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to Explore Whether the Adjuvant Therapy of Metronomic Capecitabine Could Improve the Disease-free Survival of Locoregionally Advanced Hypopharyngeal CarcinomaNCT05940441

A Prospective Exploratory Clinical Study of Metronomic Capecitabine as Adjuvant Therapy in Locoregionally Advanced Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma

An observational study of to Explore Whether the Adjuvant Therapy of Metronomic Capecitabine Could Improve the Disease-free Survival of Locoregionally Advanced Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma, run by Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University at 1 site in China.

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Looking for participants now. Contact the study team or a site below to ask about taking part.

Sites and contacts
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Trial summary

To explore whether the adjuvant therapy of metronomic capecitabine could improve the disease-free survival of locoregionally advanced hypopharyngeal carcinoma (stage IV:T4N0-1M0,anyTN2-3M0). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 65 years
What is being tested?
Capecitabine 500Mg Oral Tablet
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
How many people
74 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
1 Jul 2023to 1 Jul 2027
How long will I take part?
2 Years
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: hypopharyngeal carcinoma, staged as IV (T4N0-1M0,anyTN2-3M0) (as defined by the 8th AJCC edition), Complete the recommended standard treatment (curative chemoradiotherapy, or radical surgery + postoperative chemo/radiotherapy )

Who may be able to join

  • 1. Age between 18 and 65 years old. 2. Histologically confirmed hypopharyngeal carcinoma, staged as IV (T4N0-1M0,anyTN2-3M0) (as defined by the 8th AJCC edition), Complete the recommended standard treatment (curative chemoradiotherapy, or radical surgery + postoperative chemo/radiotherapy ).
  • 3. No clinical evidence of persistent locoregional disease or distant metastases after definitive chemoradiotherapy.
  • 4. Within 8 weeks after completion of the last radiation dose. 5. Performance status of ECOG grade 0 or 1. 6. Adequate hematologic (neutrophil count > 1.5×10^9/L, hemoglobin > 90g/L and platelet count > 100×10^9 /L), hepatic (alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase ≤ 1.5×ULN, bilirubin ≤ 1.5×ULN, alkaline phosphatase < 2.5×ULN) and renal function (creatinine clearance > 50 ml/min).
  • 7. Patients must be appraised of the investigational nature of the study and provide written informed consent.

Who cannot join

  • 1.Patients who were known to be intolerable or allergic to capecitabine. 2. Prior malignancy except adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, in situ cervical cancer.
  • 3. 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).
  • 4. With esophagus cancer. 5. Pregnancy or lactation. 6. Other conditions that are not eligible for enrollment.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

China1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University

    Shanghai

    Lei Tao, +86-13916944810, doctortaolei@163.com

    Recruiting

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About this study

To explore whether the adjuvant therapy of metronomic capecitabine could improve the disease-free survival of locoregionally advanced hypopharyngeal carcinoma (stage IV:T4N0-1M0,anyTN2-3M0).

Being tested
Capecitabine 500Mg Oral Tablet

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Capecitabine 500Mg Oral TabletDrug

    650 mg/m² body surface area twice daily for 1 year

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. disease-free survival

    the time from enrolled to disease recurrence (distant metastasis or locoregional recurrence) or death due to any cause

    Measured: 2023.7-2025.7

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted11 Jul 2023
  2. Study start1 Jul 2023 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion1 Jul 2025 (estimated)
  4. Study completion1 Jul 2027 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
74 participants (estimated)
Target duration
2 Years
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05940441
Sponsor's protocol ID
2023060
Status last verified
Jul 2023
First submitted
2 Jul 2023
Last updated
11 Jul 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No: the overall surviving results will be shared

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of to Explore Whether the Adjuvant Therapy of Metronomic Capecitabine Could Improve the Disease-free Survival of Locoregionally Advanced Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma, run by Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University at 1 site in China.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 Jul 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Lei Tao (+86-13916944810, doctortaolei@163.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

disease-free survival (time frame: 2023.7-2025.7). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 11 Jul 2023.

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