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Trial reportFrontiers in immunology2023

Apatinib combined with camrelizumab in the treatment of recurrent/metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a prospective multicenter phase II study.

Yunyan Mo, Yufei Pan, Bin Zhang, Jian Zhang, Yixin Su, Zhengchun Liu, Meiqing Luo, Guanjie Qin, Xiangyun Kong, Rongjun Zhang and 6 more

Open access · goldAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIMulticenter Study
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Trial report in Frontiers in immunology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Effectiveness and safety of camrelizumab plus apatinib in treating recurrent/metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a single-arm meta-analysis.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Yunyan Mo *Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China.
Yufei Pan *Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanxishan Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin, China.
Bin Zhang *Department of Radiation Oncology, Wuzhou Red Cross Hospital, Wuzhou, China.
Jian Zhang *Department of Radiation Oncology, Laibin People's Hospital, Laibin, China.
Yixin Su *Department of Radiation Oncology, Lingshan County People's Hospital, Qinzhou, China.
Zhengchun Liu *Department of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China.
Meiqing LuoDepartment of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China.
Guanjie QinDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China.
Xiangyun KongDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China.
Rongjun ZhangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China.
Yu PanDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China.
Yi LiangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China.
Defeng WangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China.
Yuejia WeiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China.
Hengwei ChenDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China.
Wei JiangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China.
Guilin Medical University · CNNanxi Mountain Hospital · CNPeople’s Hospital of Wenshan Prefecture · CNSecond People’s Hospital of Yibin · CNWuzhou Red Cross Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Preclinical studies demonstrated that immune checkpoint inhibitors combined with antiangiogenic drugs have a synergistic anti-tumor effect. This present phase II trial aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of apatinib combined with camrelizumab in patients with recurrent/metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (RM-NPC). Methods: Patients with RM-NPC were administered with apatinib at 250 mg orally once every day and with camrelizumab at 200 mg Results: This study enrolled 26 patients with RM-NPC between January 14, 2021 and September 15, 2021. At data cutoff (March 31, 2023), the median duration of follow-up was 16 months (ranging from 1 to 26 months). The ORR was 38.5% (10/26), the disease control rate (DCR) was 61.5% (16/26), and the median PFS was 6 months (IQR 3.0-20.0). The median OS was 14 months (IQR 6.0-21.25). Treatment-related grade 3 or 4 adverse events occurred in seven (26.9%) patients, and comprised anemia (7.7%), stomatitis (3.8%), headache (3.8%), pneumonia (7.7%), and myocarditis (3.8%). There were no serious treatment-related adverse events or treatment-related deaths. Conclusion: In patients with RM-NPC, apatinib plus camrelizumab showed promising antitumor activity and manageable toxicities.

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Antibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedNasopharyngeal NeoplasmsPyridinesHumansNasopharyngeal CarcinomaProspective StudiesAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedapatinibcamrelizumabPyridinesapatinibcamrelizumabclinical trialimmunotherapynasopharyngeal carcinomatargeted therapy

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