New drug combo aims to boost cervical cancer survival
NCT ID NCT07649174
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This Phase II trial tests whether adding the immunotherapy drug cadonilimab to chemotherapy before surgery helps people with locally advanced cervical cancer live longer without the disease coming back. About 134 participants will be randomly assigned to receive either the drug combo plus surgery or standard chemoradiotherapy. The main goal is to see if the new approach improves the two-year progression-free survival rate.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- cadonilimab (an immunotherapy drug) plus chemotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a more effective treatment approach for locally advanced cervical cancer, potentially improving the chance of staying cancer-free after surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase II trial with only 134 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Immunotherapy can cause side effects like immune reactions, and the combination may not prove better than standard chemoradiotherapy.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 134 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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 with previously untreated locally advanced cervical cancer, clinically staged as FIGO 2018 stage IB3, IIA2, IIB, or IIIC1r (tumor diameter \>4 cm as assessed by contrast-enhanced pelvic MRI); 2. Histologically or cytologically confirmed cervical squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, or adenosquamous carcinoma; 3. Female patients aged ≥18 and ≤75 years; 4. Willing and able to provide written informed consent and comply with study visits and protocol-required procedures; 5. Eligible for radical hysterectomy with curative intent; 6. At least one measurable lesion according to RECIST version 1.1; 7. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-1; 8. Estimated life expectancy of at least 6 months; 9. Women of childbearing potential must agree to use effective contraception throughout the study period. A negative serum or urine pregnancy test is required before study enrollment. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Histological subtypes other than squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, or adenosquamous carcinoma, including but not limited to small cell carcinoma and clear cell carcinoma. 2. Clinically significant unrecoverable hydronephrosis; 3. CNS metastases or leptomeningeal disease; 4. Active malignancy within 3 years prior to enrollment (with specified exceptions); 5. Prior exposure to immune checkpoint inhibitors or other immunomodulatory anticancer therapies; 6. Major surgery within 4 weeks before study treatment; 7. Severe cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease; 8. Unresolved toxicities from previous anticancer therapy (\> Grade 1, CTCAE v5.0); 9. Known hypersensitivity to study drugs; 10. Serious medical or psychiatric conditions that may interfere with study participation; 11. Pregnancy.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University
Shanghai, 201101, China
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