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No longer recruiting (closed or complete)Last updated: 17 June 2024

This Phase II trial is evaluating combinations of targeted therapies (enoblituzumab, retifanlimab and tebotelimab) in people with recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neckA Phase 2 Open-Label Trial to Evaluate Enoblituzumab in Combination With Retifanlimab or Tebotelimab in the First-Line Treatment of Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

Trial purpose

Medical clipboardCancer treatment

Tumor type

Head and Neck Cancers Head and Neck

Age

People18+

Clinical summary

Summary

This is a non-randomised trial with two experimental arms. Participants in Experimental Arm 1 will receive Enoblituzaumab (15mg/kg) every 2 weeks in combination with retifanlimab (375mg) every 3 weeks for up to 35 cycles. Participants in Experimental Arm 2 will receive Enoblituzumab (15mg/kg) every 3 weeks plus tebotelimab (600mg) every 3 weeks for up to 35 cycles.

Conditions

This trial is treating people with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck

Eligibility

Inclusion

  • Histologically proven, recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) not curable by local therapy
  • No prior systemic therapy for SCCHN in the recurrent or metastatic setting (with the exception of systemic therapy completed > 6 months prior if given as part of multimodal treatment for locally advanced disease)
  • Primary tumor locations of oropharynx, oral cavity, hypopharynx, or larynx. Patients may not have a primary tumor site of upper esophagus, salivary gland, or nasopharynx (any histology)
  • Availability of formalin-fixed, paraffin embedded tumor specimen or contemporary biopsy for immunohistochemical evaluation of pharmacodynamic markers of interest
  • Willing to consent for baseline and on-treatment biopsy.
  • Performance status 0 or 1
  • Life expectancy of 6 months or more
  • Adequate end organ function
  • At least one radiographically measurable lesion
  • PD-L1 expression level that is either

    1. Positive (combined positive score [CPS] ≥ 1) for the retifanlimab cohort, or
    2. Negative (CPS < 1) for the tebotelimab cohort
  • Results available from human papilloma virus p16 status for oropharyngeal cancer
  • Acceptable laboratory results

Exclusion

  • Disease suitable for local therapy administered with curative intent
  • Progressive disease within 6 months of completion of curatively intended systemic treatment for locoregionally advanced SCCHN
  • Radiation or other non-systemic therapy within 2 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug
  • Prior therapy with an anti-B7-H3, anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or anti-LAG-3 agent

Inclusion

  • Your cancer has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic) or has grown into nearby parts of the body (locally advanced).
  • You have been diagnosed with cancer, but have not received any treatment.

Exclusion

  • You have had certain treatments, surgical procedures or drugs.
Message

Clinical trials have complex eligibility criteria, and other criteria may apply for this trial. Ask your doctor about whether this trial could be right for you.

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Trial sponsor

MacroGenics

Scientific Title

A Phase 2 Open-Label Trial to Evaluate Enoblituzumab in Combination With Retifanlimab or Tebotelimab in the First-Line Treatment of Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

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