Clinical Research Directory

Testing Nivolumab and Ipilimumab Immunotherapy With or Without the Targeted Drug Cabozantinib in Recurrent, Metastatic, or Incurable Nasopharyngeal Cancer

This phase II trial tests how well nivolumab and ipilimumab immunotherapy with or without cabozantinib works in treating patients with nasopharyngeal cancer that has come back (after a period of improvement) (recurrent), has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic), or for which no treatment is currently available (incurable). Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as nivolumab and ipilimumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Cabozantinib is in a class of medications called kinase inhibitors. It works by blocking the action of an abnormal protein that signals cancer cells to multiply. This helps slow or stop the spread of cancer cells. Giving immunotherapy with nivolumab and ipilimumab and targeted therapy with cabozantinib may help shrink and stabilize nasopharyngeal cancer.

Testing the Addition of BMS-986016 (Relatlimab) to the Usual Immunotherapy After Initial Treatment for Recurrent or Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Cancer

This phase II trial tests the addition of BMS-986016 (relatlimab) to the usual immunotherapy after initial treatment for nasopharyngeal cancer that has come back after a period of improvement (recurrent) or that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic). Relatlimab is a monoclonal antibody that may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. The usual approach of treatment is initial treatment with chemotherapy such as the combination of cisplatin (or carboplatin) and gemcitabine, along with immunotherapy such as nivolumab. After the initial treatment is finished, patients may continue to receive additional immunotherapy. Carboplatin is in a class of medications known as platinum-containing compounds. It works in a way similar to the anticancer drug cisplatin, but may be better tolerated than cisplatin. Carboplatin works by killing, stopping or slowing the growth of tumor cells. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as nivolumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Gemcitabine is a chemotherapy drug that blocks the cells from making deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and may kill cancer cells. Giving BMS-986016 in addition to the usual immunotherapy after initial treatment may extend the time without the tumor cells growing or spreading longer than the usual approach in patients with recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal cancer.

Integrating Allogeneic NK Cells in High-risk Advanced Stage III-IV Nasopharyngeal Cancer Patients

This clinical trial aims to determine whether Natural Killer (NK) cell therapy administered in combination with concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CRT) can reduce recurrence in patients with advanced nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC), and to identify the highest safe and tolerable dose of allogeneic NK cells. Allogeneic NK cells, derived from healthy donors, have demonstrated good tolerability in cancer patients. The primary research questions are: 1. What is the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of allogeneic NK cells when administered with CRT in NPC patients? 2. Can the addition of allogeneic NK cells to standard CRT reduce the proportion of NPC patients with detectable plasma EBV-DNA from 30% to 10%? Phase 1: Participants will receive one of five escalating doses of allogeneic NK cells with CRT to determine the MTD. Phase 2: Participants will receive the established MTD NK dose together with CRT. Participants will undergo regular safety monitoring, side-effect assessment, measurement of plasma EBV-DNA levels, and surveillance for disease recurrence.

Proton Therapy for Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

The above studies show that most of the supportive evidence for the reduction of toxicity and improvement of efficacy of proton therapy for recurrent Nasopharyngeal carcinoma(NPC) comes from various observational and retrospective studies, lacking high-level evidence-based medical evidence. The conduct of this study will explore the safety and efficacy of intensity-modulated proton radiotherapy for recurrent NPC and provide more high-quality evidence-based medical evidence for proton therapy of recurrent cancer.

Watch-and-Wait After Immunochemotherapy in Locally Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

The purpose of this study is to compare chemotherapy plus immunotherapy with immunochemotherapy combined subsequent locoregional radiotherapy in recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), in order to confirm the value of immunotherapy and chemotherapy in recurrent NPC patients.

Adjuvant vs Surgery Only in Early-stage Recurrent NPC

Adjuvant Therapy Versus Endoscopic Surgery Alone in Early-stage Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

Neoadjuvant vs Adjuvant in Locally Advanced Recurrent NPC

A multicenter randomized controlled study of surgery combined with neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy for locally advanced recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma in comparison to surgery combined with adjuvant therapy

PD-1 Antibody Combined With Chemoradiotherapy in Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients

This is a multicenter, randomized controlled, phase III clinical trial. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and adverse effect of PD-1 antibody with chemoradiotherapy versus chemoradiotherapy alone in recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients.

Programmed Death-1 (PD-1) Antibody Combined With Chemoradiotherapy in High-risk Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

This is a a prospective, single-arm phase II clinical trial. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and adverse effect of PD-1 antibody with chemotherapy in high-risk recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Transnasal Endoscopic Surgery Combined With Adjuvant Immunotherapy for Recurrent NPC

A Prospective, Single-arm, Multicenter Clinical Study of Transnasal Endoscopic Surgery Combined With Adjuvant Immunotherapy for Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Toripalimab for Local-regional Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

This is a phase 3, multicentre, randomised controlled trial to study the effectiveness and toxicity of PD-1 antibody Toripalimab combined with concurrent cisplatin chemoradiotherapy versus cisplatin concurrent chemoradiotherapy alone in treating patients with locoregionally recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Early Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Cancer: the Effect of Surgery vs IMRT

This study is a multicenter RCT to compare 3-year overall survival(OS) rate, progression free survival(PFS),local progression free survival(LPFS),regional progression free survival(RPFS),distant metastasis free survival(DMFS), and toxicities of endonasal endoscopic surgery versus IMRT.