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Brief Title: Nivolumab in Treating Patients With Recurrent and/or Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Cancer
Official Title: Multicenter Phase II Study of Nivolumab in Previously Treated Patients With Recurrent and Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Study ID: NCT02339558
Brief Summary: This phase II trial studies how well nivolumab works in treating patients with nasopharyngeal cancer that has returned after a period of improvement (recurrent) and/or has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic). Monoclonal antibodies, such as nivolumab, may block tumor growth in different ways by targeting certain cells.
Detailed Description: PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Objective tumor response to nivolumab in patients with previously treated recurrent and/or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) based on Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria version 1.1. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. Tumor response to nivolumab based on immune-related response criteria (IRC). II. Duration of response. III. Progression-free survival and overall survival. IV. Safety and tolerability. TERTIARY OBJECTIVES: I. To investigate the effect of nivolumab on tumor burden by analyzing the clearance of plasma Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) during the first 4-6 weeks of treatment. II. To investigate the association between treatment outcome and immunological markers: a) Intratumoral expression of programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) and programmed cell death-ligand (PD-L1) in archived NPC tissues (mandatory); b) Serum absolute lymphocyte count at baseline and post-treatment (mandatory); and c) Plasma cytokine levels at baseline and serially during the first 8 weeks of treatment; d) Expression of PD-1 in cluster of differentiation (CD)8+ T cells in tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) at baseline (optional). III. To investigate functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences as an early predictor of response to nivolumab (optional only at Chinese University of Hong Kong \[CUHK\]). OUTLINE: Patients receive nivolumab intravenously (IV) over approximately 60 minutes on days 1 and 15. Courses repeat every 4 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up for 3 years.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, California, United States
Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
Keck Medical Center of USC Pasadena, Pasadena, California, United States
University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, Sacramento, California, United States
City of Hope South Pasadena, South Pasadena, California, United States
Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida, United States
Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States
University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States
UC Comprehensive Cancer Center at Silver Cross, New Lenox, Illinois, United States
University of Maryland/Greenebaum Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center P2C, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Chinese University of Hong Kong-Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
National University Hospital Singapore, Singapore, , Singapore
National Cancer Centre, Singapore, , Singapore
Johns Hopkins Singapore, Singapore, , Singapore
Name: Brigette B Ma
Affiliation: Mayo Clinic Cancer Center P2C
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR