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Can better nutrition improve outcomes for head and neck cancer patients?

NCT ID NCT04436965

Disease control Sponsor: Sun Yat-sen University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This phase 3 trial tests whether a structured nutrition plan (including supplements, feeding tubes, or IV nutrition) helps malnourished patients with advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma maintain weight and improve their prognosis. About 266 participants will receive either standard nutrition therapy or conventional nutrition advice alongside chemotherapy and radiation. The main goal is to see if fewer patients drop below 90% of their ideal body weight during treatment.

What this could mean

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Active substance
standardized nutrition therapy (oral supplements, feeding tube, or intravenous nutrition)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that structured nutrition support helps patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma maintain weight and possibly improve treatment outcomes.
What could go wrong
This trial focuses on nutrition support, not a new drug or cure. It may not change survival or disease progression, and results may not apply to other cancers.

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Study facts

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Phase

Phase 3

Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.

Participants

About 266 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Aug 2021

Expected to finish

Dec 2029

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 to 65 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 18～65 years old; * Karnofsky performance status(KPS) ≥ 80; * Clinical stage III\~IVa(AJCC/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) ≥ 9g/L, platelet(PLT) count ≥ 100×109/L * Total bilirubin(TBIL)、alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase(AST) \< 2.5×upper limit of normal(ULN); * Adequate renal function: BUN/CRE ≤ 1.5×ULN or endogenous creatinine clearance ≥ 60ml/min (Cockcroft-Gault formula); * No contraindications to chemotherapy or radiotherapy; * Inform consent form; Exclusion Criteria: * Have some PEG/PEJ contraindications, such as coagulopathy, recent anticoagulant medications and aspirin, gastric ulcer or history of gastric bleeding, portal hypertension combined with abdominal and esophageal fundal varices, pyloric obstruction due to residual stomach under the costal arch after various major gastrectomy or various reasons; * Distance metastases; * Have or are suffering from other malignant tumors; * Participating in other clinical trials; * Drug or alcohol addition; * Do not have full capacity for civil acts; * Mental disorder; * Pregnancy or lactation; * Severe complication, eg, uncontrolled hypertension;

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

nasopharyngeal carcinoma

As listed by the trial registrant

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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma Nutrition therapy

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center

    RECRUITING

    Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China

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