Clinical trial · Interventional
Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy and Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Esophagogastric Junction and Gastric Cancer Trial
Efficacy and Safety of Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy and Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Esophagogastric Junction and Gastric Cancer : a Open-label, Phase 2 Randomised Controlled Trial (NICE Trial)
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- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
For locally advanced esophagogastric junction and gastric cancer (cT3-4aNxM0 or cT2N+M0), neoadjuvant chemotherapy can downstage T and N stage,treated distant micrometastases early before local therapy has begun, and finally improve the long-term survival. Combination of perioperative PD-1 antibody and chemotherapy for locally advanced esophagogastric junction and gastric cancer could be a novel therapy to increase response rate and reduce recurrence rate. JS001 in this study is a Chinese anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody for injection which has been approved for melanoma. This study is a multi-center, open-label, randomized phase II clinical trial to evaluate safety and efficacy of JS001 in combination with perioperative chemotherapy in locally advanced esophagogastric junction and gastric cancer. Differences in gut microbiome and tumor immune microenvironment were detected to screen people who were more sensitive to immunotherapy.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gastric Cancer | Malignant Gastric Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
| Stomach Neoplasm | Gastric Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| JS001+XELOX or SOX | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
| XELOX or SOX | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Control group
- description
- The patients with combined positive score (CPS) of PD-L1 protein expression≥5 were randomised to control group(N=40), will receive the neoadjuvant regime of XELOX or SOX. XELOX: Oxaliplatin+Capecitabine; SOX: Oxaliplatin+S-1. Oxaliplatin: 130mg/m2, iv drip for 2h, d1, q3w; S-1:40\~60mg Bid, d1\~14, q3w; Capecitabine: 1000mg/m2 Bid, d1-14, q3w; Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for 4 cycles, adjuvant chemotherapy for 4 cycles.
- interventionNames
- Drug: XELOX or SOX
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Experimental group
- description
- The patients with combined positive score (CPS) of PD-L1 protein expression≥5 were randomised to experimental group(N=40), will receive the neoadjuvant regime of JS001+XELOX or SOX. XELOX: Oxaliplatin+Capecitabine; SOX: Oxaliplatin+S-1. JS001: 240mg, ivdrip, d1, q3w; S-1:40\~60mg Bid, d1\~14, q3w; Capecitabine: 1000mg/m2 Bid, d1-14, q3w; Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for 4 cycles, adjuvant chemotherapy for 4 cycles.
- interventionNames
- Drug: JS001+XELOX or SOX
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 75 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Written (signed) informed consent; 2. Age ≥ 18 years and ≤75 years. 3. Confirmed gastric and gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma by Gastroscopic biopsy histopathological examination. 4. Imaging (CT/MRI) and diagnostic laparoscopy confirmed at the stage of cT3/4a Nx or T2 N+, M0(AJCC 8th) before randomization. 5. confirmed by immunohistochemistry (IHC) staining or genetic and transcriptional profiling detection to meet one of the following conditions: 1. Combined positive score (CPS) of PD-L1 protein expression ≥5. 2. Epstein-Barr virus-positive (EBV(+)). 3. mismatch repair-deficient (dMMR). 4. Microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) 6. The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance status (ECOG PS) 0-1 7. Expected survival period ≥ 12 weeks 8. The main organ function meets the following criteria within 7 days before treatment: 1. Hemoglobin (Hb) level ≥9.0 g/dl 2. Neutrophil count (ANC)≥1.5×l09/L 3. Platelet (PLT) ≥100×109/L 4. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) level ≤2.5×ULN 5. Alkaline phosphatase(ALP)level ≤2.5×ULN 6. Serum creatinine (Cr) level ≤1.5×ULN and creatinine clearance ≥60 ml/min 7. Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) level ≤1×ULN (if abnormal, should require normal serum free thyroid hormone (T4) and Normal serum free triiodothyronine (T3)) Exclusion Criteria: 1. Confirmed at stage IV (AJCC 8th) or unresectable by investigator before randomization. 2. Prior chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery immunotherapy or molecular targeted therapy for gastric cancer; 3. Patients who have HER2 positive confiemed with IHC3+ or IHC2+ and FISH positive 4. Patients are allergic to study medication and its ingredients 5. Patients with a history of following treatments: 1. Prior therapy with a PD-1, anti-PD-Ligand 1 (PD-L1) or CTLA-4 agent 2. Prior therapy with tyrosine kinase inhibitor within 2 weeks. 3. Patients who have participated in other clinical trials of anti-tumor drugs within four weeks 4. Have vaccination with attenuated live vaccines within 4 weeks prior to initiation of the study treatment or plan to vaccinate during the study; 5. Concurrent medical condition requiring the use of cortisol (\>10mg/day Prednisone or equivalent dose) or other systematic immunosuppressive medications within 14 days before the study treatment. Except: inhalation or topical corticosteroids. Doses \> 10 mg/day prednisone or equivalent for replacement therapy 6. Patients have experienced or currently has other malignancies within 5 years. 7. Patients have an active or history of autoimmune disease that may recur or require immunosuppressive drugs within 2 weeks or less or during the study. Or have a history of immunodeficiency, including HIV-positive or other acquired, congenital immunodeficiency disease, or a history of organ transplantation 8. Patients with other severe acute or chronic conditions that may increase the risk of participation in the study and study treatment, or may interfere with interpretation of study results, and judged by the investigator as not suitable for participation in this clinical trial. 9. Within 2 weeks or 2 weeks before randomization, patients have an active or uncontrollable infection that requires systemic antibiotic treatment 10. Diagnosed with interstitial pneumonia, non-infectious pneumonia, pulmonary fibrosis, acute lung disease; 11. Patients with active tuberculosis or receiving previous anti-tuberculosis therapy within one year 12. Women who are pregnant, breast-feeding or planning to become pregnant during treatment or within 6 months after treatment ends. 13. Patients have a history of psychotropic substance abuse and are unable to quit or have a mental disorder
References
Publications (1)
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