Can a targeted drug outperform chemotherapy in Tough-to-Treat nasopharyngeal cancer?
NCT ID NCT06629597
First seen Sep 02, 2026 · Last updated Sep 03, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase III trial compares an experimental drug called YL201 with standard chemotherapy in people whose nasopharyngeal carcinoma has returned or spread and no longer responds to PD-(L)1 inhibitors and at least two prior chemotherapy regimens. About 400 participants will receive either YL201 or one of several chemotherapy options chosen by their doctor. Researchers will measure whether YL201 shrinks tumors more often and whether it helps people live longer.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- YL201, an experimental antibody-drug conjugate given by IV infusion
- What this could lead to
- If YL201 works, it could offer a new treatment option for people with advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma who have run out of standard chemotherapy options.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage comparison against existing chemotherapy, and YL201 may not prove more effective or may cause side effects that outweigh its benefits. Results are not yet available.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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 75 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. Voluntarily sign a written informed consent form (ICF). 2. Aged ≥18 years and ≤75 years, male or female. 3. ECOG performance status score of 0 or 1. 4. Life expectancy ≥ 3 months. 5. Histologically or cytologically confirmed recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma that is not amenable to curative treatment. 6. Have failed prior treatment with PD-(L)1 inhibitors and at least two lines of chemotherapy. 7. Suitable for treatment with investigator's choice of chemotherapy (docetaxel, capecitabine, or gemcitabine). 8. At least one measurable lesion according to RECIST v1.1. 9. Subjects are willing to provide the archived or freshly obtained tumor tissue (freshly obtained or archived) for detection of B7-H3 expression 10. Adequate organ function. Exclusion Criteria: 1. History of other malignant tumors within 5 years prior to the first dose of study drug. Subjects who have been cured of other tumors by local therapy, such as basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma of skin, bladder cancer in situ, cervical carcinoma in situ, or breast cancer in situ, are not excluded. 2. Previously received B7-H3-targeted drug therapy, including antibody, antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), and chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T). 3. Prior treatment with a topoisomerase I inhibitor or an antibody-drug conjugate containing a topoisomerase I inhibitor. 4. Inadequate washout period for prior anti-tumor treatment before the first dose of study drug. 5. Received radical radiotherapy within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug; local palliative radiation for symptom control is allowed, but treatment must be completed at least 2 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug, and there is no plan for additional radiotherapy to the same lesion. 6. Received systemic steroids or other immunosuppressive therapy within 2 weeks before the first dose of study drug. 7. Received any live vaccine within 4 weeks before the first dose of study drug or intend to receive a live vaccine during the study. 8. Presence of brain stem or meningeal metastases, spinal cord metastases or compression. 9. Presence of central nervous system (CNS) metastasis. Participants with treated brain metastases are eligible if the metastases are asymptomatic and stable, and no immediate local or systemic treatment is needed within 2 weeks before the first dose. 10. Has an uncontrolled concurrent disease. 11. Presence of severe uncontrolled cardiovascular disorder. 12. History of interstitial lung disease (ILD) or pneumonitis that required corticosteroids, or current ILD/ pneumonitis. 13. Concomitant pulmonary disorder leading to clinically severe respiratory impairment. 14. Chronic autoimmune or inflammatory diseases requiring systemic therapy within 2 years prior to the first dose or currently receiving systemic therapy. 15. Clinical symptoms of pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites or requiring relevant repeated drainage. 16. Serious infections within 4 weeks prior to the first dose. 17. Known active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). 18. Active hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. 19. Unresolved toxicities from previous antitumor therapy. 20. Known allergy to any component of the study drug; history of severe allergic reactions or known history of severe hypersensitivity to other monoclonal antibodies or recombinant proteins, or history of severe infusion reactions. 21. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, or women planning to become pregnant or breastfeed during the study. 22. Any illness, medical condition, organ system dysfunction, or social situation deemed by the investigator to be likely to interfere with a subject's ability to sign ICF, adversely affect the subject's ability to cooperate and participate in the study, or compromise the interpretation of study results.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510000, China
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