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Blood protein clues may catch malnutrition early in cancer patients

NCT ID NCT03240835

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Zhao Chong Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looked at whether three blood proteins (pre-albumin, retinol binding protein, and transferrin) can help detect early malnutrition in people with advanced nasopharyngeal cancer undergoing chemoradiotherapy. Researchers tracked 60 patients to see if these proteins change during treatment and relate to weight loss and side effects. The goal is to find a simple way to monitor nutrition and intervene sooner.

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Study facts

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Participants

60 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Sep 2017

Finished

Dec 2025

Lead sponsor

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Who can take part

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Who is studied

III-IVb(Union for International Cancer Control,UICC 8th) NPC patients with histologic diagnosis of World Health Organization(WHO) II/III

Ages

18 to 60 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Newly histologic diagnosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma(WHO II/III) * All genders，range from 18～60 years old * Karnofsky performance status(KPS) ≥ 80 * Clinical stage III\~IVb(UICC 8th) * Without significant digestive system disease，nutritional and metabolic diseases or endocrine disease * Without significant cardiac，respiratory，kidney or liver disease * Not received radiotherapy, chemotherapy and other anti-tumor treatment(including immunotherapy) * white blood cell(WBC) count ≥ 4×109/L, neutrophile granulocyte(NE) count ≥ 1.5×109/L, Hemoglobin(HGB) ≥ 10g/L, platelet(PLT) count ≥ 100×109/L * alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase(AST) \< 1.5×upper limit of normal(ULN), bilirubin \< 1.5×ULN, alanine aminotransferase (CCR) ≥ 30ml/min * Inform consent form Exclusion Criteria: * Distance metastases * Second malignancy within 5 years * Drug or alcohol addition * Do not have full capacity for civil acts * Active systemic infections * Chronic consumptions * Mental disorder * Pregnancy or lactation * Concurrent immunotherapy or hormone therapy for other diseases * Severe complication, eg, uncontrolled hypertension

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Conditions

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Malnutrition nasopharyngeal carcinoma nutritional deficiency disease

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Malnutrition Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University

    Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China

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