Dual-Action antibody may boost chemoradiotherapy against High-Risk nasopharyngeal cancer
NCT ID NCT07064902
First seen Jul 16, 2026 · Last updated Jul 17, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests whether adding ivonescimab—a drug that blocks both PD-1 and VEGF—to standard chemoradiotherapy improves outcomes for people with high-risk nasopharyngeal carcinoma. The study enrolls adults aged 18–65 with previously untreated stage T3N2M0 or stage III disease. Participants receive ivonescimab before and after chemoradiotherapy, and researchers measure how many achieve a complete response.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ivonescimab (AK112), a PD-1/VEGF bispecific antibody
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could improve complete response rates and long-term control for high-risk nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase, single-arm trial with a small sample size, so results may not be definitive or generalizable. Immune-related side effects are possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 48 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age between 18 and 65 years. 2. Histologically confirmed non-keratinizing carcinoma (according to WHO classification). 3. ECOG performance status of 0 or 1. 4. Previously untreated nasopharyngeal carcinoma staged as T3N2M0 or Stage III according to the AJCC 9th edition. 5. Adequate bone marrow function, defined as white blood cell count \> 4×10⁹/L, hemoglobin \> 90 g/L, and platelet count \> 100×10⁹/L. 6. Adequate liver and renal function, defined as total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × ULN; AST and/or ALT ≤ 2.5 × ULN; alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2.5 × ULN; and creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min. 7. Normal thyroid function, amylase, lipase, pituitary function, inflammatory markers, myocardial enzymes, and ECG. For patients over 50 years old with a smoking history, pulmonary function test results must be normal. For patients with ECG abnormalities or a cardiovascular history not meeting exclusion criteria #8, echocardiography and cardiac function tests must be normal. 8. Signed informed consent and willingness to comply with all scheduled visits, treatment procedures, laboratory tests, and other study-related requirements. 9. Female participants of childbearing potential and male participants with female partners of childbearing potential must agree to use reliable contraception from screening until 1 year after completion of treatment. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Tumor invasion of major blood vessels or significant recent (within 1 month) nasopharyngeal or nasal bleeding (\>5 mL). 2. HBsAg positive with HBV DNA \> 1×10³ copies/mL, or anti-HCV antibody positive. 3. HIV antibody positive or diagnosed with AIDS. 4. Active tuberculosis or history of active tuberculosis within the past year, unless adequately treated. 5. Active, known, or suspected autoimmune disease, including but not limited to uveitis, colitis, hepatitis, hypophysitis, nephritis, vasculitis, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, or asthma requiring bronchodilator therapy; exceptions include type 1 diabetes, hypothyroidism requiring hormone replacement, and localized skin conditions not requiring systemic therapy (e.g., vitiligo, psoriasis, or alopecia). 6. History of interstitial lung disease or pneumonitis requiring corticosteroid treatment within the past year. 7. Chronic systemic corticosteroid therapy (≥10 mg/day prednisone or equivalent) or use of other immunosuppressive therapy; inhaled or topical corticosteroids are allowed. 8. Uncontrolled cardiovascular disease, including NYHA Class ≥ 2 heart failure, unstable angina, myocardial infarction within 1 year, or supraventricular/ventricular arrhythmias requiring intervention. 9. Pregnant or breastfeeding women; pregnancy testing is required for women of childbearing potential. 10. History or presence of other malignancies, except adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or papillary thyroid carcinoma. 11. Known hypersensitivity to monoclonal antibodies or any component of ivonescimab. 12. Active systemic infection requiring treatment within 1 week before study treatment. 13. Receipt of live vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of ivonescimab. 14. History of organ transplantation. 15. History of psychiatric illness, substance abuse, alcohol or drug dependence. 16. Any other condition which, in the opinion of the investigator, could compromise patient safety or compliance with the study protocol, including severe uncontrolled comorbidities, serious abnormal lab findings, or psychosocial risk factors.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China
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The Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University
Guilin, Guangxi, 541001, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University
Xiamen, Fujian, 361003, China
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