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Cetuximab immunotherapy combination in head and neck cancer

Phase I/Ib trial of durvalumab (MEDI4736), tremelimumab + cetuximab in patients with recurrent/metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (OBERON)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN89314418
Enrollment
36
Registered
2018-11-08
Start date
2019-01-14
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-01-10

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Conditions

Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck Cancer Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx

Interventions

This research study is designed to see if a combination of three anti-cancer drugs (durvalumab, tremelimumab and cetuximab) is safe and whether the side effects are manageable in patients with squamou

Sponsors

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Histologically confirmed recurrent or metastatic SCCHN (oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, or larynx) not amenable to local curative therapy with surgery or radiation therapy progressed beyond standard of care 2. Previous immunotherapy or cetuximab is permitted for part A (dose escalation) but not required. For Part B (expansion cohort), all patients must have progressed beyond treatment including immune checkpoint blockade (e.g. including but not limited to previous treatment targeting PD1/PDL1/CTLA4) 3. Able and willing to give valid written consent to provide newly acquired tumour tissue (preferred) or archival tissue. Determination of adequate tumour cell content to provide 25 slides will be undertaken by local site pathologist. Patients who do not meet this criteron may be considered eligible following discussion with the sponsor 4. For patients with oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) only: confirmed HPV status by p16 IHC, HPV PCR or ISH 5. Measurable disease by RECIST 1.1 (previously irradiated lesions must have progressed if to be used as marker lesions) 6. Written informed consent and any locally-required authorsation (e.g. HIPAA in the USA, EU Data Privacy Directive in the EU) obtained from the subject prior to performing any protocol-related procedures, including screening evaluations 7. Age = 18 years at time of study entry 8. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 9. Life expectancy of = 12 weeks 10. Body weight > 30 kg 11. Adequate normal organ and marrow functions as defined below: 11.1. Haemoglobin = 9.0 g/dL 11.2. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) = 1.5 x 10^9/L 11.3. Platelet count = 100 x 10^9/L 11.4. Serum bilirubin = 1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN). This will not apply to subjects with confirmed Gilbert's syndrome (persistent or recurrent hyperbilirubinaemia that is predominantly unconjugated in the absence of haemolysis or hepatic pathology), who will be allowed only in consultation with their physician 11.5. AST (SGOT)/ALT (SGPT) = 2.5 x institutional upper limit of normal unless liver metastases are present, in which case it must be = 5 x ULN 11.6. Serum creatinine CL > 40 mL/min by the Cockcroft-Gault formula (Cockcroft and Gault 1976) or by 24-hour urine collection for determination of creatinine clearance: Males: Creatinine CL(mL/min)= Weight(kg)x(140 - Age)]/[72 x serum creatinine(mg/dL)] Females: Creatinine CL(mL/min)=[Weight(kg)x(140 - Age)]/[72 x serum creatinine(mg/dL)]x0.85 12. Evidence of post-menopausal status, negative urinary or serum pregnancy test of female pre-menopausal patients. Women will be considered post-menopausal if they have been amenorrheic for 12 months without an alternative medical cause. The following age-specific requirements apply: 12.1. Women < 50 years of age would be considered post-menopausal if they have been amenorrheic for 12 months or more following cessation of exogenous hormonal treatments and if they have luteinising hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone levels in the post-menopausal range for the institution or underwent surgical sterilisation (bilateral oophorectomy or hysterectomy)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Full exclusion criteria with exceptions is located in the current study protocol. 1. Involvement in the planning and/or conduct of the study 2. Participation in another clinical study with an investigational product during the last 4 weeks 3. Concurrent enrolment in another clinical study, unless it is an observational clinical study or during the follow-up period of an interventional study 4. Receipt of the last dose of anti-cancer therapy = 2 from previous anticancer therapy with the exception of alopecia, vitiligo, and the laboratory values defined in the inclusion criteria 6. Any concurrent chemotherapy, IP, biologic, or hormonal therapy for cancer treatment. Concurrent use of hormonal therapy for non-cancer-related conditions is acceptable 7. Major surgical procedure within 28 days prior to the first dose of IP. Note: Local surgery of isolated lesions for palliative intent is acceptable 8. History of allogeneic organ transplantation 9. Active or prior documented autoimmune or inflammatory disorders 10. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness, including but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic, congestive heart failure, uncontrolled hypertension, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, intersitial lung disease, serious chronic gastrointestinal conditions associated with diarrhoea, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirement, substantially increase risk of incurring AEs or compromise the ability of the patient to give written informed consent 11. History of another primary malignancy except for: 11.1. Malignancy treated with curative intent and with no known active disease > = 5 years before the first dose of IP and of low potential risk for recurrence 11.2. Adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer or lentigo maligna without evidence of disease 11.3. Adequately treated carcinoma in situ without evidence of disease 12. History of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis 13. Brain metastases or spinal cord compression unless the patient is stable. Following radiotherapy and/or surgery of the brain metastases patients must wait 4 weeks following the intervention and before randomisation with imaging to confirm stability 14. Mean QT interval corrected for heart rate using Fridericia's formula (QTcF)> = 470 ms calculated from 3 ECGs 15. History of active primary immunodeficiency 16. Active infection including tuberculosis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C or human immunodeficiency virus. Patients with a past or resolved HBV infection are eligible. Patients positive for hepatitis C antibody are eligible only if polymerase chain reaction is negative for HCV RNA 17. Current or prior use of immunosuppressive medication within 14 days before the first dose of durvalumab or tremelimumab 18. Receipt of live attenuated vaccine within 30 days prior to the first do

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Patient safety is measured by the total number of dose limiting toxicities that lead to discontinuation of treatment. Safety is an ongoing assessment from recruitment to end of trial participation. It will then also be reviewed across all patients at the end of the trial.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Not provided at time of registration

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026