Reduced-target Resection After Induction Chemotherapy in Resectable Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

424 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-05-20

Study Completion Date

2029-03-30

Brief Summary

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The goal of this clinical trial is to compare efficacy of two different resection extension in patients with resectable recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma after induction chemotherapy. The main question it aims to answer is that whether tumor regress areas after induction chemotherapy required complete resection. Patients will be randomly assigned to receive reduced-target resection or full-target resection after induction chemotherapy. Researchers will compare these two groups to see if the efficacy of reduced-target resection is not inferior to full-target resection.

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Detailed Description

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Induction chemotherapy is often used preoperatively to reduce the size, extent, or stage of the tumor, thereby making the surgery more likely to be successful. However, there are still many patients with marginal recurrence after induction chemotherapy combined with surgery. With the progress of treatment methods, high efficient and low toxicity adjuvant immunotherapy is helpful to kill the minimal residual tumor lesions. Hence, whether complete resection is still necessary for areas with tumor regression after induction chemotherapy needs further investigation. Because of the organs at risk around the nasopharynx, any treatment strategy that can reduce the scope of tumor resection is of great significance. Therefore, by comparing reduced-target resection and full-target resection after induction chemotherapy, we aim to investigate whether reduced-target resection after induction chemotherapy is not inferior to full-target resection, but it greatly reduces the risk and difficulty of surgery. Even if marginal recurrence occurs after reduced-target resection, early intervention can still be performed through closely follow-up, without affecting the overall survival of patients.

When patients enroll this study, GTV-pre-IC (Gross Tumor Volume before induction chemotherapy) was defined according to the magentic resonance imaging before induction chemotherapy and GTV-post-IC (Gross Tumor Volume after induction chemotherapy) defined according to the magentic resonance imaging after induction chemotherapy. The pSTV-pre-IC (planing Surgical Tumor Volume before induction chemotherapy) and pSTV-post-IC (planing Surgical Tumor Volume after induction chemotherapy) were the GTV-pre-IC and GTV-post-IC plus an additional 0.5-1.0 cm peripheral mucosa margin and a 2-3 mm basal margin on the surface skull base. Patiens in experiment group will receive reduced-target resection, which resection extension is according to pSTV-post-IC. While patients in control group will receive full-target resection, which is according to pSTV-pre-IC. After surgery, the acturial resection area was defined as aSTV, which would be used for quality control. If aSTV does not cover pSTV, patients will be excluded in per-protocol set.

Conditions

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Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma De-escaltion Therapy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Reduced-target resection group

Patients receive surgery according to pSTV-post-IC and adjuvant immunotherapy.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Reduced-target resection

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Patients receive surgery according to pSTV-post-IC.

Adjuvant immunotherapy

Intervention Type DRUG

Toripalimab(240 mg d1) continually applied since 1-2 weeks after surgery until confirmed disease progression, death, unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent, investigator decision, or 1 year.

Full-target resection group

Patients receive surgery according to pSTV-pre-IC and adjuvant immunotherapy.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Full-target resection

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Patients receive surgery according to pSTV-pre-IC.

Adjuvant immunotherapy

Intervention Type DRUG

Toripalimab(240 mg d1) continually applied since 1-2 weeks after surgery until confirmed disease progression, death, unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent, investigator decision, or 1 year.

Interventions

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Reduced-target resection

Patients receive surgery according to pSTV-post-IC.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Full-target resection

Patients receive surgery according to pSTV-pre-IC.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Adjuvant immunotherapy

Toripalimab(240 mg d1) continually applied since 1-2 weeks after surgery until confirmed disease progression, death, unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent, investigator decision, or 1 year.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. The recurrence time is more than 6 months from the end of radiotherapy.
2. Histologically confirmed recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
3. Resectable nasopharyngeal diseases: recurrent T1 (the tumor is confined in nasopharynx, oropharynx and/or nasal cavity without parapharyngeal involvement); recurrent T2 (the tumor is confined in the superficial parapharyngeal spacer and is more than 0.5cm far from the internal carotid artery) and recurrent T3 (the tumor is confined in the base wall of the sphenoid sinus and is more than 0.5cm far from the internal carotid artery and cavernous sinus) (according to the 8th edition of American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging system for nasopharyngeal carcinoma). If the tumor invaded the internal carotid artery, or the instance from the internal carotid artery was less than 0.5cm, but the invasion area did not exceed the external edge of the internal carotid artery, the patients could be enrolled after internal carotid artery pretreatment (including internal carotid artery embolization or stent implantation).
4. After 3 cycles induction chemotherapy (Platinum based chemotherapy \[gemcitabine/paclitaxel and platinum\] and immunotherapy\[PD-1/PD-L1 antibody\] or a GAP regmen\[gemcitabine, Apatinib and immunotherapy\[PD-1/PD-L1 antibody\]), patients achieved at least PR according to RECIST criteria, and the reduction of pSTV after induction chemotherapy more than 50%.
5. Given written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) ≤70.
2. Has severe medical disorder, important organ dysfunction, and/or a substantial history of mental illness.
3. Tumor confined to the roof or the posterior wall of nasopharynx, without expected benefit from reduced-target resection.
4. Unresectable recurrent regional lymph node diseases (recurrent N1-3) with prevertebral fascia, cervical vertebrae, or common/internal carotid artery involvement (according to the 8th edition of AJCC staging system).
5. Clinically diagnosed with metastatic NPC.
6. Has known subjects with other malignant tumors (except for cured skin basal cell carcinoma or cervical carcinoma in situ).
7. Received a systematic or local glucocorticoid therapy within 4 weeks of planned start of study treatment.
8. Suffered from diseases need long-term treatment with immunosuppressive drugs, or required systematic or local glucocorticoid therapy with immunosuppressive doses.

Prior therapy with a PD-1, anti-PD-Ligand 1 (PD-L1) or cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4) agent.
9. Has active autoimmune disease (e.g., uveitis, enteritis, hepatitis, hypophysitis, nephritis, vasculitis, hyperthyroidism, and asthma requiring bronchodilator therapy). Patients with skin disease that doesn't require systemic treatment (e.g., vitiligo, psoriasis, or alopecia) will be allowed to enroll.
10. Has a known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), has hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive with hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA copy number of ≥1000cps/ml or hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody positive.
11. Has received a live vaccine within 4 weeks of planned start of study treatment. Pregnancy or breast feeding.
12. Cannot complete regular follow-up.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No