About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the efficacy and safety of endoscopic nasopharyngectomy combined with retropharyngeal lymph nodes dissection plus bilateral upper neck lymph node dissection or plus postoperative low-dose radiotherapy in newly diagnosed stage Ⅰ nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Performance Status Score 0-1 points.
Non-keratinized carcinoma of the nasopharynx (differentiated or undifferentiated, i.e., WHO type II or III) confirmed histologically and/or cytologically.
According to the UICC/AJCC eighth edition staging, the patient is defined as T1N0M0 stage I.
Adequate organ function: WBC ≥ 4×10^9 /L, NEUT ≥ 2×10^6 /L, HGB ≥ 9 g/dL, PLT count ≥ 100×10^9/L, TBIL ≤1.5 ULN, ALT ≤3 ULN, AST ≤3 ULN, ALP ≤3 ULN, ALB ≥ 3 g/dL, INR or APTT≤1.5 ULN, Scr ≤1.5 ULN or Ccr ≥ 60 mL/min.
Disqualifiers
Diagnosed as recurrent or distant metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma or together with any other malignancy.
Suffering severe organ dysfunction or physical disorder which could not tolerate surgery or radiotherapy.
Unable to cooperate with regular follow-up due to psychological, social, domestic or geological reasons.
During pregnancy or lactation.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Endoscopic nasopharyngectomy combine Retropharyngeal lymphadenectomy and Low Dose Radiotherapy
- Endoscopic nasopharyngectomy combine Retropharyngeal lymphadenectomy and Double upper neck lymph node dissection
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
Ming-Yuan Chen
Lead sponsor
Sun Yat-sen University
Sponsor institution
Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
Collaborator
Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center
Collaborator
Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
Collaborator
Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Shenzhen Hospital
Collaborator
Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University
Collaborator
First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
Collaborator
First People's Hospital of Foshan
Collaborator
Zhongshan People's Hospital, Guangdong, China
Collaborator