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Nivolumab in Nasopharyngeal Cancer With Progression During or After Platinum-based Treatment

A Phase 2 interventional study of Opdivo in Nasopharyngeal Cancer, sponsored by Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology. Recruiting at 4 sites in Poland. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-04-24.

Sponsored by Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Dec 2025, 9 months ago, but the record still lists the study as recruiting.
  • Started Aug 2021; still recruiting 5 years 1 month later.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
32
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Multicentre , non-randomized, prospective clinical trial to assess efficacy of Nivolumab in treatment of nasopharyngeal cancer who progressed during or after platinum-based chemotherapy . Patients disqualified from radical therapy . The total number of patients was estimated for 32.

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Conditions studied

  • Nasopharyngeal Cancer
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In context

Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms

240 studies on the registry are indexed under Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms; 47 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 32 is below the median of 60 across 198 interventional studies indexed under Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology is the lead sponsor of 63 studies on the registry; 16 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 and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Age > 18 years old
  2. Histological or cytological documentation of squamous cell carcinoma.
  3. Primary tumor location in nasopharynx
  4. Previous, documented failure on platinum-based chemotherapy or progression of the disease during platinum-based chemotherapy
  5. Tumor recurrence (local or nodal) or generalization (metastasis) occurence during or within 6 months after previous platinum-based chemotherapy
  6. ECOG(Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) performance scale 0-1
  7. Participant is willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study and agrees to undergo all follow up visit and planned procedures.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Known active central nervous system metastases.
  2. Presence of renal insufficiency defined as eGFR(estimated glomerular filtration rate) \< 30 ml/min/m2
  3. Presence of liver disfunction, defined as level of AST(aspartate aminotransferase) and /or ALT(alanine aminotransferase) > 2,5 x ULN(upper limits of normal) (> 5 x ULN in patients with documented liver metastases); total bilirubin > 1,5 xULN ( bilirubin > 1,5 x ULN is acceptable if bilirubin is fractionated and direct bilirubin is \< 35%) or albumin \< 2,5 g/dL
  4. Abnormalities in blood count such as: hemoglobin \< 9 g/dl, platelets \< 100 x 109 /L, Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) \<1,0 x 109 /L
  5. Ejection fraction in echocardiography \< 50%
  6. History of active autoimmune diseases except for type I diabetes, hypothyroidism (treated only with hormone supplementation), psoriasis, albinism.
  7. Patient with diagnosed mental disorder preventing, in Investigator's opinion, from participating in a clinical trial.
  8. Pregnancy or breastfeeding.
  9. Female with childbearing potential or male participant with female partner of childbearing potential, who is unwilling or unable to use an acceptable method of contraception to avoid pregnancy throughout the entire clinical trial period and for 5 months after the end of treatment (last infusion)
  10. Prior therapy with an anti-PD-1/L1/L2 and/or anti-ICOS directed agent
  11. Patient is currently participating in another clinical trial.
  12. Active infection, which significantly affects the patient's clinical condition and requires treatment.
  13. Patient with prior bone marrow or solid organ transplantation.
  14. Patient requires immunosuppressive agents, including steroids (daily dose of prednisone or equivalent > 10 mg)
  15. Known immunodeficiency including HIV/AIDS(human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) infection.
  16. Patient received any live vaccine within 28 days before enrollment.
  17. Heart Failure - NYHA(New York Heart Association functional classification system) III or IV
  18. Coexistence of active malignant tumor or history of malignant tumor after radical treatment with disease-free period > 2 years, except: cervical cancer in situ/ basocellular skin cancer/prostate cancer, after radical treatment.
  19. Other comorbidities symptoms or conditions that in Investigator's judgement prevent patient from participation in clinical trial.
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Experimental therapy:OPDIVO (Nivolumab)

    Drug: Opdivo

Interventions

  • DrugOpdivo

    Dose of Nivolumab is constant and is 240 mg .All patients will undergo maximum of 12 cycles of investigation product's infusion ( around 6 month of treatment).Each cycle will be done in intervals of 14 day (no less than 12 days after previous infusion and no longer than 42 day/6 weeks after previous infusion).

    Also known as: Nivolumab

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Objective response rate (ORR)

    Percentage of objective responses (partial and complete responses combined /partial response (PR)+ complete response(CR)/ by immune Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (iRECIST) response criteria) in MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) after 12 weeks. 1. Partial response - at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the LD(longest diameter) of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum LD(longest diameter) 2. Complete response (CR)- disappearance of all target lesions and short dimension of all lymph nodes \< 10 mm

    Time frame: 12 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. 1.Progression- free survival (PFS) by iRECIST( immune Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours) criteria- from the beginning of treatment to the progression of disease or death.

    Progression will be evaluated in MRI(Magnetic Resonance Imaging) and defined according to iRECIST(immune Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours) criteria: * least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study (this includes the baseline sum if that is the smallest on study) and the sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5 mm. * the appearance of one or more new lesions

    Time frame: 6 month of treatment phase

  2. Overall survival (OS) rate- time of total survival

    Time frame: at 6 months (treatment phase), 12 months and 18 months (6th month and 12th month of long term follow up)

  3. DCR(disease control rate) per RECIST (Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours)

    Defined as not meeting the criteria for progression and PR(partial response)

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 6 months

  4. DoR(duration of response) per RECIST (Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours)

    Measured in MRI(Magnetic Resonance Imaging) from the time when measurement criteria for complete/ partial response are met till time when progression of the disease is documented.

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year

  5. Change in quality of life in EORTC QLQ-C30(European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire) (version 3.0) .A high scale score represents a higher response level.

    Time frame: from first infusion to last follow up ( 3 month, 6 month, 9 month,12month follow up)

  6. Safety assessment of treatment with Nivolumab measured by excesive toxity

    Time frame: Each visit during treatment phase -12 cycles of investigation product's infusion (around 6 month of treatment).

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Study locations

4 of 4 sites recruiting
  • Klinika Hematologii z Pododziałem Chorób Naczyń Uniwersyteckiego Szpitala Klinicznego w Białymstoku
    Białystok, Poland
    Recruiting
  • Klinika Hematologii i Transplantologii Gdańskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego
    Gdańsk, Poland
    Recruiting
  • Klinika Transplantacji Szpiku i Onkohematologii Narodowy Instytut Onkologii im. Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Oddział w Gliwicach
    Gliwice, 44-101, Poland
    Recruiting
  • Klinika Hematologii i Transplantacji Szpiku, Świętokrzyskie Centrum Onkologii
    Kielce, Poland
    Recruiting
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 24, 2025, 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
NCT04875611
Lead sponsor
Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology
Collaborators
KCRI
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 6, 2021
Start date
Aug 26, 2021
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2025 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 31, 2025 (estimated)
Last update
Apr 24, 2025

Oversight

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