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Table 3

Ongoing studies investigating the combination of radiotherapy and immune checkpoint inhibitors.

Identifier Study start Country Type Phase Estimated enrollment Inclusion criteria Arms and interventions Primary outcome Secondary outcome
NCT06086457 2024 China RCT III 436 Initial stage cIVB (AJCC 8th), ≤2 organ or distant lymph node, SCC Radiotherapy arm: C + Camrelizumab + concurrent R (Primary tumor 50 Gy/25f) PD-1 inhibitor plus chemotherapy arm: C + Camrelizumab OS PFS, ORR, Toxicity, Quality of life, etc.
NCT06084897 2023 China RCT II 120 Initial stage IVB (AJCC 8th) or recurrence, SCC Consolidation Radiation: C + I → R (lymphnode metastasis 49.22 Gy/23f or 50 Gy/25f, organ metastasis 40.66 Gy/19f or 40 Gy/20f) Salvage Radiation: C + I → R after disease progression (Same dosage) 1y-OS mPFS, Toxicity, Quality of life, ctDNA
NCT05978193 2023 China RCT II 160 Initial stage IVB (AJCC 8th), SCC Experimental: C + I + R (Primary tumor + Metastases 2 Gy/2f, d1–2, Q3 W × 4 cycles) → R (Primary tumor 40–50 Gy/20–25f) starting from the 5th I cycle Active Comparator: C + I PFS OS, Toxicity
NCT05732662 2023 China Prospective Single-arm II 25 Metastasis or recurrence, SCC SBRT (24–50 Gy/8–12.5 Gy/3–4f) + Cadonilimab (10 mg/kg, q3w) ORR OS, PFS, Toxicity
NCT06138028 2023 China Prospective Single-arm II/III 90 Stage IV, SCC Sintilimab + C → R (residual lesions: 50 Gy/25f) OS, PFS ORR, Toxicity
NCT05624099 2023 China Prospective Single-arm II 75 Stage IVA or oligometastatic stage IVB (AJCC 8th), SCC Camrelizumab + C+R (50.4 Gy/28f) ORR OS, PFS
NCT05760391 (ESO-Shanghai 19) 2023 China Prospective Single-arm II 100 Unresectable or recurrent (precluded esophagectomy/definitive chemoradiation/distant metastatic disease), SCC C + I → IMRT/SBRT OS PFS, DCR
NCT06190782 (ESO-Shanghai 20) 2022 China RCT III 354 Genuine oligometastatic disease (≤4 distant metastases, ≤3 metastatic lesions within 1 organ, maximum diameter ≤ 5 cm), SCC Experimental: I ± C + R (SBRT: lung/liver/adrenal gland/celiac lymphnode 48 Gy/6f; spine 30 Gy/10f; brain 24 Gy/30f; IMRT [Esophageal lesion or lesion unsuitable of SBRT]: 50.4 Gy/28f/S/Radiofrequency/microwave ablation Active Comparator: I ± C PFS OS, Local control, Toxicity
NCT05626569 2022 China Prospective Single-arm II 40 Oligometastatic disease (≤3 organs, ≤5 metastatic lesions), SCC I → SBRT (Metastases: single dose ≥ 4 Gy, fractions ≤ 10, BED ≥ 50 Gy) 1y-PFS 1y-OS, ORR, Toxicity
NCT05512520 2022 China RCT II 126 Stage IVB, SCC Experimental: CCRT (Primary tumor 45–50.4 Gy/25–28f) → I Control: C + I 1y-PFS 1y-OS, ORR, Toxicity
NCT05547828 2022 China Prospective Single-arm II 20 Stage IVB, SCC Tislelizumab + C + R (Primary tumor + lymphnode metastasis: 40 Gy/20f) ORR DCR, PFS, OS, Toxicity
NCT05628610 2022 China RCT II 130 ≥70, recurrent/metastatic/unresectable local-advanced, SCC Experimental: Tislelizumab + R (50 Gy/30f) Control: Tislelizumab + C ORR PFS
ChiCTR2100046715 2021 China Prospective Single-arm II 30 N3M1 (AJCC 8th), Oligometastatic disease (≤5 Metastatic lesions, ≤3 lesions in 1 organ), SCC C + I → CCRT PFS ORR, DCR, OS, etc.
NCT04221893 2020 United States Prospective Single-arm II 28 Metastatic gastrointestinal malignancy, I with overall response of progressive disease R 30 Gy/5f ORR PFS, OS, local control, Toxicity, etc.

RCT = Randomized controlled trial, SCC = Squamous Cell Carcinoma, CCRT = Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy, R = Radiotherapy, S = Surgery, C = Chemotherapy, I = Immunotherapy, PFS = Progression-Free Survival, OS = Overall Survival, ORR = Objective Response Rate, DCR = Disease Control Rate.

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