RecruitingPhase 1NCT06806852

A Study to Test Whether Treatment With BI 770371 in Combination With Pembrolizumab With or Without Cetuximab Helps People With Head and Neck Cancer Compared With Pembrolizumab Alone

A Phase Ib Open Label Randomised Clinical Trial to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of BI 770371 in Combination With Pembrolizumab With or Without Cetuximab Compared With Pembrolizumab Monotherapy for the First-line Treatment of Patients With Metastatic or Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC)


Sponsor

Boehringer Ingelheim

Enrollment

90 participants

Start Date

May 14, 2025

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

This study is open to adults with head and neck cancer. The purpose of this study is to find out whether combining different study medicines makes tumors shrink in people with head and neck cancer. The tested medicines in this study are antibodies that act in different ways against cancer. BI 770371 and pembrolizumab may help the immune system fight cancer. Cetuximab blocks growth signals and may prevent the tumor from growing. Participants are put into 3 groups randomly. Each group receives a different combination of study medicines. All study medicines are given as an infusion into a vein at the study site. Participants can stay in the study as long as they benefit from treatment. Doctors regularly check the size of the tumor and check whether it has spread to other parts of the body. The doctors also regularly check participants' health and take note of any unwanted effects.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study is testing whether adding a new drug called BI 770371 to standard first-line treatment (pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy with cetuximab) can improve outcomes for people with advanced or recurring head and neck squamous cell cancer (cancers of the mouth, throat, or voice box) that cannot be treated with surgery or radiation. **You may be eligible if...** - You have confirmed advanced or recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, or larynx - Your cancer cannot be treated with curative surgery or radiation - You have not yet received systemic treatment for your advanced or recurrent cancer - You have at least one measurable tumor on imaging - You are able to provide a tumor tissue sample **You may NOT be eligible if...** - Your cancer is nasopharyngeal carcinoma or cancer of the nasal cavity or sinuses - You have contraindications to pembrolizumab or cetuximab per local guidelines - (Additional exclusion criteria apply per the full protocol) Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

DRUGBI 770371

BI 770371

DRUGPembrolizumab

Pembrolizumab

DRUGCetuximab

Cetuximab


Locations(52)

Norton Cancer Institute, Downtown

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

M Health Fairview Clinics and Surgery Center - Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Gosford Hospital

Gosford, New South Wales, Australia

Andrew Love Cancer Centre

Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Hospital de Amor

Barretos, Brazil

Liga Norte Riograndense contra o cancer

Natal, Brazil

Fundação Faculdade Regional de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto

São José do Rio Preto, Brazil

MBAL Sveta Sofia

Sofia, Bulgaria

CTR Oscar Lambret

Lille, France

CTR Leon Berard

Lyon, France

HOP Timone

Marseille, France

Institut Gustave Roussy

Villejuif, France

ARENSIA Exploratory Medicine LLC

Tbilisi, Georgia

Städtisches Klinikum Braunschweig gGmbH

Braunschweig, Germany

Universitätsklinikum Jena

Jena, Germany

Universität Leipzig

Leipzig, Germany

Universitätsklinikum Ulm

Ulm, Germany

Semmelweis University

Budapest, Hungary

Clinexpert Gyongyos

Gyöngyös, Hungary

Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo

Meldola (FC), Italy

Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona

Verona, Italy

Hokkaido University Hospital

Hokkaido, Sapporo, Japan

Kobe University Hospital

Hyogo, Kobe, Japan

Kansai Medical University Hospital

Osaka, Hirakata, Japan

Shizuoka Cancer Center

Shizuoka, Sunto-gun, Japan

Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research

Tokyo, Koto-ku, Japan

Unidad Clinica Farmacologica Bioemagno

Mexico City, Mexico

Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia

México, Mexico

Centro Oncológico Internacional

Tlajomulco de Zuñiga, Mexico

ARENSIA Exploratory Medicine

Chisinau, Moldova

Center of Oncology of the Lublin Region St. Jana z Dukli

Lublin, Poland

"Prof. Dr. Alexandru Trestioreanu" Oncology Institut

Bucharest, Romania

National University Hospital-Singapore-22806

Singapore, Singapore

Severance Hospital

Seoul, South Korea

Samsung Medical Center

Seoul, South Korea

The Catholic University of Korea, St.Vincent's Hospital

Suwon, South Korea

Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron

Barcelona, Spain

Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria

Málaga, Spain

Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia

Valencia, Spain

Cantonspital Aarau

Aarau, Switzerland

National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, Taiwan

Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Taipei, Taiwan

Siriraj Hospital

Bangkoknoi, Thailand

Adana City Hospital

Adana, Turkey (Türkiye)

Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Training and Research Hospital

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

Hacettepe University Oncology Hospital

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

Ankara Bilkent City Hospital

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

Istanbul University Medical Faculty Capa Hospital

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

St Bartholomew's Hospital

London, United Kingdom

The Royal Marsden Hospital, London

London, United Kingdom

The Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton

Sutton, United Kingdom

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