Status:

RECRUITING

Cetuximab After Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This is a Phase II treatment, non-randomized, open label clinical trial to study the efficacy of the Cetuximab when administered as single agent in recurrent/ metastatic head and neck squamous cell ca...

Detailed Description

Primary Objective: • To measure Overall Response Rate to treatment with Cetuximab as single agent in patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell cancer who failed PD-1 inhibitor...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients must have histologically or cytologically confirmed head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
  • Measurable disease by scans- at least one measurable lesion.
  • Patients must have received previous treatment with immunotherapy with PD-1 inhibitor alone or in combination with chemotherapy.
  • Patients must have a Performance Status of 0-2.
  • Patients must be greater than or equal to 18 years old.
  • Participant is willing and able to comply with the protocol for the duration of the study.
  • Ability to understand and the willingness to sign an Institutional Review Board-approved informed consent document.

Exclusion

  • Prior treatment with Cetuximab or prior therapy that specifically and directly targets the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) pathway in the last five (5) days.
  • Prior allergic reaction to Cetuximab.
  • History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of chemical or biologic composition similar to those of Cetuximab.
  • Patients receiving any other investigational agents.
  • Patient is on medications that need to be continued and that might interact with Cetuximab.
  • Any uncontrolled condition, which in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere in the safe and timely completion of study treatment and procedures.
  • Participant with a history of interstitial lung disease (e.g. pneumonitis or pulmonary fibrosis) or evidence of interstitial lung disease on screening chest imaging.
  • Any of the following conditions:
  • Serious or non-healing wound, ulcer, or bone fracture at the discretion of treating physician
  • history of abdominal fistula, gastrointestinal perforation, or intra-abdominal abscess within 28 days of study enrollment
  • history of cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or transient ischemic attack within 12 months prior to study enrollment
  • history of myocardial infarction, ventricular arrhythmia, stable/unstable angina, -symptomatic congestive heart failure, coronary/peripheral artery bypass graft or stenting or other significant cardiac disease within 6 months prior to study enrollment
  • history of arterial or venous thrombosis/thromboembolic event, including pulmonary embolism within 6 months of study enrollment
  • any condition requiring the use of immunosuppression, excluding rheumatologic conditions treated with stable doses of corticosteroids.
  • Pregnancy, breastfeeding, or expecting to conceive or father children within the projected duration of the trial, starting with the screening visit through 6 months after the last dose of trial treatment.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

38 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04375384

Start Date

July 1 2020

End Date

December 1 2027

Last Update

July 16 2025

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Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157