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

Primary Purpose

Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Status
Recruiting
Phase
Phase 3
Locations
China
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
PD-1 antibody
Capecitabine
Sponsored by
Sun Yat-sen University
About
Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma focused on measuring PD-1 antibody, Metronomic capecitabine, Adjuvant therapy

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

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:

  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.

Sites / Locations

  • Sun Yat-sen University Cancer CenterRecruiting

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

Experimental

Active Comparator

Arm Label

Metronomic Capecitabine with PD-1 antibody arm

Metronomic Capecitabine alone arm

Arm Description

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.

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.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

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

Secondary Outcome Measures

overall survival
calculated from date of randomisation to death
distant metastasis-free survival
calculated from date of randomisation to the first distant failure
locoregional recurrence-free survival
locoregional recurrence-free survival
adverse events (AEs) and severe adverse events (SAE)
graded according to NCI CTCAE v5.0
quality of life (QoL)
the change of QoL from randomization to 12 months after chemoradiation, graded according to EORTC QLQ-C30 V3.0

Full Information

First Posted
April 17, 2022
Last Updated
April 17, 2022
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
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT05342792
Brief Title
Metronomic Capecitabine With or Without PD-1 Antibody as Adjuvant Therapy in High-risk Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Official Title
Metronomic Capecitabine With or Without Tislelizuamb (PD-1 Antibody) as Adjuvant Therapy in High-risk Non-metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: a Multicentre, Open-label, Randomised Phase 3 Trial
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
April 2022
Overall Recruitment Status
Recruiting
Study Start Date
April 17, 2022 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
June 2027 (Anticipated)
Study Completion Date
June 2029 (Anticipated)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the 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

4. Oversight

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
Data Monitoring Committee
Yes

5. Study Description

Brief 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.
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.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Keywords
PD-1 antibody, Metronomic capecitabine, Adjuvant therapy

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 3
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
556 (Anticipated)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Metronomic Capecitabine with PD-1 antibody arm
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
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.
Arm Title
Metronomic Capecitabine alone arm
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Arm Description
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.
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
PD-1 antibody
Other Intervention Name(s)
Tislelizumab
Intervention Description
Tislelizumab:200 mg per dose, intravenous infusion over 30 minutes, every 3 weeks as a cycle for 17 cycles after concurrent chemoradiotherapy
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Capecitabine
Intervention Description
Capecitabine : 650 mg/m2 bid, orally, d1-21, every 3 weeks as a cycle for 17 cycles after concurrent chemoradiotherapy
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
failure-free survival
Description
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 Outcome Measure Information:
Title
overall survival
Description
calculated from date of randomisation to death
Time Frame
5 years
Title
distant metastasis-free survival
Description
calculated from date of randomisation to the first distant failure
Time Frame
3 years
Title
locoregional recurrence-free survival
Description
locoregional recurrence-free survival
Time Frame
3 years
Title
adverse events (AEs) and severe adverse events (SAE)
Description
graded according to NCI CTCAE v5.0
Time Frame
5 years
Title
quality of life (QoL)
Description
the change of QoL from randomization to 12 months after chemoradiation, graded according to EORTC QLQ-C30 V3.0
Time Frame
3 years

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
65 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Age at diagnosis: 18 ~ 65 years old; Pathologically confirmed primary nasopharyngeal carcinoma with "non-keratinizing carcinoma (WHO criteria)"; 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. Induction and concurrent chemoradiotherapy with the recommended regimen have been completed; ECOG score: 0 ~ 1 points (Appendix II); It is recommended to initiate adjuvant therapy within 1 month after the completion of the last radiotherapy treatment, no later than 6 weeks; Normal bone marrow function: white blood cell count > 4 × 109/L, hemoglobin concentration > 90 g/L, platelet count > 100 × 109/L; 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; 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; 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: Positive hepatitis B surface antigen and hepatitis B virus quantification > 1 × 1000 copies/ml, or positive anti-hepatitis C virus antibody; Positive anti-HIV antibody or diagnosis of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (i.e., AIDS); Conditions such as dysphagia, chronic diarrhea, or bowel obstruction that would interfere with oral medication. 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 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; Interstitial lung disease or pneumonia requiring oral or intravenous steroid therapy within 1 year; Definite clinical evidence of persistent local disease or distant metastasis after chemoradiotherapy; 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. 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; Pregnant or lactating women (pregnancy test should be considered for sexually active women of childbearing age); Previous or current other malignancy other than adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, and papillary thyroid carcinoma; Receipt of live vaccines within 30 days prior to the first course of tislelizumab; History of organ transplantation; 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. Patients who received surgical treatment, biological therapy, or immunotherapy during or before radiotherapy; Patients who are receiving or are likely to receive other chemotherapy, biological therapy, or immunotherapy History of severe hypersensitivity to other monoclonal antibodies; Chemotherapy or surgery (except diagnostic) of the primary tumor or lymph nodes before standard treatment. History of radiation therapy prior to standard therapy (except for non-melanoma skin cancer). Patients who are known to be intolerable or sensitive to any therapeutic agents.
Central Contact Person:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name or Official Title & Degree
Jun Ma, MD
Phone
+862087343469
Email
majun2@mail.sysu.edu.cn
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name or Official Title & Degree
Yuan Zhang, PhD
Phone
+862087343469
Email
zhangyuan@sysucc.org.cn
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Jun Ma, MD
Organizational Affiliation
Sun Yet-senU
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
City
Guangzhou
State/Province
Guangdong
ZIP/Postal Code
510060
Country
China
Individual Site Status
Recruiting
Facility Contact:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Jun Ma, M.D.
Phone
+86-20-87343469
Email
majun2@mail.sysu.edu.cn
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Jun Ma, M.D.

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Plan to Share IPD
Yes
IPD Sharing Plan Description
Complete de-identified patient data set
IPD Sharing Time Frame
Beginning 9 months and ending 24 months following article publication
IPD Sharing Access Criteria
Proposals should be emailed to the PI to gain access

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