GAPP Induction and Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy for High-risk Locoregionally Advanced NPC.

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phasePhase 3
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-65
SponsorSun Yat-sen University

About this trial

The investigators have designed a multicenter, open-label, randomized controlled phase III clinical study of GAPP induction therapy followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy and toripalimab maintenance therapy for high-risk locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (stage III, AJCC 9th edition). The aim is to obtain high-level, high-quality evidence-based data to clarify the efficacy and safety of combining chemoradiotherapy with PD-1 antibody and anlotinib, thereby providing a new treatment strategy to improve the prognosis of patients with high-risk locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma. In this study, GPP induction chemotherapy followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy and toripalimab maintenance therapy is selected as the control group. This regimen is currently the standard treatment recommended by guidelines for high-risk locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma, with well-established efficacy and broad clinical application. It provides a reliable benchmark for comparing the efficacy and safety of the experimental group, meets ethical requirements, and has mature clinical operational procedures.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Voluntary participation and signed informed consent.

Age 18-65 years, male or non-pregnant female.

Pathologically confirmed non-keratinizing nasopharyngeal carcinoma (differentiated or undifferentiated type, i.e., WHO type II or III).

Previously untreated patients with no history of other malignancies; initial treatment for nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Disqualifiers

Patients with recurrent or distant metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Pathologically confirmed keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma (WHO type I).

Receipt of systemic or topical glucocorticoid therapy within 4 weeks prior to enrollment.

Participation in another clinical trial of an investigational drug within 3 months prior to treatment.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Toripalimab

    Drug

    Toripalimab, 240 mg per administration, on Day 1, diluted in 100 mL of normal saline, administered as an intravenous infusion over 30 minutes (no less than 20 minutes and no more than 60 minutes). After the toripalimab infusion, there should be an interval of 30-60 minutes before administering gemcitabine and cisplatin. Each treatment cycle is 21 days. If the subject's toxicity recovery does not meet the criteria for the next cycle of chemotherapy, the start of the next cycle may be appropriately delayed, but the delay should not exceed 21 days. A total of 9 cycles will be administered.

  • Anlotinib

    Drug

    Anlotinib, 8 mg per dose per day, once daily on Days 1-14, taken orally before breakfast. Each treatment cycle is 21 days. If the subject's toxicity recovery does not meet the criteria for the next cycle of chemotherapy, the start of the next cycle may be appropriately delayed, but the delay should not exceed 21 days. A total of 3 cycles will be administered.

  • Cisplatin

    Drug

    Cisplatin, with a treatment cycle of 21 days. If the subject's toxicity recovery does not meet the criteria for the next cycle of chemotherapy, the start of the next cycle may be appropriately delayed, but the delay should not exceed 21 days. A total of 5 cycles will be administered.

  • Gemcitabine

    Drug

    Gemcitabine, 1000 mg/m², on Days 1 and 8, diluted in 500 mL of 0.9% normal saline, administered as an intravenous infusion. Each treatment cycle is 21 days. If the subject's toxicity recovery does not meet the criteria for the next cycle of chemotherapy, the start of the next cycle may be appropriately delayed, but the delay should not exceed 21 days. A total of 3 cycles will be administered.

  • radiation

    Radiation

    IMRT

Treatment groups

442 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: GAPP groupExperimental treatment 5 interventions
Group B: GPP groupActive comparator 4 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

3-year progression-free survival

3-year progression-free survival

Time frame
From date of randomization until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 3 years.

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Sun Yat-sen University

Lead sponsor

Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Collaborator

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