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Neoadjuvant Therapy of Sintilimab Combined With Chemotherapy for Resectable Squamous Cell NSCLC(neoSCORE Ⅱ) (neoSCORE Ⅱ)

Primary Purpose

Squamous Cell Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Status
Recruiting
Phase
Phase 3
Locations
China
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Sintilimab
Carboplatin
Albumin-Bound Paclitaxel
Sponsored by
Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University
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Eligibility
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Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Squamous Cell Non-small Cell Lung Cancer focused on measuring Sintilimab, Squamous Cell NSCLC, Neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Sign the informed consent form before starting any trial related procedure.Be willingness and able to undergo planned visits, protocol therapy, laboratory tests and other testing procedures.
  2. 18-75 years old, male or female.
  3. Squamous Cell Non-small cell lung cancer confirmed by cytology or histology.
  4. There must be at least one evaluable focus judged according to recist1.1 standard.
  5. Evaluation by the researchers and classified by the 8th version of AJCC TNM staging to confirm resectable stage cⅡA-ⅢB squamous NSCLC patients without any treatment before.
  6. ECOG PS 0-1.
  7. Life expectancy > 6 months.
  8. Adequate organ function and it should meet the following criteria:

    Absolute value of neutrophils (ANC) ≥1.5×109/L in the absence of granulocyte colony stimulating factor for the past 14 days; Platelet ≥100×109/L in the last 14 days without blood transfusion; Hemoglobin >9g/dL in the absence of blood transfusion or erythropoietin in the last 14 days ;

    Total bilirubin(TBIL)≤1.5ULN, ALT、AST≤ 2.5 ULN, serum creatinine(sCr)≤1.5ULN;

    Good blood coagulation: INR≤1.5 or PT≤1.5 ULN;

    Normal thyroid function: TSH within normal institutional limits;

  9. For women of reproductive age, a urine or serum pregnancy test with negative results should be performed within 3 days prior to receiving the first study drug administration (day 1 of cycle 1). If a urine pregnancy test result cannot be confirmed as negative, a blood pregnancy test is requested. Women of nonreproductive age were defined as at least 1 year after menopause or having undergone surgical sterilization or hysterectomy. If there is a risk of conception, all subjects (both men and women) will use a medically approved highly effective contraceptive (e.g., an intrauterine device, birth control pill, or condom) for the entire treatment period up to 120 days after the last study drug (or 180 days after the last chemotherapy drug).

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Malignancies within 5 years prior to the first dose(excluding radical skin basal cell carcinoma, skin squamous cell carcinoma and / or radical resection of carcinoma in situ).
  2. Currently participating in the intervention clinical treatment, or receiving other drugs or research instruments within 4 weeks before the first dose.
  3. Patients who have had prior treatment with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2, or drugs for another stimulation or synergistic inhibition of T cell receptor (e.g. CTLA-4, OX-40, CD137).
  4. Active autoimmune diseases requiring systemic treatment (e.g. using disease improving drugs, corticosteroids or immunosuppressants) occurred within 2 years before the first dose. Alternative therapies (e.g. thyroxine, insulin or corticosteroids in physiological doses for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency) are not considered systemic treatment.
  5. Systemic glucocorticoid therapy (excluding local glucocorticoids by nasal spray, inhalation or other routes) or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy is in progress within 7 days before the first dose.

    Note: it is allowed to use physiological dose of glucocorticoid (Prednisone≤10 mg/d or equivalent drug).

  6. Received allogeneic organ transplantation (except corneal transplantation) or allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
  7. Allergic to study drug(sintilimab, carboplatin, albumin-bound paclitaxel) components excipients.
  8. Not fully recovered from toxicity and/ or complications caused by any intervention before treatment (≤level 1 or reach baseline, excluding fatigue or hair loss).
  9. Has a known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (HIV 1/2 antibody positive).
  10. Untreated active Hepatitis B (defined as HBsAg positive and HBV-DNA copies>ULN).
  11. Active Hepatitis C (HCV antibody positive and HCV-RNA level higher than the detection limit).
  12. Inoculate the live vaccine within 30 days before the first dose (cycle 1 day 1).

    Note: it is allowed to receive the injection inactivated virus vaccine for seasonal influenza within 30 days before the first dose; however, it is not allowed to accept the live attenuated influenza vaccine for intranasal medication.

  13. Pregnant or lactating women.
  14. There are any serious or uncontrollable systemic diseases, such as:

    Resting ECG has significant abnormalities in rhythm, conduction or morphology, and the symptoms are serious and difficult to control,such as complete left bundle branch block, heart block above degree Ⅱ, ventricular arrhythmia or atrial fibrillation;

    Unstable angina, congestive heart failure, chronic heart failure with NYHA grade ≥ 2;

    Within 6 months before inclusion, there were any arterial thrombosis, embolism or ischemia, such as myocardial infarction, unstable angina, cerebrovascular accident, transient ischemic attack etc;

    History of noninfectious pneumonia requiring glucocorticoid treatment within 1 year before the first dose,or having currently clinical active interstitial lung diseases;

    Active pulmonary tuberculosis;

    Active or uncontrolled infections requiring systemic treatment;

    Liver diseases such as cirrhosis, decompensated liver disease, acute or chronic active hepatitis;

    Poorly controlled diabetes (Fasting blood glucose (FBG)>10mmol/L);

    Urine routine test indicates that urine protein≥++, and confirmed that 24 hours proteinuria>1.0 g;

    Patients with mental disorders who are unable to cooperate with the treatment;

  15. There are medical history, disease, treatment or laboratory abnormal results that may interfere with the test results, prevent the subjects from participating in the whole process of the study, or the researchers think that participating in the study is not in the best interests of the subjects or there are other potential risks that the subjects are not suitable for the study.

Sites / Locations

  • Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang UniversityRecruiting

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

Experimental

Experimental

Arm Label

Arm A(3 cycles of neoadjuvant therapy)

Arm B(4 cycles of neoadjuvant therapy)

Arm Description

Neoadjuvant: Prior to surgery, participants receive up to 3 cycles (cycle length: 3 weeks) of sintilimab [200 mg, intravenous (IV); given on cycle day 1] in combination with neoadjuvant chemotherapy, consisting of albumin-bound paclitaxel [260 mg/m^2, IV; given on cycle day 1] and carboplatin [AUC 5- 6mg/mL/min, IV; given on cycle day 1 ] . Adjuvant: Followed by surgery within the 3-5th week after the last dose of sintilimab, the researcher will decide whether to radiotherapy or not according to the clinical situation and pathological stage of the patient. The maintenance treatment of sintilimab [200 mg, intravenous (IV); given on cycle day 1; cycle length: 3 weeks] may be selected upon subject request for up to 1 year.

Neoadjuvant: Prior to surgery, participants receive up to 4 cycles (cycle length: 3 weeks) of sintilimab [200 mg, intravenous (IV); given on cycle day 1] in combination with neoadjuvant chemotherapy, consisting of albumin-bound paclitaxel [260 mg/m^2, IV; given on cycle day 1] and carboplatin [AUC 5- 6mg/mL/min, IV; given on cycle day 1 ] . Adjuvant: Followed by surgery within the 3-5th week after the last dose of sintilimab, the researcher will decide whether to radiotherapy or not according to the clinical situation and pathological stage of the patient. The maintenance treatment of sintilimab [200 mg, intravenous (IV); given on cycle day 1; cycle length: 3 weeks] may be selected upon subject request for up to 1 year.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Major pathological response rate (MPR)
MPR rate is defined as the percentage of participants having ≤10% viable tumor cells in the pathological examination of resected specimens.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Pathology complete response rate(pCR)
pCR rate is defined as the percentage of participants lacking of evidence of viable tumor cells in the pathological examination of resected specimens.
Objective response rate (ORR)
ORR is defined as the percentage of participants having a complete response or a partial response, measured by RECIST 1.1.
2 years disease-free survival rate (DFS)
2 years DFS rate is defined as the percentage of participants having no recurrence, distant metastasis or death within 2 years after operation.
2 years overall survival rate (OS)
2 years OS rate is defined as the percentage of participants having no death of any cause within 2 years after operation.The Kaplan-Meier estimator will be used to estimate median OS and its 95%CI and the survival curve.
2 years event free survival (EFS)
2 years EFS rate is defined as the percentage of participants having no radiographic disease progression, local progression precluding surgery, inability to resect the tumor, local or distant recurrence, or death due to any cause within 2 years after randomization.

Full Information

First Posted
June 19, 2022
Last Updated
December 13, 2022
Sponsor
Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT05429463
Brief Title
Neoadjuvant Therapy of Sintilimab Combined With Chemotherapy for Resectable Squamous Cell NSCLC(neoSCORE Ⅱ)
Acronym
neoSCORE Ⅱ
Official Title
Neoadjuvant Therapy of Sintilimab Combined With Chemotherapy for Resectable Squamous Cell NSCLC(neoSCORE Ⅱ):A Prospective, Randomized, Open-Label, Multi-Center Phase 3 Trial
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
November 2022
Overall Recruitment Status
Recruiting
Study Start Date
November 11, 2022 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
November 11, 2025 (Anticipated)
Study Completion Date
November 11, 2029 (Anticipated)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University

4. Oversight

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
Data Monitoring Committee
Yes

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
This is a Phase 3, prospective, randomized, open-label, multi-center study that assesses the efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant therapy with different cycles of sintilimab combined with chemotherapy for Resectable Squamous Cell NSCLC. This trial will also explore the biomarkers of neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy.
Detailed Description
This is a Phase 3, prospective, randomized, open-label, multi-center study that assesses the efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant therapy with different cycles of sintilimab combined with chemotherapy for Resectable Squamous Cell NSCLC. In this trial, eligible subjects will be randomly assigned to arm A and arm B (1:1). Subjects in arm A will receive 3 cycles of neoadjuvant sintilimab with chemotherapy and arm B will receive 4 cycles of neoadjuvant sintilimab with chemotherapy, followed by surgery within the 3-5th week after the last dose of sintilimab. After operation, both subjects in arm A and B can receive the treatment of sintilimab for up to 1 year according to the requirements of patients. The primary purpose is MPR rate of Resectable Squamous Cell NSCLC with different cycles of sintilimab combined with chemotherapy, which is defined as the percentage of participants having ≤10% viable tumor cells in the pathological examination of resected specimens.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Squamous Cell Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Keywords
Sintilimab, Squamous Cell NSCLC, Neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 3
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
250 (Anticipated)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Arm A(3 cycles of neoadjuvant therapy)
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Neoadjuvant: Prior to surgery, participants receive up to 3 cycles (cycle length: 3 weeks) of sintilimab [200 mg, intravenous (IV); given on cycle day 1] in combination with neoadjuvant chemotherapy, consisting of albumin-bound paclitaxel [260 mg/m^2, IV; given on cycle day 1] and carboplatin [AUC 5- 6mg/mL/min, IV; given on cycle day 1 ] . Adjuvant: Followed by surgery within the 3-5th week after the last dose of sintilimab, the researcher will decide whether to radiotherapy or not according to the clinical situation and pathological stage of the patient. The maintenance treatment of sintilimab [200 mg, intravenous (IV); given on cycle day 1; cycle length: 3 weeks] may be selected upon subject request for up to 1 year.
Arm Title
Arm B(4 cycles of neoadjuvant therapy)
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Neoadjuvant: Prior to surgery, participants receive up to 4 cycles (cycle length: 3 weeks) of sintilimab [200 mg, intravenous (IV); given on cycle day 1] in combination with neoadjuvant chemotherapy, consisting of albumin-bound paclitaxel [260 mg/m^2, IV; given on cycle day 1] and carboplatin [AUC 5- 6mg/mL/min, IV; given on cycle day 1 ] . Adjuvant: Followed by surgery within the 3-5th week after the last dose of sintilimab, the researcher will decide whether to radiotherapy or not according to the clinical situation and pathological stage of the patient. The maintenance treatment of sintilimab [200 mg, intravenous (IV); given on cycle day 1; cycle length: 3 weeks] may be selected upon subject request for up to 1 year.
Intervention Type
Biological
Intervention Name(s)
Sintilimab
Other Intervention Name(s)
IBI308, PD-1 antibody
Intervention Description
200 mg by IV infusion every 3 weeks (Q3W), given on cycle day 1.
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Carboplatin
Intervention Description
AUC 5-6 mg/mL/min by IV infusion Q3W, given on cycle day 1.
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Albumin-Bound Paclitaxel
Intervention Description
260 mg/m^2 by IV infusion Q3W, given on cycle day 1.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Major pathological response rate (MPR)
Description
MPR rate is defined as the percentage of participants having ≤10% viable tumor cells in the pathological examination of resected specimens.
Time Frame
At time of surgery
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Pathology complete response rate(pCR)
Description
pCR rate is defined as the percentage of participants lacking of evidence of viable tumor cells in the pathological examination of resected specimens.
Time Frame
At time of surgery
Title
Objective response rate (ORR)
Description
ORR is defined as the percentage of participants having a complete response or a partial response, measured by RECIST 1.1.
Time Frame
prior to surgery
Title
2 years disease-free survival rate (DFS)
Description
2 years DFS rate is defined as the percentage of participants having no recurrence, distant metastasis or death within 2 years after operation.
Time Frame
2 years postoperatively
Title
2 years overall survival rate (OS)
Description
2 years OS rate is defined as the percentage of participants having no death of any cause within 2 years after operation.The Kaplan-Meier estimator will be used to estimate median OS and its 95%CI and the survival curve.
Time Frame
2 years postoperatively
Title
2 years event free survival (EFS)
Description
2 years EFS rate is defined as the percentage of participants having no radiographic disease progression, local progression precluding surgery, inability to resect the tumor, local or distant recurrence, or death due to any cause within 2 years after randomization.
Time Frame
2 years after randomization

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
75 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Sign the informed consent form before starting any trial related procedure.Be willingness and able to undergo planned visits, protocol therapy, laboratory tests and other testing procedures. 18-75 years old, male or female. Squamous Cell Non-small cell lung cancer confirmed by cytology or histology. There must be at least one evaluable focus judged according to recist1.1 standard. Evaluation by the researchers and classified by the 8th version of AJCC TNM staging to confirm resectable stage cⅡA-ⅢB squamous NSCLC patients without any treatment before. ECOG PS 0-1. Life expectancy > 6 months. Adequate organ function and it should meet the following criteria: Absolute value of neutrophils (ANC) ≥1.5×109/L in the absence of granulocyte colony stimulating factor for the past 14 days; Platelet ≥100×109/L in the last 14 days without blood transfusion; Hemoglobin >9g/dL in the absence of blood transfusion or erythropoietin in the last 14 days ; Total bilirubin(TBIL)≤1.5ULN, ALT、AST≤ 2.5 ULN, serum creatinine(sCr)≤1.5ULN; Good blood coagulation: INR≤1.5 or PT≤1.5 ULN; Normal thyroid function: TSH within normal institutional limits; For women of reproductive age, a urine or serum pregnancy test with negative results should be performed within 3 days prior to receiving the first study drug administration (day 1 of cycle 1). If a urine pregnancy test result cannot be confirmed as negative, a blood pregnancy test is requested. Women of nonreproductive age were defined as at least 1 year after menopause or having undergone surgical sterilization or hysterectomy. If there is a risk of conception, all subjects (both men and women) will use a medically approved highly effective contraceptive (e.g., an intrauterine device, birth control pill, or condom) for the entire treatment period up to 120 days after the last study drug (or 180 days after the last chemotherapy drug). Exclusion Criteria: Malignancies within 5 years prior to the first dose(excluding radical skin basal cell carcinoma, skin squamous cell carcinoma and / or radical resection of carcinoma in situ). Currently participating in the intervention clinical treatment, or receiving other drugs or research instruments within 4 weeks before the first dose. Patients who have had prior treatment with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2, or drugs for another stimulation or synergistic inhibition of T cell receptor (e.g. CTLA-4, OX-40, CD137). Active autoimmune diseases requiring systemic treatment (e.g. using disease improving drugs, corticosteroids or immunosuppressants) occurred within 2 years before the first dose. Alternative therapies (e.g. thyroxine, insulin or corticosteroids in physiological doses for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency) are not considered systemic treatment. Systemic glucocorticoid therapy (excluding local glucocorticoids by nasal spray, inhalation or other routes) or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy is in progress within 7 days before the first dose. Note: it is allowed to use physiological dose of glucocorticoid (Prednisone≤10 mg/d or equivalent drug). Received allogeneic organ transplantation (except corneal transplantation) or allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Allergic to study drug(sintilimab, carboplatin, albumin-bound paclitaxel) components excipients. Not fully recovered from toxicity and/ or complications caused by any intervention before treatment (≤level 1 or reach baseline, excluding fatigue or hair loss). Has a known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (HIV 1/2 antibody positive). Untreated active Hepatitis B (defined as HBsAg positive and HBV-DNA copies>ULN). Active Hepatitis C (HCV antibody positive and HCV-RNA level higher than the detection limit). Inoculate the live vaccine within 30 days before the first dose (cycle 1 day 1). Note: it is allowed to receive the injection inactivated virus vaccine for seasonal influenza within 30 days before the first dose; however, it is not allowed to accept the live attenuated influenza vaccine for intranasal medication. Pregnant or lactating women. There are any serious or uncontrollable systemic diseases, such as: Resting ECG has significant abnormalities in rhythm, conduction or morphology, and the symptoms are serious and difficult to control,such as complete left bundle branch block, heart block above degree Ⅱ, ventricular arrhythmia or atrial fibrillation; Unstable angina, congestive heart failure, chronic heart failure with NYHA grade ≥ 2; Within 6 months before inclusion, there were any arterial thrombosis, embolism or ischemia, such as myocardial infarction, unstable angina, cerebrovascular accident, transient ischemic attack etc; History of noninfectious pneumonia requiring glucocorticoid treatment within 1 year before the first dose,or having currently clinical active interstitial lung diseases; Active pulmonary tuberculosis; Active or uncontrolled infections requiring systemic treatment; Liver diseases such as cirrhosis, decompensated liver disease, acute or chronic active hepatitis; Poorly controlled diabetes (Fasting blood glucose (FBG)>10mmol/L); Urine routine test indicates that urine protein≥++, and confirmed that 24 hours proteinuria>1.0 g; Patients with mental disorders who are unable to cooperate with the treatment; There are medical history, disease, treatment or laboratory abnormal results that may interfere with the test results, prevent the subjects from participating in the whole process of the study, or the researchers think that participating in the study is not in the best interests of the subjects or there are other potential risks that the subjects are not suitable for the study.
Central Contact Person:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name or Official Title & Degree
Fuming Qiu
Phone
13858005908
Email
qiufuming@zju.edu.cn
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University
City
Hangzhou
State/Province
Zhejiang
ZIP/Postal Code
310009
Country
China
Individual Site Status
Recruiting
Facility Contact:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Fuming Qiu, PhD
Phone
13858005908
Email
qiufuming@zju.edu.cn
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Junqiang Fan, PhD
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Fuming Qiu, PhD

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Plan to Share IPD
No

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