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Could less radiation be better? new trial aims to reduce side effects for advanced nose cancer patients

NCT ID NCT07188584

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

Summary

This phase 3 trial tests whether giving less radiation to low-risk areas (reduced-target) is as effective as standard full-target radiation for patients with metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma who have already responded to chemotherapy and immunotherapy. The study involves 166 adults aged 18-70. The goal is to see if the reduced approach can maintain cancer control while causing fewer serious side effects.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Radiotherapy (reduced-target vs full-target)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could establish a new standard of care that reduces radiation side effects while maintaining cancer control for patients with metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
What could go wrong
This is a non-inferiority trial, so it may show that reduced-target radiotherapy is not as effective as the full-target approach. The study is also relatively small (166 participants) and focuses on a specific cancer type.

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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 166 people

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

Started

Aug 2025

Expected to finish

Jul 2031

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 70 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age: 18 years - 70 years. * The patient has signed the informed consent form and is willing and able to follow the visit schedule, treatment plan, laboratory tests and other research procedures as per the research plan. * Newly diagnosed distant metastasis patients who achieved complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) after receiving adequate first-line systematic therapy (platinum-containing doublet chemotherapy + PD-1 monoclonal antibody). * Nasopharyngeal carcinoma non-keratinizing carcinoma (differentiated or undifferentiated type, i.e., WHO type II or III), confirmed by histological and/or cytological examination, with metastatic lesions detected on imaging (biopsy of metastatic tissue is preferred but not mandatory). * Clinical stage: TanyNanyM1, stage IVB (AJCC 9th edition). * ECOG score: 0-1. * Female subjects with reproductive capacity must have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test within 7 days prior to enrollment, and must agree to take effective contraceptive measures during the study. * For male subjects, if the female partner still has reproductive capacity, the male subject must agree to take effective contraceptive measures during the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with malignant pleural effusion or those with other malignant tumors * Patients who have received ≥2 prior lines of systemic therapy. * Patients with known or suspected autoimmune diseases, including dementia and epileptic seizures. * Patients with grade ≥ II coronary heart disease, arrhythmia (including QTc interval prolongation in males \> 450 ms, females \> 470 ms) and heart failure. * Patients who received systemic or local glucocorticoid treatment within 4 weeks prior to enrollment. * Patients with comorbidities requiring long-term use of immunosuppressive drugs or requiring systemic or local use of corticosteroids at immunosuppressive doses. * Patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), who are undergoing anti-TB treatment or have received anti-TB treatment within 1 year prior to screening. * HIV-positive individuals; HBsAg positive and HBV DNA copy number positive (quantitative detection ≥ 1000 cps/ml); chronic hepatitis C blood screening positive (HCV antibody positive). * Patients who received any anti-infective vaccine (such as influenza vaccine, varicella vaccine, etc.) within 4 weeks prior to enrollment. * At the time of randomization, the expected lifespan of the patients was less than 6 months. * Other patients deemed unsuitable for inclusion by the treating physicians.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519000 Recruiting

    RECRUITING

    Zhuhai, China

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