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NCT03811379
Toripalimab as Monotherapy for Patients With Small Cell Carcinoma of Esophagus Who Failed Chemotherapy
Phase 2 trial testing Toripalimab in Small Cell Carcinoma of Esophagus in 43 participants. Status unknown.
30 December 2020
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Sun Yat-sen University |
|---|---|
| Phase | Phase 2 |
| Status | Status unknown |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | na |
| Design | single group |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 43 |
| Start date | 21 November 2018 |
| Primary completion | 30 December 2020 |
| Estimated completion | 30 December 2021 |
| Sites | 1 location across China |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Toripalimab (TORIPALIMAB) — full drug profile →
Conditions studied
- Small Cell Carcinoma of Esophagus — all drugs for Small Cell Carcinoma of Esophagus →
- Advanced Cancer — all drugs for Advanced Cancer →
Sponsor
Sun Yat-sen University
Who can join
Adults 18 to 75, any sex, with Small Cell Carcinoma of Esophagus or Advanced Cancer. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
To evaluate the anti-tumor activity, safety and tolerance of toripalimab as monotherapy for patients with small cell esophageal cancer (SCCE), and to explore the potential biomarkers for this treatment.
Publications & conference data
8 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Understanding Esophageal Cancer: The Challenges and Opportunities for the Next Decade.
Yang J, Liu X, Cao S, Dong X, et al · · 2020 · cited 134× · PMID 33014854 · DOI 10.3389/fonc.2020.01727 -
Immune Regulatory Processes of the Tumor Microenvironment under Malignant Conditions.
Pansy K, Uhl B, Krstic J, Szmyra M, et al · · 2021 · cited 87× · PMID 34948104 · DOI 10.3390/ijms222413311 -
Programmed cell death-ligand 2: A neglected but important target in the immune response to cancer?
Solinas C, Aiello M, Rozali E, Lambertini M, et al · · 2020 · cited 61× · PMID 32622310 · DOI 10.1016/j.tranon.2020.100811 -
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Esophageal Cancers: are we Finally Finding the Right Path in the Mist?
Vivaldi C, Catanese S, Massa V, Pecora I, et al · · 2020 · cited 21× · PMID 32121290 · DOI 10.3390/ijms21051658 -
Radiotherapy for small cell carcinoma of the esophagus: outcomes and prognostic factors from a retrospective study.
Chen B, Yang H, Ma H, Li Q, et al · · 2019 · cited 17× · PMID 31752922 · DOI 10.1186/s13014-019-1415-9 -
S-1 plus apatinib followed by salvage esophagectomy for irinotecan-refractory small cell carcinoma of the esophagus: A case report and review of the literature.
Zhang C, Yu GM, Zhang M, Wu W, et al · · 2020 · cited 6× · PMID 32011517 · DOI 10.1097/md.0000000000018892 -
[Research Progress of Immunotherapy and Prognostic Markers in Small Cell Lung Cancer].
Wang Q, Peng W, Jiang M, Wu L. · · 2020 · cited 5× · PMID 32102135 · DOI 10.3779/j.issn.1009-3419.2020.03.08 -
A Retrospective Study of 52 Patients With Primary Small Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus Treated With Radical Surgery.
Fan N, Wang Z, Huang Y, Tan Z, et al · · 2021 · cited 4× · PMID 34155924 · DOI 10.1177/10732748211027147
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03811379 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Sun Yat-sen University
- Last refreshed: 23 January 2019
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