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NCT Number: NCT03930498

Programmed Death-1 (PD-1) Antibody Combined With Chemoradiotherapy in High-risk Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

This is a a prospective, single-arm phase II clinical trial. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and adverse effect of PD-1 antibody with chemotherapy in high-risk recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Diagnosed as local recurrence ± regional recurrence after ≥1 year of radical treatment;
  • Not suitable for surgery;
  • Newly histologic diagnosis of NPC (WHO II/III);
  • Clinical stage rII-IVa (AJCC/UICC 8th);
  • ECOG 0-1 point;
  • PRANCIS score > 252 points;
  • No treatment to rNPC, such as radiotherapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy or biotherapy;
  • No contraindications to immunotherapy or chemoradiotherapy;
  • Adequate marrow function: WBC count ≥ 3×10E9/L, NE count ≥ 1.5×10E9/L, HGB ≥ 90g/L, PLT count ≥ 100×10E9/L;
  • Adequate liver function: ALT/AST ≤ 2.5×ULN, TBIL ≤ 2.0×ULN;
  • Adequate renal function: BUN/CRE ≤ 1.5×ULN or endogenous creatinine clearance ≥ 60ml/min (Cockcroft-Gault formula);
  • Take effective contraceptions during and two months after treatment;
  • Patients must be informed of the investigational nature of this study and give written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

  • Have recurrence with local necrosis;
  • Have ≥G3 late toxicities, except for skin, subcutaneous tissue or mucosa;
  • Unexplained fever > 38.5 ℃, except for tumor fever;
  • Treated with ≥ 5 days antibiotics one month before enrollment;
  • Have active autoimmune disease (e.g., uveitis, enteritis, hepatitis, hypophysitis, nephritis, vasculitis, hyperthyroidism, and asthma requiring bronchodilator therapy);
  • Have a known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), active Hepatitis B (HBV-DNA ≥10E3copiers/ml) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody positive;
  • Have previously treated with PD-1 antibody or other immunotherapy for PD-1/PD-L1 pathway;
  • Have New York Heart Association (NYHA) class 3 or 4, unstable angina, myocardial -infarction within 1 year, or clinically meaningful arrhythmia that requires treatment;
  • Have known allergy to large molecule protein products or any compound of study therapy;
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding;
  • Prior malignancy except adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer, in situ cervical cancer, and papillary thyroid carcinoma;
  • Have received a live vaccine within 30 days of planned start of study therapy Has psychiatric drug or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with cooperation with the requirements of the trial;
  • Any other condition, including mental illness or domestic/social factors, deemed by the investigator to be likely to interfere with a patient's ability to sign informed consent, cooperate and participate in the study, or interferes with the interpretation of the results.

Treatment and study plan

PD-1 blocking antibody

Drug

Toripalimab is an antibody targeting PD-1 developed by Shanghai Junshi Biosciences Co., Ltd.

Other names: JS001

Chemotherapy

Drug

Cisplatin and Gemcitabine

IMRT

Radiation

IMRT 60-66Gy, 1.8-2.0Gy/f/day

Primary outcomes

  1. Overall survival

    Time frame: 2 years

    From date of recruitment to death

Secondary outcomes

  1. Objective response rate

    Time frame: After 3 cycles of GP chemothrapy plus PD-1 antibody (each cycle is 21 days)

    Patient's short-term effect

  2. Disease control rate

    Time frame: After 3 cycles of GP chemothrapy plus PD-1 antibody (each cycle is 21 days)

    Patient's short-term effect

  3. Progression free survival

    Time frame: 2 years

    From date of recruitment to disease progression or death

  4. Adverse effects

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 3 months

    Evaluating with CTCAE v5.0

  5. Quality of life: EuroQoL 5 dimension

    Time frame: through whole study, an average of 2 years

    Evaluating with questionnaire of EuroQoL 5 dimension, 5 level health state utility index (EQ-5D-5L)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Sun Yat-sen University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

PD-1 Antibody Combined With Chemotherapy in High-risk Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: a Prospective, Open, Single-arm Phase II Clinical Trial

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2026
First posted
Apr 29, 2019
Registry last updated
May 11, 2026

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