RecruitingPhase 2NCT04080804

Study of Safety and Tolerability of Nivolumab Treatment Alone or in Combination With Relatlimab or Ipilimumab in Head and Neck Cancer

A Phase II Neoadjuvant Study of the Safety and Tolerability of Anti-PD1 (Nivolumab) Administered Alone or in Combination With Anti-LAG3 (Relatlimab) or Anti-CTLA4 (Ipilimumab) in Resectable Head and Neck Cancer


Sponsor

Dan Zandberg

Enrollment

80 participants

Start Date

Dec 20, 2019

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The aim of this study is to potentiate adaptive immunity to enhance the anti-tumor activity of anti-PD1 antibody by the addition of anti-CTLA4 antibody or anti-LAG3 antibody (relatlimab) given in subjects with resectable locally advanced HNSCC prior to surgical resection.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study is testing nivolumab (an immunotherapy drug) alone or combined with either relatlimab or ipilimumab in people with newly diagnosed, locally advanced head and neck cancer (squamous cell carcinoma) that has not yet been treated with chemotherapy or radiation. The goal is to find better first-line treatment options. **You may be eligible if...** - You are 18 years or older - You have been newly diagnosed with Stage III or IVA squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck - You have not received radiation or chemotherapy for this cancer (though a surgically removed earlier cancer more than 5 years ago may be acceptable) - Your tumor is accessible for a biopsy before treatment - If your cancer is HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer: specific tumor and lymph node size criteria must be met **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You have already received systemic treatment (chemotherapy, radiation, or immunotherapy) for your current cancer - Cancer has spread to distant organs - You have conditions that make immunotherapy unsafe - A baseline biopsy cannot be obtained Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

DRUGNivolumab

A fully human anti-programmed death 1 (PD-1) monoclonal antibody checkpoint inhibitor, that blocks a signal that prevents activated T cells from attacking the cancer cells.

DRUGRelatlimab

A monoclonal antibody with anti-Lymphocyte-activation gene 3 (LAG-3) (immune checkpoint receptor protein found on the cell surface) activity.

DRUGIpilimumab

A monoclonal anitibody that targets CTLA-4, a protein receptor, that down regulates the immune system.


Locations(1)

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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