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Recruiting Phase 2 NCT05837806

NCT05837806 Efficacy and Safety of Tislelizumab in Combination With Disitamab-vedotin as Neoadjuvant Therapy for HER2-positive High-risk Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma (UTUC)

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NCT ID NCT05837806
Status Recruiting
Phase Phase 2
Sponsor Tianjin Medical University Second Hospital
Condition Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy
Study Type INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment 21 participants
Start Date 2022-12-30
Primary Completion 2026-12-30

Eligibility & Interventions

Sex All sexes
Min Age 18 Years
Max Age N/A
Study Type INTERVENTIONAL
Interventions
tislelizumab+disitamab-vedotin

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What to Expect as a Participant

You will actively receive the study intervention — which may be a drug, biologic, device, or procedure.

In Phase 2, researchers evaluate early signs of effectiveness. You may be randomized to receive the active treatment or a comparator. Monitoring continues closely.

This trial targets 21 participants in total. It began in 2022-12-30 with a primary completion date of 2026-12-30.

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Brief Summary

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy treatment can be used for specific UTUC patients, especially for highly staged and/or grade tumors, such as kidneys with potentially decreased renal function after RNU. Neoadjuvant therapy is a series of treatments administered preoperatively for UTUC, mainly chemotherapy, and in recent years, novel therapies of immunotherapy have emerged. Since conventional cisplatin neoadjuvant regimens also require high preoperative renal function, neoadjuvant therapy regimens such as immunotherapy provide more effective and feasible treatments for patients who are intolerant to current cisplatin chemotherapy regimens. The aim of this study was to explore the efficacy and safety of the combination of disitamab vedotin, a human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER-2) targeted ADC, and tislelizumab, a humanised PD-1 ICIs, as neoadjuvant treatment for non-metastatic, high-risk, HER-2 expressing UTUC. In our study, patients enrolled will receive neoadjuvant tislelizumab plus disitamab-vedotin therapy followed by radical nephroureterectomy (RNU), distal ureterectomy (DU) or ureteroscopic ablation (UA) .

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Radiographically(CT, MRI or PET-CT, etc.) and histologically confirmed diagnosis of localized HER-2 expressing upper urothelial carcinoma( (cT1-4N0-2M0, HER-2 immunohistochemistry (IHC) ≥ 1+); high risk disease (according to EAU Guidelines for UTUC); planning to receive radical nephroureterectomy (RNU), distal ureterectomy (DU) or ureteroscopic ablation (UA). 2. Male or female aged 18 years and above; 3. Expected survival time greater than 12 weeks; 4. An ECOG status score of 0-2; 5. Agree to provide specimens of blood, urine, and tissue examination (for detection of MRD, PD-L1 expression, HER2 expression, tumor mutation load, immunohistochemistry, DNA and RNA detection, etc.); 6. The level of organ function must meet the following requirements: * hematological indicators: absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1.5 × 10\^9/L, platelet count ≥ 80 × 10\^9/L, hemoglobin ≥ 6.0 g/dL (can be maintained by symptomatic treatment) * hepatic function: total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times the upper limit of normal, and glutathione and glutamic oxalacetic transaminase ≤ 2.5 times the upper limit of normal; * renal function: GFR ≥ 15 ml/min; * Subjects voluntarily joined the study, signed an informed consent form, were compliant, and cooperated with the follow-up. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Live attenuated vaccines, other than COVID-19 vaccine, received within 4 weeks prior to treatment or scheduled to be received during the study period 2. Active, known or suspected autoimmune disease; 3. Known history of primary immunodeficiency; 4. Known history of allogeneic organ transplantation and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation 5. Female patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding 6. Untreated acute or chronic active hepatitis B or C infection. Patients who are receiving antiviral therapy with monitoring of viral copy number and are eligible for enrollment as determined by the physician on an individual patient basis; 7. Previous use of immunosuppressive drugs, excluding nasal spray and inhaled corticosteroids or physiologic doses of systemic steroids (i.e., no more than 10 mg/day prednisolone or equivalent pharmacologic physiologic doses of other corticosteroids), within 4 weeks prior to initiation of therapy 8. Known or suspected allergy history to tislelizumab and disitamab vedotin. 9. With a clear history of active tuberculosis. 10. Prior PD-1/PD-L1/CTLA-4 antibody or other immunotherapy; 11. Those who are participating in other clinical studies 12. Men of reproductive potential or women with the potential to become pregnant who are not using reliable contraception 13. Uncontrolled co-morbidities, including but not limited to * HIV-infected individuals (HIV-positive); * Severe infections that are active or poorly controlled clinically (including patients in the period of neocoronavirus infection) * Evidence of the presence of severe or uncontrolled systemic disease (e.g., severe psychiatric, neurological disease, epilepsy or dementia, unstable or uncompensated respiratory, cardiovascular, hepatic or renal disease, uncontrolled hypertension \[i.e., defined as greater than or equal to CTCAE grade 2 hypertension despite medication\]).

Contact & Investigator

Central Contact

Hailong Hu, MD,PhD

✉ hhllove2004@163.com

📞 +86 13662096232

Principal Investigator

Hailong Hu, MD,PhD

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Tianjin Medical University Second Hospital

Frequently Asked Questions

Who can join the NCT05837806 clinical trial?

This trial is open to participants of all sexes, aged 18 Years or older, studying Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria are listed in the Eligibility Criteria section. Always confirm your eligibility with the research team before applying.

What phase is the NCT05837806 trial and what does that mean for participants?

Phase 2 trials evaluate whether the treatment shows signs of effectiveness while continuing to monitor safety. More participants are enrolled than in Phase 1 to help refine the treatment protocol.

Is NCT05837806 currently recruiting?

Yes, NCT05837806 is actively recruiting participants. Contact the research team at hhllove2004@163.com for enrollment information.

Where is the NCT05837806 trial being conducted?

This trial is being conducted at Tianjin, China.

Who is sponsoring the NCT05837806 clinical trial?

NCT05837806 is sponsored by Tianjin Medical University Second Hospital. The principal investigator is Hailong Hu, MD,PhD at Tianjin Medical University Second Hospital. The trial plans to enroll 21 participants.

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