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Can an immunotherapy boost standard treatment for a Head-and-Neck cancer?

NCT ID NCT06712888

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First seen Aug 13, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This phase 3 trial is testing whether adding the immunotherapy drug toripalimab to standard chemotherapy and radiation can improve outcomes for people with locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma, a type of head-and-neck cancer. Participants will receive either toripalimab or a placebo alongside induction chemotherapy, followed by chemoradiation. The study aims to see if the combination improves progression-free survival and overall survival, and to compare safety between the two groups.

What this could mean

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Active substance
toripalimab (an immunotherapy drug) combined with chemotherapy (gemcitabine and cisplatin) and radiation therapy
What this could lead to
If it works, this combination could slow or prevent cancer progression and improve survival for people with advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
What could go wrong
This is an early-stage test in a specific patient group; results may not apply to all patients, and adding immunotherapy can increase immune-related side effects.

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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

466 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Feb 2025

Expected to finish

Nov 2030

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 70 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Voluntarily participates and signs an informed consent form. 2. Aged 18-70 years, male or non-pregnant female. 3. Pathologically confirmed nasopharyngeal non-keratinizing carcinoma (differentiated or undifferentiated, i.e., WHO Type II or III). 4. Staging of any T, N2-3 or T4N1 (9th AJCC/UICC staging), with no distant metastasis. 5. ECOG performance status score of 0-1. 6. Hemoglobin (HGB) ≥90 g/L, neutrocyte count≥1.5×10⁹/L, platelets (PLT) ≥100×10⁹ /L. 7. Liver function: Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST)≤2.5×upper limit of normal (ULN), and bilirubin ≤ 1.5×ULN. 8. Adequate renal function: creatinine clearance rate ≥ 60 ml/min (Cockcroft-Gault formula). 9. Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) who are sexually active must be willing to adhere to effective contraception during treatment and for 1 year after the last dose of the study drug. Men who are sexually active with WOCBP must be willing to adhere to effective contraception during treatment and for 1 year after the last dose of the study drug. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Age \> 70 years or \< 18 years. 2. Patients with recurrence or distant metastases. 3. Pathologically confirmed nasopharyngeal keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma (WHO Type I). 4. Patients who have previously undergone radiotherapy or systemic chemotherapy. 5. Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive and hepatitis B virus DNA \>1000 copies/ml or 200IU/ml. 6. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody positive. 7. Has active autoimmune disease, except type I diabetes, hypothyroidism treated with replacement therapy, and skin disease that doesn't require systemic treatment (e.g., vitiligo, psoriasis, or alopecia). 8. Has any condition that required systemic corticosteroid (equivalent to prednisone \>10mg/d) or other immunosuppressive therapy within 28 days before informed consent. Patients who received systemic corticosteroid equivalent to prednisone ≤10mg/d, inhale or topical corticosteroids will be allowed. 9. Has a known history of active bacillus tuberculosis within 1 year; patients with adequately treated active bacillus tuberculosis over 1 year ago will be allowed. 10. Has a known history of interstitial lung disease. 11. Has received a live vaccine within 30 days before informed consent or will receive a live vaccine in the near future. 12. Is pregnant or breastfeeding. 13. Prior malignancy within 5 years, except in situ cancer, adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer and papillary thyroid carcinoma. 14. Has known allergy to large molecule protein products or any compound of toripalimab. 15. Has a known history of human immunodeficiency virus infection. 16. Any other condition, including symptomatic heart failure, unstable angina, myocardial infarction, active infection requiring systemic therapy, mental illness, or domestic/social factors, deemed by the investigator to be likely to interfere with a patient's ability to sign informed consent, cooperate and participate in the study or interferes with the interpretation of the results.

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Conditions

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University

    Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China

  • Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shenzhen Center

    Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

  • First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University

    Nanning, Guangxi, China

  • Fujian Cancer Hospital

    Fuzhou, Fujian, China

  • Guangxi Medical University Cancer Center

    Nanning, Guangxi, China

  • Hunan Cancer Hospital

    Changsha, Hunan, China

  • Sichuan Cancer Hospital

    Chengdu, Sichuan, China

  • Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center

    Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China

  • The Affiliated Cancer Hosipital of Guizhou Meidical University

    Guiyang, Guizhou, China

  • The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital

    Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

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