About this trial
This study aims to explore the prognostic value of pathological remission after one cycle of induction chemotherapy in locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma, and the change of immune micro-environment after one cycle induction chemotherapy, including the density of immune cells infiltration and tertiary lymphoid structures.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Ability to sign informed consent
Age > 18 years at time of study entry
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 (amend based on specific study)
Histological confirmation of NPC (regardless if EBER positive or negative)
Disqualifiers
Concurrent enrolment in another clinical study, unless it is an observational (non-interventional) clinical study or during the follow-up period of an interventional study
Distant metastases
Prior systemic anti-cancer therapy (chemotherapy, immunotherapy, endocrine therapy, targeted therapy, radiotherapy, biologic therapy, tumour embolization, monoclonal antibodies) of the locally advanced NPC.
History of another primary malignancy
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Not listed