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A Study of Dostarlimab in Untreated dMMR/MSI-H Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

A Phase 2, Single-Arm, Open-Label Study With Dostarlimab Monotherapy in Participants With Untreated Stage II/III dMMR/MSI-H Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05723562
Acronym
AZUR-1
Enrollment
154
Registered
2023-02-10
Start date
2023-04-03
Completion date
2029-10-11
Last updated
2026-05-26

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

Conditions

Neoplasms, Rectal

Keywords

JEMPERLI, dostarlimab-gxly, GSK4057190, Stage II/III rectal cancer, Neoadjuvant, dMMR, MSI-H

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate dostarlimab monotherapy in participants with locally advanced Mismatch-repair deficient (dMMR)/Microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) rectal cancer who have received no prior treatment. Participants who achieve complete clinical response (cCR) following dostarlimab treatment will undergo non-operative management (NOM), including close surveillance for recurrent disease. The goal of the study is to determine if Dostarlimab therapy alone is an effective treatment that can allow participants to avoid chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery.

Interventions

BIOLOGICALDostarlimab

Dostarlimab will be administered.

Sponsors

GlaxoSmithKline
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

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

* Participant has histologically confirmed Stage II to III (T3-T4, N0, or T any, N+), locally advanced rectal cancer * Participant has radiologically and endoscopically evaluable disease. * Participant has a tumor which can be categorized as dMMR or MSI-H by local or central assessment

Exclusion criteria

* Participant has distant metastatic disease. * Participant has received prior radiation therapy, systemic therapy, or surgery for management of rectal cancer. * Participant has any history of interstitial lung disease or pneumonitis * Participant has experienced any of the following with prior immunotherapy: any imAE of Grade ≥3, immune-related severe neurologic events of any grade (e.g., myasthenic syndrome/myasthenia gravis, encephalitis, Guillain Barré Syndrome, or transverse myelitis), exfoliative dermatitis of any grade (Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, or DRESS syndrome), or myocarditis of any grade. Non clinically significant laboratory abnormalities are not exclusionary. * Participant has a known additional malignancy that progressed or required active treatment within the past 2 years. Exceptions include adequately treated superficial skin cancers, superficial bladder cancers, and other in situ cancers. * Participant has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years (i.e., with use of disease-modifying agents, corticosteroids, or immunosuppressive drugs). Replacement therapy (e.g., thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency) is not considered a form of systemic treatment. * Participant has a history of severe allergic and/or anaphylactic reactions to chimeric, human or humanized antibodies, fusion proteins, or has known allergies to dostarlimab or its excipients. * Has received or plans to receive an organ or stem cell transplant that uses donor stem cells (allogeneic stem cell transplant).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants with Sustained Complete Clinical Response for 12 Months (cCR12) as assessed by Independent Central Review (ICR)18 MonthscCR12 is achieved when a participant maintains complete clinical response (cCR) as assessed by ICR for 12 months following their post-intervention disease assessment (PIDA)

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants with Sustained Complete Clinical Response for 24 Months (cCR24) as assessed by ICR30 MonthscCR24 is achieved when a participant maintains complete clinical response (cCR) as assessed by ICR for 24 months following their post-Intervention disease assessment (PIDA)
Number of Participants with Sustained Complete Clinical Response for 36 Months (cCR36) as assessed by ICR42 MonthscCR36 is achieved when a participant maintains complete clinical response (cCR) as assessed by ICR for 36 months following their post-Intervention disease assessment (PIDA)
Number of Participants with Event Free Survival at 3 years (EFS3) as assessed by Investigator3 yearsEFS3 is defined as participants who remained alive and free of disease progression precluding surgery, local recurrence, and distant recurrence at 3 years as assessed by Investigator
Event Free Survival (EFS) as assessed by InvestigatorUp to 74 monthsEFS is defined as time from the date of first dose of study intervention to any of the following events: progression of disease that precludes surgery, local recurrence, distant recurrence (all as assessed by the investigator), or death due to any cause
Number of Participants with cCR12 as assessed by Investigator18 MonthscCR12 is achieved when a participant maintains complete clinical response (cCR) as assessed by Investigator for 12 months following their post-intervention disease assessment (PIDA)
Number of Participants with cCR24 as assessed by Investigator30 MonthscCR24 is achieved when a participant maintains complete clinical response (cCR) as assessed by Investigator for 24 months following their post-intervention disease assessment (PIDA)
Number of Participants with cCR36 as assessed by Investigator42 MonthscCR36 is achieved when a participant maintains complete clinical response (cCR) as assessed by Investigator for 36 months following their post-intervention disease assessment (PIDA)
Objective Response Rate (ORR) assessed by ICRUp to 33 WeeksORR is defined as number of participants achieving a partial response (PR), near complete response (nCR) or complete clinical response (cCR) at PIDA or at least 4 weeks but no longer than 8 weeks after PIDA for participants with nCR or incomplete clinical response (iCR) (PIDA 2) as assessed by ICR
Objective Response Rate (ORR) as assessed by InvestigatorUp to 33 WeeksORR by Investigator, defined as achieving a PR, nCR, or cCR at PIDA or at least 4 weeks but no longer than 8 weeks after PIDA for participants with nCR or iCR
Organ Preservation Rate3 yearsOrgan Preservation Rate defined as not undergoing Total Mesorectal Excision (TME), either as primary management or for local recurrence, and who did not have a permanent colostomy created, at any time up to 3 years
Disease-Specific Survival (DSS)Up to 74 monthsDSS is defined as time from the date of first dose of study intervention to death due to disease
Disease-Specific Response at 5 years (DSS5)Up to 5 yearsDSS5 is defined as the number of participants not dying due to disease under study at 5 years from the first dose of study intervention
Overall Survival (OS)Up to 74 monthsOS is defined as time from first dose of study intervention to death from any cause
Overall Survival at 5 years (OS5)Up to 5 yearsOS is defined as number of participants as being alive at 5 years from first dose of study intervention
Number of Participants with Adverse Events (AEs), Serious Adverse Events (SAEs), Immune mediated Adverse Events (imAEs) based on SeverityUp to 74 months
Number of Participants with discontinuation of study interventionUp to 24 weeks
Serum concentration of DostarlimabUp to 37 weeks
Concentration at the end of infusion (C-EOI) of DostarlimabUp to 37 weeks
Trough Concentration (C-trough) of DostarlimabUp to 37 weeks
Number of Participants with Anti-Drug Antibodies against DostarlimabUp to 37 weeks

Countries

Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Contacts

STUDY_DIRECTORGSK Clinical Trials

GlaxoSmithKline

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: May 27, 2026