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Active, not recruitingNCT03708822Updated Jan 18, 2024

Study of Docetaxel and Cisplatin Combined With Nimotuzumab As First-Line Treatment in Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

A Phase 2 interventional study of Docetaxel and Cisplatin and Nimotuzumab in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, sponsored by Sun Yat-sen University. Active, not recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-01-18.

Sponsored by Sun Yat-sen University · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
48
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this single arm,phase Ⅱ clinical trail is to determine the safety and efficacy of docetaxel and cisplatin combined with Nimotuzumab in the treatment of recurrent and metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma

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Conditions studied

  • Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
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In context

Carcinoma

6,745 studies on the registry are indexed under Carcinoma; 1,163 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 48 is close to the median of 45 across 5,174 interventional studies indexed under Carcinoma.

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Lead sponsor

Sun Yat-sen University is the lead sponsor of 1,644 studies on the registry; 602 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 70 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • biopsy proved nasopharyngeal carcinoma;
  • stage IVB according to the eighth edition American Joint Committee on Cancer/Union for International Cancer Control staging system, or recurrent disease beyond more than 6 months after curative chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy;
  • 18-70 years;
  • without other malignancy;
  • had at least one measurable disease;
  • had an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-2;
  • estimated life expectancy exceeding 3 months;
  • adequate functions of the major organs.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • allergic to docetaxel or cisplatin or nimotuzumab;
  • pregnant or lactating female;
  • patients received other clinical trails within 3 months;
  • had serious infections, comorbidities or vital organs dysfunction.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
48 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Docetaxel and Cisplatin and Nimotuzumab

    All eligible patients received intravenous nimotuzumab plus docetaxel and cisplatin every 3 weeks for a maximum of 6 cycles, or until disease progression, death, intolerable toxicity.

    Drug: Docetaxel and Cisplatin and Nimotuzumab

Interventions

  • DrugDocetaxel and Cisplatin and Nimotuzumab

    Intravenous nimotuzumab (200 mg on days 1, 8, and 15) ; Intravenous docetaxel (75 mg/m2 on day 1) ; Intravenous cisplatin (75 mg/m2 on day 1) ;

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. overall response rate

    the proportion of patients achieved partial response (PR) and complete response (CR) according to RECIST v1.1

    Time frame: up to 18 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. disease control rate

    the proportion of patients achieved CR, PR, or stable disease \[SD\]

    Time frame: up to 18 weeks

  2. duration of response

    time interval from the first day of documented response to progressive disease \[PD\] or death from any cause

    Time frame: From date of documented response until the date of progressive disease [PD] or death, whichever came first, assessed up to 12 months

  3. progression-free survival

    time interval from the enrolled date to the documented PD or death from any cause or censored at the last follow-up

    Time frame: From date of the enrollment until the date of the documented PD or death, whichever came first, assessed up to 12 months

  4. overall survival

    time interval from the enrolled date to death from any cause or last follow-up

    Time frame: From date of the enrollment until the date of the documented death, assessed up to 72 months

  5. adverse events

    treatment-related adverse events graded for severity according to the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 4.0

    Time frame: up to 18 weeks

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Study locations

1 site
  • Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University,
    Guangzhou, 51000, China
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 18, 2024, 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
NCT03708822
Lead sponsor
Sun Yat-sen University
Responsible party
Qingqing Cai (Chief physician, Sun Yat-sen University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Oct 17, 2018
Start date
Oct 15, 2018
Primary completion
Jul 20, 2022
Completion
Jun 30, 2024 (estimated)
Last update
Jan 18, 2024

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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