A Phase II Trial Comparing Immunotherapy Versus Capecitabine Maintenance After Chemo-chemoradiotherapy for High-risk Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Trial Parameters
Brief Summary
In this study, the investigators designed a randomized, open-label, phase II clinical trial for high-risk locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (T4 or N3 or EBV DNA ≥1500 copies/ml, AJCC 9th edition) that is sensitive to chemotherapy and PD-1 monoclonal antibody therapy. The trial compares sequential treatment with the TP regimen combined with PD-1 monoclonal antibody followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy and PD-1 maintenance therapy versus capecitabine maintenance therapy. The aim is to provide high-quality clinical evidence for optimizing the treatment strategy for high-risk locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Voluntary participation and written informed consent must be signed. * Age between 18 and 70 years, male or non-pregnant female. * Pathologically confirmed nasopharyngeal non-keratinizing carcinoma (differentiated or undifferentiated type, i.e., WHO type II or type III). * Stage III disease (AJCC 9th edition staging) or pre-treatment plasma Epstein-Barr virus DNA (EBV DNA) ≥ 1500 copies/ml. * Efficacy after 3 cycles of induction immunochemotherapy assessed as complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) by nasopharyngoscopy and contrast-enhanced MRI of the nasopharynx and neck. * ECOG performance status score of 0 or 1. * Adequate hematological function: Hemoglobin (HGB)≥90g/L, White Blood Cell (WBC) ≥ 4.010\^9/L, and Platele (PLT) ≥10010\^9/L. * Adequate hepatic function: ALT and AST≤2.5Upper Limit of Normal (ULN), total bilirubin ≤2.0ULN, and serum albumin≥30g/L. * Adequate renal function: Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5\*ULN or calculated creatinine clearance (CrCl)