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Gemcitabine-based Induction Chemotherapy Combined With Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy in Locally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Researchers conduct the clinical trial (gemcitabine combined with cisplatin induction chemotherapy followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy with gemcitabine for locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma) to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of gemcitabine in patients with locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Start: October 2018

Comparing Chemotherapy With/Without Toripalimab For Primary Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of Toripalimab Combined with GP Regimen Chemotherapy Versus GP Regimen Chemotherapy for Primary Metastatic NPC.

Start: September 2020

Serial Plasma EBV DNA for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is an endemic malignancy in Southern China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia. It is highly associated with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Radiation therapy alone is indicated for early stage I to II diseases while concurrent chemoradiation is required for more advanced stage III to IVB diseases. Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is the standard radiation technique for NPC, in virtue of its superior target coverage and dose sparing to adjacent critical organs-at-risks. Plasma EBV DNA and other novel plasma biomarkers have been extensively investigated in NPC. Previous studies have proven their predictive and prognostic values in NPC diagnosis, surveillance and survival outcomes. We would like to investigate the roles of plasma biomarkers including plasma EBV DNA on treatment response evaluation, survival and prognosis on NPC, in the modern era of precision radiation therapy. This will provide important information on refining on the current edition of AJCC/UICC staging classification.

Start: June 2010

LMP2-Specific IL12-secreting TCR-T Cells in the Treatment of EBV-Positive Metastatic/Refractory Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infections is known to be a high-risk factor to induce cervical cancers. To date, EBV-related nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is still a major concern in east Asia, especially in China. Concurrent therapies for NPC have limited response rate and high chance of relapse. However, EBV-induced cancers provided an ideal target for T cell-based immunotherapy due to the non-self origins. Engineered T cells bearing a TCR (TCR-T) that can specifically recognize the presented LMP2-epitope become a viable approach to treat this type of cancer. Though engineered T therapies have been well-recognized in hematological cancers, solid cancer treatment has been a major hurdle due to the immune-suppressive tumor microenvironment. Interleukin 12 (IL-12) seemed to represent the ideal candidate for tumor immunotherapy, due to its ability to activate both innate (NK cells) and adaptive (cytotoxic T lymphocytes) immunities. several clinical studies have been initiated in which IL-12 is applied as an adjuvant in cancer vaccines, in gene therapy including locoregional injections of IL-12 plasmid and in the form of tumor-targeting immunocytokines (IL-12 fused to monoclonal antibodies). Therefore, TCR-T cells armed with a IL12-secretion element could further enhance the efficacy of TCR-T in solid cancers.

Start: September 2020

Anti-EGFR Therapy With IMRT Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy in Locally Advanced NPC With Induced Chemotherapy Resistance

This study is a prospective phase II trial which is designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of IMRT combined with concurrent chemotherapy and anti-EGFR monoclonal antibody in locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma with induced chemotherapy resistance. Eligibility criteria include histologically confirmed locally advanced NPC according to the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Staging System (the eighth edition); Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1; at least one measurable lesion based on the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria 1.1; normal complete blood count, normal hepatic function and normal renal function. Exclusion criteria include previous radiotherapy, a history of any other type of malignancy; pregnancy or lactation; allergy to anti-EGFR monoclonal antibody; obvious dysfunction of liver, renal, cardiac or lung function; uncontrolled infection; systemic metastasis or distant metastasis; patients with severe gastrointestinal diseases, and patients with mental disorders affecting patient participation in trial judgement. The full-set pretreatment evaluation will be performed to every patient. All patients in this study will receive intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). The primary endpoints of this study is progression-free survival (PFS) and adverse events (AE) rate.

Start: January 2016

EBV-TCR-T?YT-E001?for Patients With EBV-positive Recurrent or Metastatic NPC

TCR-T cell therapy experienced a breakthrough for treating tumors in recent years. Phase I / II trial of NY-ESO-1-specific TCR-T treatment for synovial sarcoma and melanoma conducted by the Rosenberg team at the National Cancer Institute showed that 61% Synovial cell sarcoma and 55% melanoma had therapeutic responses. These and lots of clinical achievements indicate that TCR-T cell therapy can target a variety of tumors including solid tumors without any severe side effects found in CAR-T trials. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), a kinds of head-neck malignant tumor, which used to appear mostly in southern China (especially in Fujian and Guangdong and Guangxi provinces). Most patients with NPC show evidence of infection with the Epstein Barr virus (EBV) before or at the time of their diagnosis. EBV is found in the cancer cells of almost all patients with advanced stage NPC, and play a role in causing and inducing the disease program and development. The cancer cells infected by EBV are able to hide from the body's immune system and escape destruction. We want to see if EBV antigen special T cells (YT-E001) could recognize and kill special parts of EBV infected cells, and finally inhibit the tumor recurrence or metastasis of NPC patients. This study will focus on the NPC highly expressed EBV antigen such as LMP1, LMP2 and EBNA1?the high affinity TCR target the above EBV antigen were screened from the healthy donor using the sorting and single cell cloning technique. Then, using the lentivirus to transduce the TCR gene to the autologous T cells. This study will investigate the safety and tolerability of EBV-TCR-T cell therapy in subjects with NPC who had received prior therapy for their disease but their disease has progressed or relapsed. The chemotherapy we will use for lymphodepletion is a combination of cyclophosphamide and fludarabine. Cyclophosphamide and fludarabine are the chemotherapy agents most commonly used for lymphodepletion in immunotherapy clinical trials.

Start: October 2018

Interleukin-11 Can Prevent and Treat of Radioactive Oral Mucitis

Radiation induced oral mucositis which may result in reduced quality of life is commonly seen during radiotherapy, especially combined with chemotherapy. This study is a prospective, multicenter, and exploratory study. The aim of this study is to explore predictive factors of acute radiotherapy induced oral mucositis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients treated with radio-chemotherapy and reduce incidence of oral mucositis by using recombinant human interleukin -11.

Start: October 2018

Comparison of Transdermal Fentanyl and Morphine for Oral Mucositis Pain in Nasopharyngeal Cancer Patients

The primary purpose of this study is to explore the significance of analgesic treatment for radiation-induced oral mucositis pain in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma during radiotherapy, and to compare the analgesic effect of morphine controlled-release tablets with that of fentanyl transdermal patch. Half of participants will receive morphine controlled-release tablets,while the other half will receive fentanyl transdermal patch.

Start: December 2020

Platinum Plus Low-dose Long-term Continuous Intravenous Infused 5-Fluorouracil in Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

The treatment of distant metastasis is a key challenge for nasopharyngeal carcinoma because of poor outcomes, among which, chemotherapy is the cornerstone. However, many studies reported the use of different chemotherapy regimens to prolong the survival of metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma, while few of them focused on how to reduce the side effects of chemotherapy or improve the life quality of patients. Thus, we sought to find an efficient chemotherapy regimen with high tolerance according to the characteristics of chemotherapy drugs, that is, to explore the efficacy and safety of platinum plus 5-fluorouracil with continuous intravenous infusion at a low dose for a long term.

Start: November 2019

Radiotherapy Plus Nimotuzumab or Cisplatin in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

This is a phase III randomized clinical trial of definitive radiotherapy plus EGFR blocker nimotuzumab versus radiotherapy plus cisplatin(CCRT) for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients with favorable response to induction chemotheray(IC), determining whether radiotherapy combined with nimotuzumab was non-inferior to CCRT and may provide new evidence for individualized comprehensive treatment of locoregionally advanced NPC.

Start: July 2020

Toripalimab, Endostar Combined With Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

This study is to investigate the efficacy and safety of the induction chemotherapy + concurrent chemoradiotherapy?CCRT?combined with toripalimab and endostar treatment, in comparison with the induction chemotherapy + concurrent chemoradiotherapy?CCRT?, in treating locally advanced high-risk nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Start: June 2020

SHR-1210 in Recurrent/Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Who Have Received Previous At Least Two Lines of Chemotherapy.

This is an open label, single-arm, multi-center, phase 2 Study of SHR-1210 in recurrent/metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma(R/M NPC) patients who have received previous at least two lines of chemotherapy.

Start: August 2018

The Association of hsCRP and Radiotherapy-Induced Toxicity in Patients With Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

The primary purpose of this study is to explore the association of high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) and radiotherapy(RT)-induced toxicity in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. In each patient, hsCRP levels in the pre- and post-RT plasma samples will be measured according to the schedule we set.

Start: June 2021

Triprilimab(JS001) and Chemotherapy Combined With Local Treatment for Multiple Metastatic NPC

This study is a randomized, phase II, prospective, multicenter clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of JS001 and chemotherapy combined with local treatment in patients with multiple metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Start: June 2020

Toripalimab and Gemcitabine in Recurrent or Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma.

This is an open-label, single center, phase I trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of toripalimab and gemcitabine in patients with recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Start: May 2020

To Evaluate Transoral Flexible Endoscope With Narrow Band Imaging in Nasopharyngeal Cancer

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is endemic in our region and is the 9th most common cancer in Hong Kong. Traditionally diagnosis has been through a nasoendoscopic examination of the nasopharynx with white light followed by a biopsy of suspicious lesions for a confirmatory diagnosis. However, given the geometry of the anatomy of the nasopharynx, with its inherent crevices and varying amounts of lymphoid tissues, lesions are not always easily identified leading to potential missed lesions. The non-specific aspect of white light also leads to excessive biopsies that are not without risk and of some discomfort to patients. Recent advances in liquid biopsies have also allowed for the detection of earlier and smaller lesions that are not always easily identified on nasoendoscopy but rather are seen on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)1 . An alternative imaging technique is the use of Narrow Band Imaging (NBI) to view the vasculature of the mucosa to identify suspicious lesions for pre-malignancy and malignancy that has been popularized in the gastrointestinal tract. In NPC, NBI with the flexible nasoendoscopes has been used in the diagnosis of NPC with varying success2-5 . Our own group's research has found that in NPC NBI has limitations arising from a lack of consensus on vascular findings on NBI that constitute malignancy, lack of magnification and long focal length of current nasoendoscopes5-8 . Flexible endoscopy using conventional esophago-gastroscopy endoscope (OGD) with NBI and magnification power up to 80x overcome the limitations of current nasoendoscopes, however their size precludes the passing of these endoscopes through the nasal cavity. Here in this pilot study we will seek to use an OGD with NBI passed transorally and retroflexed into the nasopharynx to view the nasopharynx with increased magnification and clarity to evaluate the feasibility of this study in the diagnosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Study questions: Is it feasible to use an OGD with magnifying NBI for the diagnosis of NPC? Are there features detected on NBI OGD that are diagnostic of NPC? Do histological features correspond with NBI findings?

Start: June 2020

Induction Chemotherapy Plus Radiotherapy Alone in Patients With Locoregionally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

The purpose of this study is to compare induction chemotherapy (TPF or GP) plus radiotherapy alone with induction chemotherapy plus concurrent chemoradiotherapy in patients with locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (LA-NPC).

Start: June 2020

Chemotherapy Plus Subsequent Loco-regional Radiotherapy Combined With Toripalimab in the De Novo Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

The purpose of this study is to preliminarily evaluate the efficacy and safety of chemotherapy plus subsequent loco-regional radiotherapy combined with toripalimab for the de novo metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Start: April 2019

Bintrafusp Alfa in Previously Treated Patients With Recurrent and Metastatic (R/M) Non-keratinizing Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC)

This would be a phase II prospective single arm mono-institutional study conducted in Queen Mary Hospital (Hong Kong) assessing the efficacy and safety of bintrafusp alfa in previously treated patients with recurrent and metastatic (R/M) non-keratinizing nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC).

Start: February 2020

Post-treatment Ultrasensitive Positron Emission Tomography in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients

NPC Patients receiving IMRT treatment will receive a dedicated FDG PET/CT and high-sensitivity PET/CT protocol simultaneously in the follow-up of Locally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. Hence we establish this prospective cohort study.

Start: May 2020