New study aims to unlock clues in nasopharyngeal cancer
NCT ID NCT05912582
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks for biological markers in people with nasopharyngeal carcinoma to help predict how the disease will progress and how well treatments might work. Researchers will analyze tissue samples from 60 newly diagnosed patients who have not had their cancer spread. The goal is to improve future diagnosis and treatment, not to test a new therapy.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
Who is studied
Patients with newly histologically confirmed stage IVa nasopharyngeal carcinoma
- Ages
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18 to 80 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. Patients with newly histologically confirmed nasopharyngeal carcinoma 2. No evidence of distant metastasis (M0) 3. Written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: Treatment with palliative intent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Jiangsu Cancer Hospital
Nanjing, China
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