nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Conditions
Interventions
1:IMRT+ induction chemotherapy
2:IMRT+concurrent chemotherapy
Sponsors
Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 69 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with newly histologically confirmed non-keratinizing (WHO type II/III according to WHO histologically type); 2. Tumor staged as T3-4N0-3/T1-2N2-3 (according to the 7th AJCC edition); 3. No evidence of distant metastasis (M0); 4. ECOG PS 0-2; 5. Aged 18~70 years; 6. Male or female without pregnancy or lactation; 7. Adequate marrow: leucocyte count > 4×10^9/L, neutrophil count > 2×10^9/L, hemoglobin > 90g/L and platelet count > 100×10^9/L; 8. Normal liver function test: Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT), Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) 60 ml/min; 10. Patients must be informed of the investigational nature of this study and give written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. WHO Type keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma or basaloid squamous cell carcinoma; 2. Treatment with palliative intent; 3. Prior malignancy except adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, in situ cervical cancer; 4. Pregnancy or lactation (consider pregnancy test in women of child-bearing age and emphasize effective contraception during the treatment period); 5. History of previous RT (except for non-melanomatous skin cancers outside intended RT treatment volume); 6. Prior chemotherapy or surgery (except diagnostic) to primary tumor or nodes; 7. Any severe intercurrent disease, which may bring unacceptable risk or affect the compliance of the trial, for example, unstable cardiac disease requiring treatment, renal disease, chronic hepatitis, diabetes with poor control (fasting plasma glucose > 1.5×ULN), and emotional disturbance.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| short term effect;2-year PF; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| OS;locoregional recurrent-free survival rate (LRRFS);distant metastasis-free survival rate(DMFS);toxicity; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactMei Li & Zhi-xiong Lin
Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College
Outcome results
None listed