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FIRMmFOLFOX6 and PD1 Antibody for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

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What is being tested

neoadjuvant mFOLFOX6 chemotherapy combined with PD-1 inhibitor therapy

Drug
Who is being recruted

From 18 to 75 Years
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How is the trial designed

Treatment Study

Interventional
Study Start: November 2024
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Summary

Principal SponsorXinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Last updated: January 28, 2026
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Study start date: November 1, 2024

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

This clinical trial is exploring a new treatment approach for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer. Traditionally, patients receive both chemotherapy and radiotherapy before surgery to shrink tumors and reduce the risk of cancer returning. However, radiotherapy can lead to complications such as inflammation, bowel issues, and impaired anal function. The study aims to test a combination of chemotherapy drugs, mFOLFOX6, with a PD-1 monoclonal antibody, which is a type of immunotherapy, to see if it can replace radiotherapy. This approach is significant because it might enhance treatment effectiveness and protect patients from the side effects of radiotherapy, offering a better quality of life. Participants in this study will receive the treatment combination before surgery. The chemotherapy and the PD-1 inhibitor are given to help the immune system fight the cancer more effectively by making the tumor cells more recognizable as threats. Researchers will monitor how well the treatment shrinks the tumors, its safety, and its effects on anal function post-surgery. While the study aims to improve survival rates and manage cancer more effectively, it also seeks to confirm that the new treatment approach does not have adverse effects on patients' recovery and overall well-being.

Official TitleA Pospective, Single-arm, Multicenter Clinical Trial Evaluating Preoperative Neoadjuvant mFOLFOX6 Chemotherapy in Combination With PD1 Monoclonal Antibody in MSS/pMMR Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer (FIRM Study)
NCT06688786
Principal SponsorXinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Last updated: January 28, 2026
Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner

Protocol

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Design Details

30 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Treatment Study

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Eligibility

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Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

From 18 to 75 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers not allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Advanced (cT3-4NxM0 or cTxN+M0) rectal cancer with the lower tumor margin within 15 cm of the anal verge 2. Histopathology confirmed adenocarcinoma with an pMMR/MSS genetic profile. 3. Absence of bowel obstruction, or bowel obstruction relieved by proximal colostomy. 4. Age: 18-75 5. ECOG: 0-1 6. No prior chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted therapy, or immunotherapy received. 7. Female participants must be non-lactating, with a negative pregnancy test result. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with distant metastasis 2. History of receiving chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted therapy, or immunotherapy. 3. Active autoimmune disease requiring systemic treatment within the 2 years prior to enrollment. 4. History of other malignancies within the past 5 years, excluding cured cervical carcinoma in situ or basal cell carcinoma of the skin. 5. History of HIV infection, or active chronic hepatitis B or C with high viral DNA copy numbers. 6. Patients with active tuberculosis currently receiving anti-tuberculosis treatment or treated with anti-tuberculosis therapy within the past year prior to screening. 7. Known or suspected allergy to the study drug or any study-related medications administered. 8. Presence of severe cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease. 9. Within 14 days prior to the first dose, presence of a severe active or uncontrolled infection requiring systemic therapy, or unexplained fever \>38.5°C. 10. Receiving systemic corticosteroid treatment or other immunosuppressive agents within 14 days prior to the first dose, or immunostimulants within 4 weeks. 11. History of confirmed neurological or psychiatric disorders, including epilepsy or dementia. 12. The participant may be unable to complete the study due to other reasons, or the investigator considers them unsuitable for inclusion. 13. Refusal to sign the informed consent form.

Study Plan

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Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

One single intervention group is designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group 

Treatment Groups

Group I

Experimental
neoadjuvant mFOLFOX6 chemotherapy combined with PD-1 inhibitor therapy

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

Study Centers

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This study has 1 location

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Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

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