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NCT Number: NCT06331520

NEPA Combined With Olanzapine, Dexamethasone-sparing for the Effect of CINV in Patients Receiving HEC Regimens

The objective of this Prospective, randomized, non inferiority phase III trial is to confirm the efficacy and saftey of dexamethasone-sparing combined with netupitant/palonostron and olanzapine for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in patients receiving highly emetogenic chemotherapy.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Cancer

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200043, China

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Male or female patients ≥18 years old
  • Patients who receive the high-emetic-risk anticancer agents.
  • Patients who do not take a medicine, for example, 5HT3 receptor antagonists, NK1 receptor antagonists, or research related agents, within 3 weeks prior to enrollment.
  • No nausea or vomiting (grade II or above) within 72 hours before the start of chemotherapy.
  • Subject has Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 2.
  • Subject has a life Expectation of at least 12 weeks.
  • In accordance with the indication of chemotherapy and basic requirements: Peripheral haematology: Hb ≥9.0g/dL; absolute neutrophil count ≥1.5×109/L; Platelet count ≥80×109/L Blood biochemistry: Total bilirubin < 1.25×ULN, ALT and AST ≤ 2.5×ULN; If liver metastasis, ALT and AST < 5×ULN, Creatinine ≤ 1×ULN, basic normal serum electrolyte (Na, Ka, Cl, Ca) Other important organs function normally.
  • Female patients of either non-childbearing potential or child-bearing potential use contraceptive methods throughout the clinical trial.
  • Female patients with child-bearing potential must is negative of pregnancy test.
  • Subjects voluntarily and strictly comply with the research protocol requirements and sign a written informed consent
  • Subjects can independently fill out patient diaries.

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients receiving moderate or high emetic radioation therapy within 1 week before chemotherapy or day 1 to 5 after chemotherapy.
  • Within 24 hours after chemotherapy, patients receiving any known or potential antiemetic agents and appearing symptoms vomiting, nausea, or mild nausea symptoms.
  • Scheduled to receive inducer or substrate or strong / moderate inhibitor of cytocrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) within 3 weeks prior to day 1.
  • Patients who cannot tolerate chemotherapy drugs.
  • Serious cardiovascular, pulmonary disease, diabetes, mental and other diseases.
  • Pregnant , breastfeeding and woman with child-bearing potential who are unwilling or unable to take effective contraceptive measures.
  • Drug addict or alcohol abuse.
  • Hypocalcemia or any other condition that may cause vomiting.
  • Patients has significant factors that affect the absorption of oral medication, such as chronic diarrhea or obstruction.
  • Subjects has hypersensitivity to netupitant/palonostron capsules or any of its excipients.
  • Scheduled to receive any antiemetic agents within 3 weeks prior to day 1(including but not limited to: neurokin-1 (NK1) receptor antagonist, 5-HT3 receptor antagonists, olanzapine, scopolamine,et al.).
  • Scheduled to receive benzodiazepine, opioid or opioid derivatives (except midazolam, temazepam or triazolam)within 1 week before chemotherapy or day 1 to 5 after chemotherapy.
  • Subjects are currently enrolled in an other clinical study with any other clinical trials, investigational drugs or observational studies within 21 days of baseline.
  • Investigators judged other situations that may affect the progress and results of clinical research.

Treatment and study plan

Netupitant / Palonosetron Oral Capsule [Akynzeo]

Drug

Akynzeo is the fixed-combination antiemetic comprising netupitant (neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist [NK1 RA]) and palonosetron (5-hydroxytryptamine-3 receptor antagonist [5-HT3 RA]).

Olanzapine

Drug

Olanzapine is an effective antipsychotic drug used in psychiatry to treat psychoses, especially schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders. It belongs to the 2nd generation antipsychotics, its mechanism of action ranks among multireceptor antagonists (MARTA); it affects the dopamine, serotonin, adrenaline, histamine, and muscarinic systems.

Dexamethasone Oral

Drug

synthetic glucocorticoids

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of patients with complete response (CR)

    Time frame: Within 0-120 hours from the initiation of chemotherapy

    Percentage of patients with complete response (CR) defined defined as no vomiting with no use of rescue therapy

Secondary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Patients With CR (acute and delayed)

    Time frame: From the initiation of chemotherapy infusion(0h)up to beginning of day 6(-120 h)

    Percentage of patients with complete response (CR) defined defined as no vomiting with no use of rescue therapy "Acute"period referred to 0-24 h after the initiation of chemotherapy,"delayed"period referred to 24-120 h.

  2. Percentage of patients with overall complete protection(OCP)

    Time frame: During the acute (within 24 hours post-chemotherapy) and delayed (days 2 thorough 5) phases of chemotherapy

    Percentage of patients with overall complete protection(OCP) defined as no emesis, no rescue medication and able mild nausea(VAS≤25mm).

  3. Percentage of patients with overall total control (OTC)

    Time frame: During 0 ~ 24 hours and 0 ~ 168 hours post-chemotherapy

    Percentage of patients with overall total control (OTC) defined as no emesis, no rescue medication and no nausea(VAS≤5mm).

  4. incidence of adverse events

    Time frame: From initiation of chemotherapy to 168 hours after initiation of chemotherapy

    Adverse event s were graded according to NCI CTCAE v 5.0

  5. quality of life questionnaire

    Time frame: From initiation of chemotherapy to 168 hours after initiation of chemotherapy

    Quality of life(QoL) was evaluated by the Chinese version of the self reported Functional Living Index-Emesis (FLIE) questionnaire by individual patients.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Fudan University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Dexamethasone-sparing Based on Netupitant/Palonosetron(NEPA) With Olanzapine for the Effect of Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting in Patients Receiving Highly Emetogenic Chemotherapy: a Randomized Noninferiority III Phase Trial

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Mar 26, 2024
Registry last updated
Apr 9, 2026

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