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Active, not recruitingNCT03306121Updated May 22, 2023

TPF+CCRT vs.CCRT+PF in High Risk Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

A Phase 3 interventional study of TPF+CCRT and CCRT+ PF in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, sponsored by Sun Yat-sen University. Active, not recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-05-22.

Sponsored by Sun Yat-sen University · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
322
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

To see the effect of induction chemotherapy(TPF) followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy versus concurrent chemoradiotherapy followed by adjuvant chemotherapy (PF) in treating patients with high risk nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC).

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Patients presented with non-keratinizing NPC and stage AnyTN2-3M0 and plasma EBV DNA≥1500copies/ml are randomly assigned to receive TPF(paclitaxel liposome+cisplatin+5-fluorouracil) induction chemotherapy plus concurrent chemoradiotherapy (investigational arm) or concurrent chemoradiotherapy plus PF (cisplatin+5-fluorouracil) adjuvant chemotherapy (control arm). Patients in both arms receive intensity-modulated radiotherapy(IMRT), and cisplatin (100mg/m2) every three weeks for three cycles during radiotherapy. Patients in the investigational arm receive paclitaxel liposome (135mg/m2 on day 1), cisplatin (25mg/m2 on day 1-3) and 5-fluorouracil (750mg/m2 civ 120h) every three weeks for three cycles before the radiotherapy. Patients in the control arm receive adjuvant cisplatin (80mg/m2 on day 1) and 5-fluorouracil (1000mg/m2 civ 96h) every four weeks for three cycles after the radiotherapy. The primary end point is progress-free survival (PFS). Secondary end points include overall survival(OS),locoregional failure-free survival(LRRFS), distant metastasis-free survival(DMFS), overall response rates after treatments and toxic effects(short-term and long-term). All efficacy analyses are conducted in the intention-to-treat population.

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Conditions studied

  • Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Keywords

  • Nasopharyngeal carcinoma;Induction chemotherapy
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with newly histologically confirmed non-keratinizing carcinoma (according to World Health Organization (WHO) histologically type).
  • Original clinical staged as anyT N2-3M0(according to the American Joint Committee on Cancer(AJCC) 7th edition)and plasma EBVDNA≥1500copies/ml
  • No evidence of distant metastasis (M0).
  • Age 18-65 years old.
  • ECOG Performance status less or equal to 1
  • Adequate marrow: leucocyte count ≥4000/μL, hemoglobin ≥90g/L and platelet count ≥100000/μL.
  • Normal liver function test: Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)、Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) \<1.5×upper limit of normal (ULN) concomitant with alkaline phosphatase (ALP) ≤2.5×ULN, and bilirubin ≤ULN.
  • Adequate renal function: creatinine clearance ≥60 ml/min.
  • Patients must be informed of the investigational nature of this study and give written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • WHO Type keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma or basaloid squamous cell carcinoma.
  • Age \<18 or >65years.
  • Treatment with palliative intent.
  • Prior malignancy except adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, in situ cervical cancer.
  • Pregnancy or lactation.
  • History of previous radiotherapy (except for non-melanomatous skin cancers outside intended RT treatment volume).
  • Prior chemotherapy or surgery (except diagnostic) to primary tumor or nodes.
  • Any severe intercurrent disease, which may bring unacceptable risk or affect the compliance of the trial, for example, unstable cardiac disease requiring treatment, renal disease, chronic hepatitis, diabetes with poor control (fasting plasma glucose >1.5×ULN), and emotional disturbance.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
322 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    TPF+CCRT

    Patients receive induction chemotherapy with paclitaxel liposome (135mg/m2 on day 1) ,cisplatin (25mg/m2 on day 1-3) and 5-fluorouracil (750mg/m2 civ 120h) every three weeks for three cycles before radiotherapy, then followed by concurrent IMRT and cisplatin (100mg/m2) concurrent every three weeks during radiotherapy (D1,D22,D43 of RT) .

    Drug: TPF+CCRT

  • Active comparator
    CCRT+ PF

    Patients receive concurrent IMRT and cisplatin (100mg/m2) concurrent every three weeks during radiotherapy (D1,D22,D43 of RT) , then followed by three cycles of adjuvant chemotherapy with cisplatin (80mg/m2 on day 1) and 5-fluorouracil (1000mg/m2 civ 96h) every four weeks for three cycles four weeks after radiotherapy.

    Drug: CCRT+ PF

Interventions

  • DrugTPF+CCRT

    Patients receive paclitaxel liposome (135mg/m2 on day 1) , cisplatin (25mg/m2 on day 1-3) and 5-fluorouracil (750mg/m2 civ 120h) every three weeks for three cycles of induction chemotherapy before radiotherapy. Patients receive IMRT and cisplatin (100mg/m2) every three weeks for three cycles during radiotherapy (D1,D22,D43 of RT)

    Also known as: TPF induction chemotherapy

  • DrugCCRT+ PF

    Patients receive cisplatin (80mg/m2 on day 1) and 5-fluorouracil (1000mg/m2 civ 96h) every four weeks for three cycles 4 weeks after radiotherapy. Patients receive IMRT and cisplatin (100mg/m2) every three weeks for three cycles during radiotherapy (D1,D22,D43 of RT)

    Also known as: Adjuvant PF

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Progress-free survival(PFS)

    Progress-free survival is calculated from the date of randomization to the date of the first progress at any site or death from any cause or censored at the date of the last follow-up.

    Time frame: 3 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. Overall survival(OS)

    The OS was defined as the duration from the date of random assignment to the date of death from any cause or censored at the date of the last follow-up.

    Time frame: 3 years

  2. Locoregional failure-free survival(LRRFS)

    The LRRFS is evaluated and calculated from the date of random assignment until the day of first locoregional relapse or until the date of the last follow-up visit.

    Time frame: 3 years

  3. Distant metastasis-free survival(DMFS)

    The DMFS is evaluated and calculated from the date of random assignment until the day of first distant metastases or until the date of the last follow-up visit.

    Time frame: 3 years

  4. Overall response rate

    Tumour response was classified according to RECIST, version 1.1

    Time frame: 16 weeks after completion of IMRT

  5. Incidence of acute and late toxicity

    Incidence of acute toxicity is calculated for each adverse event respectively and severity is evaluated on basis of Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) 4.0 criteria.Late radiation toxicities were assessed using the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group and European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer late radiation morbidity scoring scheme.

    Time frame: 3 years

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Study locations

1 site
  • Sun Yat-sen Universitty Cancer Center
    Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China
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References and documents

Publications

  • Al-Sarraf M, LeBlanc M, Giri PG, Fu KK, Cooper J, Vuong T, Forastiere AA, Adams G, Sakr WA, Schuller DE, Ensley JF. Chemoradiotherapy versus radiotherapy in patients with advanced nasopharyngeal cancer: phase III randomized Intergroup study 0099. J Clin Oncol. 1998 Apr;16(4):1310-7. doi: 10.1200/JCO.1998.16.4.1310. PubMed 9552031 ↗
  • Lee AW, Tung SY, Ngan RK, Chappell R, Chua DT, Lu TX, Siu L, Tan T, Chan LK, Ng WT, Leung TW, Fu YT, Au GK, Zhao C, O'Sullivan B, Tan EH, Lau WH. Factors contributing to the efficacy of concurrent-adjuvant chemotherapy for locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma: combined analyses of NPC-9901 and NPC-9902 Trials. Eur J Cancer. 2011 Mar;47(5):656-66. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2010.10.026. Epub 2010 Nov 26. PubMed 21112774 ↗
  • Blanchard P, Lee A, Marguet S, Leclercq J, Ng WT, Ma J, Chan AT, Huang PY, Benhamou E, Zhu G, Chua DT, Chen Y, Mai HQ, Kwong DL, Cheah SL, Moon J, Tung Y, Chi KH, Fountzilas G, Zhang L, Hui EP, Lu TX, Bourhis J, Pignon JP; MAC-NPC Collaborative Group. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: an update of the MAC-NPC meta-analysis. Lancet Oncol. 2015 Jun;16(6):645-55. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(15)70126-9. Epub 2015 May 6. PubMed 25957714 ↗
  • Sun Y, Li WF, Chen NY, Zhang N, Hu GQ, Xie FY, Sun Y, Chen XZ, Li JG, Zhu XD, Hu CS, Xu XY, Chen YY, Hu WH, Guo L, Mo HY, Chen L, Mao YP, Sun R, Ai P, Liang SB, Long GX, Zheng BM, Feng XL, Gong XC, Li L, Shen CY, Xu JY, Guo Y, Chen YM, Zhang F, Lin L, Tang LL, Liu MZ, Ma J. Induction chemotherapy plus concurrent chemoradiotherapy versus concurrent chemoradiotherapy alone in locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a phase 3, multicentre, randomised controlled trial. Lancet Oncol. 2016 Nov;17(11):1509-1520. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(16)30410-7. Epub 2016 Sep 27. PubMed 27686945 ↗
  • Chen C, Wang FH, An X, Luo HY, Wang ZQ, Liang Y, Zhang L, Li YH. Triplet combination with paclitaxel, cisplatin and 5-FU is effective in metastatic and/or recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2013 Feb;71(2):371-8. doi: 10.1007/s00280-012-2020-x. Epub 2012 Nov 10. PubMed 23143190 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03306121
Lead sponsor
Sun Yat-sen University
Responsible party
Hai-Qiang Mai,MD,PhD (Professor, Sun Yat-sen University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Oct 10, 2017
Start date
Nov 13, 2017
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2023 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 31, 2026 (estimated)
Last update
May 22, 2023

Study contacts

Hai-Qiang Mai, MD,PhD
study chair · Sun Yat-sen Universitty Cancer Center

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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