Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Trial Landscape (August 2026)

Last updated: Aug 20, 2026 · Built by a patient who got tired of scrolling ClinicalTrials.gov

Overview

209
Recruiting
19
Phase 1
94
Phase 2
79
Phase 3
2
Phase 4

Active interventional trials with status RECRUITING or NOT_YET_RECRUITING. A multi-phase trial (e.g. 1/2) is counted in each of its phases.

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Mechanism Breakdown

Recruiting trials grouped by drug class. Trials with unclassifiable or non-therapeutic interventions are excluded from this view.

Checkpoint inhibitor
67
Monoclonal antibody
27
Antibody-drug conjugate (ADC)
10
Bispecific antibody
8
Chemotherapy
7
Other / unclassified
5
Other inhibitor
3
Radioligand / radiopharmaceutical
1
Small-molecule inhibitor
1
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI)
1
Vaccine (other)
1
CAR-T cellular therapy
1

Recently Updated Trials

NCTPhaseTitleMechanism
NCT060640972A Study Using Nivolumab, in Combination With Chemotherapy Drugs to Treat Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC)PD-1 -- immune checkpoint inhibitor (monoclonal antibody)
NCT076617713Individualized Primary Clinical Target Volume Based on Margin Expansion for Nasopharyngeal CarcinomaUnknown mechanism
NCT076674001, 2Docetaxel and SX-682 in Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Salivary Gland Carcinoma, and Advanced Prostate CancerCXCR1/2 -- small molecule antagonist (chemokine receptor inhibitor)
NCT064798111[212Pb]VMT-Alpha-NET in Metastatic or Inoperable Somatostatin-Receptor Positive Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumors, Pheochromocytoma/Paragangliomas, Small Cell Lung, Renal Cell, and Head and Neck CancersSomatostatin receptor (SSTR) -- targeted radioligand therapy using alpha-emitting radionuclide conjugated peptide
NCT069800382Testing Whether Cemiplimab (REGN2810) Plus CDX-1140 Given Prior to Surgery Are Better Than Cemiplimab (REGN2810) Alone in Patients With Stage III-IV Head and Neck CancerPD-1 + CD40 -- immune checkpoint blockade and CD40 agonist (monoclonal antibodies)

Top Sponsors

SponsorRecruiting trials
Sun Yat-sen University73
Fujian Cancer Hospital9
Fudan University8
Jiangxi Provincial Cancer Hospital6
Zhejiang Cancer Hospital5

Geographic Distribution

Countries/regions with the most active trial sites for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. A multi-site trial is counted once per country/region.

China
149
United States
16
Singapore
10
Canada
4
Australia
4
South Korea
3
Hong Kong
3
Spain
2
Italy
2
Germany
2

Emerging Classes

Phase-1 trials whose listed start date falls within the last 12 months — the leading edge of the field.

StartNCTTitleMechanism
Sep 2026NCT07650266A Study of Cemiplimab and Fianlimab in People With Nasopharyngeal CarcinomaPD-1 + CTLA-4 -- bispecific antibody
Aug 24, 2026NCT07667400Docetaxel and SX-682 in Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Salivary Gland Carcinoma, and Advanced Prostate CancerCXCR1/2 -- small molecule antagonist (chemokine receptor inhibitor)
Apr 2026NCT07247201Integrating Allogeneic NK Cells in High-risk Advanced Stage III-IV Nasopharyngeal Cancer PatientsNatural Killer cells -- adoptive cell therapy
Mar 31, 2026NCT07320963Chidamide in Combination With Toripalimab and Anlotinib in Recurrent/Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma.HDAC + PD-1 + VEGFR -- HDAC inhibitor + immune checkpoint inhibitor + multi-kinase inhibitor
Mar 27, 2026NCT07625423Intratumoral Injection of Recombinant Human Endostatin Adenovirus (EDS01) for the Treatment of Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck TumorsVEGF -- angiogenesis inhibitor via recombinant human endostatin gene delivery (gene therapy)

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, synced daily. Aggregated by ClinTrialFinder.