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Treating Advanced Head and Neck Cancer with Combined Therapy

Neoadjuvant Chemo-immunotherapy followed by Definitive Chemoradiation in Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Carcinoma - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/06/111606
Enrollment
560
Registered
2026-06-01
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-22

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: C148- Malignant neoplasm of overlappingsites of lip, oral cavity and pharynx

Interventions

Intervention1: Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy plus Chemoradiation(Toripalimab plus Cisplatin): Toripalimab will be administered at 3 weekly intervals for 3 doses followed by response assessment, Paclitaxe

Sponsors

None listed

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Adults (aged 18 years and above) with histologically or cytologically proven locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (larynx, hypopharynx, oropharynx, oral cavity), and CUP neck nodes stage III and IV, who are planned for definitive chemoradiation. 2. Participants should have an ECOG performance status (PS) of 0-2 3. Participants must have normal organ and marrow function as defined below: a. Leukocytes equal to or more than 3,000/mcL b. Platelets equal to or more than 100,000/mcL c. Total bilirubin equal to or less than 1.5 times the institutional upper limit of normal d. AST(SGOT) or ALT(SGPT) equal to or less than 1.5 times the institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) e. Calculated Creatinine clearance greater than 30 ml/min 4. Willing and able to comply with all study requirements 5. Able to understand and be willing to sign a written informed consent document. 6. Both participants eligible for Cisplatin-based concurrent chemoradiation and those who are Cisplatin ineligible will be included.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Participants with nasopharyngeal carcinoma, sino-nasal cancers, and salivary gland malignancies. 2. Participants who have received prior chemoradiation to the head and neck region. 3. Participants with known hypersensitivity to any of the study agents 4. Pregnant and breastfeeding women. 5. Participants with HIV, active Hepatitis B, and active Hepatitis C infection 6. Participants with active, known, or suspected autoimmune diseases. Participants with vitiligo, type I diabetes mellitus, and residual hypothyroidism due to autoimmune conditions only requiring hormone replacement, psoriasis not requiring systemic treatment, or conditions not expected to recur in the absence of an external trigger are permitted to enrol. 7. Participants who have undergone an organ or stem cell transplant. 8. Participants with a condition requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (greater than 10 mg daily prednisone equivalent) or other immunosuppressive medications within 14 days of study drug administration. Inhaled or topical steroids and adrenal replacement doses greater than 10 mg daily prednisone equivalent are permitted in the absence of active autoimmune disease.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Progression-free survivalTimepoint: At 2 years from the date of randomization

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Overall survivalTimepoint: Time from randomisation till death due to any cause.;Locoregional control rate (LRC) at 2 yearsTimepoint: Locoregional control rate (LRC) at 2 years defined as number of patients without locoregional failure at 2 years.;Duration of locoregional control (LRC).Timepoint: Duration of LRC is defined as the time between the date of randomization and the date of locoregional failure;Objective response rateTimepoint: Patients who achieve a complete response and partial response as per RECIST 1.1;Safety (adverse events as per CTCAE v5.0, both acute and late toxicities)Timepoint: ;Compliance with neoadjuvant therapyTimepoint: ;Compliance with concurrent chemo-radiationTimepoint: ;Number undergoing salvage surgery after definitive chemoradiationTimepoint:

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr NANDINI MENON

Tata Memorial Hospital

nandini.menon@tmc.gov.in9769178720

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 29, 2026