The Role of Concurrent Chemotherapy for Lower Risk Locally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma(NPC) in the Era of IMRT

January 28, 2021 updated by: Jun-Lin Yi, MD, Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences

Multicenter Phase III Study of Intensity-modulated Radiotherapy Alone Compared to Intensity-modulated Radiotherapy Combined Chemotherapy for Lower Risk Locally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

The purpose of this study is to verify that simultaneous integrated boost IMRT (SIB-IMRT) alone is non-inferior to SIB-IMRT combined with concurrent chemotherapy for low-risk locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Study Overview

Status

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Unknown

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

  • There were several randomized clinical trials confirmed that concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) is superior to radiotherapy (RT)alone for locally advanced NPC, most of the patients in the trials were treated with conventional radiotherapy technique.
  • As the new technique of IMRT used more and more in the clinical practice, the role of concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) seems blurred, in two of Hongkong phaseIII studies(NPC9901/9902), half of the patients were treated by 3-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3DCRT)/IMRT,the results showed that there were no significant different in terms of overall survival between RT alone and CCRT groups. Furthermore, several large sample size retrospective studies from China, showed that there were no advantage of CCRT over RT alone when treated by SIB-IMRT.
  • In an analysis of who will benefit from CCRT,( Lin, et.al, IJROBP,2004; 60:156-164), the author divided the locally advanced NPC patients into two groups, with the high-risk group defined as patients met at least one of following criteria: nodal size >6 cm, (2) supraclavicular node metastasesN3, T4N2 and multiple neck node metastases with 1 node >4cm.
  • Based on these information, we hypothesize that, for low-risk locally advanced NPC patients, there may no need CCRT under SIB-IMRT treatment.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

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590

Phase

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  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • China
      • Beijing, China, 100021
        • Recruiting
        • Cancer hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
        • Contact:
    • Guangdong
      • Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, 510060
        • Not yet recruiting
        • Department of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Cancer hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
        • Contact:
      • Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, 510060
        • Recruiting
        • Department of Radiation oncology, Cancer hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
        • Contact:
    • Hubei
      • Wuhan, Hubei, China, 430030
        • Not yet recruiting
        • Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University
        • Contact:
      • Wuhan, Hubei, China, 430032
        • Recruiting
        • Tongji hospital, Huazhong University of Science & Technology
        • Contact:
    • Jiangxi
      • Nanchang, Jiangxi, China, 330029
        • Not yet recruiting
        • Jiangxi Province Cancer Hospital

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Histopathological proven non-keratin nasopharyngeal carcinoma
  • AJCC 7th edition stage III/IVM0, without any one of following factors: node size >6cm;supraclavicular metastasis node; T4N2; multiple neck node metastases with 1 node >4 cm
  • Life expectancy≥6 months
  • Adequate renal function, defined as follows: Serum creatinine < 2 x institutional upper limit of normal(ULN) within 2 weeks prior to registration or creatinine clearance rate (CCr) ≥ 50 ml/min within 2 weeks prior to registration determined by 24- hour collection or estimated by Cockcroft-Gault formula: CCr male = [(140 - age) x (wt in kg)] [(Serum Cr mg/dl) x (72)] CCr female = 0.85 x (CCrmale)
  • The following assessments are required within 2 weeks prior to the start of registration: Na, K, Cl, glucose, Ca, Mg, and albumin

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior invasive malignancy (except non-melanomatous skin cancer) unless disease free for a minimum of 3 years; noninvasive cancers (For example, carcinoma in situ of the breast, oral cavity, or cervix are all permissible) are permitted even if diagnosed and treated < 3 years ago
  • Prior radiotherapy to the region of the study cancer that would result in overlap of radiation therapy fields
  • Severe, active co-morbidity
  • Treatment planning does not meet the requirement of prescription dose.

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: RT alone
SIB-IMRT was given to the patients with a regimen of 69.96Gy-73.92Gy to the gross target volume, 60Gy to the high risk clinical target volume, 50Gy to the low risk clinical target volume
Radiation: SIB-IMRT
SIB-IMRT was given to the patients with regimen of 69.96Gy-73.92Gy to the gross target volume, 60Gy to the high risk clinical target volume, 50Gy to the low risk clinical target volume
Active Comparator: CCRT group
SIB-IMRT was given to the patients with regimen of 69.96Gy-73.92Gy to the gross target volume, 60Gy to the high risk clinical target volume, 50Gy to the low risk clinical target volume and cisplatin 100mg/m2 was given at d1, d22,d43 during radiotherapy.
Radiation: SIB-IMRT
SIB-IMRT was given to the patients with regimen of 69.96Gy-73.92Gy to the gross target volume, 60Gy to the high risk clinical target volume, 50Gy to the low risk clinical target volume
Drug: Cisplatin
Cisplatin 100mg/m2 was delivered at d1,d22 and d43 to the CCRT group patients during radiotherapy.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
overall survival
Time Frame: 5 years
according to the recruitment, a interrim analysis will done in July, 2019, if there is inferior finding of RT alone group, the study will premature terminate
5 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Acute and late toxicities
Time Frame: 5years
  • compare the acute radiation and chemotherapy-related toxicities during treatment course
  • compare late toxicities after treatment
5years
3 year Progression-free survival (PFS)
Time Frame: 5year
to compare the 3years PFS between the IMRT alone and IMRT with concurrent chemoradiotherapy
5year

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Li Gao, MD, Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

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April 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

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July 30, 2019

Study Completion (Anticipated)

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March 30, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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March 20, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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March 20, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

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March 22, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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January 29, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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January 28, 2021

Last Verified

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July 1, 2020

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  • CH-HN-003

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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