Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

A Randomized Controlled Study of Endoscopic Cryoablation Combined With PD-1 Inhibitor for Maintenance Therapy in Advanced Gastric Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Zhongguang Luo, MD

Conditions:

Gastric Cancer

Cryoballoon Ablation

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This study evaluates the safety and efficacy of endoscopic cryoballoon ablation treatment (ECAT) combined with a PD-1 inhibitor (sintilimab) as maintenance therapy in patients with advanced gastric ca...

Detailed Description

This study is a single-center, randomized, controlled, open-label, prospective clinical trial. A total of 42 patients with advanced gastric cancer will be enrolled. Among them, 30 patients who achieve...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients diagnosed with advanced gastric cancer (stage IV according to the AJCC 8th edition, including locally advanced unresectable gastric cancer \[stage IVa\] and gastric cancer with distant metastasis \[stage IVb\]; Borrmann classification types I, II, or III) who are deemed ineligible for surgical resection or unable to tolerate surgery, and meet the indications for first-line therapy with sintilimab combined with fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-based chemotherapy;
  • Age ≥18 years;
  • WHO pathological types: adenocarcinoma or neuroendocrine tumors;
  • Physician-assessed estimated life expectancy greater than 3 months, with distant metastases considered controllable;
  • Maximum diameter of the primary tumor ≤6 cm;
  • Adequate major organ function, defined as:① Liver function: ALT and AST ≤ 2.5 times the positive range, total bilirubin ≤ 2.0mg/dL; ② Renal function: creatinine clearance ≥ 40mL/min calculated using the EPI formula;
  • Hematological criteria: hemoglobin (Hgb) ≥70 g/L; absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1.5×10⁹/L; platelet count (PLT) ≥80×10⁹/L;
  • Coagulation function: prothrombin time (PT) and activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) both \<2 times the normal value;
  • Negative pregnancy test for women of childbearing potential;
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤2;
  • Signed informed consent form.

Exclusion

  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women, or women planning to become pregnant within six months;
  • Patients with infectious diseases (such as HIV, syphilis, or active tuberculosis);
  • Patients with active hepatitis B or hepatitis C infection;
  • Patients with other concurrent primary malignancies;
  • Patients who have participated in another clinical trial within the past month;
  • Patients who have taken antiplatelet or anticoagulant medications within the past week;
  • Patients with gastric cancer complicated by active bleeding;
  • Patients with massive ascites (ascites volume ≥3000 mL);
  • Patients with cardia obstruction or pyloric obstruction;
  • Patients with active infections or autoimmune diseases;
  • Patients deemed unsuitable for treatment by the investigator for any other reason.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

May 1 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

42 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06957977

Start Date

May 1 2025

End Date

May 1 2027

Last Update

May 6 2025

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Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China, 200000