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:
2025-12-24 @ 11:36 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 11:36 PM
NCT ID:
NCT04398056
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Had histopathologically confirmed metastatic NPC that was diagnosed as stage IVb NPC as defined by the AJCC, 8th edition;
2. Patients evaluated to have a complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) by an imaging study after three cycles of cisplatin plus 5-fluorouracil (PF) chemotherapy;
3. Patients who did not receive any previous systemic chemotherapy;
4. Patients with a Karnofsky performance status (KPS) score of at least 70;
5. Patients with adequate organ function (white blood cell count of at least 4.0x109 per L; absolute neutrophil of at least 2.0x109 per L; hemoglobin concentrations of at least 90 g/L; platelet cell count of at least 100 x109 per L; aspartate transaminase and alanine transaminase levels less than 2.5 times the upper limit of the normal value; and creatinine clearance rate of at least 60 mL/min);
6. Patients who provided written informed consent;
7. Patients who agree to regular follow-up visits.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Patients with recurrent mNPC who received prior definitive radiotherapy/chemoradiotherapy;
2. Patients with life-threatening medical disorders;
3. Patients who were pregnant or breastfeeding;
4. Patients with other invasive malignant diseases within the past 5 years, other than excised basal-cell skin carcinoma, cervical carcinoma in situ, superficial bladder tumors (Ta, Tis, and T1);
5. Patients with serious comorbidities.
6. Subjects with any active autoimmune disease or history of autoimmune disease, or history of syndrome that requires systemic steroids or immunosuppressive medications, including but not limited to the following: rheumatoid arthritis, pneumonitis, colitis (inflammatory bowel disease), hepatitis, hypophysitis, nephritis, hyperthyroidism, and hypothyroidism, except for subjects with vitiligo or resolved childhood asthma/atopy. Subjects with the following conditions will not be excluded from this study: asthma that requires intermittent use of bronchodilators, hypothyroidism stable on hormone replacement, vitiligo, Graves' disease, or Hashimoto's disease. Additional exceptions may be made with medical monitor approval;
7. Known history of hypersensitivity to any components of the Toripalimab formulation;
8. Concurrent medical condition requiring the use of immunosuppressive medications, or immunosuppressive doses of systemic or absorbable topical corticosteroids. Doses 10 mg/day prednisone or equivalent are prohibited within 2 weeks before study drug administration. Note: corticosteroids used for the purpose of IV contrast allergy prophylaxis are allowed;
9. Active central nervous system (CNS) metastases (indicated by clinical symptoms, cerebral edema, steroid requirement, or progressive disease);
10. Uncontrolled clinically significant medical condition, including but not limited to the following:
1. congestive heart failure (New York Health Authority Class \> 2);
2. unstable angina;
3. myocardial infarction within the past 12 months;
4. clinically significant supraventricular arrhythmia or ventricular arrhythmia requiring treatment or intervention;
11. Active infection or an unexplained fever; 38.5℃ during screening visits or on the first scheduled day of dosing (at the discretion of the investigator, subjects with tumor fever may be enrolled);
12. History of immunodeficiency including seropositivity for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), or other acquired or congenital immune-deficient disease;
13. Any other medical (eg, pulmonary, metabolic, congenital, endocrinal, or CNS disease), psychiatric, or social condition deemed by the investigator to be likely to interfere with a subject's rights, safety, welfare, or ability to sign informed consent, cooperate, and participate in the study or would interfere with the interpretation of the results;
14. Evidence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection or risk of reactivation based on institutional guidelines and tests. Testing may include the following: HBV DNA, HCV RNA, hepatitis B surface antigen, or anti-Hepatitis B core antibody.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
65 Years
Study:
NCT04398056
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT04398056