This is a prospective platform study that will investigate the outcomes of patients with locoregionally-advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (LA-NPC) or recurrent-metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (RM-NPC) who are assigned to treatment arms of different chemotherapy sequencing and intensity based on their pre- and on-treatment plasma EBV DNA results.
The primary objectives of this platform are: (1) to prospectively validate the prognostic potential of an EBV DNA-based risk-stratification strategy of patients with LA- and RM-NPC; and (2) to test if treatment individualization strategies based on pre- and on-treatment plasma EBV DNA will improve survival outcomes. For LA-NPC, the study design consists of two components: (1) to allocate adult patients with UICC/AJCC 8th edition TNM-stage 2-4A LA-NPC to 3 treatment arms of different intensities by their plasma EBV DNA levels pre-treatment and post-induction chemotherapy (IC); and (2) to incorporate open-label, single-arm, phase 2 trials within the platform for patients who are deemed to be at high-risk of relapse, defined by a persistently detectable EBV DNA following 3 cycles of IC. Primary study end-point is 2-year disease-free survival (DFS).
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
1,000
Concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) using cisplatin (100 mg/m2 IV) or carboplatin (AUC 5 IV) with radiotherapy +/- adjuvant chemotherapy (AC). For AC, physicians can choose between cisplatin-5FU d1-4, q4w for 3 cycles, or capecitabine 650 mg/m2 bid for 12 months or 1000 mg/m2 bid oral, d1-21, q3w for 6 months
IC using cisplatin (80 mg/m2 IV) or carboplatin (AUC 3-5 IV) in combination with gemcitabine (1000 mg/m2 d1,8) or 5-fluorouracil (1000 mg/m2 bolus IV d1-4) or docetaxel (75 mg/m2 IV), and CCRT +/- metronomic capecitabine (650 mg/m2 bid oral for 12 months)
IC using cisplatin (80 mg/m2 IV) or carboplatin (AUC 3-5 IV) in combination with gemcitabine (1000 mg/m2 d1,8) or 5-fluorouracil (1000 mg/m2 bolus IV d1-4) or docetaxel (75 mg/m2 IV), followed by either of the following: 1. RIBBON-LA-01 (NCT06093061) 2. CCRT + metronomic capecitabine (650 mg/m2 bid oral for 12 months)
National Cancer Centre Singapore
Singapore, Singapore
RECRUITINGDisease-Free Survival
Time frame: 2 years from end of treatment
Overall survival
Time frame: 2 years after end of treatment
Distant metastasis-free survival
Time frame: 2 years after end of treatment
Loco-regional recurrence-free survival
Time frame: 2 years after end of treatment
Treatment-related adverse events
Time frame: From start of treatment to 30 days after last treatment and up to 5 years post - treatment
Genome sequencing of biological samples
Blood samples will be collected at up to 7 timepoints - baseline, mid/post IC, mid CCRT, 1-2 weeks post-RT, 3 months post-RT/mid-adjuvant chemotherapy, at point of recurrence and post immune checkpoint blockade treatment (ICB) for recurrence, if any; fresh biopsy samples will be collected at baseline, mid-IC, at point of recurrence and mid-ICB, if amenable for biopsy. Saliva samples will be collected at baseline and at point of recurrence.
Time frame: baseline, mid/post IC, mid CCRT, 1-2 weeks post-RT, 3 months post-RT/mid-adjuvant chemotherapy, at point of recurrence and post immune checkpoint blockade treatment (for recurrence, if any) up to 5 years
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Combination chemotherapy (using cisplatin or carboplatin with gemcitabine, 5-fluorouracil or docetaxel) and consolidative RT to the nasopharynx and neck (if good response to chemotherapy) +/- metastasis-directed therapy (surgery, radiofrequency ablation or RT) +/- immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) or capecitabine
Combination chemotherapy (using cisplatin or carboplatin with gemcitabine, 5-fluorouracil or docetaxel) with or without ICB +/- maintenance ICB or capecitabine