A Randomized, Multicenter, Phase III Trial Comparing Induction CT With Docetaxel, Cisplatin and 5-FU (TPF) Followed by Concurrent CT-RT to Concurrent CT Alone, in Nasopharyngeal Cancers Staged as T2b, T3, T4 and/or With Lymph Node Involvement (>N1)
This is a randomized, multicenter, phase III trial comparing induction chemotherapy with Docetaxel, Cisplatin and 5-Fluorouracil (TPF) followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy to concurrent chemoradiotherapy alone, in nasopharyngeal cancers staged as T2b, T3, T4 and/or with lymph node involvement (≥ N1. The main end point is the event free survival.
NCT00828386 — Nasopharyngeal Cancers
Status: Terminated
http://inclinicaltrials.com/nasopharyngeal-cancers/NCT00828386/
Efficacy of Functional Electrical Stimulation in Dysphagia of Nasopharyngeal Cancer Post Radiotherapy
The purpose of this study is to determine whether functional electrical stimulation is effective in the treatment of dysphagia due to nasopharyngeal cancer post radiotherapy
NCT00815087 — Dysphagia
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/dysphagia/NCT00815087/
Administration of EBV-Specific T-Lymphocytes to Patients With EBV-Positive Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Patients have a type of cancer called nasopharyngeal cancer. This cancer has come back or not gone away or is at high risk for coming back after treatment (including the best treatment we know for nasopharyngeal cancer). We are asking patients to volunteer to be in a research study using special immune system cells called EBV-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes, a new experimental therapy. Most patients with nasopharyngeal cancer show evidence of infection with the virus that causes infectious mononucleosis, Epstein Barr virus (EBV), before or at the time of their diagnosis of nasopharyngeal cancer. EBV is found in the cancer cells of most patients with nasopharyngeal cancer, suggesting that it may play a role in causing this cancer. The cancer cells infected by EBV are able to hide from the body's immune system and escape destruction. We want to see if special white blood cells (called T cells) that have been trained to kill EBV-infected cells can survive in the patient's blood and affect the tumor. We have treated other patients with different EBV positive cancers and have had variable results. Some patients have had some response to the treatment. Some patients have been cured by the treatment. It is not possible for us to predict if this treatment will work for nasopharyngeal cancer. The purposes of this study are to find the largest safe dose of EBV specific cytotoxic T cells, to learn what the side effects are, and to see whether this therapy might help patients with nasopharyngeal cancer.
NCT00609219 — Head and Neck Cancer
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/head-and-neck-cancer/NCT00609219/
Phase II Trial of Gemcitabine and Cisplatin/Carboplatin (GC) Plus Erlotinib in Patients With Recurrent and/or Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Cancer
Cisplatin or Carboplatin will be given on day 1 every 21 days for 6 cycles; Gemcitabine will be given on day 1 and day 8 every 21 days for 6 cycles. Those patients that do not progress on GC after 6 cycles of chemotherapy will be started on erlotinib daily until disease progression. A cycle of erlotinib will be 28 days. Patients who progress on GC will be offered erlotinib as well,in order to evaluate its activity as a single-agent in the second-line setting. Patients previously treated with GC have reported a progression-free survival (PFS) of 9 months. We would anticipate an extension of PFS to 12 months in patients treated with GC followed by maintenance erlotinib. Furthermore, we hypothesize that patients who achieved benefit from GC therapy would have further response when treated with maintenance erlotinib, such that this strategy may increase the likelihood of attaining long-term survival.
NCT00603915 — Nasopharyngeal Cancer
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/nasopharyngeal-cancer/NCT00603915/
Phase II Clinical Trial of Tumour Vaccination By Intradermal Delivery of Autologous Dendritic Cells Transduced With Adenoviral Vector (AD5F35) Expressing Latent Membrane Protein-1 (LMP-1) and Latent Membrane Protein-2 (LMP-2) Genes in Combination With Celecoxib in Patient With Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
RATIONALE: Vaccines made from a gene-modified virus and a person's dendritic cells may help the body build an effective immune response to kill tumor cells. Celecoxib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Giving vaccine therapy together with celecoxib may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving vaccine therapy together with celecoxib works in treating patients with metastatic nasopharyngeal cancer.
NCT00589186 — Head and Neck Cancer
Status: Active, not recruiting
http://inclinicaltrials.com/head-and-neck-cancer/NCT00589186/
Randomized Trial to Evaluate the Therapeutic Gain by Changing the Chemoradiotherapy From Concurrent-adjuvant to Induction-concurrent Sequence, and the Radiotherapy From Conventional to Accelerated Fractionation for Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
The objectives of this clinical study are threefold: 1. To compare the benefits in cancer control and survival obtained from adding induction-concurrent chemotherapy to radiation with those from adding concurrent-adjuvant chemotherapy to radiation. 2. To test whether replacing fluorouracil with Xeloda in combining with cisplatin (PF or PX, respectively) in the chemotherapy plan will maintain or improve further the chemotherapy benefits while reducing the duration of hospital stay. 3. To see if accelerated fractionation radiotherapy can improve the outcome of patients as compared with conventional fractionation radiotherapy.
NCT00577057 — Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms
Status: Not yet recruiting
http://inclinicaltrials.com/nasopharyngeal-neoplasms/NCT00577057/
A Phase 2 Study of GW786034 (Pazopanib) in Asian Patients With Recurrent/Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
This phase II trial studies the side effects and how well pazopanib hydrochloride works in treating patients with stage IV or recurrent nasopharyngeal cancer. Pazopanib hydrochloride may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth and by blocking blood flow to the tumor.
NCT00454142 — Stage IV Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/stage-iv-squamous-cell-carcinoma-of-the-nasopharynx/NCT00454142/
An Open Label Study of First Line Chemotherapy With Xeloda in Combination With Cisplatin on Treatment Response in Patients With Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Cancer
This single arm study will assess the efficacy and safety of Xeloda + oxaliplatin when given as first line treatment for patients with metastatic nasopharyngeal cancer. Patients will receive Xeloda (1000mg/m2 bid orally from day 1 to day 14, followed by a rest period of 7 days) plus oxaliplatin (130mg/m2 iv infusion on day 1 of each 21 day cycle) for 6-8 cycles. The anticipated time on study treatment is until disease progression, and the target sample size is <100 individuals.
NCT00439426 — Nasopharyngeal Cancer
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/nasopharyngeal-cancer/NCT00439426/
Phase II Trial of PS-341 (Bortezomib, NSC-681239) Followed by the Addition of Gemcitabine at Progression in Recurrent or Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
This phase II trial is studying how well giving bortezomib together with gemcitabine works in treating patients with recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal cancer. Bortezomib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving bortezomib together with gemcitabine may kill more tumor cells
NCT00305734 — Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Cancer
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/recurrent-nasopharyngeal-cancer/NCT00305734/
Treatment of Childhood Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma With Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Concomitant Chemoradiotherapy: A Groupwide Phase III Study
This phase III trial is studying how well radiation therapy, amifostine, and chemotherapy work in treating young patients with newly diagnosed nasopharyngeal cancer. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Drugs, such as amifostine, may protect normal cells from the side effects of radiation therapy. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cisplatin and fluorouracil, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving radiation therapy together with amifostine and chemotherapy may kill more tumor cells.
NCT00274937 — Stage IV Nasopharyngeal Keratinizing Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/stage-iv-nasopharyngeal-keratinizing-squamous-cell-carcinoma-ajcc-v7/NCT00274937/