Comparing Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Combined With PD-1 Inhibitor Versus Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy i… (NCT06957938) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Comparing Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Combined With PD-1 Inhibitor Versus Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Locally Advanced Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma
China168 participantsStarted 2025-04-28
Plain-language summary
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy combined with immunotherapy has achieved promising pathological remission rates in locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and has offered new hope for patients with locally advanced laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer. In our center's previous phase II study on locally advanced laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer, neoadjuvant chemotherapy combined with immunotherapy showed good 1 - year laryngeal preservation rate and 1 - year PFS rate. However, in locally advanced laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer, whether neoadjuvant chemotherapy combined with PD-1 inhibitor, compared with neoadjuvant chemotherapy, can improve laryngeal preservation survival, event - free survival and overall survival remains unclear.
Thus, this study aims to explore in locally advanced laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer whether neoadjuvant immuno - chemotherapy, compared with neoadjuvant chemotherapy, can improve laryngeal preservation survival and bring benefits in quality of life.
Who can participate
Age range
18 Years – 75 Years
Sex
ALL
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Inclusion criteria
. Patients who have signed the informed consent form and are willing to complete the study according to the protocol.
. Age ≥18 years and ≤75 years.
. Histologically confirmed squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx or hypopharynx.
. Locally advanced laryngeal or hypopharyngeal cancer that requires total laryngectomy and is amenable to total laryngectomy according to surgical assessment.
. At least one measurable lesion before treatment, which meets the criteria for "measurable lesion" according to RECIST 1.1 criteria.
. An expected survival of \>3 months.
. ECOG performance status of 0-1.
Questions worth asking your doctor
Bring these to your next appointment. They're a starting point for a shared conversation — not a sign you qualify or a recommendation to enrol.
1Based on my diagnosis and history, is this trial worth exploring for me — or is there a standard treatment we should try first?
2What does this trial's phase tell us about how much is already known about its safety and benefit?
3What would taking part actually involve for me — visits, tests, time, and travel?
4What are the known and possible risks or side effects I should weigh, and how would they be monitored?
5If this trial isn't the right fit, what other options or trials would you suggest I look into?
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Questions for the trial coordinator
The trial coordinator is the person who runs the study day to day. These cover the practical side — logistics, costs, and what taking part would actually mean for your life. The study team confirms whether you meet the criteria; these are questions to ask, not a sign you qualify.
1What does taking part actually involve week to week — how many visits, where, and how long does each one take?
2What costs are covered by the study, and what might I have to pay for myself, including travel, parking, or time off work?
3What happens during screening, and what happens if the study team confirms I don't meet the criteria after those tests?
4Who pays for the scans, blood work, and other tests the trial requires — the study, my insurance, or me?
5How will being in the trial affect my regular care, and will my own doctor stay informed and involved?
6Can I leave the trial at any point if I change my mind, and what would happen to my care if I do?
A starting point for the conversation — always confirm anything about your own eligibility, costs, and care with the study team and your doctor.
. Adequate organ function, meeting the following requirements:
Exclusion criteria
. Patients who have been confirmed to have distant metastasis on imaging assessment before treatment.
. Patients who have previously received immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy.
. Patients who have previously received radiotherapy to the head and neck region.
. Patients who have had or currently have other malignancies (except for malignancies that have been cured and have been cancer-free for more than 5 years, such as basal cell carcinoma of the skin, cervical carcinoma in situ, and papillary thyroid cancer); if a patient has both hypopharyngeal cancer and esophageal cancer, and the esophageal lesion and hypopharyngeal lesion are anatomically non-adjacent, they should be diagnosed with multiple primary tumors and will not be eligible for enrollment.
. Uncontrolled cardiac symptoms or diseases, such as: a. NYHA Class II or higher heart failure; b. unstable angina; c. myocardial infarction within the past year; d. clinically significant supraventricular or ventricular arrhythmias that are not well controlled with medication.
. Patients who have received any of the following treatments:
. Received any investigational drug within 4 weeks before the first dose of the study drug.
. Enrolled in another clinical study concurrently, unless it is an observational (non-interventional) clinical study.