Real-World data reveals immunotherapy Combo's impact on esophageal cancer
NCT ID NCT05142709
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study analyzed medical records from 1197 patients in China with advanced esophageal cancer who received immunotherapy (anti-PD-1) plus chemotherapy as their first treatment. The goal was to see how long patients lived and how long the cancer stayed under control in everyday medical practice, not just in a controlled trial. The results help doctors understand the real-world benefits of this combination therapy.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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1,197 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2021
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- 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.
Who is studied
More than 600 patients
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: Age \> 18, had an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status score of 0-3; Patients had unresectable or recurrent disease that precluded esophagectomy or definitive chemoradiation, or distant metastatic disease; Patients had received no previous systemic therapy (patients who had progressed ≥6 months after \[neo\]adjuvant therapy or definitive chemoradiation were eligible); Patients accepted at least one cycle of anti-PD-1 immunotherapy as 1st line treatment, combined chemotherapy was allowed. Patients who provided informed consent by appropriate methods. In dead case, optout will be applicable. Exclusion Criteria: Patients who are prior exposure to immune-mediated therapy.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Anyang cancer hospital
Anyang, Henan, China
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Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences,Shenzhen Center
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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Fudan University Shanghai cancer center
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200032, China
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Fujian Cancer Hospital & Fujian Medical University Cancer Hospital
Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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Henan Cancer Hospital
Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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Huai'an first hospital
Huai'an, Jiangsu, China
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Jiangsu cancer Hosipital
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Jiangxi Cancer Hospital
Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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Nantong cancer hospital
Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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Sichuan cancer hospital
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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The 1st affiliated hospital of Nanchang University
Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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The 1st affiliated hospital of Xiamen University
Xiamen, Fujian, China
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The 2nd affiliated hospital of Bengbu medical University
Bengbu, Anhui, China
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The 2nd affiliated hospital of Nanchang University
Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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The 2nd affiliated hospital of Wenzhou medical university
Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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The 2nd people's hospital of Anhui province
Hefei, Anhui, China
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The 4th affiliated hospital of Hebei Medical University
Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University
Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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The Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital
Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Wuhan University Zhongnan hospital
Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Yancheng the 3rd hospital
Yancheng, Jiangsu, China
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Zhejiang Cancer Hospital
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Zhongnan University Xiangya Hospital
Changsha, Hunan, China
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