Perioperative Trial With IO/TKI for Multi-stage Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

NCT07571551 | Not Yet Recruiting Phase 2

• 1 other identifier: DZQH-KYLL-26-05
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 75
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The IO/TKI regimens which combines Immune checkpoint inhibitors (IO) with Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors (TKI) have become the standard first-line option for advanced ccRCC. Currently, IO/TKI regimens are serving as neoadjuvant treatment in arising clinical trials for ccRCC. Although anatomical change reflected by radiological response is reported in most neoadjuvant trials, only few studies focus on evaluation for pathological response in ccRCC. The TRIPLE-PATH trial is an investigator initiated prospective, open-label phase II trial with the main objective to evaluate the clinical activity of preoperative/neoadjuvant therapy of toripalimab plus lenvatinib as mesured by pathological response of resected primary lesion in multi-stage ccRCC. Patients with ccRCC will be enrolled into 3 different cohorts based on their clinical TNM at the time of screening: localized ccRCC (cT1-2N0M0), locally advanced ccRCC (cT3-4N0M0 or cTanyN1M0), and metastatic ccRCC (cTanyNanyM1). Toripalimab (240mg Q3W) will be administered intravenously on the 1st day, and lenvatinib (20mg QD) will be administered orally once daily of each 3 weeks cycle. Patients in all cohorts will receive 4 cycles of preopertive/neoadjuvant toripalimab (240mg Q3W IV) plus lenvatinib (20mg QD PO), and a subsequent partial/radical nephrectomy 7-10 days after the last cycle. For adjuvant/postoperative treatment, patients who undergo R0 resection presented with cT1-2aN0M0G4/cT2bN0M0G3-4/cT3-4N0M0Gany/cTanyN1M0Gany will receive adjuvant doses of toripalimab (240mg Q3W IV) for 17 cycles; patients who undergo simultaneous resection of all oligometastases considered as "no evidence of disease" (M1 NED) will also receive adjuvant doses of toripalimab (240mg Q3W IV) for 17 cycles; patients who undergo R1 resection or presented with M1 disease cannot be definitely resected will receive postoperative doses of toripalimab (240mg Q3W IV) plus lenvatinib (20mg QD PO) for 17 cycles. Specific follow-up for the enrolled patients is required in the TRIPLE-PATH trial. Longitudinal CT/MRI is utilized to assess the radiological response. Tissues and body fluid samples collected from the patients will be utilized for biomarker and multi-omic analysis. The primary endpoint of the TRIPLE-PATH trial is major pathological response (MPR) in the primary lesion according to the pathological response reporting guidelines by the International Neoadjuvant Kidney Cancer Consortium (INKCC). Simon's two-stage minimax design is adopted by TRIPLE-PATH. An initial of 12 patients per cohort (36 in total) will be recruited, following an interim analysis. Recruitment to any cohort will be suspended if MPR is not observed in any patient at the interim analysis. If MPR is observed in at least 1 patient, additional 9 patients will be recruited in each cohort to at most 21 patients. Considering potential 15% dropout rate in each cohort, an anticipation of 25 patients will be recruited for each cohort (75 in total) in this study.

Conditions

Clear Cell RCC

Keywords

ccRCC; Immunotherapy; Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors; pathologic response; Nephrectomy; Perioperative

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Major Pathological Response Rate

  MPR is defined as the total proportion of viable residual tumor cells in the tumor bed via H-E stained sections of the resected tumor according to the guidelines by INKCC. Major pathological response rate is defined as the proportion of patients achieving MPR in their primary lesion.

  Within 1 week after nephrectomy

Secondary Outcomes (11)

• Safety according to Adverse Events

  From baseline to 12 weeks after last dose

• Surgical morbidity

  Up to 4 weeks after nephrectomy

• Best Overall Response

  From baseline to 12 weeks

• Down-staging Rate of Primary T Stage

  From baseline to 12 weeks

• Change in R.E.N.A.L. Score of Primary Lesion

  From baseline to 12 weeks

Other Outcomes (3)

• Tissue-based Biomarker Analysis

  Up to 2 years after treatment

• Peripheral Plasma-based Biomarker Analysis

  Up to 2 years after treatment

• Radiological and Pathological Biomarker Analysis

  Up to 2 years after treatment

Study Arms (1)

Experimental: Perioperative toripalimab + lenvatinib followed by a partial/radical nephrectomy

EXPERIMENTAL

Toripalimab (240mg Q3W) will be administered intravenously on the 1st day of each 3 weeks cycle, and lenvatinib (20mg QD) will be administered orally once daily of each 3 weeks cycle. The patients will receive preoperative/neoadjuvant 4 cycles of toripalimab (240mg Q3W IV) plus lenvatinb (20mg QD PO) followed by a partial/radical nephrectomy 7-10 days after the last cycle. Adjuvant 17 cycles of toripalimab (240mg Q3W IV) will start at 4-8 weeks after surgery, for patients who undergo R0 resection but presented with cT1-2aN0M0G4/cT2bN0M0G3-4/cT3-4N0M0Gany/cTanyN1M0Gany, or undergo simultaneous resection of all oligometastases considered as "no evidence of disease" (M1 NED). Postoperative 17 cycles of toripalimab (240mg Q3W IV) plus lenvatinb (20mg QD PO) will start at 4-8 weeks after surgery, for patients who undergo R1 resection or presented with M1 disease cannot be definitely resected.

Drug: Toripalimab; Drug: Lenvatinib

Interventions

Toripalimab DRUG

Patients will receive 4 cycles of preoperative/neoadjuvant toripalimab (240mg Q3W IV) followed by a partial/radical nephrectomy 7-10 days after the last cycle. Patients who undergo R0 resection but presented with cT1-2aN0M0G4/cT2bN0M0G3-4/cT3-4N0M0Gany/cTanyN1M0Gany, or undergo simultaneous resection of all oligometastases considered as "no evidence of disease" (M1 NED), will receive 17 cycles of adjuvant toripalimab (240mg Q3W IV), starting at 4-8 weeks after surgery. Patients who undergo R1 resection or presented with M1 disease cannot be definitely resected will receive 17 cycles of postoperative toripalimab (240mg Q3W IV), starting at 4-8 weeks after surgery. Adjustment of dose: For patients with grade 3 or greater adverse events according to CTCAE v5.0 suspected to be caused by toripalimab, the dose can be postponed. In case of SAE, the dose can be discontinued. Dose de-escalation can be decided in patients who achieve MPR in primary lesions by investigators as per protocol.

Also known as: anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody

Experimental: Perioperative toripalimab + lenvatinib followed by a partial/radical nephrectomy

Lenvatinib DRUG

Patients will receive 4 cycles of preoperative/neoadjuvant lenvatinib (20mg QD PO) of each 3 weeks cycle followed by a partial/radical nephrectomy 7-10 days after the last cycle. Patients who undergo R1 resection or presented with M1 disease cannot be definitely resected will receive 17 cycles of postoperative lenvatinib (20mg) orally once daily of each 3 weeks cycle, starting at 4-8 weeks after surgery. Adjustment of dose: For patients with grade 3 or greater adverse events according to CTCAE v5.0 suspected to be caused by lenvatinib, the dosage can be gradually reduced to 16mg, 12mg and a minimal of 8mg. In case of SAE, the dose can be discontinued. Dose de-escalation can be decided in patients who achieve MPR in primary lesions by investigators as per protocol.

Also known as: Lenvatinib mesylate (USAN), Multi-Kinase Inhibitor

Experimental: Perioperative toripalimab + lenvatinib followed by a partial/radical nephrectomy

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 80 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Patients have fully understood and give written informed consent prior to receive neoadjuvant therapy. Patients with history of major psychiatric disease must be judged able to fully understand the trial, and the explicit consent of family members is required;
• Patients with the ages range from 18 to 80 years old (at the time of signing informed consent);
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status 0 or 1;
• Patients have at least 1 measurable target lesion according to RECIST v1.1. The target lesion can be biopsied as per protocol.
• Histologically confirmed clear cell RCC;
• Patients will be enrolled into 3 separate cohorts based on their clinical TNM at the time of baseline screening:
• Cohort 1: localized ccRCC (cT1-2N0M0): the primary tumor in this cohort must meet the subsequent criteria:
• The cT1a primary tumor should have ≥10 R.E.N.A.L. score, or locate in renal hilum close to renal artery or its main branch;
• Patients with cT1b-2b primary tumors can be directly enrolled;
• In case of necessary, patients will undergo dual radiological examinations using contrast-enhanced CT and MRI to rule out potential invasion of the renal pelvis or perirenal fat as per protocol.
• Cohort 2: locally advanced ccRCC (cT3-4N0M0 or cTanyN1M0);
• Cohort 3: metastatic ccRCC (cTanyNanyM1): the patients should be evaluated as suitable for cytoreductive nephrectomy.
• Patient have no symptomatic metastatic lesions requiring urgent intervention;
• The sum of the diameters of the other target lesions (excluding the primary tumor) does not exceed the longest diameter of the primary tumor.
• The patients who are treatment-naive, and have not received systemic therapy for any tumor;

You may not qualify if:

• Signs of tumor metastasis involving the central nervous system, or radiological evidence of brain metastasis;
• History of malignant tumors other than ccRCC within the previous 5 years, with the exception of malignant tumors that can be expected to be cured with treatment (including but not limited to adequately treated thyroid cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, basal or squamous cell skin cancer, or ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast treated with radical surgery);
• Prior to participating in the study, patients have received prior immune checkpoint inhibitors, investigational drugs or device therapy;
• History of undergoing major surgery (judged by the investigator) within 4 weeks before the first trial dose, are recovering, or are unable to undergo baseline puncture;
• History of severe drug allergy, including but not limited to antibody drugs;
• Patients with contraindications to immunotherapy restart, including but not limited to:
• Grade 2-4 immune myocarditis;
• Severe grade 4 proteinuria;
• Severe or life-threatening grade 4 immune hepatitis;
• Severe grade 3-4 immune pneumonitis;
• Severe inflammatory arthritis that significantly affects daily life or quality of life;
• Severe neurological toxicity:
• Myasthenia gravis grade 2-4;
• Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) or transverse myelitis of any grade;
• Grade 2-4 encephalitis;

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Jinling Hospital, China: lead

Study Sites (1)

Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University

Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210000, China

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Carcinoma, Renal Cell

Interventions

toripalimab; spartalizumab; lenvatinib; multi-kinase inhibitor 108600

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Adenocarcinoma; Carcinoma; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Kidney Neoplasms; Urologic Neoplasms; Urogenital Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Female Urogenital Diseases; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Urogenital Diseases; Kidney Diseases; Urologic Diseases; Male Urogenital Diseases

Study Officials

• Le Qu, M.D.

  Jinling Hospital, China

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Le Qu, M.D.

CONTACT

+86 15720625951; septsoul@hotmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 2
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate chief urologist

Model Details: Open-label single-arm three-cohort phase II trial

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 22, 2026
• First Posted: May 6, 2026
• Study Start: May 1, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): December 31, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 31, 2032
• Last Updated: May 6, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-04

Locations

CN (1)