| Clinical Trial Title |
Individualized Treatment in Treating Patients With Stage II-IVB Nasopharyngeal Cancer Based on EBV DNA |
| Trial Status |
Closed to Enrollment |
| Start Date |
04/26/2018 |
| Location |
Doctors & Locations |
| Trial Type |
Cancer - Adult Oncology |
| Specific Condition |
Nasopharyngeal Cancer |
| Description |
There are two study questions we are asking in this randomized phase II/III trial based on a blood biomarker, Epstein Barr virus (EBV) deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) for locoregionally advanced non-metastatic nasopharyngeal cancer. All patients will first undergo standard concurrent chemotherapy and radiation therapy. When this standard treatment is completed, if there is no detectable EBV DNA in their plasma, then patients are randomized to either standard adjuvant cisplatin and fluorouracil chemotherapy or observation. If there is still detectable levels of plasma EBV DNA, patients will be randomized to standard cisplatin and fluorouracil chemotherapy versus gemcitabine and paclitaxel. Radiation therapy uses high energy x rays to kill tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cisplatin, fluorouracil, gemcitabine hydrochloride, and paclitaxel work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. It is not yet known whether giving cisplatin and fluorouracil is more effective than gemcitabine hydrochloride and paclitaxel after radiation therapy in treating patients with nasopharyngeal cancer. |
| Eligibility Criteria |
- Biopsy proven (from primary lesion and/or lymph nodes) diagnosis of cancer of the nasopharynx
- Age ≥ 18
- Sites are required to complete Step 1 registration before submitting specimens for EBV DNA analysis
- Patients must have detectable pretreatment plasma EBV DNA, determined by the central lab prior to Step 2 registration (see Section 10.2 for details of specimen submission)
- Stage II-IVB disease (AJCC, 7th ed.) with no evidence of distant metastasis, based upon the following minimum diagnostic workup:
- History/physical examination by a Medical Oncologist or Clinical Oncologist or Radiation Oncologist or ENT, which must include an endoscopic evaluation, a complete list of current medications, and assessment of weight and weight loss in the past 6 months within 21 days prior to registration;
- Evaluation of tumor extent with one of the following combinations required within 28 days prior to registration
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| IRB Number |
Central IRB |
| Notes |
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02135042?term=NRG-HN001 |
| Principal Investigator |
Andrew Kee, MD |
| Contact Name |
Oncology Clinical Research |
| Contact Phone |
503-413-8199 |
| Contact Fax |
503-413-6920 |
| Contact E-Mail |
oncologyresearch@lhs.org |
