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Sintilimab Combined With Anlotinib and Taxane-Based Chemotherap for Recurrent/Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

A Phase 2 interventional study of Sintilimab + Anlotinib + taxane-based chemotherapy in Recurrent or Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, sponsored by Ming-Yuan Chen. Recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-05-12.

Sponsored by Ming-Yuan Chen · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 7 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Sep 2025, registered May 2026).
  • Started Sep 2025; still recruiting 1 year later.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
33
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a prospective, single-arm Phase 2 study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of sintilimab combined with anlotinib and taxane-based chemotherapy in patients with recurrent (not unable to locally curative treatment) or metastatic NPC who failed at least first-line platinum-containing standard regimen and/or anti PD-1/L1.

Read the detailed description

Thirty-three recurrent (not unable to locally curative treatment) or metastatic NPC patients who had failed at least first-line platinum-containing standard regimen and/or anti PD-1/L1 were eligible to receive sintilimab combined with anlotinib and taxane-based chemotherapy (comprising docetaxel \<75mg/m²>, paclitaxel \<175mg/m²>, or nab-paclitaxel \<260mg/m²>; Select one chemotherapeutic drug not previously used.), once every 3 weeks for up to 6 cycles, following sintilimab and anlotinib once every 3 weeks for 2 years. All patients will be treated until disease progression as determined by the investigator based on RECIST 1.1 criteria, intolerable toxicity, subject withdrawal of informed consent, initiation of new antitumor therapy, loss of follow-up, death, or study completion, whichever occurs first. Regular visits and imaging examinations will be conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the treatment regimen.

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Conditions studied

  • Recurrent or Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Keywords

  • Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
  • Metastatic
  • Sintilimab
  • Anlotinib
  • taxane-based chemotherapy
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In context

Recurrence

4,279 studies on the registry are indexed under Recurrence; 988 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 33 is below the median of 50 across 3,374 interventional studies indexed under Recurrence.

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Lead sponsor

Ming-Yuan Chen is the lead sponsor of 12 studies on the registry; 12 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 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Sign a written informed consent before implementing any trial-related procedures.
  2. Age is 18 or older and 65 or younger.
  3. Nasopharyngeal nonkeratinizing carcinoma (differentiated or undifferentiated, i.e. WHO type II or III) with histological or cytological evidence.
  4. Recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma that has failed previous treatment with first-line platinum-containing standard regimens and/or second-line standard regimens.
  5. At least one measurable lesion according to the evaluation criteria for the efficacy of solid tumors (RECIST v1.1) is considered measurable if a lesion in a previously irradiated field is confirmed to have progressed;
  6. Participants with asymptomatic brain metastases or stable symptoms after local treatment may be enrolled, provided they meet the following criteria: 1) Measurable lesions outside the central nervous system; 2) No central nervous system symptoms or no symptom exacerbation within at least two weeks; 3) No need for glucocorticoid therapy, discontinued glucocorticoid treatment within seven days prior to initial administration, or stabilized glucocorticoid dosage within seven days prior to initial administration reduced to below 10 mg/day prednisone (or equivalent dose)
  7. Allow the subject to receive palliative radiotherapy (including cranial radiotherapy for symptomatic brain metastases), provided that the radiotherapy is completed at least 1 week prior to enrollment and that the toxicity associated with radiotherapy is restored to less than or equal to grade 1 (CTCAE 5.0, except for hair loss)
  8. ECOG score 0-1.
  9. Life expectancy> 3 months.
  10. If there is a risk of pregnancy, all subjects (male or female) should use contraception with an annual failure rate of less than 1% throughout the treatment period and for 120 days after the last study drug administration (or 180 days after the last study drug administration).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Diagnosis of a malignancy other than nasopharyngeal carcinoma within 5 years prior to the first dose (excluding cured basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous epithelial carcinoma of the skin, and/or cured carcinoma in situ that has been resected);
  2. Participants are currently enrolled in an interventional clinical study treatment or have received another investigational drug or used an investigational device within 4 weeks prior to the first dose
  3. Within 2 weeks before the first administration, patients received systemic treatment with traditional Chinese medicine or immunomodulatory drugs (including thymosin, interferon, interleukin, except for local use to control pleural effusion) for anti-tumor indications
  4. Active autoimmune diseases requiring systemic therapy (e.g., disease-modifying agents, glucocorticoids, or immunosuppressants) that occurred within 2 years prior to the first treatment. Replacement therapy (e.g., thyroid hormone, insulin, or physiologically administered glucocorticoids for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency) is not considered systemic therapy
  5. Study participants were receiving systemic glucocorticoid therapy (not including nasal, inhaled or other topical glucocorticoids) or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to the first study administration;
  6. The presence of clinically uncontrolled pleural/abdominal effusion (no drainage is required or the subject does not show significant increase in fluid over 3 days of discontinuation of drainage is eligible for enrollment)
  7. Known allogeneic organ transplantation (except corneal transplantation) or allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation;
  8. Patients who are known to be allergic to the active ingredient or excipient of the study drug, sintilimab and anlotinib hydrochloride;
  9. Patients with multiple factors affecting oral medications (e.g., dysphagia, postgastrectomy, chronic diarrhea, intestinal obstruction, etc.);
  10. Cough, severe liver and kidney dysfunction;
  11. Not fully recovered from toxicity and/or complications caused by any intervention prior to starting treatment (i.e., ≤1 grade or baseline, excluding fatigue or hair loss)
  12. History of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (i.e., HIV 1/2 antibody positive);
  13. Untreated active hepatitis B (defined as HBsAg-positive with HBV DNA copy count exceeding the upper limit of normal values in the laboratory department of the research center); Note: Eligible participants also include those meeting the following criteria: 1) HBV viral loa
  14. Active HCV-infected subjects (HCV antibody positive and HCV-RNA levels above the detection limit);
  15. Vaccinated with a live vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose (Day 1 of Week 1); Note: Influenza vaccine injections for seasonal influenza are permitted within 30 days prior to the first dose; however, intranasal administration of live attenuated influenza vaccine is not permitted.
  16. Pregnant or lactating women;
  17. Participants with any severe or uncontrolled systemic diseases, such as: 1) significant and symptomatically severe abnormalities in rhythm, conduction, or morphology observed on resting electrocardiogram (e.g., complete left bundle branch block, second-degree or higher cardiac block, ventricular arrhythmias, or atrial fibrillation); 2) unstable angina, congestive heart failure, or chronic heart failure classified as NYHA Class II or higher; 3) myocardial infarction within six months prior to enrollment; 4) suboptimal blood pressure control (systolic>140 mmHg, diastolic>90 mmHg); 5) history of non-infectious pneumonia requiring glucocorticoid therapy within one year prior to first administration, or current clinical active interstitial lung disease; 6) active pulmonary tuberculosis; 7) active or uncontrolled infections requiring systemic treatment; 8) active diverticulitis, peritoneal abscess, or gastrointestinal obstruction; 9) liver disorders including cirrhosis, decompensated cirrhosis, acute/chronic active hepatitis; 10) poorly controlled diabetes (fasting blood glucose>10mmol/L); 11) urine protein ≥++ detected in urinalysis with confirmed 24-hour protein>1.0 g; participants with psychiatric disorders and poor treatment compliance
  18. History or evidence of disease, abnormal treatment or laboratory test values that may interfere with the results of the trial and prevent the subject from participating in the study, or other conditions that the investigator deems unsuitable for enrollment, or other potential risks that the investigator deems unsuitable for participation in this study.
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Triple combination regimen

    Drug: Sintilimab 200mg, D1, Q3W, iv drip, Drug: Anlotinib 12mg, D1-14, Q3W, PO Drug: Taxane chemotherapy Docetaxel, 75mg/m², D1, Q3W, iv drip, maximum 6 cycles; or paclitaxel, 175mg/m², D1, Q3W, iv drip, maximum 6 cycles; or nab-paclitaxel, 260mg/m², D1, Q3W, iv drip, maximum 6 cycles. Select one chemotherapeutic drug not previously used.

    Drug: Sintilimab + Anlotinib + taxane-based chemotherapy

Interventions

  • DrugSintilimab + Anlotinib + taxane-based chemotherapy

    Drug: Sintilimab 200mg, D1, Q3W, iv drip, Drug: Anlotinib 12mg, D1-14, Q3W, PO Drug: Taxane chemotherapy Docetaxel, 75mg/m², D1, Q3W, iv drip, maximum 6 cycles; or paclitaxel, 175mg/m², D1, Q3W, iv drip, maximum 6 cycles; or nab-paclitaxel, 260mg/m², D1, Q3W, iv drip, maximum 6 cycles. Select one chemotherapeutic drug not previously used.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Objective response rate (ORR)

    Objective response rate (ORR) is defined as the proportion of patients with a complete response or partial response to treatment

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 2 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. Disease control rate (DCR)

    Disease Control Rate (DCR) is defined as the percentage of patients who have achieved complete response, partial response and stable disease to a therapeutic intervention in clinical trials of anticancer agents

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 2 years

  2. Duration of Response (DOR)

    Duration of Response (DOR) is defined as time from the first assessment of CR or PR until the date of the first occurrence of PD, or until the date of death

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 2 years

  3. Progression-Free Survival (PFS)

    Progression-Free Survival (PFS) is defined as the time from randomization to progression or death

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 2 years

  4. Overall survival (OS)

    Overall survival (OS) is defined as the duration from the date of diagnosis to death or last follow-up, with no restriction on the cause of death.

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 2 years

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University Zhuhai, Guangdong, China, 519000
    Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No — Data can be requested from the corresponding author beginning 1 year after publication of the study.

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 May 12, 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
NCT07581821
Lead sponsor
Ming-Yuan Chen
Responsible party
Ming-Yuan Chen (Archiater, Sun Yat-sen University) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
May 12, 2026
Start date
Sep 15, 2025
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 31, 2028 (estimated)
Last update
May 12, 2026

Study contacts

Ming-Yuan Chen, MD, PhD
Contact
chmingy@mail.sysu.edu.cn
+86-13903052650
Jijin Yao, MD
Contact
yaojj23@mail.sysu.edu.cn
+86-15692424219

Oversight

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