Toripalimab for High-risk Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer

Cervical Cancers Clinical Trial

Official title: Toripalimab Combined With Chemoradiotherapy Followed by Toripalimab Maintenance Therapy for High-risk Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer: the Phase II Single-arm TorCH -CC Study

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

This phase II clinical study assesses the efficacy and safety of Toripalimab combined with chemoradiotherapy (CRT) followed by Toripalimab maintenance in treating high-risk locally advanced cervical cancer (HR-LACC). Despite CRT being the standard treatment, HR-LACC patients face poor survival outcomes. Toripalimab, a cost-effective PD-1 inhibitor, has shown promise in prior research. The primary endpoint is 2-year progression-free survival, with the study aiming to improve treatment accessibility and patient prognoses in China.

Clinical Trial Description

Cervical cancer is the most prevalent malignant tumor of the female reproductive system in China, with an estimated 150,700 new cases and 55,700 new deaths annually. Concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CRT) remains the standard treatment for locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC). However, for high-risk LACC (HR-LACC) patients, the 2-year progression-free survival (PFS) rate is only 57%-62%, and the 5-year overall survival (OS) rate is 52%-64%, which are the leading causes of patient mortality. The KEYNOTE-A18 study demonstrated that the combination of pembrolizumab and CRT reduced the progression risk and death risk by 30% and 27%, respectively, for HR-LACC patients. Following this, the FDA approved pembrolizumab in combination with CRT for the treatment of newly diagnosed stages III-IVA cervical cancer in January 2024. Nevertheless, the high cost of pembrolizumab poses a significant barrier for patients in China. Toripalimab, the first domestically approved PD-1 inhibitor in China, has shown good safety and efficacy in previous studies and is more affordable. This phase II, single-arm, open-label study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Toripalimab combined with CRT followed by Toripalimab maintenance therapy in 130 patients with stages III-IVA cervical cancer. The primary endpoint is the 2-year PFS. The study is expected to contribute to the implementation of precision and personalized treatment for HR-LACC in China, with the potential to improve patient survival rates and quality of life. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cervical Cancers
• Uterine Cervical Neoplasms

• NCT number: NCT06416696
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
• Contact: Shuangzheng Jia, Ph D
• Phone: 00-86-010-87788276
• Email: jiashuangzheng@cicams.ac.cn
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: Phase 2
• Start date: January 9, 2024
• Completion date: December 2026