Toripalimab vs. Placebo Wtih GP Induction Chemotherapy in Locoregionally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Recruiting now · Phase 3 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC)

In brief

The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does the combination of GP induction chemotherapy and toripalimab improve the 3-year progression-free survival (PFS) compared to GP induction chemotherapy with placebo? 2. What are the differences in CR after induction therapy, 3-year overall survival (OS), locoregional progression, and distant progression between the two groups? 3. What are the differences in safety between the two groups? 4. Are there predictive biomarkers of therapeutic efficacy, such as changes in EBV DNA or immune parameters, that correlate with treatment outcomes? Researchers will compare the GP + toripalimab group with the GP + placebo group to see if the toripalimab combination shows superior efficacy. Participants will: Receive either GP chemotherapy with toripalimab or GP chemotherapy with placebo as induction therapy. Undergo concurrent chemoradiotherapy ± adjuvant metronomic capecitabine following induction therapy. Be monitored closely for safety and efficacy outcomes.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06712888

Run by

Sun Yat-sen University

People needed

466

Starts

2025-02-17

Expected to finish

2032-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-03-18

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Voluntarily participates and signs an informed consent form.
• Aged 18-70 years, male or non-pregnant female.
• Pathologically confirmed nasopharyngeal non-keratinizing carcinoma (differentiated or undifferentiated, i.e., WHO Type II or III).
• Staging of any T, N2-3 or T4N1 (9th AJCC/UICC staging), with no distant metastasis.
• ECOG performance status score of 0-1.
• Hemoglobin (HGB) ≥90 g/L, neutrocyte count≥1.5×10⁹/L, platelets (PLT) ≥100×10⁹ /L.
• Liver function: Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST)≤2.5×upper limit of normal (ULN), and bilirubin ≤ 1.5×ULN.
• Adequate renal function: creatinine clearance rate ≥ 60 ml/min (Cockcroft-Gault formula).
• Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) who are sexually active must be willing to adhere to effective contraception during treatment and for 1 year after the last dose of the study drug. Men who are sexually active with WOCBP must be willing to adhere to effective contraception during treatment and for 1 year after the last dose of the study drug.

You may not qualify if…

• Age > 70 years or < 18 years.
• Patients with recurrence or distant metastases.
• Pathologically confirmed nasopharyngeal keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma (WHO Type I).
• Patients who have previously undergone radiotherapy or systemic chemotherapy.
• Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive and hepatitis B virus DNA >1000 copies/ml or 200IU/ml.
• Hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody positive.
• Has active autoimmune disease, except type I diabetes, hypothyroidism treated with replacement therapy, and skin disease that doesn't require systemic treatment (e.g., vitiligo, psoriasis, or alopecia).
• Has any condition that required systemic corticosteroid (equivalent to prednisone >10mg/d) or other immunosuppressive therapy within 28 days before informed consent. Patients who received systemic corticosteroid equivalent to prednisone ≤10mg/d, inhale or topical corticosteroids will be allowed.
• Has a known history of active bacillus tuberculosis within 1 year; patients with adequately treated active bacillus tuberculosis over 1 year ago will be allowed.
• Has a known history of interstitial lung disease.
• Has received a live vaccine within 30 days before informed consent or will receive a live vaccine in the near future.
• Is pregnant or breastfeeding.
• Prior malignancy within 5 years, except in situ cancer, adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer and papillary thyroid carcinoma.
• Has known allergy to large molecule protein products or any compound of toripalimab.
• Has a known history of human immunodeficiency virus infection.
• Any other condition, including symptomatic heart failure, unstable angina, myocardial infarction, active infection requiring systemic therapy, mental illness, or domestic/social factors, deemed by the investigator to be likely to interfere with a patient's ability to sign informed consent, cooperate and participate in the study or interferes with the interpretation of the results.

Where it is running

• Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center — Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (enrolling)

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