Maintenance Therapy of Apatinib After Chemoradiotherapy in Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

April 13, 2023 updated by: Mei Feng, Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Research Institute
The study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Apatinib as maintenace therapy for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma With Metastasis after Chemoradiotherapy, including progress free survival(PFS)、overall survival (OS)、Quality of life score (QoL) and evaluation of drug safety.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

In locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma(NPC), although radiotherapy and chemotherapy has been given, patients still locally recurrence and distant metastasis. There is no standard treatment recommendation for metastatic NPC who failed to chemoradiotherapy therapy. Apatinib has been approved as a second-line treatment for advanced gastric cancer. Several phase III studies of liver cancer, non small cell lung cancer and other tumors also showed apatinib has less toxicities and better tolerance. However, the clinical application of apatinib in nasopharyngeal carcinoma is still lack of evidence-based medicine. And this trial is designed to investigate the efficacy and safety of apatinib as maintenance therapy after chemoradiotherapy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma with metastasis.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

21

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

    • Sichuan
      • Chendu, Sichuan, China, 600000
        • Sichuan Cancer Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Male and female patients aged ranging from 18 to 75 years old.
  • Naive or recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma with metastasis after chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 - 2.
  • Adequate hematologic (neutrophil count>=1.5×109/L, hemoglobin>=80g/L, platelets>=80×109/L), hepatic function (aspartate transaminase (AST) & alanine transaminase(ALT) =<upper normal limit(UNL) x2, bilirubin level =< UNL x 1.5).
  • Adequate renal function (creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min).
  • Patients have the ability to understand and voluntarily sign the informed consent, and allow adequate follow-up.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Previously, patients did receive the therapy of Apatinib or other VEGFR inhibitor, such as Sorafenib, Sunitinib.
  • Difficulties in taking pills (inability to swallow tablets,GI tract resection, chronic bacillary diarrhea and intestinal obstruction).
  • Bleeding tendency or coagulation disorders.
  • with brain metastases.
  • Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic pressure>150 mmHg , or diastolic pressure> 90 mmHg).
  • Urine protein≥++, or urine protein in 24 hours≥1.0g
  • Severe uncured wounds, ulcers or fracture.
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding.
  • Patients with epilepsy who need to take medicine (such as steroids or anti epilepsy agents).
  • Patients have these symptoms, such as neurological diseases, mental illness, serious infection.
  • The researcher believe that the Patient is not suitable to participate in the study.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: apatinib
apatinib,500mg,qd,28 day/cycle until the emergence of PD, death, intolerable toxicity
Apatinib, also known as YN968D1, is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor that selectively inhibits the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 (VEGFR2, also known as KDR). It is an orally bioavailable, small molecule agent which is thought to inhibit angiogenesis in cancer cells; specifically apatinib inhibits VEGF-mediated endothelial cell migration and proliferation thus blocking new blood vessel formation in tumor tissue. This agent also mildly inhibits c-Kit and c-SRC tyrosine kinases.
Other Names:
  • apatinib mesylate tablets
  • YN968D1

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Progression-free survival
Time Frame: 12 months
The first day of treatment to the date that disease progression is reported
12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Quality of Life (QoL) questionnaire
Time Frame: up to 24 months
in cancer patients and survivors with dermatologic conditions. This is a nontherapeutic and nondiagnostic protocol to obtain quality of life assessments from cancer patients and survivors who have dermatologic conditions, whether related to cancer therapies, or directly related to the primary cancer diagnosis. Data will be collected by using one or more dermatology-specific QoL instruments based on the underlying skin condition/s.
up to 24 months
Overall survival
Time Frame: up to 24 months
the first day of treatment to death or last survival confirm date.
up to 24 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Collaborators

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Mei Feng, Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Research Institute

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

April 1, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2020

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 6, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 7, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

June 8, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 14, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 13, 2023

Last Verified

April 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Ahead-NC-201701

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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