Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
Inclusion criteria
- 1. Age: ≥18 years and ≤70 years, gender unrestricted. 2. Diagnosis: Histologically/pathologically confirmed metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) that has failed at least one prior line of therapy (including cisplatin-containing regimens) or is intolerant to existing therapies (relapse within 6 months after completion of adjuvant/neoadjuvant concurrent chemoradiotherapy is eligible).
- Performance Status: ECOG performance status 0-1. Measurable Disease: At least one measurable lesion per RECIST 1.1 criteria. 4. Prior Immunotherapy:
Patients who have received PD-1, PD-L1, PD-L2, or CTLA-4 inhibitors, or other therapies targeting T-cell co-stimulation/checkpoint pathways:
Must have achieved complete response (CR), partial response (PR), or stable disease (SD) ≥6 months during treatment.
Only one prior immunotherapy regimen is allowed (e.g., neoadjuvant and adjuvant regimens using the same immunotherapy are considered one regimen).
Switching to a different immunotherapy regimen for non-immunotherapy-related progression is permissible if cumulative SD duration ≥6 months.
Hematology:
ANC ≥1.5×10⁹/L, PLT ≥75×10⁹/L, Hb ≥90 g/L. No blood product transfusion or growth factor support (e.g., G-CSF, EPO) within 2 weeks prior to screening.
Hepatology:
TBIL ≤1.5×ULN; ALT/AST ≤2.5×ULN (≤5×ULN if liver metastases present).
Renal Function:
Serum Cr ≤1.5×ULN or CrCl >60 mL/min.
Thyroid Function:
TSH, FT4, FT3 within CTC AE Grade 0-1. 7. Survival Expectancy: ≥3 months. 8. Informed Consent: Voluntary participation and signed written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
- Known severe hypersensitivity (≥Grade 3) to any monoclonal/polyclonal antibody, chidamide, or anlotinib components.
- Necrotic lesions identified within 4 weeks prior to enrollment, with investigator-judged risk of major bleeding.
- Chemotherapy, targeted therapy, or immunomodulatory agents (including thymosin, interferon, IL-2, etc.) within 2 weeks prior to enrollment.
Washout period determined by clinical resolution of adverse events (AEs) and prior treatment regimens.
- Palliative radiotherapy to localized lesions within 4 weeks prior to enrollment, unless the lesion is non-target and other measurable target lesions exist.
- Grade ≥3 irAEs during prior immunotherapy.
- Prior treatment with HDAC inhibitors or anti-angiogenic agents.
- Urine protein ≥2+ or 24-hour urinary protein ≥1 g.
- Systolic BP >140 mmHg or diastolic BP >90 mmHg despite treatment.
- Persistent toxicity from prior antitumor therapy (per NCI CTCAE v5.0) >Grade 1, excluding: alopecia, Grade 2 fatigue, Grade 2 anemia, or asymptomatic lab abnormalities.
- Symptomatic CNS metastases (e.g., edema, steroid requirement) or leptomeningeal disease.
- Systemic immunosuppressive drugs (excluding topical/inhaled corticosteroids or physiological doses ≤10 mg/day prednisone equivalent) or corticosteroids for contrast allergy within 4 weeks prior to enrollment.
- Active autoimmune diseases (e.g., interstitial pneumonia, colitis, thyroiditis) or history of severe autoimmune conditions requiring systemic therapy.
Exceptions: Vitiligo, childhood asthma (resolved without treatment), or mild asthma managed without bronchodilators.
- Ongoing anti-tuberculosis therapy or treatment within 1 year prior to screening.
- Conditions requiring long-term immunosuppressive therapy or systemic corticosteroids at immunosuppressive doses.
- Severe Cardiac Disease or Significant Cardiac Symptoms.
- Other Circumstances Deemed Unsuitable by the Investigator