RecruitingPhase IIEN originalHead and neck cancer

A Study Using Nivolumab, in Combination With Chemotherapy Drugs to Treat Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC)

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About the trial

This phase II trial tests effects of nivolumab in combination with chemotherapy drugs prior to radiation therapy patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as nivolumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Chemotherapy drugs, such as gemcitabine and cisplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays, particles, or radioactive seeds to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Researchers want to find out what effects, good and/or bad, adding nivolumab to chemotherapy has on patients with newly diagnosed NPC. In addition, they want to find out if children with NPC may be treated with less radiation therapy and whether this decreases the side effects of therapy.

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Who can (and can't) join

✓ Qualifies

  • Wiek do 21 lat w momencie włączenia do badania
  • Nowo rozpoznany rak gardła nosowego stadium II-IV
  • Potwierdzenie raka przez badanie histologiczne (mikroskopowe)
  • Ogólny stan zdrowia pozwalający na leczenie - wynik ≥60%
  • Wystarczająca liczba białych krwinek (ANC ≥1000/uL)
  • Wystarczająca liczba płytek krwi (≥100 000/uL)
  • Prawidłowa funkcja nerek (klirens kreatyniny ≥60 mL/min/1,73m²)

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Trial details

Maximum age
21 Years
Last updated (source)
July 24, 2026
Sex
No restrictions

Therapies / drugs in trial

Locations (85)

Children's Hospital of Alabama

Birmingham, United States

Phoenix Childrens Hospital

Phoenix, United States

Arkansas Children's Hospital

Little Rock, United States

Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center

Downey, United States

Loma Linda University Medical Center

Loma Linda, United States

Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Los Angeles, United States

Valley Children's Hospital

Madera, United States

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland

Oakland, United States

Kaiser Permanente-Oakland

Oakland, United States

Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego

San Diego, United States

UCSF Medical Center-Mission Bay

San Francisco, United States

Children's Hospital Colorado

Aurora, United States

Connecticut Children's Medical Center

Hartford, United States

Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children

Wilmington, United States

Children's National Medical Center

Washington D.C., United States

UF Health Cancer Institute - Gainesville

Gainesville, United States

Nemours Children's Clinic-Jacksonville

Jacksonville, United States

Nicklaus Children's Hospital

Miami, United States

Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children

Orlando, United States

Nemours Children's Hospital

Orlando, United States

Nemours Children's Clinic - Pensacola

Pensacola, United States

Saint Joseph's Hospital/Children's Hospital-Tampa

Tampa, United States

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Arthur M Blank Hospital

Atlanta, United States

Lurie Children's Hospital-Chicago

Chicago, United States

University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center

Chicago, United States

Riley Hospital for Children

Indianapolis, United States

University of Kentucky/Markey Cancer Center

Lexington, United States

Children's Hospital New Orleans

New Orleans, United States

Maine Children's Cancer Program

Scarborough, United States

Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center

Baltimore, United States

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, United States

Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals - Helen DeVos Children's Hospital

Grand Rapids, United States

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

Rochester, United States

University of Mississippi Medical Center

Jackson, United States

Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics

Kansas City, United States

Washington University School of Medicine

St Louis, United States

Children's Hospital and Medical Center of Omaha

Omaha, United States

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha, United States

Hackensack University Medical Center

Hackensack, United States

Jersey Shore Medical Center

Neptune City, United States

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

New Brunswick, United States

Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

Newark, United States

Albany Medical Center

Albany, United States

Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus

The Bronx, United States

Carolinas Medical Center/Levine Cancer Institute

Charlotte, United States

Duke University Medical Center

Durham, United States

East Carolina University

Greenville, United States

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Winston-Salem, United States

Sanford Broadway Medical Center

Fargo, United States

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati, United States

Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital

Cleveland, United States

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus, United States

Dayton Children's Hospital

Dayton, United States

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Oklahoma City, United States

Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest

Allentown, United States

Penn State Children's Hospital

Hershey, United States

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, United States

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

Pittsburgh, United States

Prisma Health Richland Hospital

Columbia, United States

BI-LO Charities Children's Cancer Center

Greenville, United States

Sanford USD Medical Center - Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, United States

Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital

Memphis, United States

The Children's Hospital at TriStar Centennial

Nashville, United States

Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center

Nashville, United States

Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas

Austin, United States

UT Southwestern/Simmons Cancer Center-Dallas

Dallas, United States

Cook Children's Medical Center

Fort Worth, United States

Baylor College of Medicine/Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center

Houston, United States

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, United States

Children's Hospital of San Antonio

San Antonio, United States

University of Virginia Cancer Center

Charlottesville, United States

Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters

Norfolk, United States

VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center

Richmond, United States

Seattle Children's Hospital

Seattle, United States

Mary Bridge Children's Hospital and Health Center

Tacoma, United States

Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, United States

Alberta Children's Hospital

Calgary, Canada

University of Alberta Hospital

Edmonton, Canada

Hospital for Sick Children

Toronto, Canada

The Montreal Children's Hospital of the MUHC

Montreal, Canada

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine

Montreal, Canada

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke-Fleurimont

Sherbrooke, Canada

Starship Children's Hospital

Grafton, New Zealand

Christchurch Hospital

Christchurch, New Zealand

University Pediatric Hospital

San Juan, Puerto Rico

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Jamie M. Aye

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Alok K. Kothari

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Michael W. Bishop

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Robert M. Cooper

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