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Efficacy and Safety of Neoadjuvant Short-Course/Long-Course Radiotherapy Combined with Anti-PD-1/CTLA-4 Dual Immunotherapy for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial (RADICAL Trial)

Efficacy and Safety of Neoadjuvant Short-Course/Long-Course Radiotherapy Combined with Anti-PD-1/CTLA-4 Dual Immunotherapy for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial (RADICAL Trial)

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2600127278
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2026-06-29
Start date
2026-07-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-07-13

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

Conditions

Locally advanced rectal cancer

Interventions

Group B:Long-course radiotherapy + sequential dual immunotherapy group
Group A:Short-course radiotherapy+2 cycles of paromlimab and Tuvonralimab+2 cycles of CAPEOX/tislelizumab
Group C:Conventional Long-Course Chemoradiotherapy

Sponsors

Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age between 18 and 80 years; ECOG performance status 0–1; 2. Histopathologically confirmed rectal adenocarcinoma via colonoscopy; pMMR or MSS phenotype; 3. Rectal MRI stage II/III (excluding T4b); distal tumor margin = 2000/µL; ?Neutrophil count >= 1500/µL; ?Platelet count >= 100×10³/µL; ?Hemoglobin >= 9.0 g/dL; ?Serum creatinine 50 mL/min (female: creatinine clearance = [140 - age (years)] × body weight (kg) × 0.85 / (72 × serum creatinine (mg/dL)); male: creatinine clearance = [140 - age (years)] × body weight (kg) × 1.00 / (72 × serum creatinine (mg/dL))); ?AST <= 3×ULN, ALT <= 3×ULN, total bilirubin <= 1.5×ULN; 10. No psychiatric/psychological disorders affecting social function; 11. Negative serum pregnancy test (blood HCG) within 1 week before randomization for women of childbearing potential; 12. Women of childbearing potential must agree to use effective contraception during the study period and for 5 months after the last dose of study drug; 13. Male subjects who are sexually active with women of childbearing potential must agree to use effective contraception during the study period and for 7 months after the last dose of study drug, and must refrain from sperm donation during this period.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Multiple primary cancers or concurrent other malignant tumors; 2. Patients requiring emergency surgery due to intestinal obstruction, intestinal perforation, gastrointestinal bleeding, etc. 3. Factors affecting oral drug absorption (e.g., inability to swallow, nausea/vomiting, diarrhea, intestinal obstruction, etc.); 4. Any uncontrolled, severe concomitant diseases; 5. Hypersensitivity to any component of the study drugs; 6. Expected survival < 5 years for any reason; 7. Planned or previous organ/bone marrow transplantation; 8. Treatment with immunosuppressants or corticosteroids within 1 month before enrollment; 9. Central nervous system disorders that may impair ability to provide informed consent or comply with study procedures, as determined by the investigator; 10. Other conditions that may prevent completion of study treatment (e.g., alcoholism, drug addiction, etc.); 11. Pregnant or breastfeeding women.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pathologic complete response;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Overall Survival (OS);Event-Free Survival (EFS);Metastasis-Free Survival (MFS);Recurrence-Free Survival (RFS);

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactYingchi Yang

Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University

td9220@vip.163.com+86 10 63138768

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 23, 2026