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Becotatug Vedotin for LA-NPC With a Suboptimal Response to Induction Chemotherapy Combined With Immunotherapy

A Phase 2 interventional study of Becotatug vedotin and Becotatug vedotin in Nasopharyngeal Cancinoma (NPC), sponsored by Sun Yat-sen University. Recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-04-13.

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

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Feb 2026; still recruiting 7 months later.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
59
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Based on the short-term efficacy and plasma EBV DNA levels following immuno-induction chemotherapy, patients with locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma who derive different benefits from this treatment can be identified. For high-risk patients who do not respond to immuno-induction chemotherapy (defined as EBV DNA >0 copies/mL or imaging response evaluation showing SD/PD after immuno-induction chemotherapy), the addition of becotatug vedotin, which has a different mechanism of action, during concurrent radiotherapy and the adjuvant phase may improve patient survival. Based on the above research and background, the investigators plan to conduct the first prospective, single-arm, phase II clinical study of becotatug vedotin in patients with locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma who are suboptimal responsive to immuno-induction chemotherapy, aiming to obtain sufficient evidence-based medical data to provide an additional treatment option for the concurrent and adjuvant phases of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

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Conditions studied

  • Nasopharyngeal Cancinoma (NPC)

Keywords

  • high-risk locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma
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In context

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

  • Voluntary participation and written informed consent must be signed.
  • Age between 18 and 70 years, male or non-pregnant female.
  • Pathologically confirmed nasopharyngeal non-keratinizing carcinoma (differentiated or undifferentiated type, i.e., WHO type II or type III).
  • Stage Any T N2-3 or T4N1 (AJCC 9th edition), with no distant metastasis, and previously untreated nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
  • Efficacy after 3 cycles of induction immunochemotherapy assessed as stable disease (SD) or progressive disease (PD) by nasopharyngoscopy and contrast-enhanced MRI of the nasopharynx and neck.
  • ECOG performance status score of 0 or 1.
  • Adequate hematological function: Hemoglobin (HGB)≥90g/L, White Blood Cell (WBC) ≥ 4.010\^9/L, and Platele (PLT) ≥10010\^9/L.
  • Adequate hepatic function: ALT and AST≤2.5Upper Limit of Normal (ULN), total bilirubin ≤2.0ULN, and serum albumin≥30g/L.
  • Adequate renal function: Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5*ULN or calculated creatinine clearance (CrCl) ≥ 60 mL/min (using the Cockcroft-Gault formula).
  • International Normalized Ratio (INR) and Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT) ≤ 1.5 *ULN (unless the subject is receiving anticoagulant therapy and the coagulation parameters (PT/INR and APTT) are within the expected therapeutic range for the anticoagulant at the time of screening).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with recurrent or distant metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
  • Pathological diagnosis of keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma (WHO Type I).
  • Patients who have previously received radiotherapy or systemic chemotherapy.
  • Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding, or individuals of childbearing potential who are not using effective contraception.
  • HIV positive.
  • History of other malignancies (except for cured basal cell carcinoma or cervical carcinoma in situ).
  • Patients who have previously received immune checkpoint inhibitors (e.g., CTLA-4, PD-1, PD-L1 inhibitors).
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Experimental arm

    1. Induction Chemotherapy (TPP Regimen) Docetaxel 75 mg/m² d1 + Cisplatin (DDP) 75 mg/m² d1 + PD-1 inhibitor , administered every 3 weeks for a total of 3 cycles. 2. Concurrent Radiotherapy (Becotatug vedotin + IMRT) Concurrent radiotherapy commences 3 weeks after the completion of induction chemotherapy: Becotatug vedotin 2.3 mg/kg d1, starting on the first day of radiotherapy, administered every 3 weeks during the radiotherapy period for a total of 3 cycles. The radiotherapy technique employed is intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT). 3. Adjuvant Therapy Adjuvant therapy commences 4-6 weeks after the completion of radiotherapy: Becotatug vedotin 2.3 mg/kg d1, administered every 3 weeks for a total of 3 cycles.

    Drug: Becotatug vedotin

Interventions

  • DrugBecotatug vedotin

    Becotatug vedotin during concurrent radiotherapy and the adjuvant phase

  • DrugBecotatug vedotin

    1. Induction Chemotherapy (TPP Regimen) Docetaxel 75 mg/m² d1 + Cisplatin (DDP) 75 mg/m² d1 + PD-1 inhibitor , administered every 3 weeks for a total of 3 cycles. 2. Concurrent Radiotherapy (Becotatug vedotin + IMRT) Concurrent radiotherapy commences 3 weeks after the completion of induction chemotherapy: Becotatug vedotin 2.3 mg/kg d1, starting on the first day of radiotherapy, administered every 3 weeks during the radiotherapy period for a total of 3 cycles. The radiotherapy technique employed is intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT). 3. Adjuvant Therapy Adjuvant therapy commences 4-6 weeks after the completion of radiotherapy: Becotatug vedotin 2.3 mg/kg d1, administered every 3 weeks for a total of 3 cycles.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Progression-free survival

    Progression-free survival is calculated from the date of treatment initiation to the date of documented local or regional relapse, distant metastasis, or death from any cause, whichever occurred first.

    Time frame: 3 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. Overall survival

    Overall survival is calculated from the date of treatment initiation to death from any cause.

    Time frame: 3 years

  2. Locoregional recurrence-free survival

    Locoregional recurrence-free survival is calculated from the date of treatment initiation to the date of documented locoregional recurrence or death from any cause.

    Time frame: 3 years

  3. Distant metastasis-free survival

    Distant metastasis-free survival is calculated from the date of treatment initiation to the date of documented distant metastasis or death from any cause.

    Time frame: 3 years

  4. Incidence of acute toxicity as assessed by CTCAE v5.0

    Acute adverse events (those that occurred within 1 year of randomisation) are graded according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (version 5.0).

    Time frame: 3 years

  5. Incidence of late toxicity as assessed by the Late Radiation Morbidity Scoring Scheme of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group

    Late adverse events (those occurring \>1 year after randomisation) are graded according to the Late Radiation Morbidity Scoring Scheme of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group.

    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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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 13, 2026, 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
NCT07496190
Lead sponsor
Sun Yat-sen University
Responsible party
Pei-Yu Huang (Principal Investigator, Sun Yat-sen University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Mar 27, 2026
Start date
Feb 10, 2026
Primary completion
Feb 10, 2032 (estimated)
Completion
Feb 10, 2034 (estimated)
Last update
Apr 13, 2026

Study contacts

Pei-Yu Huang
Contact
huangpy@sysucc.org.cn
+86-20-87343379
Qi Yang
Contact
yangqi@sysucc.org.cn

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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