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Chemoradiotherapy Following Immunotherapy Plus Chemotherapy for Locally-advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Cancer (RICE)

A Phase 2 Trial of Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy Following Immunotherapy Plus Chemotherapy for Patients With Locally-advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Cancer

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05621707
Acronym
RICE
Enrollment
50
Registered
2022-11-18
Start date
2022-11-02
Completion date
2026-10-01
Last updated
2026-02-02

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Conditions

Chemotherapy, Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy, Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinomas, Immunotherapy

Keywords

esophageal cancer, chemoradiotherapy, immunotherapy, chemotherapy

Brief summary

This is an investigator-initiated, single-arm, exploratory clinical study.The study population consisted of non-operative Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer . The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy Following Immunotherapy Plus Chemotherapy for Patients With Locally-advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Cancer.

Interventions

DRUGchemotherapy combined with PD-1 inhibitors

Induction chemotherapy combined with PD-1 inhibitors followed with standard concurrent chemoradiotherapy

Sponsors

Shanghai Chest Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

1. Aged ≥ 18 years at the time of screening. 2. Histologically confirmed squamous cell carcinoma; 3. Locally-advanced ,medical inoperability, technical irresectability, or patient refusal to surgery; 4. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status:0-2; 5. Able to eat a semi-liquid diet; 6. Less than 20% weight loss within 6 months; 7. Adequate hepatic function, renal function, hematologic function and coagulation function; 8. Documented informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

1. Distant metastasis; 2. Known malignancy diagnosed or require active treatment in the last 5 years, except for cancers that can be cured by surgery including cervical cancer in situ, basal or squamous cell skin cancer, breast ductal carcinoma in situ, localized prostate cancer; 3. Prior thoracic irradiation, chemotherapy, or lobectomy 4. Known diseases or conditions that are contraindicated for radiotherapy or surgery; 5. Allergy to the research medications; 6. Pregnant women or women preparing for pregnancy; 7. Diagnosis of autoimmune disease or history of chronic autoimmune disease 8. Absence of informed consent because of psychological, family, social and other factors; 9. Patients with comorbidities (chronic pulmonary disease, poorly controlled hypertension, unstable angina, myocardial infarction within 6 months, unstable mental disorders requiring therapy).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Overall Survival Rate2 years after last patient enrolledOverall survival rate is defined as the percentage of participants who are alive up to 2 years from enrollment

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
progression-free Survival (PFS)2 years after last patient enrolledProgression-free survival is defined as the time between date of enrollment and first date of recurrence or death, whichever occurs first.Recurrence is defined as the appearance of one or more new lesions, which can be local, regional, or distant in location from the primary tumor site ( assessed by imaging or pathology). All deaths without prior recurrence are considered as PFS events.
Treatment related complicationsDuring the procedurecomplications after treatment

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

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