Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy With Nimotuzumab for High Risk Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

NCT ID: NCT04223024

Last Updated: 2025-03-05

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

246 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-01-31

Study Completion Date

2026-12-31

Brief Summary

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This is the first phase II randomized clinical trial of concurrent chemoradiotherapy with or without EGFR blocker Nimotuzumab for high risk advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma(NPC) , determining whether concurrent chemoradiotherapy(CCRT) combined with nimotuzumab can improve the survival rate of high-risk patients and may provide new evidence for individualized comprehensive treatment of locally advanced NPC.

Detailed Description

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Currently, although NCCN(National Comprehensive Cancer Network) guidelines recommend induction chemotherapy combined with concurrent chemoradiotherapy as IIA level-evidenced treatment for locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (stage II-IVa),there is still about 20-30% of patients with locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma experienced recurrence and metastasis after radical treatment.

Our previous results showed that patients with plasma Epstein-Barr virus(EBV) DNA\> 0 copy/mL or stable disease/progressive disease(SD/PD) after induction chemotherapy had a significantly higher risk of disease progression than patients with plasma EBV DNA=0 copy/mL and complete response/partial response(CR/PR),according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST). As for these high-risk patients, the urgent clinical problem to be solved is whether increased treatment intensity during concurrent chemoradiotherapy can improve their survival rates.

Epidermal growth factor (EGFR) is an important therapeutic target for nasopharyngeal carcinoma.Multiple retrospective studies have shown that chemoradiotherapy combined with the EGFR blocker nimotuzumab improved the survival rate of patients with locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma compared with chemoradiotherapy alone. However, phase II randomized clinical trial about the incorporation of nimotuzumab into concurrent chemoradiotherapy is still limited.

This is the first phase II randomized clinical trial of concurrent chemoradiotherapy with or without Nimotuzumab for high risk locally advanced NPC patients, determining whether concurrent chemoradiotherapy combined with nimotuzumab can improve the survival rate of high-risk patients and may provide new evidence for individualized comprehensive treatment of locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Conditions

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Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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CCRT + Nimotuzumab

Patients whose plasma EBV DNA\> 0 copy/mL or SD/PD according to RECIST after two cycle induction chemotherapy( TPF :Paclitaxel liposome135mg/m2 d1+DDP 25mg/m2 d1-d3+ 5-fu 750mg /m2/day civ120h, every 3 weeks for 2 courses) will have concurrent cisplatin (100mg/m2, every three weeks,D1,D22,D43 of intensity modulated radiotherapy) + nimotuzumab (200mg, once a week during radiotherapy, a total of 7 weeks)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

CCRT+Nimotuzumab

Intervention Type DRUG

concurrent cisplatin (100mg/m2, every three weeks,D1,D22,D43 of intensity modulated radiotherapy) + Nimotuzumab (200mg, once a week during radiotherapy, a total of 7 weeks)

CCRT alone

Patients whose plasma EBV DNA\> 0 copy/mL or SD/PD according to RECIST after two cycle induction chemotherapy( TPF :Paclitaxel liposome135mg/m2 d1+DDP 25mg/m2 d1-d3+ 5-fu 5-fu 750mg /m2/day civ120h, every 3 weeks for 2 courses) will have concurrent cisplatin (100mg/m2, every three weeks,D1,D22,D43 of intensity modulated radiotherapy) )

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

CCRT alone

Intervention Type DRUG

concurrent cisplatin (100mg/m2, every three weeks,D1,D22,D43 of intensity modulated radiotherapy )

Interventions

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CCRT+Nimotuzumab

concurrent cisplatin (100mg/m2, every three weeks,D1,D22,D43 of intensity modulated radiotherapy) + Nimotuzumab (200mg, once a week during radiotherapy, a total of 7 weeks)

Intervention Type DRUG

CCRT alone

concurrent cisplatin (100mg/m2, every three weeks,D1,D22,D43 of intensity modulated radiotherapy )

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Nimotuzumab

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Age 18-70, regardless of sex.
2. Patients with newly histologically confirmed non-keratinizing nasopharyngeal carcinoma with positive EGFR expression, type of WHO II or III, clinical stage II-IVa (according to the 8th American Joint Committee on Cancer\[AJCC\] edition)
3. Patients with plasma EBV DNA\> 0 copy/mL or SD/PD according to RECIST after two cycle induction chemotherapy
4. ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) score: 0-1
5. Women in their reproductive years should ensure that they use contraception during the study period.
6. Hemoglobin (HGB) ≥90 g/L, white blood cell (WBC) ≥4×109 /L, platelet (PLT) ≥100×109 /L.
7. Liver function: Alanine transaminase(ALT), Aspartate aminotransferase(AST)\< 2.5 times the upper limit of normal value (ULN), total bilirubin \<2.0×ULN.
8. Renal function: serum creatinine \<1.5×ULN
9. Patients must sign informed consent and be willing and able to comply with the requirements of visits, treatment, laboratory tests and other research requirements stipulated in the research schedule;

Exclusion Criteria

1. Histologically confirmed keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma (WHO I)
2. Receiving radiotherapy or chemotherapy or targeted therapy previously
3. Women of child-bearing potential who are pregnant or breastfeeding because of the potentially dangerous effects of the preparative chemotherapy on the fetus or infant.
4. Suffered from other malignant tumors (except the cure of basal cell carcinoma or uterine cervical carcinoma in situ) previously.
5. Patients with significantly lower heart, liver, lung, kidney and bone marrow function.
6. Severe, uncontrolled medical conditions and infections.
7. At the same time using other test drugs or in other clinical trials.
8. Refusal or inability to sign informed consent to participate in the trial.
9. Other treatment contraindications.
10. Emotional disturbance or mental illness, no civil capacity or limited capacity for civil conduct.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Sun Yat-sen University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Hai-Qiang Mai,MD,PhD

Deputy Director of the Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Haiqiang Mai, MD,PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Sun Yat-sen University

Locations

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Sun Yat-sen Universitty Cancer Center

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Site Status

Countries

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China

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Other Identifiers

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B2019-191

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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