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A Phase 1/2a, Open-label, Dose-finding Trial to Evaluate Safety, Immunogenicity, and Anti-tumor Activity of VB10.16 in Combination with Pembrolizumab in Patients with Unresectable Recurrent or Metastatic HPV16-positive Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 1Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTIS
Registry ID
CTIS2022-503055-26-00
Acronym
VB-C-03
Enrollment
43
Registered
2023-07-11
Start date
2023-10-30
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-08-20

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Unresectable recurrent or metastatic HPV16 (Human Papilloma Virus) positive oropharyngeal Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Brief summary

Escalation phase: Proportion of patients with DLTs (within 42 days), Expansion phase: Proportion of patients who discontinue due to an adverse reaction, Expansion phase: Objective response rate (ORR), Expansion phase: Change from baseline in HPV16 E6/E7-specific T-cell responses as measured by IFN-γ ELISpot in post-vaccination samples, Expansion phase: Proportion of patients with AEs following treatment initiation by severity grade., Full trial: Objective Response Rate (ORR)

Detailed description

Expansion phase: Disease control rate (DCR), Expansion phase: Duration of response (DOR), Expansion phase: Duration of complete response (DOCR), Expansion phase: Duration of disease control (DODC), Expansion phase: Time to response (TTR), Expansion phase: Progression-free survival (PFS), Expansion phase: Overall survival (OS), Expansion phase: Proportion of patients who are progression-free, Expansion phase: Proportion of patients who are alive, Full trial: Proportion of patients with AEs following treatment initiation by severity grade, Full trial: Proportion of patients who discontinue due to an adverse reaction, Full trial: Duration of response (DOR), Full trial: Proportion of patients who are alive, Full trial: Progression-free survival (PFS), Full trial: Overall survival (OS), Full trial: Proportion of patients who are progression-free, Full trial: Change from baseline in HPV16 E6/E7-specific T-cell responses as measured by IFN-γ ELISpot in post-vaccination samples

Interventions

DRUGKEYTRUDA 25 mg/mL concentrate for solution for infusion

Sponsors

Nykode Therapeutics ASA
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Escalation phase: Proportion of patients with DLTs (within 42 days), Expansion phase: Proportion of patients who discontinue due to an adverse reaction, Expansion phase: Objective response rate (ORR), Expansion phase: Change from baseline in HPV16 E6/E7-specific T-cell responses as measured by IFN-γ ELISpot in post-vaccination samples, Expansion phase: Proportion of patients with AEs following treatment initiation by severity grade., Full trial: Objective Response Rate (ORR)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Expansion phase: Disease control rate (DCR), Expansion phase: Duration of response (DOR), Expansion phase: Duration of complete response (DOCR), Expansion phase: Duration of disease control (DODC), Expansion phase: Time to response (TTR), Expansion phase: Progression-free survival (PFS), Expansion phase: Overall survival (OS), Expansion phase: Proportion of patients who are progression-free, Expansion phase: Proportion of patients who are alive, Full trial: Proportion of patients with AEs following treatment initiation by severity grade, Full trial: Proportion of patients who discontinue due to an adverse reaction, Full trial: Duration of response (DOR), Full trial: Proportion of patients who are alive, Full trial: Progression-free survival (PFS), Full trial: Overall survival (OS), Full trial: Proportion of patients who are progression-free, Full trial: Change from baseline in HPV16 E6/E7-specific T-cell responses as measured by IFN-γ ELISpot in post-vaccination samples

Countries

Czechia, France, Germany, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Spain

Outcome results

None listed

Source: EU CTIS · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026