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NOCANO: Nivolumab as neoadjuvant immunotherapy for patients with Oral CANcer and identification of response-predictive biomarkers in tumour draining lymph NOdes

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTIS
Registry ID
CTIS2025-521006-18-00
Acronym
NOCANO
Enrollment
60
Registered
2025-05-19
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-01-08

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

Conditions

Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC)

Brief summary

Frequency of response measured as Objective Response Rate (ORR) based on the standard RECIST v1.1, Frequency of pathological response measured as pCR (no residual tumour cells in tumor bed or lymph nodes), MPR (≤10% residual viable tumour), pPR (≤50% residual viable tumour), Frequency of volumetric (clinical/radiographic) tumour response

Detailed description

Incidence of treatment-related Adverse events (TRAEs), Incidence of Serious adverse events (SAE), Change from baseline in laboratory parameters (including hematologic and biochemical parameters), Change from baseline in vital signs (including heart rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, body temperature, respiratory rate), Change from baseline in ECG values, Incidence of surgery delays or surgery cancelation due to disease progression or TRAEs during the neoadjuvant treatment period, Rate of postoperative complications, Incidence of reduced extent of surgical intervention with achieved negative/clear surgical margins (SM) or spared from surgery due to complete response to neoadjuvant therapy, Incidence of immunogenicity as measured by the presence of antidrug antibody (ADA) and neutralizing antibodies (NAb) to nivolumab, Proportion of participants with PFS and EFS at distinct timepoints up to 5-year follow-up, Rate of overall survival at distinct timepoints up to 5-year follow-up, Time to the first event (progression, recurrence or death) and frequency, Change from baseline at distinct timepoints measured by EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-H&N35, Time to clinically meaningful improvement or deterioration, Change in questionnaire completion rates over time, Incidence of HPV, Correlation of HPV status and response to neoadjuvant therapy as defined RECIST 1.1, Proportion of patients with response at lymph nodes, Change in the number of metastatic lymph nodes

Interventions

DRUGOPDIVO 10 mg/mL concentrate for solution for infusion.

Sponsors

Karolinska University Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Frequency of response measured as Objective Response Rate (ORR) based on the standard RECIST v1.1, Frequency of pathological response measured as pCR (no residual tumour cells in tumor bed or lymph nodes), MPR (≤10% residual viable tumour), pPR (≤50% residual viable tumour), Frequency of volumetric (clinical/radiographic) tumour response

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Incidence of treatment-related Adverse events (TRAEs), Incidence of Serious adverse events (SAE), Change from baseline in laboratory parameters (including hematologic and biochemical parameters), Change from baseline in vital signs (including heart rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, body temperature, respiratory rate), Change from baseline in ECG values, Incidence of surgery delays or surgery cancelation due to disease progression or TRAEs during the neoadjuvant treatment period, Rate of postoperative complications, Incidence of reduced extent of surgical intervention with achieved negative/clear surgical margins (SM) or spared from surgery due to complete response to neoadjuvant therapy, Incidence of immunogenicity as measured by the presence of antidrug antibody (ADA) and neutralizing antibodies (NAb) to nivolumab, Proportion of participants with PFS and EFS at distinct timepoints up to 5-year follow-up, Rate of overall survival at distinct timepoints up to 5-year follow-up

Countries

Sweden

Outcome results

None listed

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