Gemcitabine-based Induction Chemotherapy Combined With Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy in Locally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Summary

Researchers conduct the clinical trial (gemcitabine combined with cisplatin induction chemotherapy followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy with gemcitabine for locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma) to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of gemcitabine in patients with locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Timeline

Start

2018-10-01

Primary completion

2024-10-01

Completion

2024-12-01

Publications

• Background Jia WH, Huang QH, Liao J, Ye W, Shugart YY, Liu Q, Chen LZ, Li YH, Lin X, Wen FL, Adami HO, Zeng Y, Zeng YX. Trends in incidence and mortality of nasopharyngeal carcinoma over a 20-25 year period (1978/1983-2002) in Sihui and Cangwu counties in southern China. BMC Cancer. 2006 Jul 6;6:178. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-6-178.
• Background Zeng Q, Wang J, Lv X, Li J, Yin LJ, Xiang YQ, Guo X. Induction Chemotherapy Followed by Radiotherapy versus Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy in elderly patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma: finding from a propensity-matched analysis. BMC Cancer. 2016 Aug 30;16(1):693. doi: 10.1186/s12885-016-2661-y.
• Background Meng R, Wei K, Xia L, Xu Y, Chen W, Zheng R, Lin L. Cancer incidence and mortality in Guangdong province, 2012. Chin J Cancer Res. 2016 Jun;28(3):311-20. doi: 10.21147/j.issn.1000-9604.2016.03.05.
• Background Peng G, Wang T, Yang KY, Zhang S, Zhang T, Li Q, Han J, Wu G. A prospective, randomized study comparing outcomes and toxicities of intensity-modulated radiotherapy vs. conventional two-dimensional radiotherapy for the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Radiother Oncol. 2012 Sep;104(3):286-93. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2012.08.013. Epub 2012 Sep 17.
• Background Zhang MX, Li J, Shen GP, Zou X, Xu JJ, Jiang R, You R, Hua YJ, Sun Y, Ma J, Hong MH, Chen MY. Intensity-modulated radiotherapy prolongs the survival of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma compared with conventional two-dimensional radiotherapy: A 10-year experience with a large cohort and long follow-up. Eur J Cancer. 2015 Nov;51(17):2587-95. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2015.08.006. Epub 2015 Aug 26.
• Background Huang PY, Zeng Q, Cao KJ, Guo X, Guo L, Mo HY, Wu PH, Qian CN, Mai HQ, Hong MH. Ten-year outcomes of a randomised trial for locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A single-institution experience from an endemic area. Eur J Cancer. 2015 Sep;51(13):1760-70. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2015.05.025. Epub 2015 Jun 17.
• Background Sun Y, Li WF, Chen NY, Zhang N, Hu GQ, Xie FY, Sun Y, Chen XZ, Li JG, Zhu XD, Hu CS, Xu XY, Chen YY, Hu WH, Guo L, Mo HY, Chen L, Mao YP, Sun R, Ai P, Liang SB, Long GX, Zheng BM, Feng XL, Gong XC, Li L, Shen CY, Xu JY, Guo Y, Chen YM, Zhang F, Lin L, Tang LL, Liu MZ, Ma J. Induction chemotherapy plus concurrent chemoradiotherapy versus concurrent chemoradiotherapy alone in locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a phase 3, multicentre, randomised controlled trial. Lancet Oncol. 2016 Nov;17(11):1509-1520. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(16)30410-7. Epub 2016 Sep 27.
• Background Chua MLK, Wee JTS, Hui EP, Chan ATC. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Lancet. 2016 Mar 5;387(10022):1012-1024. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00055-0. Epub 2015 Aug 28.
• Background Ke LR, Xia WX, Qiu WZ, Huang XJ, Yang J, Yu YH, Liang H, Liu GY, Ye YF, Xiang YQ, Guo X, Lv X. Safety and efficacy of lobaplatin combined with 5-fluorouracil as first-line induction chemotherapy followed by lobaplatin-radiotherapy in locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma: preliminary results of a prospective phase II trial. BMC Cancer. 2017 Feb 15;17(1):134. doi: 10.1186/s12885-017-3080-4.
• Background Tang LQ, Chen DP, Guo L, Mo HY, Huang Y, Guo SS, Qi B, Tang QN, Wang P, Li XY, Li JB, Liu Q, Gao YH, Xie FY, Liu LT, Li Y, Liu SL, Xie HJ, Liang YJ, Sun XS, Yan JJ, Wu YS, Luo DH, Huang PY, Xiang YQ, Sun R, Chen MY, Lv X, Wang L, Xia WX, Zhao C, Cao KJ, Qian CN, Guo X, Hong MH, Nie ZQ, Chen QY, Mai HQ. Concurrent chemoradiotherapy with nedaplatin versus cisplatin in stage II-IVB nasopharyngeal carcinoma: an open-label, non-inferiority, randomised phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2018 Apr;19(4):461-473. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(18)30104-9. Epub 2018 Feb 28.
• Background Vanderveken OM, Szturz P, Specenier P, Merlano MC, Benasso M, Van Gestel D, Wouters K, Van Laer C, Van den Weyngaert D, Peeters M, Vermorken J. Gemcitabine-Based Chemoradiation in the Treatment of Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer: Systematic Review of Literature and Meta-Analysis. Oncologist. 2016 Jan;21(1):59-71. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2015-0246. Epub 2015 Dec 28.
• Background Zhang L, Huang Y, Hong S, Yang Y, Yu G, Jia J, Peng P, Wu X, Lin Q, Xi X, Peng J, Xu M, Chen D, Lu X, Wang R, Cao X, Chen X, Lin Z, Xiong J, Lin Q, Xie C, Li Z, Pan J, Li J, Wu S, Lian Y, Yang Q, Zhao C. Gemcitabine plus cisplatin versus fluorouracil plus cisplatin in recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a multicentre, randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial. Lancet. 2016 Oct 15;388(10054):1883-1892. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31388-5. Epub 2016 Aug 23.
• Background Mason KA, Milas L, Hunter NR, Elshaikh M, Buchmiller L, Kishi K, Hittelman K, Ang KK. Maximizing therapeutic gain with gemcitabine and fractionated radiation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1999 Jul 15;44(5):1125-35. doi: 10.1016/s0360-3016(99)00134-0.
• Background Milas L, Fujii T, Hunter N, Elshaikh M, Mason K, Plunkett W, Ang KK, Hittelman W. Enhancement of tumor radioresponse in vivo by gemcitabine. Cancer Res. 1999 Jan 1;59(1):107-14.
• Background El Deen DA, Toson EA, El Morsy SM. Gemcitabine-based induction chemotherapy and concurrent with radiation in advanced head and neck cancer. Med Oncol. 2012 Dec;29(5):3367-73. doi: 10.1007/s12032-012-0269-x. Epub 2012 Jun 8.
• Background Aguilar-Ponce JL, Granados-Garcia M, Cruz Lopez JC, Maldonado-Magos F, Alvarez-Avitia MA, Arrieta O, Gonzalez-Ramirez I, Lara-Cruz G, Martinez-Juarez I, Medina-Santillan R, Castillo-Hernandez C, De la Garza-Salazar J. Alternating chemotherapy: gemcitabine and cisplatin with concurrent radiotherapy for treatment of advanced head and neck cancer. Oral Oncol. 2013 Mar;49(3):249-54. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2012.09.008. Epub 2012 Oct 6.

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