The effectiveness and safety of combining anlotinib with gemcitabine and cisplatin in the first-line treatment of recurrent/metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (R/M NPC) have not been definitively established. This research seeks to investigate the potential benefits and risks of utilizing this combination therapy in the first-line management of R/M NPC. The research involved 22 individuals diagnosed with R/M NPC and who had not undergone any previous treatment. These patients were administered a concomitant therapy of anlotinib, gemcitabine, and cisplatin in cycles occurring every 3 weeks. The primary focus of the study was to assess progression-free survival (PFS), while secondary endpoints included overall survival (OS), disease control rate (DCR), and objective response rate (ORR). The findings revealed that the median PFS duration for patients with R/M NPC receiving the GPA regimen as a first-line treatment was 12.6 months, with a 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.1 to 25.2. The median OS was reported as 37.4 months, with 95% CI: 28.0 to 46.8. The DCR in this study was 95.5%, while the ORR was 63.6%. Anlotinib has demonstrated a degree of effectiveness in the initial treatment of R/M NPC, while maintaining an acceptable level of safety.
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Curr Oncol
January 2025
Department of Medical Oncology, Arthur JE Child Comprehensive Centre, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 5G2, Canada.
Although the majority of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) present with early-stage or locoregional disease that can be treated with definitive radiotherapy, approximately 20% of patients experience disease recurrence, and 15% present with metastatic disease that is not amenable to curative therapy. Management of patients with recurrent or metastatic (r/m) NPC who are not candidates for local salvage therapy is challenging in Canada, as there is uncertainty in extrapolating evidence that is largely generated from Southeast China to non-endemic regions such as Canada. Currently, treatment options in Canada are limited to chemotherapy regimens that can only achieve short-term response and prolongation of survival.
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January 2025
Department of Radiation Oncology, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
The effectiveness and safety of combining anlotinib with gemcitabine and cisplatin in the first-line treatment of recurrent/metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (R/M NPC) have not been definitively established. This research seeks to investigate the potential benefits and risks of utilizing this combination therapy in the first-line management of R/M NPC. The research involved 22 individuals diagnosed with R/M NPC and who had not undergone any previous treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCancer Immunol Immunother
January 2025
Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guo Xue Alley, Sichuan, 610041, Chengdu, China.
Background: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) show optimal treatment effects on recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma(R/M NPC). Nonetheless, whether metastatic sites impact ICIs efficacy remains unclear.
Methods: We performed a secondary analysis of R/M NPC patients treated with KL-A167, a programmed cell death-ligand 1(PD-L1) inhibitor, based on a multicenter, single-arm, phase II study from China between 2019 and 2021 years, which represents the first and most comprehensive analysis of the effectiveness of a PD-L1 inhibitor in patients who have been previously treated.
Oral Oncol
February 2025
Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. Electronic address:
Background: Immune-related adverse events (irAEs) have been associated with better therapeutic outcomes in patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) across various cancers. This study investigates the association between irAEs and ICI outcomes in patients with recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (R/M NPC).
Methods: A post hoc analysis was performed on 153 patients with R/M NPC who received anti-PD-L1 inhibitors between February 26, 2019, and January 13, 2021.
J Inflamm Res
November 2024
Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
Purpose: Immunotherapy has become the primary option for recurrent and metastatic nasopharyngeal cancer (R/M NPC) after failure of chemotherapy, but without good prognostic indicators. Our study aimed to assess the potential of the systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) in predicting the effectiveness of PD-L1 inhibitor therapy for R/M NPC.
Patients And Methods: The study cohort comprises of a prospective Phase 2 clinical trial population undergoing PD-L1 inhibitor for R/M NPC at 42 hospitals in China between 2019 and 2021.
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