Drug combo aims to shrink Hard-to-Treat sarcomas
NCT ID NCT04025931
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests a combination of two drugs—chidamide and toripalimab—in people with advanced soft-tissue sarcoma that has not responded to standard treatments. Chidamide is a pill that may help the immune system recognize cancer cells, while toripalimab is an immunotherapy given by IV. The study aims to see if this combination can shrink tumors or slow disease progression.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- chidamide and toripalimab
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could offer a new treatment option for people with advanced soft-tissue sarcoma who have run out of standard therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-phase trial, so the results may not apply to all sarcoma types. The combination may cause side effects and may not work for everyone.
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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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73 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2020
- Finished
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Apr 2026
- 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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14 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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 voluntarily participated in this study and signed the informed consent; 2. The pathology diagnosed with at least one measurable lesion according to RECIST 1.1 standard. The pathology includes synovial sarcoma, leiomyosarcoma, angiosarcoma, undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma/malignant fibrous histiocytoma, liposarcoma, fibrosarcoma, clear cell sarcoma, epithelioid sarcoma, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, undifferentiated sarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, dermatofibrosareoma promberans, ewing's sarcoma /primary neural ectoderm tumors, desmoplastic small round cell tumor, inflammatory myofibroblastic sarcoma, malignant solitary fibroma. Except for chondrosarcoma, osteosarcoma, malignant mesothelioma, alveolar soft tissue sarcoma, gastrointestinal stromal tumor; 3. Advanced sarcoma patients with refractory or distant metastasis after failure of first-line standard therapy; 4. 14 \~ 70 years old; ECOG PS score: 0\~1; Expected survival beyond 3 months; 5. Adequate organ and bone marrow function, no serious hematopoietic dysfunction or heart, lung, liver, kidney, thyroid dysfunction and immune deficiency (no blood transfusion, granulocyte colony stimulating factor or other medical support was received within 14 days before the use of the research drug): 6. Major organs functions should meet the following standards within 7 days before treatment: Blood routine examination standard (without blood transfusion within 14 days) : Hemoglobin (HB) ≥90g/L; The absolute value of neutrophils (ANC) ≥1.5×109/L; Platelet (PLT) ≥80 ×109/L. Biochemical examination shall meet the following standards: Total bilirubin (TBIL) ≤ 1.5 times ULN (Upper Limit Of Normal); alanine aminotransferase (ALT)and aspartate aminotransferase AST≤2.5 times ULN. If accompanied by liver metastasis, ALT and AST≤5 times ULN;Serum creatinine(Cr)≤1.5 times ULN or creatinine clearance rate (CCr)≥ 60ml/min; Doppler ultrasound evaluation: left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥ normal low limit (50%). 7. Thyrotropin (TSH) or free thyroxine (FT4) or free triiodothyronine (FT3) were all within the normal range (+10%). 8. Women of reproductive age should agree to use contraceptives (such as intrauterine devices, contraceptives or condoms) during and within 6 months after the study; Negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 7 days prior to study enrollment and must be non-lactating; 9. Men should agree to use contraceptives during and within 6 months after the study period. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients who have previously used chidamide or other histone deacetylase inhibitors; 2. Previous treatment with immunological checkpoint inhibitors (PD-1, PD-L1, CTLA-4, etc.); 3. Other malignancies that have occurred or are present at the same time within 5 years, except for cured cancers including carcinoma in situ of the cervix, non-melanoma skin cancer and superficial bladder tumor \[Ta (non-invasive tumor), Tis (carcinoma in situ) and T1 (tumor infiltrating basement membrane)\]; 4. Start the study of systemic anti-cancer therapy within 28 days before treatment, including chemotherapy, immunotherapy, biotherapy (cancer vaccine, cytokines, or growth factors that control cancer). 5. The patients received Chinese herbal medicine or Chinese patent medicine treatment within 7 days before the start of the study. 6. Systemic anti-tumor therapy, including cytotoxic therapy, signal transduction inhibitors, and immunotherapy (or mitomycin C administration within 6 weeks before the treatment with the experimental drug), is planned within 4 weeks before enrollment or during the medication period of this study. In the first 4 weeks of enrollment, the patients were treated with field expanding radiotherapy (ef-rt) or the limited field radiotherapy designed to evaluate tumor lesions in the first 2 weeks of enrollment. 7. Accompanied by pleural effusion or ascites, causing respiratory syndrome (CTCAE grade 2 dyspnea \[grade 2 dyspnea refers to shortness of breath when there is a small amount of activity; it affects instrumental daily life activities\]); 8. Unrelieved toxic reactions caused by any previous treatment higher than CTCAE (4.1) level 1 or above, excluding hair loss; 9. Patients with brain metastases with symptoms or with symptoms for less than 2 months; 10. Patients with any severe and/or uncontrolled disease, including: 1)Patients with unsatisfactory blood pressure control (systolic blood pressure 150 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure 100 mmHg); 2)Patients with grade I or above myocardial ischemia or myocardial infarction, arrhythmia (including QTC 480ms) and grade II congestive heart failure (NYHA classification); 3)Active or uncontrolled severe infection (CTCAE grade 2 infection); 4)Cirrhosis, decompensated liver disease, active hepatitis or chronic hepatitis require antiviral treatment; 5) Renal failure requires hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis; 6) Have a history of immunodeficiency, including HIV positive or other acquired or congenital immunodeficiency diseases, or have a history of organ transplantation; 7)Poor control of diabetes mellitus (FBG) \> 10mmol/L); 8)Urine routine test indicated urine protein ++, and confirmed the 24-hour urine protein quantitative \> 1.0g; 9)Patients with seizures requiring treatment; 11\. Received major surgical treatment, open biopsy or obvious traumatic injury within 28 days before enrollment; 12\. Patients with any signs of bleeding constitution or medical history, regardless of the severity; Patients with any bleeding or bleeding event CTCAE level 3 within 4 weeks before enrollment have unhealed wounds, ulcers or fractures; 13\. Hyperactive/venous thrombosis events within 6 months, such as cerebrovascular accidents (including temporary ischemic attack), deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism; 14\. Patients with active ulcer, intestinal perforation and intestinal obstruction; 15\. Have a history of mental drug abuse and cannot quit or have mental disorder; 16\. Participated in clinical trials of other anti-tumor drugs within 28 days before enrollment; 17.According to the judgment of the researcher, there are those who seriously endanger the safety of patients or affect the patients' completion of the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sun Yat-Sen Univerisity
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510000, China
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