Clinical trial • Phase II • Oncology

TORIPALIMAB for Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (recurrent/metastatic)

Phase II trial of TORIPALIMAB for Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (recurrent/metastatic). open-label, none/not specified-controlled. 49 participants.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology
Trial Disease
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (recurrent/metastatic)
Trial Stage
Phase II
Drug Modality
Monoclonal antibody|Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
02-07-2025
First CTIS Authorization Date
13-10-2025

Trial design

open-label, none/not specified-controlled Phase II trial in Italy.

Open Label
Yes
Comparator
None/Not specified
Target Sample Size
49

Eligibility

Recruits 49 Vulnerable population selected. All subjects must sign and date an IEC-approved written informed consent form prior to any protocol-related procedures that are not part of normal care. Minimum age for participation is 18 years. No assent process or other vulnerable-population consent procedures are described in the provided record. Subject information and informed consent form documents are listed (L_THOR_ICF_v1_0_9JUN2025; L1_THOR_ICF_v2_0_15Sep2025_Clean; L1_THOR_ICF_v2_0_15Sep2025_TC)..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Pregnancy or breastfeeding.
Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable population selected. All subjects must sign and date an IEC-approved written informed consent form prior to any protocol-related procedures that are not part of normal care. Minimum age for participation is 18 years. No assent process or other vulnerable-population consent procedures are described in the provided record. Subject information and informed consent form documents are listed (L_THOR_ICF_v1_0_9JUN2025; L1_THOR_ICF_v2_0_15Sep2025_Clean; L1_THOR_ICF_v2_0_15Sep2025_TC).

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"-Subjects must have signed and dated an IEC approved written informed consent form in accordance with regulatory and institutional guidelines. This must be obtained before the performance of any protocol related procedures that are not part of normal subject care."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Subjects must be willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, treatment schedule, laboratory testing, and other requirements of the study."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Males and Females, 18 years of age or older."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Histologically confirmed recurrent or metastatic NPC not amenable to local therapy with curative intent, regardless of Epstein Barr-Virus (EBV) status."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 2."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patients have not received a prior line of systemic therapy for R/M NPC."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Measurable disease by CT or MRI per RECIST 1.1 criteria."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Documentation of EBER-positive or EBER-negative status at diagnosis and EBV DNA plasmatic levels."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"-Allergy to monoclonal antibodies, any toripalimab components, gemcitabine, cisplatin and other platinum drugs."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Patients with untreated, symptomatic CNS metastases."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Any serious or uncontrolled medical disorder that, in the opinion of the investigator, may increase the risk associated with study participation or study drug administration, impair the ability of the subject to receive protocol therapy, or interfere with the interpretation of study results."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Prior treatment with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2, anti- CTLA-4 antibody, or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T-cell co-stimulation or immune checkpoint pathways."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Prior malignancy within the previous 3 years except for locally curable cancers that have been apparently cured, such as basal or squamous cell skin cancer, superficial bladder cancer, or carcinoma in situ of the prostate, cervix, or breast."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Pregnancy or breastfeeding."}
  • {"criterion_text":"-Subjects with active, known or suspected autoimmune disease. Subjects with experienced GVH disease. Subjects with vitiligo, type I diabetes mellitus, residual hypothyroidism due to autoimmune condition or previous neck RT only requiring hormone replacement, psoriasis not requiring systemic treatment, or conditions not expected to recur in the absence of an external trigger are permitted to enroll."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"-Incidence of high-grade (CTCAE v 5.0 grade 3 or higher), treatment related adverse events","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Incidence of high-grade (CTCAE v 5.0 grade 3 or higher) treatment-related adverse events; assessed using CTCAE v5.0 criteria."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"-Incidence of all high-grade (Grades 3-5), selected adverse events, independently from the association with the study drugs;","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Incidence of selected high-grade (Grades 3-5) adverse events regardless of attribution to study drugs."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-Median time to onset and median time to resolution (Grades 3-4) of selected adverse events (resolution of an AE is a subject experiencing complete resolution or improvement to the baseline grade for the AE);","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Median time to onset and median time to resolution for selected AEs (Grades 3-4); resolution defined as complete resolution or improvement to baseline grade."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-Safety and tolerability measured by the incidence of all AEs, treatment-related AEs, serious AEs, deaths, laboratory abnormalities, and select AEs such as pulmonary, gastrointestinal, skin, renal, hepatic, pancreatic, neurologic, endocrine, infusion-related, or hypersensitivity.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Safety assessed by incidence of all AEs, treatment-related AEs, SAEs, deaths, lab abnormalities and selected AE categories as listed."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-Investigator-assessed Progression Free Survival (PFS) defined as radiological evidence of progression, significant clinical symptomatic progression, the need to introduce a non-study drug therapy or death from any cause.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"PFS defined as time to radiological progression, significant clinical symptomatic progression, initiation of non-study therapy, or death; assessed by investigator."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"-Overall Survival defined as the time from first dosing date to the date of death. A subject who has not died will be censored at last known date alive.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Overall survival measured from first dose date to date of death; censoring at last known alive date for survivors."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
49
Recruitment Window Months
90
Consent Approach
Subjects must sign and date an IEC-approved written informed consent form in accordance with regulatory and institutional guidelines; consent must be obtained before performance of any protocol-related procedures that are not part of normal subject care. Minimum age for participation is 18 years. Subject information and informed consent form documents are listed in the record (L_THOR_ICF_v1_0_9JUN2025; L1_THOR_ICF_v2_0_15Sep2025_Clean; L1_THOR_ICF_v2_0_15Sep2025_TC). No assent process described.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
12
Total Number Of Participants
49

Italy

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
15-09-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
08-01-2026
Processing Time Days
115
Number Of Sites
12
Number Of Participants
49

Sites

Site Name
Istituto Europeo Di Oncologia S.r.l.
Department Name
Oncologia Medica Urogenitale e Cervico Facciale
Contact Person Name
Maria Cossu Rocca
Contact Person Email
maria.cossurocca@ieo.it
Site Name
IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino
Department Name
Oncologia medica 2
Contact Person Name
Stefania Vecchio
Site Name
IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione Pascale
Department Name
UO Oncologia Medica Testa-Collo
Contact Person Name
Francesco Perri
Contact Person Email
f.perri@istitutotumori.na.it
Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi
Department Name
Radioterapia oncologica
Contact Person Name
Lorenzo Livi
Contact Person Email
lorenzo.livi@unifi.it
Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico Paolo Giaccone
Department Name
UO Oncologia Medica
Contact Person Name
Gaetana Rinaldi
Contact Person Email
taniarinaldi02@gmail.com
Site Name
Humanitas Mirasole S.p.A.
Department Name
Oncologia Medica
Contact Person Name
Paolo Bossi
Contact Person Email
paolo.bossi@hunimed.eu
Site Name
I.F.O. Istituti Fisioterapici Ospitalieri
Department Name
Oncologia Medica 1
Contact Person Name
Consuelo D'Ambrosio
Contact Person Email
consuelo.dambrosio@ifo.it
Site Name
Istituto Oncologico Veneto
Department Name
Oncologia medica 2
Contact Person Name
Maria Grazia Ghi
Contact Person Email
mariagrazia.ghi@iov.veneto.it
Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico Umberto I
Department Name
U.O. Oncologia Cervico Facciale
Contact Person Name
Alessio Cirillo
Contact Person Email
alessio.cirillo@uniroma1.it
Site Name
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori
Department Name
S.C Oncologia Medica 3 Tumori della Testa e del Collo
Contact Person Name
Salvatore Alfieri
Site Name
Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo
Department Name
Oncologia
Contact Person Name
Iaria Imarisio
Contact Person Email
I.Imarisio@smatteo.pv.it
Site Name
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Department Name
UOC Oncologia medica
Contact Person Name
Alessandra Cassano

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Humanitas Mirasole S.p.A.
Organisation Type
Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
Country Of Registered Address
Italy

Contract research organisations

Name
Clinical Research Technology S.r.l.
Responsibilities
Sponsor duties codes: 1,12,5,6,7,8 (as listed in record)

Third parties

  • {"country":"Italy","full_name":"Clinical Research Technology S.r.l.","duties_or_roles":"1,12,5,6,7,8","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
LOQTORZI 240 mg concentrate for solution for infusion
Active Substance
TORIPALIMAB
Modality
Monoclonal antibody
Routes Of Administration
IV INFUSION
Route
IV INFUSION
Authorisation Status
Marketing authorisation (EU/marketing authorisation number EU/1/24/1853/001)
Maximum Dose
7680 mg
Investigational Product Name
Gemcitabine (commercial formulations listed in dossier)
Active Substance
GEMCITABINE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
IV INFUSION
Route
IV INFUSION
Authorisation Status
Marketing authorisations (various national/EU marketing authorisations listed)
Maximum Dose
6000 mg/m2 (max total dose amount as listed)
Investigational Product Name
Cisplatin (commercial formulations listed in dossier)
Active Substance
CISPLATIN
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
IV INFUSION
Route
IV INFUSION
Authorisation Status
Marketing authorisations (various national marketing authorisations listed)
Starting Dose
80 mg/m2 (max daily dose amount listed)
Maximum Dose
480 mg/m2 (max total dose amount listed)
Combination Treatment
Yes

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