This study aimed to investigate the value of a novel strategy of intermittent systematic chemotherapy (ISC) in widely metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (wmNPC) patients who achieve objective response after systematic chemotherapy (SC).
Widely metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (wmNPC) represented a particular subgroup of patients with the worst prognosis, of which palliative systematic chemotherapy(SC) was recommended as initial treatment, however, palliative systematic treatment was often required to be stopped due to the cumulative toxicities while stopping SC may lead to disease progression, a 'stop and go' approach, namely chemotherapy 'holidays', was a new strategy which may keep a good balance of benefit and risk. This study aimed to investigate the value of a novel strategy of intermittent systematic chemotherapy (ISC) in wmNPC patients who achieve objective response after SC.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
39
1000 mg/m2 on Days 1 and 8
a total of 80-100 mg/m2 for d1-3
260 mg/m2 on Day 1
progression-free survival
the time interval from the start of chemotherapy to the date of progression
Time frame: 1 year
progression-free survival 2
the time interval from the start of chemotherapy to the date of wide progression
Time frame: 1 year
overall survival
time from the date of the start of chemotherapy to death due to any cause
Time frame: 1 year
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a dose of 1-1.25 g/m2 twice daily in in 2 weeks for one cycle
200 mg on Day 1