Tislelizumab Combined With Chemotherapy Versus Chemotherapy Alone in Recurrent or Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Cancer (NPC)

NCT ID: NCT03924986

Last Updated: 2025-01-31

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

263 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-03-27

Study Completion Date

2023-12-08

Brief Summary

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This study was designed to compare the efficacy and safety of tislelizumab (BGB-A317) combined with gemcitabine plus cisplatin versus placebo combined with gemcitabine plus cisplatin as first-line treatment for recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal cancer.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Recurrent or Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Arm A: Tislelizumab + Gemcitabine + Cisplatin

Participants received tislelizumab 200 mg intravenously (IV) once every 3 weeks (Q3W), gemcitabine 1 g/m\^2 IV on days 1 and 8 of each 21-day cycle and cisplatin 80 mg/m\^2 IV on day 1 of each cycle for 4 to 6 treatment cycles. Participants may have received treatment for longer at the Investigator's discretion until disease progression. Participants with confirmed disease progression may have continued to receive tislelizumab monotherapy.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Tislelizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

200 mg intravenously (IV) once every 3 weeks (Q3W)

Gemcitabine

Intervention Type DRUG

1 gram per square meter of body surface area (g/m\^2) on Day 1 and day 8 of each cycle, administered as an IV infusion within 30 minutes, for 4 to 6 cycles

Cisplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

80 milligrams per square meter of body surface area (mg/m\^2) on Day 1 of each cycle, administered as an IV infusion for over 4 hours if possible or with proper infusion time based on local clinical guidelines or clinical practice and according to the treating physician's clinical judgment, for 4 to 6 cycles.

Arm B: Placebo + Gemcitabine + Cisplatin

Participants received placebo IV once every 3 weeks, gemcitabine 1 g/m\^2 IV on days 1 and 8 of each 21-day cycle and cisplatin 80 mg/m\^2 IV on day 1 of each cycle for 4 to 6 treatment cycles. Participants may have received treatment for longer at the Investigator's discretion until disease progression. Participants with confirmed disease progression may have crossed over to receive tislelizumab 200 mg IV Q3W monotherapy.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo to match tislelizumab (administered intravenously Q3W)

Gemcitabine

Intervention Type DRUG

1 gram per square meter of body surface area (g/m\^2) on Day 1 and day 8 of each cycle, administered as an IV infusion within 30 minutes, for 4 to 6 cycles

Cisplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

80 milligrams per square meter of body surface area (mg/m\^2) on Day 1 of each cycle, administered as an IV infusion for over 4 hours if possible or with proper infusion time based on local clinical guidelines or clinical practice and according to the treating physician's clinical judgment, for 4 to 6 cycles.

Interventions

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Tislelizumab

200 mg intravenously (IV) once every 3 weeks (Q3W)

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Placebo to match tislelizumab (administered intravenously Q3W)

Intervention Type DRUG

Gemcitabine

1 gram per square meter of body surface area (g/m\^2) on Day 1 and day 8 of each cycle, administered as an IV infusion within 30 minutes, for 4 to 6 cycles

Intervention Type DRUG

Cisplatin

80 milligrams per square meter of body surface area (mg/m\^2) on Day 1 of each cycle, administered as an IV infusion for over 4 hours if possible or with proper infusion time based on local clinical guidelines or clinical practice and according to the treating physician's clinical judgment, for 4 to 6 cycles.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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BGB-A317

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Able to provide written informed consent and can understand and agree to comply with the requirements of the study and the schedule of assessments
2. Aged between 18 to 75 years on the day of signing the informed consent form (or the legal age of consent in the jurisdiction in which the study is taking place)
3. Histologically or cytologically confirmed, recurrent or metastatic NPC
4. Participants must be able to provide fresh or archival tumor tissues (formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded \[FFPE\] blocks or approximately 10 \[≥ 6\] freshly cut unstained FFPE slides) with an associated pathological report. The archival tumor tissues must be collected within 2 years before screening. In the absence of sufficient archival tumor tissues, a fresh biopsy of a tumor lesion at baseline is mandatory
5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 1
6. Must have ≥ 1 measurable lesions as defined per RECIST v1.1
7. Must be treatment-naive for recurrent or metastatic NPC.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Participants with locally recurrence suitable for curative surgery or radiotherapy
2. Received any approved systemic anticancer therapy, including hormonal therapy, within 28 days prior to initiation of study treatment. The following exception is allowed:

* Palliative radiotherapy for bone metastases or soft tissue lesions should be completed \> 7 days prior to baseline imaging.
3. Has received any immunotherapy (including but not limited to interferons, interleukin 2, tumor necrosis factor interleukin, and thymoxin) or any investigational therapies within 14 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) of randomization
4. Received prior therapies targeting programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) or programmed cell death protein ligand-1 (PD-L1)
5. Active leptomeningeal disease or uncontrolled, untreated brain metastasis
6. Active autoimmune diseases or history of autoimmune diseases that may relapse
7. Any active malignancy ≤ 2 years before randomization except for the specific cancer under investigation in this study and any locally recurring cancer that has been treated curatively (eg, resected basal or squamous cell skin cancer, superficial bladder cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix or breast)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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BeiGene

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Anhui Provincial Hospital

Hefei, Anhui, China

Site Status

Beijing Cancer Hospital

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

Site Status

Chongqing Cancer Hospital

Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, China

Site Status

Chongqing Three Gorges Central Hospital

Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, China

Site Status

Fujian Cancer Hospital

Fuzhou, Fujian, China

Site Status

The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University

Xiamen, Fujian, China

Site Status

Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat Sen University (North)

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Site Status

Cancer Center of Guangzhou Medical University

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Site Status

Sun Yat Sen University Cancer Center

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Site Status

Guangdong Provincial Peoples Hospital

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Site Status

The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Site Status

Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College

Shantou, Guangdong, China

Site Status

Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University

Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China

Site Status

The Peoples Hospital of Zhongshan City

Zhongshan, Guangdong, China

Site Status

The Fifth Affiliated Hospital Sun Yat Sen University

Zhuhai, Guangdong, China

Site Status

The Peoples Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

Nanning, Guangxi, China

Site Status

The Tumor Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi Medical University

Nanning, Guangxi, China

Site Status

Hainan General Hospital

Haikou, Hainan, China

Site Status

Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital

Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

Site Status

Union Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Wuhan, Hubei, China

Site Status

Hubei Cancer Hospital

Wuhan, Hubei, China

Site Status

Changsha Central Hospital

Changsha, Hunan, China

Site Status

Hunan Cancer Hospital

Changsha, Hunan, China

Site Status

Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University

Nantong, Jiangsu, China

Site Status

The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University Branch Donghu

Nanchang, Jiangxi, China

Site Status

Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China

Site Status

Shanghai East Hospital

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China

Site Status

Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute

Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Site Status

West China Hospital, Sichuan University

Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Site Status

Zhejiang Cancer Hospital

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Site Status

Changhua Christian Hospital

Changhua, , Taiwan

Site Status

Veterans General Hospital Taichung

Taichung, , Taiwan

Site Status

National Cheng Kung University Hospital

Tainan City, , Taiwan

Site Status

Ramathibodi Hospital Mahidol University Hematology

Bangkok, , Thailand

Site Status

Songklanagarind Hospital (Prince of Songkhla University)

Hat Yai, , Thailand

Site Status

Srinagarind Hospital (Khon Kaen University)

Muang, , Thailand

Site Status

Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital (Chiang Mai University)

Muang, , Thailand

Site Status

Countries

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China Taiwan Thailand

References

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Zhang L, Liu T, Wang H, Shi S, Yang Y. A Phase 3 Trial in Progress Comparing Tislelizumab Plus Chemotherapy With Placebo Plus Chemotherapy in Chinese Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Cancer. Abstract published at: 22nd Annual Meeting of the Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology; September, 2019; Xiamen, China.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Yang Y, Pan J, Chen N, Guo Y, Huang X, Wu Y, Leaw S, Bai F, Wang Y, Zhao N, Tang B, Barnes G. Effects of tislelizumab on health-related quality of life in patients with recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal cancer. Head Neck. 2024 Sep;46(9):2301-2314. doi: 10.1002/hed.27785. Epub 2024 Apr 26.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 38671587 (View on PubMed)

Yang Y, Pan J, Wang H, Zhao Y, Qu S, Chen N, Chen X, Sun Y, He X, Hu C, Lin L, Yu Q, Wang S, Wang G, Lei F, Wen J, Yang K, Lin Z, Guo Y, Chen S, Huang X, Wu Y, Liang L, Chen C, Bai F, Ma X, Zhang Y, Leaw S, Zhang L, Fang W. Tislelizumab plus chemotherapy as first-line treatment for recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal cancer: A multicenter phase 3 trial (RATIONALE-309). Cancer Cell. 2023 Jun 12;41(6):1061-1072.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2023.04.014. Epub 2023 May 18.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37207654 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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CTR20182534

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

BGB-A317-309

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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