This is a prospective, Bayesian adaptive, phase II clinical trial designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of four treatment regimens in patients with recurrent (unamenable to local therapy) or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) who have failed after at least one prior platinum-containing standard regimen and anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapy. The four treatment arms include: 1. Ivonescimab monotherapy, 2. Ivonescimab combined with nimotuzumab, 3. Liposomal mitoxantrone plus anti-PD-1 antibody, and 4. Liposomal irinotecan plus S-1.
Patients with recurrent (not amenable to local therapy) or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) who have progressed after at least one prior platinum-containing standard regimen and anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapy are eligible for this study. This trial adopts a Bayesian Adaptive Randomization with Constant Power parameter (BARCP) design. The planned maximum sample size is 208 patients, with a minimum of 32 patients to be enrolled before potential early termination for futility or efficacy based on interim analysis. The first 40 patients will be randomized with equal probability to one of the four treatment arms: 1. Ivonescimab monotherapy 2. Ivonescimab combined with nimotuzumab 3. Liposomal mitoxantrone plus an anti-PD-1 antibody 4. Liposomal irinotecan plus S-1 Subsequent randomization probabilities will be updated based on objective response rate (ORR) using interim analyses, which will include decisions for early efficacy, futility, or reassignment of allocation probabilities for future participants. Interim analyses will be conducted every time 16 new patients complete ORR assessment. The minimum allocation probability for each treatment arm is constrained to 5%. All patients will receive treatment until disease progression (as determined by the investigator based on RECIST 1.1 criteria), intolerable toxicity, withdrawal of informed consent, initiation of new anticancer therapy, loss to follow-up, death, or study completion-whichever occurs first. Regular visits and imaging assessments will be conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the treatment regimens.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
208
Ivonescimab 10 mg/kg via intravenous infusion, until the occurrence of intolerable toxicity, withdrawal of informed consent, initiation of new antitumor therapy, loss to follow-up, or death, whichever occurs first.
Nimotuzumab 400 mg via intravenous infusion, Q3W, until the occurrence of intolerable toxicity, withdrawal of informed consent, initiation of new antitumor therapy, loss to follow-up, or death, whichever occurs first.
Irinotecan liposome 50mg/m2 via intravenous infusion, D1, D15, Q4W for up to 6 cycles or until intolerable toxicity, subject withdrawal of informed consent, diseases progression, initiation of new antitumor therapy, loss of follow-up, or death, whichever occurs first.
S-1, D1-D14, BID, p.o., (BSA \< 1.25 m2, 40 mg/dose; 1.25 m2 ⩽ BSA \< 1.5 m2, 50 mg/dose; BSA ⩾ 1.5 m2, 60mg/dose), Q4W for up to 6 cycles or until intolerable toxicity, subject withdrawal of informed consent, diseases progression, initiation of new antitumor therapy, loss of follow-up, or death, whichever occurs first.
Mitoxantrone hydrochloride liposome 20mg/m2 via intravenous infusion, Q3W for up to 8 cycles or until intolerable toxicity, subject withdrawal of informed consent, diseases progression, initiation of new antitumor therapy, loss of follow-up, or death, whichever occurs first
PD-1 blockade (comprising tislelizumab \<200 mg/cycle\>, carrellimab \<200 mg/cycle\>, or toripalimab \<240 mg/cycle\>) , Q3W for two years, or until intolerable toxicity, subject withdrawal of informed consent, diseases progression, initiation of new antitumor therapy, loss of follow-up, or death, whichever occurs first.
Cancer Center of Guangzhou Medical University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGuangdong Provincial People's Hospital
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGZhongshan People's Hospital
Zhongshan, Guangdong, China
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGThe Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
RECRUITINGXiangya Hospital, Central South University
Changsha, Hunan, China
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGOverall Response Rate (ORR)
Defined as the proportion of patients whose tumors shrink to complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) and remain for a certain period of time according to RECIST 1.1
Time frame: 1 year
Progression-free Survival (PFS)
PFS is defined as the time interval from randomization to the observation of disease progression or death from any cause
Time frame: 1 year
Overall Survival (OS)
OS is defined as the time interval from randomization to death from any cause
Time frame: 1 year
Duration of Response (DOR)
DOR is defined as time from the first assessment of CR or PR until the date of the first occurrence of PD, or until the date of death
Time frame: 1 year
Disease Control Rate (DCR)
DCR is defined as the percentage of patients who have achieved CR, PR and SD to a therapeutic intervention
Time frame: 1 year
Adverse Events Reporting
Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v5.0
Time frame: 1 year
Health-related Quality of Life
Changes from baseline in patient-reported quality of life scores assessed every 2 cycles using the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire (European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire, version C30). The scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating a better quality of life outcome.
Time frame: 1 year
Head and Neck Cancer-Specific Quality of Life
Changes from baseline in head and neck cancer-specific symptoms and functions assessed every 2 cycles using the EORTC QLQ-H\&N35 module (European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire, Head and Neck Cancer Module). The scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating a better quality of life outcome and lower scores indicating worse symptoms or functions.
Time frame: 1year
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