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Maintenance Therapy of Apatinib After Chemoradiotherapy in Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT03180476
Lead Sponsor
Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Research Institute
Brief Summary

The study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Apatinib as maintenace therapy for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma With Metastasis after Chemoradiotherapy, including progress free survival(PFS)、overall survival (OS)、Quality of life score (QoL) and evaluation of drug safety.

Detailed Description

In locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma(NPC), although radiotherapy and chemotherapy has been given, patients still locally recurrence and distant metastasis. There is no standard treatment recommendation for metastatic NPC who failed to chemoradiotherapy therapy. Apatinib has been approved as a second-line treatment for advanced gastric cancer. Several phase III studies of liver cancer, non small cell lung cancer and other tumors also showed apatinib has less toxicities and better tolerance. However, the clinical application of apatinib in nasopharyngeal carcinoma is still lack of evidence-based medicine. And this trial is designed to investigate the efficacy and safety of apatinib as maintenance therapy after chemoradiotherapy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma with metastasis.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
21
Inclusion Criteria
  • Male and female patients aged ranging from 18 to 75 years old.
  • Naive or recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma with metastasis after chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 - 2.
  • Adequate hematologic (neutrophil count>=1.5×109/L, hemoglobin>=80g/L, platelets>=80×109/L), hepatic function (aspartate transaminase (AST) & alanine transaminase(ALT) =<upper normal limit(UNL) x2, bilirubin level =< UNL x 1.5).
  • Adequate renal function (creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min).
  • Patients have the ability to understand and voluntarily sign the informed consent, and allow adequate follow-up.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Previously, patients did receive the therapy of Apatinib or other VEGFR inhibitor, such as Sorafenib, Sunitinib.
  • Difficulties in taking pills (inability to swallow tablets,GI tract resection, chronic bacillary diarrhea and intestinal obstruction).
  • Bleeding tendency or coagulation disorders.
  • with brain metastases.
  • Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic pressure>150 mmHg , or diastolic pressure> 90 mmHg).
  • Urine protein≥++, or urine protein in 24 hours≥1.0g
  • Severe uncured wounds, ulcers or fracture.
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding.
  • Patients with epilepsy who need to take medicine (such as steroids or anti epilepsy agents).
  • Patients have these symptoms, such as neurological diseases, mental illness, serious infection.
  • The researcher believe that the Patient is not suitable to participate in the study.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
apatinibApatinibapatinib,500mg,qd,28 day/cycle until the emergence of PD, death, intolerable toxicity
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Progression-free survival12 months

The first day of treatment to the date that disease progression is reported

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall survivalup to 24 months

the first day of treatment to death or last survival confirm date.

Quality of Life (QoL) questionnaireup to 24 months

in cancer patients and survivors with dermatologic conditions. This is a nontherapeutic and nondiagnostic protocol to obtain quality of life assessments from cancer patients and survivors who have dermatologic conditions, whether related to cancer therapies, or directly related to the primary cancer diagnosis. Data will be collected by using one or more dermatology-specific QoL instruments based on the underlying skin condition/s.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Sichuan Cancer Hospital

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Chendu, Sichuan, China

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