The Value of Single-cycle TPF Induction Chemotherapy in Locoregionally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
March 22, 2014 updated by: Tao Xu, First People's Hospital of Foshan
Randomized Trial of Comparing One Cycle With Three Cycles Induction Chemotherapy Using Docetaxel, Cisplatin and Fluorouracil in Locoregionally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Two Phase Ⅲ trials (TAX323 and TAX324) showed induction chemotherapy adding docetaxel to cisplatin plus fluorouracil (TPF) could significant improve survival in head and neck cancer, and a Phase Ⅱ trial from Hong Kong by Hui and colleges with this strategy has also been reported in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC).
However, whether three cycles induction could delay the whole time of treatment and reduce the survival benefit are still unknown.
A retrospective study of one cycle TPF induction chemotherapy by the investigators group (not yet published) could improve survival in NPC.
It encourage us to conduct this clinical trial.
Study Overview
Status
Unknown
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Patients presented with non-keratinizing NPC and stage Ⅲ-Ⅳb T3-4N1M0/TxN2M0 are randomly assigned to receive one cycle induction chemotherapy (docetaxel+cisplatin+fluorouracil) plus concurrent chemoradiotherapy (investigational arm) or three cycles induction chemotherapy (docetaxel+cisplatin+fluorouracil) plus concurrent chemoradiotherapy (investigational arm)(control arm).
Patients in both arms receive radical Intensity modulated radiation therapy (Trilogy, Varian), and cisplatin (30mg/m2) every weeks for six cycles during radiotherapy.
Radiation is delivered to GTV at 70 Gy in 30 fractions, CTV1 at at 60 Gy in 30 fractions and CTV2 at 54 Gy in 30 fractions.
Patients in the investigational arm receive docetaxel (60mg/m2 on day 1), cisplatin (20mg/m2 on day 1-4) and fluorouracil (800mg/m2/d,continuous infusion, day 1-4) every three weeks for one cycle or three cycles before the radiotherapy.
The primary end point is response rates after radiotherapy, failure-free survival (FFS) and toxic effects and treatment compliance.
Secondary end points include overall survival (OS), distant failure-free survival (D-FFS), locoregional failure-free survival (LR-FFS).
All efficacy analyses are conducted in the intention-to-treat population; the safety population include only patients who receive their randomly assigned treatment.
Study Type
Observational
Enrollment (Anticipated)
120
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
18 years to 60 years (Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Sampling Method
Probability Sample
Study Population
Patients diagnosed with locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma and agree to receive anti-cancer treatment in our hospital
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with newly histologically confirmed non-keratinizing (according to World Health Organization (WHO 2005) histologically type).
- Satisfactory performance status: Karnofsky scale (KPS) > 70.
- Tumor staged is according to the 7th American Joint Commission on Cancer edition as Stage III：T1-2N2M0, T3N0-2M0 Stage IVa：T4N0-2M0
- Adequate marrow: leucocyte count ≥4000/μL, hemoglobin ≥90g/L and platelet count ≥100000/μL.
- Normal liver function test: Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)、Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) <1.5×upper limit of normal (ULN) concomitant with alkaline phosphatase (ALP) ≤2.5×ULN, and bilirubin ≤ULN.
- Adequate renal function: creatinine clearance ≥60 ml/min.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Age >60 years or <18 years.
- Pregnancy or lactation.
- Treatment with palliative intent.
- Prior radiotherapy, chemotherapy or surgery (except diagnostic) to primary tumor or nodes.
- Any severe intercurrent disease including unstable cardiac disease requiring treatment, renal disease, chronic hepatitis, diabetes with poor control and emotional disturbance.
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
- Observational Models: Case-Only
- Time Perspectives: Prospective
Cohorts and Interventions
Group / Cohort |
Intervention / Treatment |
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one cycle induction chemotherapy
Drug: docetaxel, cisplatin and fluorouracil Patients receive docetaxel (60mg/m2 on day 1), cisplatin (20mg/m2 on day 1-4) and fluorouracil (800mg/m2/d, continuous infusion, d1-4) every three weeks for single one cycle before the radiotherapy, then receive radical radiotherapy with IMRT and cisplatin (30mg/m2) every week for six cycles during radiotherapy. Other Names: docetaxel, cisplatin and fluorouracil |
One cycle TPF induction chemotherapy for NPC Patients receive docetaxel (60mg/m2 on day 1), cisplatin (20mg/m2 on day 1-4) and fluorouracil (800mg/m2/d, continuous infusion, d1-4) every three weeks for single one cycle before the radiotherapy, then receive radical radiotherapy with IMRT and cisplatin (30mg/m2) every week for six cycles during radiotherapy. A total dose of 70Gy in 30 fraction to PTV-P, 60Gy in 30 fraction to PTV-1 and 54Gy in 30 fraction to PTV-2.
Other Names:
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three cycles induction chemotherapy
Drug: docetaxel, cisplatin and fluorouracil Patients receive docetaxel (60mg/m2 on day 1), cisplatin (20mg/m2 on day 1-4) and fluorouracil (800mg/m2/d, continuous infusion, d1-4) every three weeks for three cycles before the radiotherapy, then receive radical radiotherapy with IMRT and cisplatin (30mg/m2) every week for six cycles during radiotherapy. Other Names: docetaxel, cisplatin and fluorouracil |
Three cycles TPF induction chemotherapy for NPC Patients receive docetaxel (60mg/m2 on day 1), cisplatin (20mg/m2 on day 1-4) and fluorouracil (800mg/m2/d, continuous infusion, d1-4) every three weeks for three cycles before the radiotherapy, then receive radical radiotherapy with IMRT and cisplatin (30mg/m2) every week for six cycles during radiotherapy. A total dose of 70Gy in 30 fraction to PTV-P, 60Gy in 30 fraction to PTV-1 and 54Gy in 30 fraction to PTV-2.
Other Names:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
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Failure-free survival
Time Frame: 3 year
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Failure-free survival is calculated from the date of randomization to the date of the first failure at any site.
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3 year
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
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Overall survival
Time Frame: 3-year
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Overall survival is calculated from randomization to death from any cause.
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3-year
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Locoregional failure-free survival
Time Frame: 3-year
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the data of randomization to the first local failure,
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3-year
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Distant failure-free survival
Time Frame: 3-year
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the data of randomization to the first remote failure
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3-year
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Investigators
- Study Director: Hong W Wei, M.D., First People's Hospital of Foshan
Publications and helpful links
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General Publications
- Posner MR, Hershock DM, Blajman CR, Mickiewicz E, Winquist E, Gorbounova V, Tjulandin S, Shin DM, Cullen K, Ervin TJ, Murphy BA, Raez LE, Cohen RB, Spaulding M, Tishler RB, Roth B, Viroglio Rdel C, Venkatesan V, Romanov I, Agarwala S, Harter KW, Dugan M, Cmelak A, Markoe AM, Read PW, Steinbrenner L, Colevas AD, Norris CM Jr, Haddad RI; TAX 324 Study Group. Cisplatin and fluorouracil alone or with docetaxel in head and neck cancer. N Engl J Med. 2007 Oct 25;357(17):1705-15. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa070956.
- Lorch JH, Goloubeva O, Haddad RI, Cullen K, Sarlis N, Tishler R, Tan M, Fasciano J, Sammartino DE, Posner MR; TAX 324 Study Group. Induction chemotherapy with cisplatin and fluorouracil alone or in combination with docetaxel in locally advanced squamous-cell cancer of the head and neck: long-term results of the TAX 324 randomised phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2011 Feb;12(2):153-9. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(10)70279-5. Epub 2011 Jan 11.
- Vermorken JB, Remenar E, van Herpen C, Gorlia T, Mesia R, Degardin M, Stewart JS, Jelic S, Betka J, Preiss JH, van den Weyngaert D, Awada A, Cupissol D, Kienzer HR, Rey A, Desaunois I, Bernier J, Lefebvre JL; EORTC 24971/TAX 323 Study Group. Cisplatin, fluorouracil, and docetaxel in unresectable head and neck cancer. N Engl J Med. 2007 Oct 25;357(17):1695-704. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa071028.
- Hui EP, Ma BB, Leung SF, King AD, Mo F, Kam MK, Yu BK, Chiu SK, Kwan WH, Ho R, Chan I, Ahuja AT, Zee BC, Chan AT. Randomized phase II trial of concurrent cisplatin-radiotherapy with or without neoadjuvant docetaxel and cisplatin in advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma. J Clin Oncol. 2009 Jan 10;27(2):242-9. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2008.18.1545. Epub 2008 Dec 8.
- Kurita H, Yamamoto E, Nozaki S, Wada S, Furuta I, Miyata M, Kurashina K. Multicenter phase 2 study of induction chemotherapy with docetaxel and nedaplatin for oral squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2010 Feb;65(3):503-8. doi: 10.1007/s00280-009-1056-z. Epub 2009 Jul 5.
- Yoshioka T, Sakayori M, Kato S, Chiba N, Miyazaki S, Nemoto K, Shibata H, Shimodaira H, Ohtsuka K, Kakudo Y, Sakata Y, Ishioka C. Dose escalation study of docetaxel and nedaplatin in patients with relapsed or refractory squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus pretreated using cisplatin, 5-fluorouracil, and radiation. Int J Clin Oncol. 2006 Dec;11(6):454-60. doi: 10.1007/s10147-006-0610-5. Epub 2006 Dec 25.
- Janinis J, Papadakou M, Panagos G, Panousaki A, Georgoulias V, Hatzidaki D, Lefantzis D, Dokianakis G. Sequential chemoradiotherapy with docetaxel, cisplatin, and 5-fluorouracil in patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer. Am J Clin Oncol. 2001 Jun;24(3):227-31. doi: 10.1097/00000421-200106000-00003.
Study record dates
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Study Major Dates
Study Start
May 1, 2014
Primary Completion (Anticipated)
December 1, 2017
Study Completion (Anticipated)
December 1, 2018
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
November 13, 2011
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
March 22, 2014
First Posted (Estimate)
March 26, 2014
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
March 26, 2014
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
March 22, 2014
Last Verified
March 1, 2014
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Neoplasms by Histologic Type
- Neoplasms
- Neoplasms by Site
- Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
- Pharyngeal Neoplasms
- Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasms
- Head and Neck Neoplasms
- Nasopharyngeal Diseases
- Pharyngeal Diseases
- Stomatognathic Diseases
- Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases
- Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms
- Carcinoma
- Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
- Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Tubulin Modulators
- Antimitotic Agents
- Mitosis Modulators
- Docetaxel
- Cisplatin
Other Study ID Numbers
- FSHNG-1110
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