Neoadjuvant Apatinib Combined With Sintilimab and Perioperative SOX Versus Neoadjuvant Sintilimab… (NCT06925243) | Clinical Trial Compass
RecruitingPhase 3
Neoadjuvant Apatinib Combined With Sintilimab and Perioperative SOX Versus Neoadjuvant Sintilimab Combined With Perioperative SOX for Intestinal Type of Locally Advanced Gastric/Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma
China682 participantsStarted 2025-04-15
Plain-language summary
This study aims to compare the efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant apatinib combined with sintilimab and perioperative SOX chemotherapy versus neoadjuvant sintilimab combined with perioperative SOX chemotherapy in locally advanced intestinal-type gastric cancer/gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma. The primary questions include:
1. Whether the complete remission rate (pCR) of the apatinib combined with sintilimab and SOX regimen is higher than that of the sintilimab combined with SOX regimen.
2. The safety of the apatinib combined with sintilimab and SOX regimen.
Participants will be divided into:
1. Experimental Group: Participants will receive an intravenous injection of sintilimab (200 mg) combined with the SOX regimen (oxaliplatin 130 mg/m² and S-1, with the initial dose determined based on body surface area). Additionally, apatinib (250 mg) will be administered orally once daily during the first three neoadjuvant cycles.
2. Control Group: Participants will receive treatment with the sintilimab combined with the SOX regimen.
This treatment will be administered for three to four cycles prior to surgery, followed by radical surgery, including D2 or D2+ lymph node dissection. Surgery is scheduled four weeks after the last neoadjuvant therapy (NAT) cycle. Within 3 to 6 weeks post-surgery, patients will begin adjuvant SOX chemotherapy. Postoperative patients will receive four cycles of adjuvant SOX chemotherapy, administered every three weeks.
Who can participate
Age range
18 Years – 75 Years
Sex
ALL
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Inclusion criteria
. Type of Participant and Disease Characteristics
. Patients must have a pathologically confirmed diagnosis of HER-2 negative tumor and intestinal type gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma according to Lauren's histological subtypes.
. Patients must have previously untreated locally advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma (stage cT2 to cT4), with lymph nodes ranging from N0 to N3 and no evidence of metastatic disease (M0).
. Patients with Siewert type 2 or 3 tumors are eligible. Enrollment of participants with Siewert type 1 tumors will be limited to those for whom the planned treatment is perioperative chemotherapy and resection.
. Demographics
. Male or female subjects must be between the ages of ≥ 18 and ≤ 75 years at the time of signing the informed consent.
Questions worth asking your doctor
Bring these to your next appointment. They're a starting point for a shared conversation — not a sign you qualify or a recommendation to enrol.
1Based on my diagnosis and history, is this trial worth exploring for me — or is there a standard treatment we should try first?
2What does this trial's phase tell us about how much is already known about its safety and benefit?
3What would taking part actually involve for me — visits, tests, time, and travel?
4What are the known and possible risks or side effects I should weigh, and how would they be monitored?
5If this trial isn't the right fit, what other options or trials would you suggest I look into?
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Questions for the trial coordinator
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1What does taking part actually involve week to week — how many visits, where, and how long does each one take?
2What costs are covered by the study, and what might I have to pay for myself, including travel, parking, or time off work?
3What happens during screening, and what happens if the study team confirms I don't meet the criteria after those tests?
4Who pays for the scans, blood work, and other tests the trial requires — the study, my insurance, or me?
5How will being in the trial affect my regular care, and will my own doctor stay informed and involved?
6Can I leave the trial at any point if I change my mind, and what would happen to my care if I do?
A starting point for the conversation — always confirm anything about your own eligibility, costs, and care with the study team and your doctor.
What they're measuring
1
Pathological complete response (pCR) rate
Timeframe: Enrollment to surgical treatment takes about 4 months.
. Expected Survival: The expected survival time must be ≥ 12 weeks.
. Performance Status: Subjects must have an ECOG performance status of 0 or 1.
Exclusion criteria
. Medical Conditions
. Has a history of (non-infectious) pneumonitis that required steroids or has current pneumonitis.
. Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 5 years (except for cutaneous basal cell carcinoma, cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, or carcinoma in situ that has undergone potentially curative therapy).
. Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy.
. Has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years. (NOTE: Subjects with vitiligo, alopecia, Grave's disease, Type I diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism (e.g., following Hashimoto's syndrome) only requiring hormone replacement on a stable dose (without adjustment in the first 4 weeks of study treatment), psoriasis or eczema not requiring systemic treatment (within the past 2 years), or conditions not expected to recur in the absence of an external trigger are not excluded.)
. Has any complications requiring systemic treatment with corticosteroids such as prednisone (\> 10mg/day) or other immunosuppressive medications within 14 days prior to the first administration. Replacement therapy (e.g., thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency) is allowed.
. History of primary immunodeficiency.
. Has received a live vaccine or other immune-activating anti-tumor drugs (such as interferon, interleukin, thymosin, or immunotherapy) within 30 days prior to the first dose of study treatment.