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A Study of the Duration of Dostarlimab in Untreated Mismatch Repair Deficient (dMMR)/ Microsatellite Instability-high (MSI-H) Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

A Phase 3b, Open-label Study Investigating the Duration of Neoadjuvant Dostarlimab Monotherapy in Participants With Untreated Stage II/III dMMR/MSI-H Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07740720
Acronym
DuraSTAR
Enrollment
90
Registered
2026-08-03
Start date
2026-09-17
Completion date
2029-12-31
Last updated
2026-08-03

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

Conditions

Neoplasms, Rectal

Keywords

GSK4057190, Dostarlimab, dMMR, MSI-H, Locally advanced rectal cancer, DuraSTAR, PD-1, LARC, Anti-PD1

Brief summary

This study is conducted in adults with rectal cancer that has a certain genetic type. The main goal is to find out whether a longer treatment period with dostarlimab can help more participants have a complete response to treatment and avoid standard treatments like chemotherapy, radiation treatment, or surgery. Scans and endoscopy tests will be conducted to see if the tumor disappears and how long the cancer stays under control. The study will also collect information on side effects and health outcomes after dostarlimab.

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

* Has histologically confirmed Stage II to III (T3-T4, N0, or T any, N+) locally advanced rectal adenocarcinoma. * Has radiologically and endoscopically evaluable disease. * Has a tumor demonstrating the presence of either: 1. dMMR status; MMR status must be assessed by immunohistochemistry for MMR protein expression (MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, PMS2) where loss of 1 or more proteins indicates dMMR; MMR status will be determined locally; or 2. MSI-H phenotype as determined by polymerase chain reaction or by tissue next generation sequencing; MSI-H will be determined locally. * Has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1. * Has adequate organ function.

Exclusion criteria

* Has received prior radiation therapy, systemic therapy, or surgery for management of rectal cancer. * Has a tumor that, in the investigator's judgment, is causing symptomatic bowel obstruction or otherwise requires urgent/emergent local intervention. Participants with a history of bowel obstruction are eligible after obstruction is relieved by a diverting stoma (defunctioning colostomy). Patients with a history of bowel obstruction in the context of current rectal cancer diagnosis and treated with stenting are not eligible. * 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. * Has undergone any major surgical procedure, open biopsy, or experienced significant traumatic injury within 28 days prior to enrollment. * Is receiving any other anticancer or experimental therapy.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Percentage of participants who achieve clinical complete response (cCR) amongst participants who receive > 9 cycles (> 6 months) of dostarlimab monotherapy by investigator assessmentUp to 168 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Overall cCR rate by investigator assessmentUp to 171 weeksOverall cCR rate is defined as the percentage of participants achieving cCR by investigator assessment at any disease assessment, regardless of duration of dostarlimab therapy among all enrolled participants.
Number of participants with sustained clinical complete response at 12 months (cCR12) as assessed by investigatorUp to 171 weekscCR12 is defined as achievement and maintenance of cCR for 12 months from the disease assessment after the last dose of study intervention that first demonstrates cCR by investigator assessment.
Objective response rate (ORR) as assessed by investigatorUp to 171 weeksORR is defined as the percentage of participants who achieve a best clinical response of partial response (PR), near complete response (nCR), or clinical complete response (cCR) at any disease assessment.
Number of participants with composite cCR12 and pathologic complete response (pCR) as assessed by investigatorUp to 171 weeksThe composite endpoint of cCR12 and pCR is defined as the number of participants who either achieve cCR12, or achieve pCR after receiving dostarlimab (before receiving standard of care)
Time to cCRUp to 171 weeksTime to cCR is defined as the time from the first dose of study intervention to the time of first cCR as assessed by the investigator.
Number of participants with treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs), serious adverse events (SAEs), immune-mediated adverse event (imAEs), and AEs leading to death or discontinuation of study intervention by severityUp to 171 weeks

Contacts

CONTACTUS GSK Clinical Trials Call Center
GSKClinicalSupportHD@gsk.com877-379-3718
CONTACTEU GSK Clinical Trials Call Center
GSKClinicalSupportHD@gsk.com+44 (0) 20 89904466

Outcome results

None listed

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