Actively Recruiting
CAPOX and PD-1 Antibody Combined With or Without Radiotherapy for MSS Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer
Led by Fudan University · Updated on 2026-04-03
192
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
248 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
TORCH-iTNT is a prospective, multicentre, randomized phase II trial. 198 LARC (T3-4/N+M0, distance from anal verge ≤12cm) patients will be treated with total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT) and assigned to Group A and Group B (1:1). Group A receives 6 cycles of Toripalimab combined with CAPOX (ToriCAPOX). Group B receives SCRT (25Gy/5Fx) followed by 6 cycles of ToriCAPOX. TME surgery is scheduled after TNT while a watch and wait (W\&W) option can be applied to patients achieving clinical complete response (cCR). The primary endpoint is complete response (CR, pathological complete response \[pCR\] plus cCR) rate. The secondary endpoints include the grade 3-4 acute adverse effects (AE) rate, organ or anal preservation rate, 3-year DFS rate, etc.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
CAPOX and PD-1 Antibody Combined With or Without Radiotherapy for MSS Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age 18-70 years old, female and male
- Pathologically confirmed adenocarcinoma
- Tumor located within 10 cm from the anal verge
- Microsatellite stable (MSS) or proficient mismatch repair (pMMR) status
- Clinical stage T3-4 and/or N+, without distant metastases
- At least one of the following: tumor within 5 cm of anus, clinical T4, clinical N2, positive circumferential resection margin, positive extramural vascular invasion, or positive lateral lymph nodes
- Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) score of 70 or higher
- No prior radiotherapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or other anti-tumor therapy before enrollment
- Baseline blood and biochemical values within specified limits: neutrophils ≥ 1.5 × 10^9/L, hemoglobin ≥ 90 g/L, platelets ≥ 100 × 10^9/L, ALT/AST ≤ 2.5 times upper limit normal, creatinine ≤ upper limit normal
- Able to comply with study procedures and signed informed consent form
You will not qualify if you...
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women
- History of other cancers within the past 5 years
- Severe neurological or mental illness (such as schizophrenia, dementia, or epilepsy)
- Severe cardiac disease (including cardiac dysfunction and arrhythmia), kidney dysfunction, or liver dysfunction
- Acute heart attack or ischemic stroke within 6 months before enrollment
- Uncontrolled infections requiring systemic treatment
- Active autoimmune diseases, immunodeficiencies, history of organ transplantation, or use of immunosuppressive drugs
- Known HIV infection, active syphilis, or active pulmonary tuberculosis
- Allergy to any component of the treatment regimen
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
Shanghai, China
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
Z
Zhen Zhang, MD
CONTACT
Y
Yaqi Wang, MD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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