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Metronomic Capecitabine With or Without PD-1 Antibody as Adjuvant Therapy in High-risk Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

A Phase 3 interventional study of PD-1 antibody and Capecitabine in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, sponsored by Sun Yat-sen University. Recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-04-25.

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

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Apr 2022; still recruiting 4 years 5 months later.
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
556
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This trial is aimed to investigate whether additional adjuvant PD-1 antibody treatment could improve survival in high-risk nasopharyngeal carcinoma compared to metronomic capecitabine alone.

Read the detailed description

In this multicenter, randomised controlled, phase 3 trial, patients with T4N+/TanyN2-3 (AJCC/UICC 8th system), or non-metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma with pretreatment EBV DNA > 4000 copies/ml, will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive metronomic capecitabine with or without PD-1 antibody every 3 weeks for 1 year after curative chemoradiation.

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Conditions studied

  • Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Keywords

  • PD-1 antibody
  • Metronomic capecitabine
  • Adjuvant therapy
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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 planned enrollment of 556 is above the median of 45 across 5,170 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.

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  1. Age at diagnosis: 18 \~ 65 years old;
  2. Pathologically confirmed primary nasopharyngeal carcinoma with "non-keratinizing carcinoma (WHO criteria)";
  3. Locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (T4N + or TanyN2-3M0, or TanyNanyM0 pretreatment EBVDNA ≥ 4000 copies/mL) was diagnosed according to the American Joint Committee on Cancer/Union for International Cancer Control (AJCC/UICC) 8th edition clinical staging system.
  4. Induction and concurrent chemoradiotherapy with the recommended regimen have been completed;
  5. ECOG score: 0 \~ 1 points (Appendix II);
  6. It is recommended to initiate adjuvant therapy within 1 month after the completion of the last radiotherapy treatment, no later than 6 weeks;
  7. Normal bone marrow function: white blood cell count > 4 × 109/L, hemoglobin concentration > 90 g/L, platelet count > 100 × 109/L;
  8. Normal liver and kidney function: total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times the upper limit of normal; aspartate aminotransferase and/or alanine aminotransferase ≤ 2.5 times the upper limit of normal; alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2.5 times the upper limit of normal; creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min;
  9. Subjects must sign the informed consent form, and must be willing and able to comply with the visits, treatment regimen, laboratory tests and other requirements specified in the study protocol;
  10. Female subjects of childbearing potential and male subjects with partners of childbearing potential must agree to use reliable contraception (e.g., condoms, regular contraceptives as directed) from screening through 1 year after treatment.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Positive hepatitis B surface antigen and hepatitis B virus quantification > 1 × 1000 copies/ml, or positive anti-hepatitis C virus antibody;
  2. Positive anti-HIV antibody or diagnosis of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (i.e., AIDS);
  3. Conditions such as dysphagia, chronic diarrhea, or bowel obstruction that would interfere with oral medication.
  4. Patients with severe chronic or active infection that must be treated with systemic antibacterial, antifungal or antiviral therapy before randomization, including but not limited to tuberculosis infection
  5. Active, known or suspected autoimmune disease (including but not limited to uveitis, enteritis, hepatitis, pituitary disease, nephritis, vasculitis, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, and asthma requiring bronchiectasis). Except for type I diabetes, hypothyroidism requiring hormone replacement therapy and skin diseases not requiring systemic treatment (such as vitiligo, psoriasis or alopecia); clinicians should perform necessary history, examination and examination before enrollment for the above diseases and then exclude them;
  6. Interstitial lung disease or pneumonia requiring oral or intravenous steroid therapy within 1 year;
  7. Definite clinical evidence of persistent local disease or distant metastasis after chemoradiotherapy;
  8. Systemic hormonal or other immunosuppressive therapy with an equivalent dose of > 10 mg prednisone/day within 28 days prior to informed consent. Subjects with systemic sex hormone doses ≤ 10 mg prednisone/day or inhaled/topical corticosteroids may be included.
  9. Uncontrolled heart disease, such as: 1) heart failure, NYHA level ≥ 2; 2) unstable angina; 3) history of myocardial infarction in the past year; 4) supraventricular arrhythmia or ventricular arrhythmia requiring treatment or intervention;
  10. Pregnant or lactating women (pregnancy test should be considered for sexually active women of childbearing age);
  11. Previous or current other malignancy other than adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, and papillary thyroid carcinoma;
  12. Receipt of live vaccines within 30 days prior to the first course of tislelizumab;
  13. History of organ transplantation;
  14. Other conditions that may jeopardize patient safety or compliance as assessed by the investigator, such as serious illness (including psychiatric disorders) requiring prompt treatment, severely abnormal test results, and other family or social risk factors.
  15. Patients who received surgical treatment, biological therapy, or immunotherapy during or before radiotherapy;
  16. Patients who are receiving or are likely to receive other chemotherapy, biological therapy, or immunotherapy History of severe hypersensitivity to other monoclonal antibodies;
  17. Chemotherapy or surgery (except diagnostic) of the primary tumor or lymph nodes before standard treatment.
  18. History of radiation therapy prior to standard therapy (except for non-melanoma skin cancer).
  19. Patients who are known to be intolerable or sensitive to any therapeutic agents.
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Metronomic Capecitabine with PD-1 antibody arm

    Patients randomised to this arm will receive metronomic capecitabine (650mg/m2, BID, PO) and Tislelizuamb (200mg, iv drip, Q3W) for 1 year as adjuvant therapy, beginning 4-6 weeks after chemoradiation.

    Drug: PD-1 antibody · Drug: Capecitabine

  • Active comparator
    Metronomic Capecitabine alone arm

    Patients randomised to this arm will receive metronomic capecitabine (650mg/m2, BID, PO) alone for 1 year as adjuvant therapy, beginning 4-6 weeks after chemoradiation.

    Drug: Capecitabine

Interventions

  • DrugPD-1 antibody

    Tislelizumab:200 mg per dose, intravenous infusion over 30 minutes, every 3 weeks as a cycle for 17 cycles after concurrent chemoradiotherapy

    Also known as: Tislelizumab

  • DrugCapecitabine

    Capecitabine : 650 mg/m2 bid, orally, d1-21, every 3 weeks as a cycle for 17 cycles after concurrent chemoradiotherapy

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. failure-free survival

    calculated from the date of randomisation to the date of locoregional failure, distant failure, or death from any cause, whichever occurred first

    Time frame: 3 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. overall survival

    calculated from date of randomisation to death

    Time frame: 5 years

  2. distant metastasis-free survival

    calculated from date of randomisation to the first distant failure

    Time frame: 3 years

  3. locoregional recurrence-free survival

    locoregional recurrence-free survival

    Time frame: 3 years

  4. adverse events (AEs) and severe adverse events (SAE)

    graded according to NCI CTCAE v5.0

    Time frame: 5 years

  5. quality of life (QoL)

    the change of QoL from randomization to 12 months after chemoradiation, graded according to EORTC QLQ-C30 V3.0

    Time frame: 3 years

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
    Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — Complete de-identified patient data set

Supporting information: Study protocol, Sap

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 25, 2022, 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
NCT05342792
Lead sponsor
Sun Yat-sen University
Collaborators
Tongji Hospital, Wuhan Union Hospital, China, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Cancer Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, First People's Hospital of Foshan, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Hubei Cancer Hospital, Hunan Cancer Hospital, The Affiliated Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shandong Provincial Hospital
Responsible party
Jun Ma, MD (Hospital Deputy Dean, Sun Yat-sen University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Apr 25, 2022
Start date
Apr 17, 2022
Primary completion
Jun 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Jun 2029 (estimated)
Last update
Apr 25, 2022

Study contacts

Jun Ma, MD
Contact
majun2@mail.sysu.edu.cn
+862087343469
Yuan Zhang, PhD
Contact
zhangyuan@sysucc.org.cn
+862087343469
Jun Ma, MD
principal investigator · Sun Yet-senU

Oversight

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