Could less radiation be just as good for nasopharyngeal cancer?
NCT ID NCT07201337
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This phase 3 trial is testing whether giving a lower dose of radiation to low-risk areas around the main tumor works as well as the standard higher dose for nasopharyngeal cancer. The study plans to enroll 700 people aged 18-70 with newly diagnosed, non-spreading cancer. The goal is to see if the reduced dose can control the cancer just as well while causing fewer side effects and improving quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- radiation therapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could allow doctors to use lower radiation doses for some patients, reducing long-term side effects while still controlling the cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a large phase 3 trial, but it's testing a non-inferiority approach—meaning the reduced dose might not be as effective as the standard. Results may not apply to all patients.
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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 700 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2031
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 70 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: Newly diagnosed, untreated, non-distant metastatic, and non-keratinizing NPC; aged between 18 and 70 years; Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance score of 0-1; adequate hematologic function (neutrophil count ≥ 1.5 × 10\^9/L, platelet count ≥100×109/L, and hemoglobin≥ 90 g/L); adequate renal function (creatinine ≤ 1.5 upper limit of normal \[ULN\]) or calculated creatinine clearance (CrCl) ≥ 60 mL/min (Cockcroft-Gault formula); and adequate hepatic function (serum bilirubin ≤ 2.0×ULN, and alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase ≤ 2.5×ULN). Exclusion Criteria: Previous chemotherapy treatment, surgery (except diagnostic) or radiotherapy to the neck or nasopharyngeal regions; previous malignancy (except for cured basal cell carcinoma or carcinoma in situ of the cervix); lactation or pregnancy; or severe coexisting illness. \-
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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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Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College
Shantou, Guangdong, China
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Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University
Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China
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Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Shenzhen Center
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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Dongguan People's Hospital
Dongguan, Guangdong, China
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Sun yat-sen university cancer center
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China
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The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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