Induction Chemotherapy With GP Versus TPF in the Treatment of Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Cancer Hospital of Guangxi Medical University

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 2

Conditions: Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Treatments: Drug: A combination of Docetaxel, cisplatin and 5-Fluorouracil; Drug: A combination of Gemcitabine and cisplatin

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02016417

CHGX20131212

Details and patient eligibility

About

The present study is a randomized, control, phase II study of locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) treated with Gemcitabine plus cisplatin regimen (GP) or Docetaxel，cisplatin regimen plus 5-Fluorouracil (TPF) induction chemotherapy followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy.

Full description

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) prevalence is reported to be highest in southern China, where an average of 80 cases per 100,000 population are reported each year. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is both radiosensitive and chemosensitive. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines (version 1, 2013), have recommended use of concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) with or without adjuvant chemotherapy (AC) and induction chemotherapy (IC) followed by CCRT plus AC as standard treatment for NPC. However, it was unclear whether patients with NPC could benefit from IC. Recently, many new drugs including docetaxel and gemcitabine have been incorporated in the induction chemotherapy phase of NPC. The investigators designed the present study with induction chemotherapy follow by CCRT for locoregionally advanced NPC, comparing induction chemotherapy regime of gemcitabine plus cisplatin (GP) and docetaxel, cisplatin, and fluorouracil (TPF).

Enrollment: 120 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Patients with newly histologically confirmed non-keratinizing (according to WHO histologically type).
2. 18 years to 70 years;
3. Tumor staged as T3-4N1/N2-3M0 (according to the 7th AJCC edition),
4. Performance status: Karnofsky scale (KPS) > 70 (Appendix I ).
5. Adequate marrow: leucocyte count > 4×109/L, neutrophil count > 2×109/L, hemoglobin > 90g/L and platelet count > 100×109/L.
6. 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.
7. Adequate renal function: creatinine clearance > 60 ml/min.
8. Patients must be informed of the investigational nature of this study and give written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

1. WHO Type keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma or basaloid squamous cell carcinoma.
2. Age > 70 or < 18.
3. Treatment with palliative intent.
4. Prior malignancy except adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, in situ cervical cancer.
5. Pregnancy or lactation (consider pregnancy test in women of child-bearing age and emphasize effective contraception during the treatment period).
6. History of previous RT (except for non-melanomatous skin cancers outside intended RT treatment volume).
7. Prior chemotherapy or surgery (except diagnostic) to primary tumor or nodes.
8. Any severe intercurrent disease, which may bring unacceptable risk or affect the compliance of the trial, for example, unstable cardiac disease requiring treatment, renal disease, chronic hepatitis, diabetes with poor control (fasting plasma glucose > 1.5×ULN), and emotional disturbance.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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120 participants in 2 patient groups

A combination of Gemcitabine and cisplatin

Experimental group

Description:

The GP regimen consists of gemcitabine at a dose of 1,000 mg/m2 by intravenous (i.v.) infusion over 30 min on day 1 and day 8, and cisplatin 80 mg/m2 by i.v. infusion for 4 h on day 1-3, The regime will be repeated every 3 weeks up to a total of 2-3 courses. Concurrent chemoradiotherapy is administrated with 3 cycles of weekly Cisplatin 100 mg/m2 starting on the first day of IMRT.

Treatment:

Drug: A combination of Gemcitabine and cisplatin

A combination of Docetaxel, cisplatin and 5-Fluorouracil

Active Comparator group

Description:

The TPF regimen consists of docetaxel at a dose of 60 mg/m2/day on day 1, cisplatin 60 mg/m2 by i.v. infusion for 4 h on day 1-3, plus 5-Fluorouracil 600 mg/m2 CIV over 120 hours. The regime will be repeated every 3 weeks up to a total of 2-3 courses. Concurrent chemoradiotherapy is administrated with 3 cycles of weekly Cisplatin 100 mg/m2 starting on the first day of IMRT.

Treatment:

Drug: A combination of Docetaxel, cisplatin and 5-Fluorouracil