Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-26 @ 11:00 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-26 @ 11:00 AM
NCT ID:
NCT00997906
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion criteria:
Patients are eligible for inclusion if all of the following criteria are fulfilled:
1. Have given written informed consent, with the understanding that consent may be withdrawn at any time without prejudice.
2. Loco-regional advanced NPC UICC (1997) Stages T3 - 4 any N, or any Stage T, N2 - 3.
3. A histological diagnosis of WHO Type II or III NPC must have been established at some time and the investigator must review and confirm the diagnosis prior to randomization.
4. No evidence of distant metastases in staging work up (including lung, liver and bone imaging).
5. Cross sectional imaging of the primary and neck disease (MRI preferred)
6. Evaluable disease must be present.
7. Performance status of ECOG grade 0 or 1 (see Appendix I).
8. No prior tumour therapy
9. Adequate bone marrow, renal and hepatic function:
Bone marrow : WBC \> 3000 / mm3 (ANC \> 1500 / mm3 ),
* Platelets \> 100 000 / mm3,
* Hb \> 10 gm/dl Renal : serum creatinine within institutional normal range (or) lower than the lower limit of institutional normal range
* calculated creatinine clearance \> 50 ml / min Hepatic : enzymes (SAP, SGOT) \< 2x normal
* bilirubin \< 24 µmol / l.
10. At least 18 years of age, of either sex.
Exclusion criteria:
Patients are to be excluded from the study if any of the following criteria is fulfilled:
1. Uncontrolled hypercalcaemia: calcium ≥ 2.7 mmol/L (10.8 mg/dL).
2. Second primary malignancy (except in situ carcinoma of the cervix or adequately treated basal cell carcinoma of the skin).
3. Other serious concomitant systemic disorders incompatible with the study (at the discretion of the investigator).
4. Have serious active infection.
5. Hepatitis B carrier
6. Prior treatment including chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
7. Pregnant or lactating female subjects and subjects with reproductive potential not implementing adequate contraceptive measures.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT00997906
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00997906