NCT05092217

Brief Summary

Through open-label, single-center, randomised clinical trials, we intend to demonstrate that PD-1 treatment added to salvage surgery could further decrease the rate of disease progression and improve the survival outcome of patients with locally recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma compared with those treated with salvage surgery alone.

Trial Health

35
At Risk

Trial Health Score

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Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
80

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_2

Timeline
Completed

Started Oct 2021

Typical duration for phase_2

Status
unknown

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

October 12, 2021

Completed
8 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 20, 2021

Completed
5 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

October 25, 2021

Completed
2 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

October 20, 2023

Completed
1 year until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

October 20, 2024

Completed
Last Updated

October 25, 2021

Status Verified

October 1, 2021

Enrollment Period

2 years

First QC Date

October 12, 2021

Last Update Submit

October 22, 2021

Conditions

Keywords

Recurrent Nasopharyngeal CarcinomaTirelizumabImmunotherapyEndoscopic surgerySurvival

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Progress-free survival(PFS)

    Defined as the time interval from randomization to the observation of disease progression or the occurrence of death from any cause

    2 years

Secondary Outcomes (4)

  • Overall survival(OS)

    2 years

  • Locoregional failure-free survival(LRRFS)

    2 years

  • Distant metastasis-free survival(DMFS)

    2 years

  • Incidence of treatment related complications

    2 years

Study Arms (2)

Tirelizumab plus salvage surgery

EXPERIMENTAL

Tirelizumab: Tirelizumab treatment after salvage surgery. Salvage surgery: endoscopic nasopharyngectomy for recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Drug: TirelizumabProcedure: salvage surgery

salvage surgery alone

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Salvage surgery: endoscopic nasopharyngectomy for recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Procedure: salvage surgery

Interventions

Tirelizumab: 200 mg, intravenous injection over 60 minutes (Q3W); Tirelizumab should be applied since 2-6 weeks after surgery until confirmed disease progression, death, unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent, investigator decision, or 1 year.

Also known as: PD-1 antibody
Tirelizumab plus salvage surgery

Endoscopic nasopharyngectomy for recurrent nasopharyngeal tumor

Tirelizumab plus salvage surgerysalvage surgery alone

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 70 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Histologically confirmed recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma
  • The recurrence time is more than 6 months from the end of radiotherapy.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-1.
  • According to the TNM staging criteria of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (AJCC, 8th Edition, 2017), rT1, rT2, rT3, and rT4 patients who can be completely resected by surgery as assessed by the surgical team.
  • Resectable recurrent regional lymph node diseases (recurrent N1-3) without prevertebral fascia, cervical vertebrae, or common/internal carotid artery involvement.
  • Given written informed consent.

You may not qualify if:

  • Has severe medical disorder, important organ dysfunction, and/or a substantial history of mental illness.
  • Has known subjects with other malignant tumors.
  • Has participated in other drug trials within 3 months of planned start of study treatment.
  • Received a systematic or local glucocorticoid therapy within 4 weeks of planned start of study treatment.
  • Suffered from diseases need long-term treatment with immunosuppressive drugs, or required systematic or local glucocorticoid therapy with immunosuppressive doses.
  • Prior therapy with a PD-1, anti-PD-Ligand 1 (PD-L1) or cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4) agent.
  • Has active autoimmune disease (e.g., uveitis, enteritis, hepatitis, hypophysitis, nephritis, vasculitis, hyperthyroidism, and asthma requiring bronchodilator therapy). Patients with skin disease that doesn't require systemic treatment (e.g., vitiligo, psoriasis, or alopecia) will be allowed to enroll.
  • Has a known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), has hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive with hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA copy number of ≥1000cps/ml or hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody positive.
  • Has received a live vaccine within 4 weeks of planned start of study treatment.
  • Pregnancy or breast feeding.
  • Cannot complete regular follow-up.
  • Local recurrence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma with distant metastasis

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Related Publications (1)

  • Li W, Wang T, Xu H, Liu Q, Zhang H, Yang Y, Sun X, Yu H, Gu Y, Li H, Ding H, Wang D. Tislelizumab as adjuvant therapy following endoscopic surgery for resectable recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a randomized clinical trial. J Immunother Cancer. 2025 May 24;13(5):e011998. doi: 10.1136/jitc-2025-011998.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Interventions

spartalizumab

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

CarcinomaNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialNeoplasms by Histologic TypeNeoplasmsNasopharyngeal NeoplasmsPharyngeal NeoplasmsOtorhinolaryngologic NeoplasmsHead and Neck NeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteNasopharyngeal DiseasesPharyngeal DiseasesStomatognathic DiseasesOtorhinolaryngologic Diseases

Central Study Contacts

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 12, 2021

First Posted

October 25, 2021

Study Start

October 20, 2021

Primary Completion

October 20, 2023

Study Completion

October 20, 2024

Last Updated

October 25, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-10

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
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