De-escalation Protocols in Locoregionally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma focused on measuring Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, De-escalation
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Histological diagnosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma
- Stage III or IVA according to UICC/AJCC 8th staging system
- Age ≥18
- No prior anti-tumor treatment
- Karnofsky Performance Score (KPS)≥70
- Adequate blood supply
- Informed consent obtained
Exclusion Criteria:
- Can not take contrast-MRI imaging
- Pregnant
- Combined with other malignant tumor (except basal cell carcinoma of skin)
Sites / Locations
- Fudan Universtiy Shanghai Cancer Centre
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Toxicities reduced treatment
Conventional treatment
Patients receive docetaxel(75mg/m2 d1) and cisplatin(25 mg/m2 d1-3) every 3 weeks for 3 cycles as induction chemotherapy, followed by omitting concurrent cisplatin chemotherapy when responses to induction chemotherapy are ≥ 50% Partial Response(PR).
Patients receive docetaxel(75mg/m2 d1) and cisplatin(25 mg/m2 d1-3) every 3 weeks for 3 cycles as induction chemotherapy, followed by concurrent cisplatin chemotherapy with standard radiation dose when responses to induction chemotherapy are less than 50% Partial Response(PR).