Trial purpose
Cancer treatment
Tumor type
Multi-Cancer
Age
18+
Trial acronym
VELOCITY-HNSCC
Clinical summary
Summary
This platform study will begine with a substudy targeting first-line (1L) recurrent or metastatic (r/m) head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) regardless of programmed cell death ligand (PD-L1) expression status (Substudy-01), and new substudies may be added in the future targeting different study populations of HNSCC.
All substudies evaluating additional drugs will be added in a staggered manner when relevant non-clinical and/or clinical data become available. Additional durgs may also be added to Substudy-01 in the future.
Eligible participants in Substudy-01 will be randomly allocated to one of two treatment groups:
- Group A will receive Domvanalimab + Zimberelimab + Platinum-based chemotherapy (paclitaxel + carboplatin).
- Group B will receive Zimberelimab + Platinum-based chemotherapy (paclitaxel + carboplatin).
Conditions
This trial is treating people with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma who have not had prior treatment for advanced disease (Substudy-01)
Eligibility
Inclusion
- Histologically or cytologically confirmed r/m squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, and larynx that is considered incurable by local therapies.
- No prior systemic therapy for r/m HNSCC. Individuals who had disease progression or recurrence more than 6 months after the last dose of curative intent systemic platinum-containing therapy for locoregionally advanced disease are eligible.
- At least 1 measurable lesion by computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging that qualifies as a RECIST v1.1 target lesion at baseline.
- Have adequate tumor tissue samples preferably from lesions not irradiated prior to biopsy (acceptable from irradiated lesions if disease progression has been demonstrated in such lesions) to submit for central testing.
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score of 0 or 1.
- Known results from human papillomavirus (HPV) status test (p16 expression) for oropharyngeal carcinoma defined as p16 testing.
Exclusion
Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.
Inclusion
- You have had treatment, but your cancer has come back (relapsed or recurrent).
- Your cancer has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic) or has grown into nearby parts of the body (locally advanced).
Exclusion
- You have been diagnosed with a prior or secondary type of cancer.
- You have certain types of non-cancer medical conditions.
- You have had certain treatments, surgical procedures or drugs.
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 Identifiers
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Trial sponsor
Gilead Sciences
Scientific Title
A Phase 2 Platform Study of Novel Combination Therapies in Participants with Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
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