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NCT07000643
PHASE3

Phase III Non-Inferiority Trial of Proton Versus Photon Therapy for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Sponsor: Man Hu

View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Summary

This study is a prospective, open-label, multicenter, cohort, phase III non-inferiority clinical trial comparing proton therapy with photon radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. It intends to enroll histologically confirmed newly diagnosed nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients without distant metastasis (M0). Through a prospective 1:1 matched cohort study design, patients will be divided into the intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) group and the intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) group. Systemic treatment regimens are formulated according to clinical guidelines.

Official title: Proton Therapy Versus Photon Therapy for the Treatment of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: A Prospective, Open-Label, Multicenter, Phase III Non-Inferiority Clinical Trial

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

18 Years - 75 Years

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

386

Start Date

2025-05-07

Completion Date

2029-02-28

Last Updated

2025-06-03

Healthy Volunteers

No

Interventions

RADIATION

Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy (IMPT)

This is the experimental arm intervention. Patients receive Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy (IMPT) for primary nasopharyngeal carcinoma. The subjects are patients with histologically confirmed, previously untreated, non-metastatic (M0) nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Radiotherapy target volumes and doses: GTV (gross tumor volume of primary tumor and metastatic lymph nodes); CTV70Gy (GTVp + 0-5mm margin, GTVn + 0-3mm margin, reducible near organs at risk) at a dose of 69.6-70Gy; CTV50-54Gy (GTVp + 8-10mm margin + entire nasopharyngeal mucosa + adjacent high/intermediate risk structures and intermediate-risk subclinical lymph node regions) at a dose of 50-54Gy, delivered at 2Gy/(RBE) per fraction. The protocol notes that proton therapy does not use a PTV (Planning Target Volume). The systemic therapy plan is formulated according to clinical guidelines.

RADIATION

Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT)

This is the control arm intervention. Patients receive Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) for primary nasopharyngeal carcinoma; IMRT is one of the current standard and widely used treatment techniques. The subjects are patients with histologically confirmed, previously untreated, non-metastatic (M0) nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Radiotherapy target volumes and doses: GTV (gross tumor volume of primary tumor and metastatic lymph nodes); CTV70Gy (GTVp + 0-5mm margin, GTVn + 0-3mm margin); PTV70 (CTV70 + 3-5mm margin, reducible near organs at risk) at a dose of 70Gy; CTV50-54Gy (GTVp + 8-10mm margin + entire nasopharyngeal mucosa + adjacent high/intermediate risk structures and intermediate-risk subclinical lymph node regions); PTV50-54 (CTV50-54 + 3-5mm margin, reducible near organs at risk) at a dose of 50-54Gy, delivered at 2Gy/(RBE) per fraction. The systemic therapy plan is formulated according to clinical guidelines.

Locations (1)

Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences

Jinan, China