Nimotuzumab Combined With TGP as First-line Therapy in Patients With Recurrent/Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

September 16, 2025 updated by: Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences

Nimotuzumab Combined With Toripalimab/Gemcitabine/Cisplatin as First-line Therapy in Patients With Recurrent/Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: a Prospective, Single-arm, Phase II Clinical Study

The goal of this study is to learn the efficacy and safety of nimotuzumab combined with toripalimab and gemcitabine/cisplatin regimen treatment recurrent/distant-metastasis nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Recruiting

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

The study is to investigate the efficacy and safety of combining nimotuzumab and toripalimab with the GP regimen for first line recurrent/distant metastasis nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

This clinical trial adopts a single-center, prospective, single-arm phase II trial design. Each treatment cycle will be three weeks long, the chemotherapy regimen contains no more than 6 circles, nimotuzumab and toripalimab were used until progression.

After screening, eligible patients will be enrolled in the study. Patients will receive up to 6 cycles of nimotuzumab and toripalimab, gemcitabine, cisplatin therapy. Patients will undergo regular follow-up visits, and researchers will collect data on efficacy and safety. Short-term outcomes will be assessed according to the RECIST 1.1 criteria/irRECIST, and adverse events will be evaluated using the CTCAE 5.0.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

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30

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

Study Contact

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Study Contact Backup

  • Name: He Xiaohui

Study Locations

  • China
    • Beijing Municipality
      • Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China, 1000000
        • Recruiting
        • National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medcial Science and Peking Union Medical College

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Signed written informed consent form.

Age between 18 and 75 years, inclusive, without gender restriction.

Histologically confirmed diagnosis of recurrent/distant metastasis nasopharyngeal carcinoma, first line patients and unsuitable for local operation treatment.

EGFR expression positive.

Presence of at least one measurable lesion as per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1, and patients who have not undergone definitive treatment.

ECOG Performance Status (PS) score of 0 or 2.

Expected survival duration of at least 3 months.

White blood cell count ≥ 3 × 10^9/L; absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1.5 × 10^9/L; platelet count ≥ 100 × 10^9/L; hemoglobin level ≥ 90 g/L.

Serum creatinine level ≤ 1.2 mmol/L or creatinine clearance ≥ 60 ml/min.

Serum total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) (in case of liver metastasis, ≤ 3.0 × ULN); aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 × ULN (in case of liver metastasis, ≤ 5.0 × ULN).

Female patients must have a negative urine pregnancy test prior to study enrollment (this criterion does not apply to patients with bilateral ovarian resection and/or hysterectomy or postmenopausal patients).

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Exclusion Criteria:

Subjects who have received radiotherapy, chemotherapy, immunosuppressive agents, monoclonal antibodies, oral epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs), or anti-angiogenic drugs within the past six months.

Subjects who have participated in another interventional clinical trial, undergone major surgical procedures, or scheduled for surgery within 30 days prior to screening.

Patients with severe underlying diseases that preclude tolerance to the treatment.

History of other malignancies, except for cured cervical carcinoma in situ, skin basal cell carcinoma, or malignancies cured for more than 5 years without recurrence.

Presence of uncontrolled comorbidities such as heart failure, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, thyroid disorders, psychiatric illnesses, etc.

Subjects with contraindications to immunotherapy, including those with immune dysfunction diseases (such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, systemic lupus erythematosus, HIV infection, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, chronic use of steroids for autoimmune diseases), recipients of allogeneic transplants, patients with interstitial lung disease, or those with meningeal metastasis or progressive brain metastasis.

Allergy to any of the drugs or their components used in the study protocol. Grade 2 or higher peripheral neuropathy or hearing loss according to the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) version 5.0.

Pregnant women (confirmed by blood or urine human chorionic gonadotropin [HCG] test) or lactating mothers, or subjects of reproductive age who are unwilling or unable to adopt effective contraceptive measures until at least 6 months after the last treatment in the study.

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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

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: Nimotuzumab combine with TGP
Base on TGP(Toripalimab, Gemcitabine, and Cisplatin) regimen, the patients will receive Nimotuzamab treatment.
Drug: Nimotuzumab
nimotuzumab, toripalimab, gemcitabine, cisplatin
Other Names:
  • no other invention names

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
ORR[RECIST1.1]
Time Frame: 3 months
objective response rate assessed by RECIST 1.1
3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
mPFS
Time Frame: 1 year
median progression-free survival assessed by RECIST 1.1
1 year
OS
Time Frame: 2 years
median overall survival
2 years
2-year PFS rate
Time Frame: 2 years
2-year progression-free survival rate assessed by RECIST 1.1
2 years
DCR
Time Frame: 3 months
disease control rate assessed by RECIST 1.1
3 months
DOR
Time Frame: 2 years
duration of response assessed by RECIST 1.1
2 years
adverse event
Time Frame: 3 years
incidence and severity of adverse events
3 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Principal Investigator: He Xiaohui, Department of Medical Oncology

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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August 30, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

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May 30, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
May 30, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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May 23, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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July 12, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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July 19, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

Last Update Posted

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September 19, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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September 16, 2025

Last Verified

Last Verified

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July 1, 2025

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Terms related to this study

Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • TINPC-001

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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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