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A single arm, prospective phase II clinical study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of retinoic acid capsules combined with toripalimab in the treatment of advanced unresectable or metastatic melanoma

A single arm, prospective phase II clinical study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of retinoic acid capsules combined with toripalimab in the treatment of advanced unresectable or metastatic melanoma

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2400087686
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-08-01
Start date
2024-08-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-08-05

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

melanoma

Interventions

experimental group:retinoic acid capsules plus toripalimab

Sponsors

Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 90 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients voluntarily join this study and sign an informed consent form; 2. Age = 18, both males and females are eligible; 3. Histologically confirmed diagnosis of locally advanced (unresectable Stage III) or metastatic (Stage IV) cutaneous/acral melanoma, with at least one measurable lesion per RECIST criteria on imaging studies (CT or MRI); 4. Untreated advanced or metastatic diseases, except for those that have previously received targeted therapy or immunotherapy (such as anti-CTLA-4, anti-PD-1 therapy) as adjuvant therapy or neoadjuvant therapy; It is only allowed if there is no recurrence during immunotherapy or within 6 months after treatment termination; No other previous or neoadjuvant treatments are allowed; 5. Not receiving radiation therapy; 6. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1; 7. Expected survival period = 12 weeks; 8. Provide tumor biopsy sufficient for whole exome sequencing, RNA seq, and methylation sequencing studies; 9. Patient must have adequate organ function as indicated by the following laboratory values: (1) Absolute neutrophil count = 1.5 × 10^9/L; (2) Platelets = 80 × 10^9/L; Hemoglobin = 90 g/L; (3) Serum albumin = 30g/L; (4) Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) = 1 × ULN (if abnormal, FT3 and FT4 levels should be examined simultaneously. If FT3 and FT4 levels are normal, they can be included in the group); (5) Bilirubin = 1.5 × ULN (within 7 days before first use); (6) ALT and AST = 2.5 × ULN (within 7 days before first use) or = 5 × ULN (for patients with liver metastasis); (7) AKP= 1.5×ULN; (8) Serum creatinine = 1.5 × ULN; 10. Non surgical sterilization or female patients of childbearing age are required to use a medically approved contraceptive measure (such as intrauterine device, contraceptive pill, or condom) during the study treatment period and within 6 months after the end of the study treatment period; Female patients of childbearing age who undergo non-surgical sterilization must have a negative serum or urine HCG test within 72 hours prior to enrollment in the study; And it must be during non lactation period; For male patients whose partners are women of childbearing age, effective contraception methods should be used during the trial period and within 6 months after the last dose.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with any active autoimmune diseases or a history of autoimmune diseases (such as but not limited to: autoimmune hepatitis, interstitial pneumonia, uveitis, enteritis, hepatitis, pituitary inflammation, vasculitis, nephritis, hyperthyroidism; patients with vitiligo; asthma that has been completely relieved in childhood and does not require any intervention in adulthood can be included; asthma that requires medical intervention with bronchodilators cannot be included); 2. The patient is currently using immunosuppressants or systemic corticosteroid therapy to achieve immunosuppression (dose>10mg/day of prednison or other therapeutic corticosteroids), and has continued to use them within the 2 weeks prior to enrollment; 3. The patient has a history of malignant tumors within 5 years prior to the first study administration (excluding the diseases being treated in this study). It does not include adequate treatment of stage 1 or stage 2 skin basal/squamous cell carcinoma, cervical carcinoma or breast cancer in situ, or other carcinoma in situ; 4. Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy; 5. Has experienced severe allergic reactions to other monoclonal antibodies; 6. Has known sensitivity to retinoic acid derivatives; 7. Clinical symptoms or diseases of the heart that have not been well controlled, such as NYHA grade 2 or above heart failure; Unstable angina pectoris; Have experienced myocardial infarction within one year; Clinically significant supraventricular or ventricular arrhythmias require treatment or intervention; QTc interval prolonged to>480msec; 8. Abnormal coagulation function (INR>2.0, PT>16s), with bleeding tendency or undergoing thrombolytic or anticoagulant therapy, prophylactic use of low-dose aspirin and low molecular weight heparin is allowed; 9. Within the first 3 months of enrollment, there have been significant clinical bleeding symptoms or clear bleeding tendencies, such as coughing/hemoptysis of 2.5ml or more per day, lower gastrointestinal bleeding, esophageal and gastric varices at risk of bleeding, hemorrhagic gastric ulcers, or vasculitis; 10. Arterial/venous thrombotic events that occurred within the first 6 months of enrollment, such as cerebrovascular accidents (including temporary ischemic attacks, cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral infarction), deep vein thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism; 11. Known genetic or acquired bleeding and thrombophilia tendencies (such as hemophilia patients, coagulation dysfunction, thrombocytopenia, etc.); 12. Suffering from hypertension and unable to achieve good control with antihypertensive medication (systolic blood pressure = 140mmHg or diastolic blood pressure = 90mmHg); 13. Urine routine shows that urine protein is =++and it has been confirmed that the 24-hour urine protein level is>1.0g; 14. Patients who have previously received radiation therapy, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, or surgery and have completed treatment (last medication) less than 4 weeks before the study medication; Patients undergoing molecular targeted therapy (including other oral targeted drugs used in clinical trials) with less than 5 half-life from the first study dose, or adverse events caused by previous treatment (excluding hair loss) that have not recovered to = CTCAE grade 1; 15. Eye melanoma, mucosal melanoma, primary unknown melanoma; 16. Patients with severe local invasion of the lesion and a risk of organ leakage, massive bleeding, or perforation; 17. Pregnant o

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Objective response rate;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Progression free survival;Overall survival;Time to objective response;Duration of response;Incidence of skin adverse reactions;Exploratory biomarker analysis;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactYong Chen

Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center

chenyong@fudan.edu.cn+86 180 1731 7571

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026