New hope for recurrent throat cancer: Radiation-Immunotherapy combo shows promise
NCT ID NCT07277764
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase II trial tests a new approach for recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma (a type of throat cancer) that has come back after initial treatment and cannot be removed by surgery. The treatment combines a special radiation schedule (low and high doses) with an immunotherapy drug (anti-PD-1) to boost the immune system's attack on cancer cells. The study will enroll 23 participants and measure how well the cancer responds after 3 months, as well as long-term survival and side effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody (nivolumab or similar)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new treatment option for patients with recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma who cannot have surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 23 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The combination of radiation and immunotherapy may cause side effects like immune-related inflammation.
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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 23 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
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 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: Histologically confirmed non-keratinizing NPC (WHO II/III); local (± regional) recurrence ≥1 year after prior radical therapy; surgery-ineligible; rT2-rT4 (AJCC 8th); ECOG 0-1; Adequate organ function (hematologic, hepatic, renal, coagulation per protocol thresholds); Contraception requirements per protocol; signed informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: Distant metastasis at recurrence; active necrosis at recurrence; active/previous autoimmune disease; prior PD-1/PD-L1 therapy; uncontrolled comorbidities; active infections (HBV/HCV/HIV criteria per protocol); interstitial lung disease/pneumonitis; pregnancy/lactation; other protocol-specified exclusions.
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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
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Jiangxi Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGNanchang, Jiangxi, 330029, China
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