Toripalimab, Induction Chemotherapy, Radiation Therapy With Omega-3 for Locally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University

Status and phase: Not yet enrolling; Phase 2

Conditions: Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC)

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Omega-3; Drug: Paclitaxel (albumin bound); Radiation: radiotherapy; Drug: Toripalimab; Drug: Cisplatin

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07136519

PJ2025-005

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, adverse reactions, nutritional status analysis, and quality of life analysis of Toripalimab Plus Induction Chemotherapy Followed by Radiation Therapy Combined with Omega-3 in the treatment of locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Full description

After being informed about the study and potential risks, all patients giving written informedconsent will undergo a 1-week screening period to determine eligibility for study entry. In week 0, eligible patients will be enrolled in a clinical study on the combination of Toripalimab, induction chemotherapy, sequential radiotherapy, and OMEGA-3 for the treatment of locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Induction chemotherapy stage: Toripalimab 240mg d1, paclitaxel (albumin bound) 260mg/m2 d1, cisplatin 80mg/m2 d2 Q3W X 3 cycles. Radiotherapy stage: IMRT+Toripalimab 240mg Q3W X 3 cycles+Omega-3 (6 pills qd during radiotherapy). IMRT：GTVnx 69.96Gy，GTVnd 69.96Gy，CTV1 60Gy，CTV2 54Gy。 Maintenance treatment: Toripalimab 240mg Q3W X 6 cycles.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Written informed consent can be provided, and understanding and compliance with research requirements and evaluation schedules are required.
• On the date of signing the informed consent form, the age range is between 18 and 65 years old (or the legal age specified by local laws).
• Pathological diagnosis is non keratinizing carcinoma of the nasopharynx (differentiated or undifferentiated, i.e. WHO classification II or III).
• Clinical staging is anyTN2-3M0 or T4N1M0 (AJCC8th/UICC staging).
• ECOG score is 0-1 points.
• Hemoglobin (HGB) ≥ 90g/L, white blood cell (WBC) ≥ 4.0 × 109/L, platelet (PLT) ≥ 100 × 109/L.
• Liver function: ALT and AST<2.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN), total bilirubin<2.0 × UL, serum albumin ≥ 28g/L.
• Renal function: Serum creatinine<1.5 × ULN or creatinine clearance rate (CrCl) calculated value ≥ 60mL/min (Cockcroft Gault formula).
• Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) ≤ 1 × ULN (if abnormal, FT3 and FT4 levels should be examined simultaneously. If FT3 and FT4 levels are normal, they can be included in the group).
• The international normalized ratio (INR) and activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) are ≤ 1.5 × ULN (unless the subject is receiving anticoagulant treatment and the coagulation parameters (PT/INR and APTT) are within the expected range of anticoagulant treatment at the time of screening).

Exclusion criteria

• Nasopharyngeal cancer patients with recurrence and distant metastasis.
• Pathology shows keratinized squamous cell carcinoma (WHO classification type I).
• Patients who have undergone radiotherapy or systemic chemotherapy before.
• Pregnant or lactating women who are in the reproductive period and have not taken effective contraceptive measures.
• HIV positive.
• Have suffered from other malignant tumors (except for cured basal cell carcinoma or cervical carcinoma in situ).
• Patients who have been treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (CTLA-4, PD-1, PD-L1, etc.).
• Patients with immunodeficiency diseases and a history of organ transplantation.
• Patients who have been treated with high-dose corticosteroids, anti-cancer monoclonal antibodies, or other immunosuppressive agents within 4 weeks.
• Patients with significantly impaired heart, liver, lung, kidney, and bone marrow function.
• Simultaneously using other investigational drugs or in other clinical trials.
• Refusal or inability to sign the informed consent form for participation in the trial.
• Individuals with personality or mental disorders, without civil capacity or with limited civil capacity.
• hepatitis B B surface antigen (HBsAg) is positive and the peripheral blood hepatitis B virus deoxyribonucleic acid (HBV DNA) is ≥ 1000 cps/ml.
• Patients with positive HCV antibody test results are only eligible for this study if their HCV RNA polymerase chain reaction test results are negative.
• Patients who have experienced any bleeding events with a severity rating of 3 or above in CTCAE5.0 within the first 4 weeks of screening and are deemed to have a high risk of bleeding by the researchers.
• If there have been any arterial/venous thrombotic events within the 6 months prior to the start of screening, such as cerebrovascular accidents (including temporary ischemic attacks, cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral infarction), deep vein thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism.
• Patients with hypertension who cannot be reduced to the normal range through antihypertensive medication (systolic blood pressure ≥ 140mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90mmHg); Based on the average of BP readings obtained from ≥ 2 measurements, there has been a history of hypertensive crisis or hypertensive encephalopathy.
• Past or current inflammatory bowel disease (such as Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, or chronic diarrhea); History of previous or existing gastrointestinal perforation and/or fistula.
• Known history of active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). Subjects suspected of having active TB should undergo chest X-ray, sputum examination, and exclusion based on clinical symptoms and signs.
• Other serious, uncontrolled internal medical conditions and infections, or other contraindications to treatment, or any condition that researchers believe may pose a risk to receiving the study drug treatment, or interfere with the evaluation of the study drug, subject safety, or analysis of the study results.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 1 patient group

Toripalimab Plus Omega-3

Experimental group

Description:

Toripalimab Plus Induction Chemotherapy Followed by Radiation Therapy Combined with Omega-3

Treatment:

Drug: Cisplatin

Drug: Toripalimab

Drug: Paclitaxel (albumin bound)

Radiation: radiotherapy

Dietary Supplement: Omega-3