PD-1 Inhibitor Plus Anti-EGFR Therapy And Radiotherapy in Locally Advanced NPC Resistant to Induction Chemotherapy

November 26, 2023 updated by: Xiaoshen Wang, Fudan University

Radiotherapy Combined With PD-1 Inhibitor and Anti-EGFR Monoclonal Antibody for Locally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Resistant to Induction Chemotherapy: A Prospective Phase II Study

Because nasopharyngeal carcinoma （NPC）is very sensitive to radiation and the specificity of the anatomical structure, radiotherapy has become the core treatment for NPC. Although induction chemotherapy combined with cisplatin-based concurrent chemoradiotherapy can effectively improve the overall survival and progression-free survival of NPC, such a sequential pattern can further exacerbate the toxic side effects of treatment, such as mucosal reactions and gastrointestinal toxicity. Therefore, it is particularly important to explore another treatment mode with high efficiency and low toxicity. Secondly, patients with poor response after induction chemotherapy indicate chemotherapy resistance. Whether patients can still benefit from concurrent platinum-based chemotherapy in the followed radiotherapy is doubtful. PD-1 inhibitor and anti-EGFR monoclonal antibody have proved to improve outcomes of head and neck cancers including EBV-related NPC, which have also showed relatively low toxicity. In this study, radiotherapy combined with PD-1 inhibitor and anti-EGFR monoclonal antibody were applied to treat patients with locally advanced NPC who were resistant to induction chemotherapy.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

41

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 Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • China
    • Shanghai
      • Shanghai, Shanghai, China, 200032
        • Recruiting
        • Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Xiaoshen Wang
        • Contact:

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Histologically confirmed locally advanced NPC; IHC EGFR positive; Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1; Imaging assessment of MR after induction chemotherapy revealed the responses to induction chemotherapy are less than 50% Partial Response(PR) or EBVDNA copy number decreased by less than 50%; No prior anti-tumor treatment; Normal complete blood count; Normal hepatic function; Normal renal function (creatinine ≤ 1.5 times the upper limit of normal). -

Exclusion Criteria:

Previous radiotherapy; A history of any other type of malignancy; Pregnancy or lactation; Allergy to anti-EGFR monoclonal antibody; IHC EGFR negative; Allergy to PD-1 inhibitor; Obvious disfunction of liver, renal, cardiac or lung function; Un controlled infection; Systemic metastasis or distant metastasis; Patients with severe gastrointestinal diseases; Patients with mental disorders affecting patient participation in trial judgement; Cannot take contrast-MRI imaging.

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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
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Anti-EGFR and PD-1 inhibitor arm
Two cycles of TP (docetaxel+cisplatin), TPF(docetaxel+cisplatin+5-FU), TPX (docetaxel+cisplatin+capecitabine) or GP regimen (gemcitabine+cisplatin) followed by radiotherapy (66-70.4Gy) combined with PD-1 inhibitor (every 3 weeks) and anti-EGFR monoclonal antibody (every 1 week) when responses to induction chemotherapy are less than 50% Partial Response (PR) or EBVDNA copy number decreased by less than 50%.
Combination product: Anti-EGFR and PD-1 inhibitor arm
Drug: PD-1 inhibitor and anti-EGFR monoclonal antibody The patients will receive radiotherapy (66-70.4Gy) combined with PD-1 inhibitor (every 3 weeks) and anti-EGFR monoclonal antibody (every 1 week). The specific treatment description is included in arm description.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
OS
Time Frame: 3 years
Overall Survival
3 years
PFS
Time Frame: 3 years
Progression Free Survival
3 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
DCR
Time Frame: 3 years
Disease-free survival
3 years
Number and percentage of Participants With Treatment-Related Adverse Events as Assessed by CTCAE v5.0 and RTOG
Time Frame: 3 years
The detail number and percentage of adverse events by every systems Assessed by CTCAE v5.0 and RTOG.
3 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Fudan University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

August 1, 2022

Primary Completion (Estimated)

August 1, 2025

Study Completion (Estimated)

August 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 26, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 26, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

December 5, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

December 5, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 26, 2023

Last Verified

November 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2022007

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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