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Methotrexate Combined With Immunotherapy During Radiotherapy for Solid Tumors

Safety and Efficacy of Oral Methotrexate Tablets Combined With Immunotherapy During Radiotherapy for Unresectable/Metastatic Solid Tumors: a Single-center, Prospective Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05522582
Enrollment
50
Registered
2022-08-31
Start date
2021-11-15
Completion date
2026-12-31
Last updated
2024-10-26

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

Conditions

Solid Tumors

Keywords

anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody, radiotherapy, methotrexate

Brief summary

Immune checkpoint inhibitors, such as programmed death 1 (PD-1) and programmed cell death-Ligand 1 (PD-L1), offer new approaches for systemic treatment of tumors, but clinical efficacy remains limited. Previous studies by our team have found that methotrexate can activate anti-tumor immunity. The discovery of a new effect of this drug will improve tumor response to immunotherapy and prognosis of patients.

Detailed description

Malignant tumor is a systemic and complex disease that seriously endangers human health, surgery is the preferred treatment for solid tumors. Due to the extensive invasion and metastasis of advanced tumors, radiotherapy and chemotherapy are the main treatment options. However, the tolerance of tumor to chemoradiotherapy often leads to treatment failure and poor prognosis. Immunotherapy provides a new approach for the systemic treatment of tumors, but the clinical efficacy is still limited. Therefore, it is important to find effective drugs to improve the tumor response to radiotherapy and immunotherapy. Previous studies by our team have found that methotrexate can activate anti-tumor immunity. The discovery of a new effect of this drug will improve tumor response to immunotherapy and prognosis of patients. The objective of this clinical trial is to explore the efficacy and safety of methotrexate combined with immunotherapy and radiotherapy in patients with unresectable/recurrence solid tumors.

Interventions

Tablets with 5mg methotrexate are taken orally twice a week during the whole course of radiotherapy

DRUGAnti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody

Anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody 200mg is given intravenously every 3 weeks from the first day of radiotherapy until or after the end of treatment.

RADIATIONRadiotherapy

6~15MV X-ray, 2Gy/time, 5times/week. The duration of radiotherapy depends on the target lesion.

Sponsors

Yancheng First People's Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 85 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Subjects have unresectable/ metastatic solid tumors; 2. ≥ 18 years old; 3. Life expectancy of at least 3 months; 4. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status 0-2; 5. Have at least one measurable lesion ≥ 1 cm as defined by response criteria; 6. Adequate organ function.

Exclusion criteria

1. Subjects with a history of autoimmune diseases or syndromes; 2. Serious uncontrolled medical disorders or active infections; 3. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding; 4. Subjects have other factors that may cause them to terminate the study, such as other serious medical conditions (including mental illness) that require combined treatment.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Treatment-related adverse events (AEs)Up to 6 monthsIncidence, nature, and severity of adverse events graded according to the NCI CTCAE v5.0
Objective Response Rate (ORR) per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) Version 1.1Up to 3 monthsORR is defined as the percentage of participants in the analysis population who have a Complete Response (CR: Disappearance of all target lesions) or a Partial Response (PR: ≥30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions)

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Progression-free Survival (PFS) per RECIST 1.1Up to 12 monthsPFS is defined as the time from enrollment to the first documented disease progression per RECIST 1.1 based on blinded independent central review or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first.
Overall Survival (OS)Up to 36 monthsOS is defined as the time from enrollment to death from any cause during the course of the study.
Numbers of CD3+, CD4+ and CD8+T lymphocyte subsets in peripheral blood detected by flow cytometryApproximately 2 monthsLaboratory tests for T-cell detection will be performed before and after treatment.
Levels of IL-6, TNF-α and IFN-γ in peripheral blood detected by flow cytometryApproximately 2 monthsPeripheral blood will be collected before, during and after treatment for laboratory serum cytokine detection.

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026