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Impact of Vitamin D on Therapeutic Respons in NPC Chemoradiated Patients

Indonesia300 participantsStarted 2025-01-10

Plain-language summary

Nasopharyngeal cancer is the sixth most common cancer and the sixth leading cause of death in Indonesia. NPC is a radiosensitive cancer so radiotherapy is the basic therapy for NPC. Concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) with Intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) is the standard therapy for locally advanced NPC. Vitamin D deficiency is common in patients with head and neck cancer including NPC. Several studies have shown better outcomes and fewer complications of therapy in patients with higher vitamin D levels. Inflammation plays an important role in tumor development and progression. The effect of vitamin D supplementation on cancerous and precancerous lesions shows that there is a potential for major changes in IL-6 levels. By supplementing vitamin D in NPC patients with vitamin D deficiency before undergoing chemoradiation, it will increase the therapeutic response and reduce IL-6 levels (proinflammatory cytokines). Until now, there have been no studies evaluating the administration of vitamin D supplementation in NPC patients with vitamin D deficiency undergoing chemoradiation in Indonesia.

Who can participate

Age range

18 Years

Sex

ALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * NPC stage III-IVA who will undergo chemoradiation * Have vitamin D deficiency (vitamin D level \<30 ng/mL) * Age \> 18 years * WHO ECOG performance status 0-2 Exclusion Criteria: * Subject has autoimmune disease * Subject is undergoing immunosuppressive therapy * Patient routinely consumes vitamin D supplementation * Experiencing other acute conditions (eg: severe infection) * Subject cannot be evaluated (drop out, loss to follow up)

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What they're measuring

Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on therapeutic response in nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) patients undergoing chemoradiation and its relation with IL-6

Timeframe: January 2025 - Juny 2025

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07042711

SponsorIndonesia University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-12-09

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