NCT02460419

Brief Summary

This multicenter, randomised, phase 3 study is to evaluate the survival benefit of maintenance capecitabine plus best supportive care versus best supportive care for metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients after disease controlled with TPC palliative chemotherapy.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
104

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started Apr 2015

Longer than P75 for phase_3

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

April 1, 2015

Completed
2 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

May 23, 2015

Completed
10 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 2, 2015

Completed
4.9 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 1, 2020

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 1, 2020

Completed
Last Updated

October 28, 2022

Status Verified

October 1, 2022

Enrollment Period

5.1 years

First QC Date

May 23, 2015

Last Update Submit

October 27, 2022

Conditions

Keywords

Nasopharyngeal carcinomametastasiscapecitabine

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • progression-free survival

    the time from randomization to the progression of disease

    up to 6 years

Secondary Outcomes (5)

  • overall survival

    up to 6 years

  • duration of response

    up to 6 years

  • objective response rate

    up to 6 years

  • adverse effects

    up to 6 years

  • quality of life of the patients during the Maintenance Capecitabine and/or Best Supportive Care

    up to 6 years

Study Arms (2)

maintenance capecitabine

EXPERIMENTAL

maintenance capecitabine plus best supportive care(BSC)

Drug: capecitabineOther: Best supportive care (BSC)

best supportive care

OTHER

Best supportive care and following-up every 6-8 weeks

Other: Best supportive care (BSC)

Interventions

capecitabine 1250mg/m2 bid, oral, for 14 days, every 3 weeks. Number of Cycles: until progression or unacceptable toxicity develops.

Also known as: Xeloda
maintenance capecitabine

Best supportive care and following-up every 6-8 weeks

best supportive caremaintenance capecitabine

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 65 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Firstly diagnosed metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients
  • Disease controlled after 4-6 cycles of palliative chemotherapy with taxol,cisplatin and capecitabine
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 0-2
  • Life expectation at least 12 weeks
  • No systemic chemotherapy within 6 months, except for induction chemotherapy or concurrent chemotherapy
  • With at least one measurable lesion
  • Enough blood test
  • Signed informed consent

You may not qualify if:

  • Sever heart disease
  • HIV infection
  • Sever infection
  • Brain metastasis, except received radical therapy 6 months ago and stable in 4 weeks
  • Allogeneic organ transplantation
  • Malignancy other than nasopharyngeal carcinoma, except:cervical carcinoma in situ, cured basal cell carcinoma,bladder cancer of Ta,Tis or T1, or any cured cancer for at least 3 years
  • Pregnancy or breast feeding
  • Difficulty in swallowing
  • Received other test drugs

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

SunYat-senU

Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China

Location

Related Publications (5)

  • Jin Y, Shi YX, Cai XY, Xia XY, Cai YC, Cao Y, Zhang WD, Hu WH, Jiang WQ. Comparison of five cisplatin-based regimens frequently used as the first-line protocols in metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 2012 Oct;138(10):1717-25. doi: 10.1007/s00432-012-1219-x. Epub 2012 Jun 10.

    PMID: 22684794BACKGROUND
  • Chua DT, Yiu HH, Seetalarom K, Ng AW, Kurnianda J, Shotelersuk K, Krishnan G, Hong RL, Yang MH, Wang CH, Sze WK, Ng WT. Phase II trial of capecitabine plus cisplatin as first-line therapy in patients with metastatic nasopharyngeal cancer. Head Neck. 2012 Sep;34(9):1225-30. doi: 10.1002/hed.21884. Epub 2011 Nov 11.

    PMID: 22076785BACKGROUND
  • Leong SS, Wee J, Rajan S, Toh CK, Lim WT, Hee SW, Tay MH, Poon D, Tan EH. Triplet combination of gemcitabine, paclitaxel, and carboplatin followed by maintenance 5-fluorouracil and folinic acid in patients with metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Cancer. 2008 Sep 15;113(6):1332-7. doi: 10.1002/cncr.23687.

    PMID: 18615622BACKGROUND
  • Han J, Lan X, Tian K, Shen X, He J, Chen N. Cost-effectiveness analysis of capecitabine maintenance therapy plus best supportive care vs. best supportive care alone as first-line treatment of newly diagnosed metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Front Public Health. 2023 Jan 26;10:1086393. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1086393. eCollection 2022.

  • Liu GY, Li WZ, Wang DS, Liang H, Lv X, Ye YF, Zhao C, Ke LR, Lv SH, Lu N, Bei WX, Cai ZC, Chen X, Liang CX, Guo X, Xia WX, Xiang YQ. Effect of Capecitabine Maintenance Therapy Plus Best Supportive Care vs Best Supportive Care Alone on Progression-Free Survival Among Patients With Newly Diagnosed Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Who Had Received Induction Chemotherapy: A Phase 3 Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncol. 2022 Apr 1;8(4):553-561. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.7366.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Nasopharyngeal CarcinomaNeoplasm Metastasis

Interventions

Capecitabine

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

CarcinomaNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialNeoplasms by Histologic TypeNeoplasmsNasopharyngeal NeoplasmsPharyngeal NeoplasmsOtorhinolaryngologic NeoplasmsHead and Neck NeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteNasopharyngeal DiseasesPharyngeal DiseasesStomatognathic DiseasesOtorhinolaryngologic DiseasesNeoplastic ProcessesPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

DeoxycytidineCytidinePyrimidine NucleosidesPyrimidinesHeterocyclic Compounds, 1-RingHeterocyclic CompoundsFluorouracilUracilPyrimidinonesDeoxyribonucleosidesNucleosidesNucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides

Study Officials

  • Xiang Guo, MD

    Sun Yat-sen University

    STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
MD,PhD

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

May 23, 2015

First Posted

June 2, 2015

Study Start

April 1, 2015

Primary Completion

May 1, 2020

Study Completion

May 1, 2020

Last Updated

October 28, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-10

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