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. 2023 May 4;2023(5):CD013798. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013798.pub2

NCT04523272.

Study name
Methods Study type: RCT, parallel assignment, phase III
Blinding: no, open‐label
Accrual period: August 25, 2020 ‐ June 2023
Countries: multicentre (26 study locations)
Cross‐over study: no
Status: Recruiting (as of September 10, 2020)
Participants Estimated enrolment: N = 418
Inclusion criteria:
  • histopathologically confirmed renal clear cell cancer, including advanced renal cell carcinoma with clear cell components

  • has not received systemic therapy for local advanced/metastatic disease

  • at least has one measurable lesion

  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 1; Life expectancy ≥ 3 months

  • adequate laboratory indicators

  • agree to provide at least 5 slices tumour tissue samples for biomarker detection

  • serum or urine pregnancy tests are negative within 7 days before randomisation; Men and women should agree to use effective contraception during the study period and after the end of the study period within 6 months

  • all sexes, 18 ‐ 80 years old


Exclusion criteria:
  • has symptomatic central nervous system (CNS) disease and / or cancerous meningitis, pia mater disease

  • has received anti‐angiogenesis targeted therapy or targeted PD‐1 and PD‐L1 immunotherapy

  • has active virus, bacteria, fungal infection; cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases; gastrointestinal abnormalities; Immunodeficiency; bleeding risk; lung disease; neurological or psychiatric disorders

  • has participated in other clinical trials within 30 days before randomisation

  • has received attenuated live vaccine within 28 days before randomisation or planned to received attenuated live vaccine during the study period


*Other protocol‐defined inclusion/exclusion criteria apply
Interventions Experimental arm: TQB2450 + anlotinib
Control arm: sunitinib mMalate capsules
Outcomes Primary outcome(s):
  • PFS evaluated by Independent Review Committee(IRC) [ Time frame: up to 60 weeks ] PFS defined as the time from randomisation until the first documented progressive disease (PD) or death from any cause, based on IRC


Secondary outcome(s):
  • Progression‐free survival (PFS) evaluated by investigator (time frame: up to 60 weeks)

  • OS (time frame: up to 60 weeks)

  • PFS at 12 months (time frame: up to 12 months)

  • OS at 12 months (time frame: up to 12 months)

  • OS at 24 months (time frame: up to 24 months)


Relevant to this review but not reported: QoL, AEs/SAEs, TFST, number of patients who discontinued treatment
Other outcomes (not relevant to this review): DCR, DoR,
Starting date August 25, 2020
Contact information Jun Guo, Doctor
Notes Funding source: Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd