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A Single-Arm, Exploratory Clinical Study on the Impact of ß-Blockers on the Efficacy of Immunotherapy for Gastric Cancer

A Single-Arm, Exploratory Clinical Study on the Impact of ß-Blockers on the Efficacy of Immunotherapy for Gastric Cancer

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2600121569
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2026-04-01
Start date
2026-04-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-04-14

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

Conditions

Advanced Gastric Cancer

Interventions

Experimental Group:Patients were administered a fixed daily dose of metoprolol succinate sustained-release tablets (47.5 mg) continuously until the day before surgery

Sponsors

Southern Medical University Southern Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Voluntarily sign the informed consent form; 2.Aged 18-75 years; 3.ECOG performance status 0-1; 4.Either sex; 5.Patients with a standardized histopathological diagnosis of gastric adenocarcinoma from the primary gastric lesion via endoscopic biopsy, according to the 15th edition of the Japanese Classification of Gastric Carcinoma (2017); 6.Patients judged by the treating physician to require preoperative immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy, followed by potentially curative gastrectomy; 7.Meet the diagnostic criteria for hypertension according to the 2023 Chinese Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension (systolic blood pressure >=140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure >=90 mmHg, or a previous diagnosis of uncontrolled hypertension), with an indication for beta-blocker use; 8.Deemed by a specialist to have no contraindications for beta-blocker use and can use beta-blockers for antihypertensive therapy;

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.HER2-positive or microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H)/dMMR gastric cancer confirmed by immunohistochemistry; 2.Active autoimmune disease requiring continuous immunosuppressive therapy or history of transplantation; 3.Currently receiving systemic immunosuppressive medication: If a patient is currently using corticosteroids, the corticosteroid dose must be <= equivalent of prednisone 10 mg daily; 4.History of (non-infectious) pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease requiring treatment; 5.Concurrent infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); 6.Pregnant or breastfeeding women; 7.History of psychiatric disorders; 8.Concurrent other malignancies or severe organ dysfunction; 9.Presence of contraindications for beta-blocker use (e.g., severe bradycardia, uncontrolled depression, unstable angina, uncontrolled heart failure (Class III or IV), hypotension (systolic blood pressure <100 mmHg), severe asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), symptomatic peripheral arterial disease or Raynaud's syndrome, untreated pheochromocytoma, etc.); 10.Refractory hypertension; 11.Judged by the investigator as not meeting the inclusion criteria for this study;

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Proportion of patients with tumor regression grade (TRG) < Grade 3 (per AJCC criteria);

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Overall survival was 3 years;Progression-free survival was 3 years;The relationship between immune-therapy-related biomarkers (such as PD-L1 expression, cortisol, ACTH, ADRB1 expression in tumor tissues, RNA sequencing in tumor tissues, tumor immune microenvironment, and immune cell status of lymph nodes before and after treatment);Treatment adherence (immunotherapy completion rate, surgery delay rate);

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactXinhua Chen

Southern Medical University Southern Hospital

xinhuachen03@163.com+86 20 62786379

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 17, 2026