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CompletedNCT02575547Updated Jul 30, 2020

Effect of Chemoradiotherapy on Nutritional Status in Advanced NPC Patients

An observational study in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma and Malnutrition, sponsored by Zhao Chong. Completed at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-07-30.

Sponsored by Zhao Chong · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Case-only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
186
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is an prospective,open-label, none-interventional, observational, multicenter phase II clinical trial. The purpose of this study is to observe the effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by concurrent chemoradiation therapy(CCRT) on nutritional status in locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma(NPC) patients, analyse the changes of patients' nutrition status during the treatment and the connection between nutrition changes and curative effects, evaluate nutritional risks under the neoadjuvant chemotherapy and CCRT and provide data and basis for further study。

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Conditions studied

  • Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
  • Malnutrition

Keywords

  • Nutritional Status
  • Locoregionally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
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In context

Carcinoma

6,741 studies on the registry are indexed under Carcinoma; 1,161 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 186 is above the median of 149 across 1,175 observational studies indexed under Carcinoma.

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Lead sponsor

Zhao Chong is the lead sponsor of 3 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

III-IVb(Union for International Cancer Control,UICC 7th) NPC patients with histologic diagnosis of World Health Organization(WHO) II

Inclusion criteria

  • Newly histologic diagnosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma(WHO II)
  • All genders,range from 18~65 years old
  • Karnofsky performance status(KPS) ≥ 80
  • Clinical stage III\~IVb(UICC 7th)
  • Without significant digestive system disease,nutritional and metabolic diseases or endocrine disease
  • Without significant cardiac,respiratory,kidney or liver disease
  • Not received radiotherapy, chemotherapy and other anti-tumor treatment(including immunotherapy)
  • white blood cell(WBC) count ≥ 4×109/L, neutrophile granulocyte(NE) count ≥ 1.5×109/L, Hemoglobin(HGB) ≥ 10g/L, platelet(PLT) count ≥ 100×109/L
  • alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase(AST) \< 1.5×upper limit of normal(ULN), bilirubin \< 1.5×ULN, alanine aminotransferase (CCR) ≥ 30ml/min
  • Inform consent form

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Distance metastases
  • Second malignancy within 5 years
  • Drug or alcohol addition
  • Do not have full capacity for civil acts
  • Active systemic infections
  • Chronic consumptions
  • Mental disorder
  • Pregnancy or lactation
  • Concurrent immunotherapy or hormone therapy for other diseases
  • Severe complication, eg, uncontrolled hypertension
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Study design

Observational model
Case-only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
186 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • NC+CCRT

    Patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy(NC) (cisplatin and docetaxel) and CCRT (cisplatin)

    Drug: cisplatin and docetaxel

Interventions

  • Drugcisplatin and docetaxel

    NC:cisplatin 75 mg/m2 intravenous infusion in day1,docetaxel 75 mg/m2 intravenous infusion in day1,both drugs are given every 3 weeks, two courses. CCRT: intensity modulation radiation therapy(IMRT) and cisplatin (100mg/m2 on day 1) every three weeks for three\\three cycles during radiation therapy(RT). Dietary supplement: enteral nutrition and parenteral nutrition

    Also known as: radiation, enteral nutrition and parenteral nutrition

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in Body weight

    Time frame: baseline and 36 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Acute Toxicity

    To evaluate the acute toxicity with Common Terminology Criteria For Adverse Events (CTCAE) 3.0 when adjuvant chemotherapy and concurrent chemoradiation is used.

    Time frame: 3 months

  2. Number of Participants With Abnormal Laboratory Values

    To observe patients' complete blood cell count and blood biochemical examination during the treatment and three years after the treatment.

    Time frame: 36 months

  3. Adverse Events That Are Related to Treatment

    Using European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer(EORTC) quality of life questionnaire(QLQ)-C30(version 3.0) and EORTC QLQ-H\&N35(Version 1.0) to access the quality of life. Collecting data before treatment, 1 week after each 4/5 cycles of chemotherapy, 3 years after all treatment finished.

    Time frame: 36 months

  4. Tumor regressive rate after treatment

    Time frame: 36 months

  5. Late toxicity

    To evaluate the late toxicity with the SOMA criterion after 1/2/3 years of treatment.

    Time frame: 36 months

  6. Three-year locoregional relapse free survival rate

    Time frame: 36 months

  7. Three-year distance metastasis free survival rate

    Time frame: 36 months

  8. Three-year overall survival rate

    Time frame: 36 months

  9. Three-year disease free survival rate

    Time frame: 36 months

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Study locations

1 site
  • Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University
    Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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References and documents

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 30, 2020, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02575547
Lead sponsor
Zhao Chong
Collaborators
Wuhan University, Fudan University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Cancer Hospital of Guizhou Province, Hainan People's Hospital, First People's Hospital of Foshan
Responsible party
Zhao Chong (MD, Sun Yat-sen University) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Oct 14, 2015
Start date
Jun 2015
Primary completion
Jan 2020
Completion
Jun 2020
Last update
Jul 30, 2020

Study contacts

Chong Zhao, M.D
principal investigator · Sun Yat-sen University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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