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Toripalimab plus cisplatin and docetaxel versus toripalimab alone as neoadjuvant therapy for locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a randomized, open-label, multicenter phase III trial (SHINE Study)

Toripalimab plus cisplatin and docetaxel versus toripalimab alone as neoadjuvant therapy for locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a randomized, open-label, multicenter phase III trial (SHINE Study)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2600118933
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2026-02-12
Start date
2026-03-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-02-16

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

Conditions

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Interventions

experimental group:Toripalimab 240 mg + docetaxel 75 mg/m2 + cisplatin 75 mg/m2 IV q21d × 2 cyclesToripalimab 240 mg + docetaxel 75 mg/m2 + cisplatin 75 mg/m2 IV q21d × 2 cycles
control group:Toripalimab 240 mg IV q21d × 2 cycles

Sponsors

Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Pathologically confirmed, newly diagnosed, non-metastatic, surgically resectable locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, with no history of other malignancies; 2) Stage III p16-positive oropharyngeal cancer with primary tumor stage T4 and lymph node stage N0-N2; Stage III-IVA p16-negative oropharyngeal cancer; Stage III-IVA laryngeal, hypopharyngeal, or oral cavity cancer; 3) Performance status (ECOG) score of 0-1; 4) Age 18-70 years; 5) Pathologically confirmed locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma with PD-L1 CPS>= 1; 6) Laboratory test results within 7 days prior to enrollment meeting the following criteria: Hematology (no blood transfusion or hematopoietic growth factor treatment within 14 days before testing): Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 2.0×10^9/L, platelets (PLT) >= 100×10^9/L; Liver function: total bilirubin <1.5× upper limit of normal (ULN), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) <1.5× ULN; Renal function: serum creatinine <1.5× ULN; 7) Patient voluntarily participates and signs the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Prior head-and-neck cancer surgery or radiotherapy 2.Known hypersensitivity to toripalimab, docetaxel, cisplatin or their excipients 3.Pregnant or lactating women 4.Active or untreated hepatitis B (HBV-DNA >= 500 IU/mL), hepatitis C (HCV-RNA detectable), or HIV positive 5.Severe cardiac, pulmonary, hepatic or renal insufficiency precluding surgery 6.Other malignancies within 5 years (except adequately treated basal-cell carcinoma of skin or carcinoma in situ of cervix) 7.Organ transplant recipient on chronic immunosuppressive therapy 8.Active autoimmune disease requiring systemic immunosuppression within 2 years 9.Concurrent participation in another clinical trial 10.Psychiatric or social conditions preventing compliance with study procedures 11.Any condition that in the investigator’s opinion would place the patient at undue risk

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
2-year Event-Free Survival (EFS);

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Objective response rate, ORR;Pathologic Complete Response Rate, pCR;Major pathological response rate, MPR;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactXuekui Liu

Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center

liuxk@sysucc.org.cn+86 136 0971 3406

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 19, 2026