Patient case: 64-year-old male with cholangiocarcinoma; genetic feature: BRAF (V600E)

Clinical trial: Combined Therapy Using Oxaliplatin and Gemcitabine Chemotherapy, Lenvatinib and PD1 Antibody (JS001) for Patients With Advanced and Unresectable Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma

Summary: In this phase 2 study, we aim to evaluate the effects and safety of combined therapy using oxaliplatin and gemcitabine chemotherapy, Lenvatinib and immune checkpoint inhibitor PD-1 antibody (JS001) for patients with advanced and unresectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

Detailed description: Most intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) patients are often accompanied by local or distant metastases and lose the opportunity for surgical resection. For patients with unresectable ICC who have been in stages IIIb and IV (AJCC/UICC, V2, 2018), the survival time is less than 4 months, and there is currently no standard treatment. The Gemox chemotherapy (oxaliplatin + gemcitabine) has been used in the treatment of advanced intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, but the efficacy is still unsatisfactory. Lenvatinib is a small molecule multi-kinase inhibitor, the main targets including VEGFR1-3, fibroblast growth factor receptor 1-4, PDGFRα, RET(ret proto-oncogene ), KIT(KIT proto-oncogene, receptor tyrosine kinase), have anti-angiogenic effects, have been proven effective in hepatocellular carcinoma. In recent years, monoclonal antibodies against programmed cell death protein 1 (PD1) have shown remarkable therapeutic effects in the treatment of various solid tumors. Combined with other means such as chemotherapy and targeted drugs is an important direction to improve the therapeutic effect of immunological checkpoint inhibitors. In this study, we aim to evaluate the effects and safety of Gemox chemotherapy combined with Lenvatinib and immune checkpoint inhibitor PD-1 antibody (JS001) for patients with advanced and unresectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.

Eligibility: Inclusion Criteria:
  1. The patient must be required to sign an informed consent form;
  2. age 18-75 years old, male or female;
  3. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) fitness status score (PS score) 0;
  4. Child-Pugh score A;
  5. Histopathologically confirmed intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma; consent to provide previously stored tumor tissue specimens or fresh biopsy tumor lesions;
  6. unresectable ICC patients;
  7. Functional indicators of vital organs meet the following requirements a Neutrophils ≥1.5*109/L; platelets≥100*109/L; hemoglobin≥9g/dl; serum albumin≥3g/dl; b Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) ≤ 1 times the upper limit of normal value(ULN), T3, T4 are in the normal range; c bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times ULN; Alanine aminotransferase （ALT） and Aspartate aminotransferase （AST） ≤ 1.5 times ULN; d serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 ULN, creatinine clearance rate ≥ 60ml / min;
  8. The subject has at least 1 measurable liver lesion or non-liver lesion (according to RECIST 1.1);
  9. Non-lactating or pregnant women, contraception during or after 3 months of treatment.
  Exclusion Criteria:
  1. pathological diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma, mixed liver cancer and other non-cholangiocarcinoma malignant tumor components;
  2. patients who have received previous treatment with PD1 antibody, programmed death ligand -1 （PDL1） antibody or cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen-4 （CTLA4） antibody;
  3. with other malignant tumors, except for fully treated non-melanoma skin cancer, cervical carcinoma in situ, and papillary thyroid carcinoma;
  4. active tuberculosis infection. Patients with active tuberculosis infection within 1 year prior to enrollment; had a history of active tuberculosis infection more than 1 year before enrollment, did not receive formal anti-tuberculosis treatment or tuberculosis is still active;
  5. Have an active, known or suspected autoimmune disease. Subjects who require only hormone replacement therapy for hypothyroidism and skin diseases that do not require systemic therapy may be enrolled;
  6. previous interstitial lung disease, or (non-infectious) pneumonia and need oral or intravenous steroid therapy;
  7. Long-term systemic hormones (dose equivalent to >10 mg prednisone/day) or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy are required. Subjects using inhaled or topical corticosteroids may be enrolled;
  8. severe cardiopulmonary and renal dysfunction;
  9. suffering from high blood pressure, and can not be well controlled by antihypertensive drugs (systolic blood pressure ≥140mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥90mmHg);
  10. abnormal blood coagulation (PT>14s), with bleeding tendency or receiving thrombolytic or anticoagulant therapy;
  11. hepatitis B virus （HBV） DNA>2000 copies/ml, hepatitis C virus （HCV） RNA>1000;
  12. Significant clinically significant bleeding symptoms or a clear tendency to appear within 3 months prior to enrollment;
  13. active infections requiring systemic treatment;
  14. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive;
  15. History of psychotropic substance abuse, alcohol abuse or drug abuse;
  16. has a history of allergy to platinum;
  17. Other factors that may influence the safety of the subject or the compliance of the test by the investigator. Serious illnesses (including mental illness), severe laboratory tests, or other family or social factors that require combined treatment.

Relevance to patient case: not relevant