40.2Gy Versus 49.2Gy Radiotherapy in Low-Risk Target Volume for Chemosensitive Stage II Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

NCT ID: NCT07328854

Last Updated: 2026-01-09

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

346 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-11-20

Study Completion Date

2032-06-30

Brief Summary

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This study aims to explore the efficacy and adverse events of reduced-dose radiotherapy (40.2Gy) versus conventional-dose radiotherapy (49.2Gy) to low-risk target volume for chemosensitive intermediate-stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients.

Detailed Description

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This study intends to enroll low-risk intermediate-stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients who achieve CR/PR after induction chemotherapy and whose plasma EBV-DNA level has dropped to 0 or below the lower detection limit. These patients will be randomly assigned at a 1:1 ratio to receive either reduced-dose radiotherapy (40.2Gy) or conventional-dose radiotherapy (49.2Gy) to CTV2. Both groups will receive full-course immunotherapy. The study will follow up to observe differences in survival, adverse events, and quality of life between the two groups. It is expected that, on the premise of maintaining treatment efficacy, reducing the dose to CTV2 can decrease acute and chronic toxicities caused by radiotherapy and chemotherapy, thereby improving patients' quality of life.

Conditions

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Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

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-dose radiotherapy to CTV2 combined with full-course immunotherapy

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Cisplatin-based induction chemotherapy

Intervention Type DRUG

Gemcitabine + cisplatin: Gemcitabine, 1,000 mg/m², Q3W, d1+d8, IV drip; cisplatin, 80 mg/m², Q3W, d1-3, IV drip. A total of 3 cycles.

(Note: Gemcitabine can be replaced by docetaxel, albumin-bound paclitaxel, paclitaxel, etc.)

Full course of PD-1 monoclonal antibody

Intervention Type DRUG

Tislelizumab 200 mg , once every 3 weeks (Q3W), intravenous infusion (iv). A total of 12 courses of treatment will be administered, including 3 courses during the induction chemotherapy phase, 3 courses during the radiotherapy phase, and 6 courses during the post-radiotherapy maintenance phase. Administration will start on Day 1 of induction chemotherapy and continue after the end of radiotherapy until the occurrence of intolerable toxicities, disease progression, withdrawal of consent, determination by the investigator that the patient needs to withdraw from treatment, or the completion of 12 courses, whichever comes first.

Reduced-dose radiotherapy to CTV2

Intervention Type RADIATION

GTV, 63.6Gy/30Fr/2.12Gy; CTV1, 54Gy/30Fr/1.8Gy; CTV2, 40.2Gy/30F/1.34Gy

Conventional-dose radiotherapy to CTV2 combined with full-course immunotherapy

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Cisplatin-based induction chemotherapy

Intervention Type DRUG

Gemcitabine + cisplatin: Gemcitabine, 1,000 mg/m², Q3W, d1+d8, IV drip; cisplatin, 80 mg/m², Q3W, d1-3, IV drip. A total of 3 cycles.

(Note: Gemcitabine can be replaced by docetaxel, albumin-bound paclitaxel, paclitaxel, etc.)

Full course of PD-1 monoclonal antibody

Intervention Type DRUG

Tislelizumab 200 mg , once every 3 weeks (Q3W), intravenous infusion (iv). A total of 12 courses of treatment will be administered, including 3 courses during the induction chemotherapy phase, 3 courses during the radiotherapy phase, and 6 courses during the post-radiotherapy maintenance phase. Administration will start on Day 1 of induction chemotherapy and continue after the end of radiotherapy until the occurrence of intolerable toxicities, disease progression, withdrawal of consent, determination by the investigator that the patient needs to withdraw from treatment, or the completion of 12 courses, whichever comes first.

Conventional-dose radiotherapy to CTV2

Intervention Type RADIATION

GTV, 63.6Gy/30Fr/2.12Gy; CTV1, 54Gy/30Fr/1.8Gy; CTV2, 49.2Gy/30Fr/1.64Gy

Interventions

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Cisplatin-based induction chemotherapy

Gemcitabine + cisplatin: Gemcitabine, 1,000 mg/m², Q3W, d1+d8, IV drip; cisplatin, 80 mg/m², Q3W, d1-3, IV drip. A total of 3 cycles.

(Note: Gemcitabine can be replaced by docetaxel, albumin-bound paclitaxel, paclitaxel, etc.)

Intervention Type DRUG

Full course of PD-1 monoclonal antibody

Tislelizumab 200 mg , once every 3 weeks (Q3W), intravenous infusion (iv). A total of 12 courses of treatment will be administered, including 3 courses during the induction chemotherapy phase, 3 courses during the radiotherapy phase, and 6 courses during the post-radiotherapy maintenance phase. Administration will start on Day 1 of induction chemotherapy and continue after the end of radiotherapy until the occurrence of intolerable toxicities, disease progression, withdrawal of consent, determination by the investigator that the patient needs to withdraw from treatment, or the completion of 12 courses, whichever comes first.

Intervention Type DRUG

Reduced-dose radiotherapy to CTV2

GTV, 63.6Gy/30Fr/2.12Gy; CTV1, 54Gy/30Fr/1.8Gy; CTV2, 40.2Gy/30F/1.34Gy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Conventional-dose radiotherapy to CTV2

GTV, 63.6Gy/30Fr/2.12Gy; CTV1, 54Gy/30Fr/1.8Gy; CTV2, 49.2Gy/30Fr/1.64Gy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients are informed of the basic content of this study and sign an informed consent form;
2. Age between 18 and 75 years;
3. Pathologically diagnosed as non-keratinising nasopharyngeal carcinoma (differentiated or undifferentiated, i.e., WHO type II or III);
4. Staged according to the 9th edition of the AJCC/UICC TNM classification as T1-3N2M0 or T3N0-1M0 (Stage II);
5. KPS ≥ 70;
6. Normal bone marrow function: WBC ≥ 4 × 10⁹/L, PLT ≥ 100 × 10⁹/L, HGB ≥ 90 g/L;
7. Imaging evaluation of treatment response after three cycles of GPP/TPP induction chemotherapy plus immunotherapy: CR or PR;
8. Plasma EBV DNA level decreases to 0 copies/mL or below the detection limit after induction chemotherapy;
9. Normal liver and kidney function: total bilirubin, AST, ALT ≤ 2.0 times the upper limit of normal, creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min or creatinine ≤ 1.5 times the upper limit of normal.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with recurrent/metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma;
2. Pregnant or breastfeeding women (pregnancy tests should be considered for women of childbearing age; effective contraception should be emphasised during treatment);
3. Patients with a history of malignant tumours, excluding those who have undergone curative treatment for cervical cancer, basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, localized prostate cancer, or ductal carcinoma in situ;
4. Patients whose local/regional lesions have undergone radiotherapy or surgery (excluding diagnostic surgery), or whose lesions exhibit significant necrosis, making radiotherapy unsuitable or potentially leading to radiotherapy resistance;
5. Patients with other severe medical conditions that may pose significant risks or impair trial compliance. Examples include unstable cardiac disease requiring treatment, renal disease, hepatic disease, uncontrolled diabetes (fasting blood glucose \> 1.5 × ULN), severe psychiatric disorders, or other malignant tumours;
6. Patients with a history of severe hypersensitivity reactions to any component of PD-1 monoclonal antibodies;
7. History of allergic reactions to the chemotherapy drugs used in this study (gemcitabine, docetaxel, albumin-bound paclitaxel, paclitaxel, cisplatin);
8. Patients with comorbidities requiring long-term use of immunosuppressive drugs or systemic or local use of corticosteroids with immunosuppressive effects;
9. Patients with active tuberculosis, or those currently receiving antituberculosis treatment or who have received antituberculosis treatment within the past year prior to screening;
10. Other patients deemed ineligible for inclusion by the treating physician.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Ming-Yuan Chen

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ming-Yuan Chen

Professior, Chief physician

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Ming-Yuan Chen, MD,PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Sun Yat-sen University

Locations

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Anhui Provincial Cancer Hospital

Hefei, Anhui, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Fujian Cancer Hospital

Fuzhou, Fujian, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Sun Yat-sen University cancer center

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Site Status RECRUITING

the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College

Shantou, Guangdong, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Zhongshan City People's Hospital

Zhongshan, Guangdong, China

Site Status RECRUITING

The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University

Zhuhai, Guangdong, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital

Nanning, Guangxi, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Wuzhou Red Cross Hospital

Wuzhou, Guangxi, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Central South University Cancer Hospital,

Changsha, Hunan, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Xiangya Hospital of Central South University

Changsha, Hunan, China

Site Status RECRUITING

West China Hospital, Sichuan University

Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Site Status RECRUITING

The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University

Kunming, Yunnan, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Yunnan Cancer Hospital

Kunming, Yunnan, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Zhejiang Cancer Hospital

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Ming-Yuan Chen, MD,PhD

Role: CONTACT

+86-20-87343361

Rui You, MD,PhD

Role: CONTACT

+86-13580439820

Facility Contacts

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Jin Gao

Role: primary

86+15395005376

Sufang Qiu

Role: primary

86+13609589163

Peiyu Huang

Role: primary

86+18928013516

Bin Qi

Role: primary

86+13580580985

Kai Chen

Role: primary

86+13005222990

Guiqiong Xu

Role: primary

86+13528109888

Mingyuan Chen

Role: primary

+86-20-87343361

Song Qu

Role: primary

86+13607887386

Jinhui Liang

Role: primary

86+13878480806

Yaqian Han

Role: primary

86+18673176667

Yuxiang He

Role: primary

86+13786112914

Lei Liu

Role: primary

86+18980606231

Zhiqiang Wang

Role: primary

86+15887085161

Jiyong Qin

Role: primary

86+13808757779

Feng Jiang

Role: primary

86+13858065192

Other Identifiers

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ZDWY.BYAFZZX.046

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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