New drug combo shows promise in shrinking esophageal tumors before surgery
NCT ID NCT07430579
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether adding the drug adebrelimab to standard chemotherapy before surgery can help eliminate or shrink esophageal cancer more effectively. About 25 people with stage II/III esophageal squamous cell carcinoma will receive the combination, then have surgery. Researchers will check how many have no cancer left after treatment and monitor side effects and quality of life.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 25 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients must have a histopathologically confirmed diagnosis of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (ESCC). 2. Eligible patients are those with stage II/III disease according to the AJCC/UICC 8th edition Tumor-Node-Metastasis (TNM) staging system, presenting with cT1-3N1-2M0 or cT3-4aN0M0 disease. 3. Patients could tolerate chemotherapy and surgery after evaluation and MDT discussion, accepting the clinical trial protocol. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with a history of other uncured malignancies within the past 5 years, individuals with ongoing or a history of autoimmune diseases, and those who have received any prior anti-tumor therapy. 2. Patients' cardio- pulmonary function could not tolerate surgery or chemotherapy, or don't accept the clinical trial protocol.
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Locations
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The Second Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
RECRUITINGJinan, China
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