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OPLAROrgan Preservation in Low Rectal Cancer with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

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What is being tested

patients were assigned to receive TNT or iTNT management

Drug
Who is being recruted

Digestive System Diseases+8

+ Digestive System Neoplasms

+ Gastrointestinal Diseases

From 18 to 80 Years
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How is the trial designed

Treatment Study

Phase 3
Interventional
Study Start: November 2024
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Summary

Principal SponsorWest China Hospital
Study ContactWang Ziqiang, PhD
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 focused on patients with low and intermediate-risk rectal cancer who have shown a good response to initial chemotherapy. The goal is to see if these patients can achieve a higher rate of keeping their organs intact without needing extensive surgery. By comparing two different treatment strategies, the study aims to find out if adding immunotherapy to standard treatments can improve the chances of preserving organs. This is important because it could lead to less invasive treatment options and better quality of life for people with this type of cancer. Participants in the study start with two cycles of a chemotherapy regimen known as XELOX. Those who respond well, as determined by a special MRI scan showing the tumor has shrunk by at least 30%, are then divided into two groups. One group receives a combination of long-course chemoradiotherapy and additional chemotherapy, while the other group receives the same treatment with added immunotherapy. The study looks at how well these treatments work in terms of preserving organs, which is measured by the changes in tumor size and the need for surgery. The potential benefit is a higher chance of organ preservation, while risks include the usual side effects associated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

Official TitlePlaned Organ Preservation for Early- and Intermediate-risk Low Rectal Cancer With Good Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
Principal SponsorWest China Hospital
Study ContactWang Ziqiang, PhD
Last updated: January 28, 2026
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Protocol

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Design Details

186 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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Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

From 18 to 80 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.

Conditions

Pathology

Digestive System DiseasesDigestive System NeoplasmsGastrointestinal DiseasesGastrointestinal NeoplasmsIntestinal DiseasesIntestinal NeoplasmsNeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteRectal DiseasesRectal NeoplasmsColorectal Neoplasms

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age: 18-80 years old; Gender is not limited; 2. rectal adenocarcinoma confirmed by pathology and pMMR/MSS by immunohistochemistry and/or genetic testing; 3. The following characteristics of the tumor were evaluated by thoracoabdominal CT, rectal ultrasound and MRI: ① The distance between the lower edge of the tumor and the anal verge was ≤5cm measured by digital rectal examination or MRI; ② Clinical stage cT1-3abN0-1M0 (if cT1N0, patients suitable for endoscopic resection should be excluded); ③MRF (-) (\> 1mm), EMVI (±); ④ Lateral lymph nodes were negative and less than 7mm; ⑤ tumor diameter ≤5cm; ⑥ tumor circumference ≤2/3. 4. ECOG score: 0-1; 5. Patients with primary rectal cancer did not receive surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy or other anti-tumor treatment before enrollment; 6. Normal main organ function, which met the following characteristics: ① Blood routine examination criteria: HB ≥9g/dL, WBC ≥ 3.5/4.0×109/L, neutrophil ≥ 1.5×109/L, PLT≥ 100×109/L; ② Biochemical examination should meet the following criteria: Crea and BIL ≤ 1.0 times the upper limit of normal value (ULN), ALT and AST≤ 2.5 times the upper limit of normal value (ULN), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) ≤2.5×UNL, total bilirubin (Tbil) ≤1.5×UNL. 7. No history of allergy to 5-Fu or platinum drugs; Women of childbearing age were required to have a negative pregnancy test (serum or urine) 7 days before enrollment and to be willing to use an appropriate method of contraception during the trial and for 8 weeks after the last dose. For men, surgical sterilization or consent to use an appropriate method of contraception for the duration of the trial or for 8 weeks after the last dose; (9) The subjects voluntarily joined the study, signed the informed consent form, with good compliance, and cooperated with follow-up. Exclusion Criteria: 1. patients with lynch syndrome; 2. Distant metastasis was not considered at initial diagnosis but proved during treatment; 3. previous or concurrent history of other malignant tumors (including synchronous colon cancer), except cured basal cell carcinoma of the skin and carcinoma in situ of the cervix; 4. patients who had received pelvic radiotherapy; 5. pregnant or lactating women with fertility needs; Male patients with fertility needs; 6. The presence of uncontrolled systemic diseases as determined by the investigator, including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, active autoimmune diseases or a history of autoimmune diseases (e.g., interstitial pneumonia, uveitis, enteritis, hepatitis, hypophysitis, vasculitis, myocarditis, nephritis, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism), and severe heart, lung, and kidney diseases; Subjects had active hepatitis B (HBV DNA ≥ 2000 IU/mL or 104 copies/mL) and hepatitis C (hepatitis C antibody positive and HCV-RNA higher than the detection limit of the analytical method). 7. those with mental disorders; 8. Severe infection (CTCAE \> 2) occurred within 4 weeks before the first dose of study drug, such as severe pneumonia requiring hospitalization, bacteremia, and infectious complications; Patients with active pulmonary inflammation on baseline chest imaging or signs and symptoms of infection requiring treatment with oral or intravenous antibiotics within 2 weeks before the first dose of study drug were excluded if prophylactic antibiotics were used. 9. patients with bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy were on thrombolytic/anticoagulant therapy; Aneurysm, stroke, transient ischemic attack, arteriovenous malformation in the past year; 10. serious gastrointestinal diseases affecting the absorption of oral chemotherapy drugs, and a history of gastrointestinal fistula, perforation, bleeding or severe ulcer; 11. a history of immunodeficiency, including HIV positive, other acquired or congenital immunodeficiency diseases, or organ transplantation or allogeneic bone marrow transplantation; 12. patients with a history of interstitial lung disease, noninfectious pneumonia, pulmonary fibrosis or other uncontrolled acute lung disease, active pulmonary tuberculosis infection detected by medical history or CT examination, or a history of active pulmonary tuberculosis infection within 1 year before enrollment, or a history of active pulmonary tuberculosis infection more than 1 year before enrollment but without regular treatment; 13. known allergic to macromolecular protein preparations, or to any component of tislelizumab, or allergic, hypersensitive, or contraindicated to etoposide or cisplatin or any component used in their preparations; 14. have received or are receiving any of the following therapies: a. Anti-pd-1 or anti-PD-L1 antibody therapy, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted therapy; b. received any study drug within 4 weeks before the first dose of the study drug; c. subjects requiring systemic treatment with corticosteroids (\> 10 mg prednisone equivalent daily) or other immunosuppressive agents within 2 weeks before the first dose of study drug, except when corticosteroids are used for local inflammation and to prevent allergy, nausea, and vomiting. Other special circumstances require communication with the sponsor. In the absence of active autoimmune disease, inhaled or topical steroids and adrenocortical hormone replacement at a therapeutic dose of prednisone of more than 10mg per day were allowed. d. vaccination with an antitumor vaccine or live vaccine within 4 weeks before the first dose of study drug; 15. enrolled in an additional clinical trial within 4 weeks before initiation of treatment.

Study Plan

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Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

2 intervention groups are designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group 

Treatment Groups

Group I

Experimental
During concurrent radiotherapy, capecitabine (825mg/m2, bid, 5d/w) and oxaliplatin (130mg/m2, d1, q3w) were given for 2 cycles. After radiotherapy, two cycles of XELOX chemotherapy were given, with the specific doses of oxaliplatin 130mg/m2, d1, capecitabine 1000mg/m2, D1-14, q3w. Intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT/VMAT) was used for radiotherapy with a dose of 50-50.4Gy/25-28f, 1.8-2.0Gy/d, 5f/w.

Group II

Experimental
Long-term radiotherapy concurrent with oxaliplatin/capecitabine chemotherapy + tillizumab immunotherapy, concurrent radiotherapy with capecitabine: 825mg/m2, bid, 5d/w, oxaliplatin: 130mg/m2, d1, q3w, tillizumab: 200mg, q3w, 2 cycles. After radiotherapy, two cycles of XELOX+ tislelizumab were given, with the specific doses of oxaliplatin 130mg/m2, d1, capecitabine 1000mg/m2, D1-14, q3w, and tislelizumab 200mg, q3w. Intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT/VMAT) was used for radiotherapy with a dose of 50-50.4Gy/25-28f, 1.8-2.0Gy/d, 5f/w.

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

Study Centers

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This study has 1 location

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West China Hospital

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