participants will receive chemotherapy and definitive local treatment, including surgery and/or radiotherapy, according to routine clinical practice. Treatment will not be assigned by the study protocol, and serum ProGRP results obtained for research purposes will not be used to guide clinical treatment decisions.
Key inclusion criteria (8 listed)
- Age 10 to 60 years.
- Histologically confirmed Ewing sarcoma.
- Newly diagnosed disease and scheduled to initiate first-line systemic therapy at Peking University People's Hospital.
- No prior systemic chemotherapy for Ewing sarcoma and no prior radiotherapy to the primary tumor.
- At least one evaluable lesion on baseline imaging; at least one measurable lesion according to RECIST version 1.1 is required for the primary outcome analysis.
Key exclusion criteria (8 listed)
- History of another malignant tumor within the previous 3 years, except for an adequately treated malignancy with a negligible risk of recurrence, as determined by the investigator.
- New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III or IV heart failure.
- Uncontrolled concomitant illness, including uncontrolled diabetes mellitus or an active infection.
- Severe infection requiring intravenous antimicrobial treatment within 4 weeks before enrollment.
- Clinically significant bleeding or a clear bleeding tendency within 3 months before enrollment.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Primary outcome
Correlation Between the Change in Serum ProGRP and the Change in Tumor Size
Time frame: From baseline to completion of neoadjuvant chemotherapy before definitive local treatment, approximately 4 to 6 months
The percentage change in serum ProGRP from baseline (T0) to the pre-local-treatment assessment (T2) will be calculated as [(ProGRP at T2 - ProGRP at T0) / ProGRP at T0] × 100%. The percentage change in tumor size will be calculated using the sum of diameters of RECIST 1.1 target lesions over the same period. The association between the two continuous variables will be quantified using Spearman's rank correlation coefficient.
4 secondary outcomes
Accuracy of Early Change in Serum ProGRP for Predicting Objective Radiographic Response
Time frame: From baseline to the pre-local-treatment assessment, approximately 4 to 6 months
Objective Response Rate Before Definitive Local Treatment
Time frame: At completion of neoadjuvant chemotherapy before definitive local treatment, approximately 4 to 6 months after baseline
Longitudinal Change in Serum ProGRP
Time frame: Baseline through the first post-local-treatment follow-up visit, approximately 7 to 9 months
Event-free Survival
Time frame: From initiation of first-line systemic treatment through 2 years
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 24 Jul 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
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Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Ewing Sarcoma, run by Peking University People's 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 8 inclusion and 8 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 24 Jul 2026. 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.
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 Lu Xie, M.D. (+8613401044719, xie.lu@hotmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Correlation Between the Change in Serum ProGRP and the Change in Tumor Size (time frame: From baseline to completion of neoadjuvant chemotherapy before definitive local treatment, approximately 4 to 6 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 24 Jul 2026.