Shrinking the Anterior Border of CTV2 for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma to Reduce the Radiation of Nasal Cavity

NCT ID: NCT07072000

Last Updated: 2025-07-18

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

550 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-08-01

Study Completion Date

2032-07-31

Brief Summary

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This is a an open-label, non-inferiority, multicenter, randomized phase III trial aimed to explore the efficacy and safety of shrinking the anterior border of CTV2 in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients without tumor invasion into the posterior nasal aperture.

Detailed Description

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This is a an open-label, non-inferiority, multicenter, randomized phase III trial aimed to explore the efficacy and safety of shrinking the anterior border of CTV2 in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients without tumor invasion into the posterior nasal aperture. The enrolled patients will be 1:1 randomly assigned to receive reduced CTV delineation radiotherapy (anterior border of CTV2 defined as 5 mm anterior to the choanae), or standard CTV delineation radiotherapy (anterior border of CTV2 defined as the posterior 1/3 of the nasal cavity).

Conditions

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Nasopharyngeal Cancinoma (NPC)

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 delineation arm

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

reduced CTV delineation

Intervention Type RADIATION

The anterior border of CTV2 is defined as 5 mm anterior to the posterior nasal cavity anteriorly from the choanae.

Standard delineation arm

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

standard CTV delineation

Intervention Type RADIATION

The anterior border of CTV2 is delineated at the posterior 1/3 of the nasal cavity.

Interventions

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standard CTV delineation

The anterior border of CTV2 is delineated at the posterior 1/3 of the nasal cavity.

Intervention Type RADIATION

reduced CTV delineation

The anterior border of CTV2 is defined as 5 mm anterior to the posterior nasal cavity anteriorly from the choanae.

Intervention Type RADIATION

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Newly diagnosed, histologically confirmed non-keratinizing carcinoma (WHO classification).
2. Stage I-III disease (AJCC 9th edition).
3. Tumor extends to nasal cavity (including nasal septum).
4. No distant metastasis (M0).
5. Age 18-70 years.
6. Male or non-pregnant female.
7. Scheduled for radiotherapy.
8. ECOG performance status 0-1 .
9. Adequate bone marrow function: white blood cells \>4×10⁹/L, hemoglobin \>90 g/L, platelets \>100×10⁹/L.
10. Normal hepatic/renal function: total bilirubin ≤1.5×ULN, AST/ALT ≤2.5×ULN, alkaline phosphatase ≤2.5×ULN, creatinine clearance ≥60 mL/min.
11. Written informed consent obtained.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma (WHO Type I) or basaloid squamous cell carcinoma.
2. Age \<18 or \>70 years.
3. Recurrent disease or distant metastasis.
4. No tumor extension into the nasal cavity (including the nasal septum).
5. Prior malignancy (except adequately treated basal/squamous cell skin cancer or cervical carcinoma in situ).
6. Pregnancy/lactation (premenopausal women require pregnancy test; effective contraception mandated).
7. Prior radiotherapy (except non-melanoma skin cancer with lesions outside current portals).
8. Preoperative chemotherapy or surgical resection of primary/neck lesions (excluding diagnostic procedures).
9. Severe coexisting illness.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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First People's Hospital of Foshan

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

The Wuzhou Red Cross Hospital

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Zhongshan City People 's Hospital

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Hai-Qiang Mai,MD,PhD

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Hai-Qiang Mai,MD,PhD

Professor

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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First People's Hospital of Foshan

Foshan, Guangdong, China

Site Status

Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Site Status

Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University

Zhangjiang, Guangdong, China

Site Status

The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University

Liuzhou, Guangxi, China

Site Status

Wuzhou Red Cross Hospital

Wuzhou, Guangxi, China

Site Status

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Hai-Qiang Mai, Dr.

Role: CONTACT

+8602087343380

Qiu-Yan Chen, Dr.

Role: CONTACT

+8602087343380

Facility Contacts

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Ning Zhang

Role: primary

+86075783833633

Qiu-yan Chen, Dr.

Role: primary

+8602087343380

Qiu-Yan Chen, Dr.

Role: backup

Haiqing Luo

Role: primary

+8607592369336

Ying Lu

Role: primary

+8607723111580

Jinhui Liang

Role: primary

+8607745812345

References

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Mao YP, Wang SX, Gao TS, Zhang N, Liang XY, Xie FY, Zhang Y, Zhou GQ, Guo R, Luo WJ, Li YJ, Liang SQ, Lin L, Li WF, Liu X, Xu C, Chen YP, Lv JW, Huang SH, Liu LZ, Li JB, Tang LL, Chen L, Sun Y, Ma J. Medial retropharyngeal nodal region sparing radiotherapy versus standard radiotherapy in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma: open label, non-inferiority, multicentre, randomised, phase 3 trial. BMJ. 2023 Feb 6;380:e072133. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2022-072133.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 36746459 (View on PubMed)

Sanford NN, Lau J, Lam MB, Juliano AF, Adams JA, Goldberg SI, Lu HM, Lu YC, Liebsch NJ, Curtin HD, Chan AW. Individualization of Clinical Target Volume Delineation Based on Stepwise Spread of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Outcome of More Than a Decade of Clinical Experience. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2019 Mar 1;103(3):654-668. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.10.006. Epub 2018 Oct 15.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 30712708 (View on PubMed)

Lin SJ, Guo QJ, Liu Q, Ng WT, Ahn YC, AlHussain H, Chan AW, Chow J, Chua MLK, Corry J, Han F, Gregoire V, Harrington KJ, Hu CS, Jensen K, Langendijk JA, Le QT, Lee NY, Lee V, Lin JC, Ma J, Mendenhall WM, O'Sullivan B, Ozyar E, Rosenthal DI, Tao YG, Wang RS, Wee J, Xu ZY, Yi JL, Yom SS, Fan DM, Mai HQ, Pan JJ, Lee AWM. International Consensus Guideline on Delineation of the Clinical Target Volumes at Different Dose Levels for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (2024 Version). Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2025 Oct 1;123(2):415-431. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2025.05.019. Epub 2025 May 24.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Lee NY, Zhang Q, Pfister DG, Kim J, Garden AS, Mechalakos J, Hu K, Le QT, Colevas AD, Glisson BS, Chan AT, Ang KK. Addition of bevacizumab to standard chemoradiation for locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (RTOG 0615): a phase 2 multi-institutional trial. Lancet Oncol. 2012 Feb;13(2):172-80. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(11)70303-5. Epub 2011 Dec 15.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22178121 (View on PubMed)

Liang SB, Sun Y, Liu LZ, Chen Y, Chen L, Mao YP, Tang LL, Tian L, Lin AH, Liu MZ, Li L, Ma J. Extension of local disease in nasopharyngeal carcinoma detected by magnetic resonance imaging: improvement of clinical target volume delineation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2009 Nov 1;75(3):742-50. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.11.053. Epub 2009 Feb 27.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 19251378 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2024-FXY-483

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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