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ESCORT-1st

ESCORT-1st is China's first-line immunotherapy trial for squamous oesophageal cancer, one of five that together made chemo-immunotherapy the global standard.

OS 15.3 vs 12.0 months (HR 0.70; JAMA 2021), confirmed at final analysis (2024). Camrelizumab is approved in China for ESCC; not approved in the US. ESCORT-NEO (2024) showed neoadjuvant camrelizumab + chemotherapy raises pCR in resectable ESCC.

Setting
First-line advanced oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (China): camrelizumab + paclitaxel/cisplatin vs placebo + chemotherapy
Phase
Phase 3
Sponsor
Jiangsu Hengrui
Registry
Headline result
OS 15.3 vs 12.0 months, HR 0.70.
Reported
2021
Enrolled
596
Replication
One of five concordant first-line ESCC chemo-IO trials.

Outcomes

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In plain words
What these results mean for people, not percentages
596 people took part
Overall survivalprimarysurvival endpoint
  • Median 15.3 vs 12 months with Camrelizumab + chemotherapy compared with Placebo + chemotherapy; about 3.3 months longer for half the group.
  • A median is a midpoint: half the people did better than this and half did worse, so it is not a prediction for any one person.
  • Put another way, the treated group had about 30 percent lower chance of the event at any given time (hazard ratio 0.7).
  • Overall survival counts deaths from any cause, so it is the most direct measure of whether a treatment helps people live longer.
  • These results apply to the people the trial enrolled: First-line advanced oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (China): camrelizumab + paclitaxel/cisplatin vs placebo + chemotherapy. People in a different situation may not see the same effect.

Numbers are from the trial as recorded here; see the source links in the table below. This is orientation, not medical advice: ask your team how closely the trial population matches you.

596 participants enrolled.

Overall survivalprimary
HR 0.7
Camrelizumab + chemotherapy
15.3 mo
Placebo + chemotherapy
12 mo
Source
EndpointArmnValueHR (95% CI)pSource
Overall survivalprimaryCamrelizumab + chemotherapy29815.3 months0.7link
Placebo + chemotherapy29812 months
Replication
One of five concordant first-line ESCC chemo-IO trials.

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