Clinical trial · Interventional
Radiotherapy Plus Concurrent Nimotuzumab or Cisplatin in Stage II-III Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
A Randomized Phase III Non-inferiority Study of Radiotherapy Plus Concurrent Nimotuzumab Versus Cisplatin in Stage II-III Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
NCT03837808CI-TRIAL-00061981unknownPhase 3ClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This is a Phase III trial to study the effectiveness of nimotuzumab versus cisplatin combined with intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in treating patients with stage II-III nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Conditions
Conditions (4)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head and Neck Neoplasm | Head and Neck Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma | Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Nasopharyngeal Diseases | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms | Nasopharyngeal Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cisplatin | Drug | Cisplatin | ALIAS |
| Nimotuzumab | Drug | Nimotuzumab | ALIAS |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Nimotuzumab
- description
- nimotuzumab 200mg/week in concurrent with IMRT
- interventionNames
- Drug: Nimotuzumab
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Cisplatin
- description
- cisplatin 40mg/m2/week in concurrent with IMRT
- interventionNames
- Drug: Cisplatin
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Progress-free survival (PFS)
- timeFrame
- 2 years
- description
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 70 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with newly histologically confirmed non-keratinizing nasopharyngeal carcinoma, including WHO II or III * histologically confirmed positive EGFR expression * Stage II and III NPC patients（according to the 8th AJCC edition） * Male and no pregnant female * Age between 18-65 * Adequate marrow: leucocyte count ≥4000/μL, hemoglobin ≥90g/L and platelet count ≥100000/μL * Normal liver function test: Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)、Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) \<2.0×upper limit of normal (ULN) * Adequate renal function: creatinine clearance ≥60 ml/min * Satisfactory performance status: Karnofsky scale (KPS) \> 70 * Without radiotherapy or chemotherapy * Patients must give signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Evidence of relapse or distant metastasis * History of prior malignancy or previous treatment for NPC * Any severe intercurrent disease, which may bring unacceptable risk or affect the compliance of the trial, for example, unstable cardiac disease requiring treatment, renal disease, chronic hepatitis, diabetes with poor control (fasting plasma glucose \>1.5×ULN), and emotional disturbance. * Pregnancy or lactation
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