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Adjuvant Nivolumab After Salvage Resection in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Previously Treated With Definitive Therapy

A Single Arm Phase 2 Study of Adjuvant Nivolumab After Salvage Resection in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients Previously Treated With Definitive Therapy

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03355560
Enrollment
39
Registered
2017-11-28
Start date
2017-12-06
Completion date
2026-04-15
Last updated
2026-05-06

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Conditions

Head and Neck Cancer

Brief summary

The purpose of this research study is to test the safety and efficacy of nivolumab after salvage resection in head and neck cancer in patients that have previously received definitive radiation with or without chemotherapy.

Interventions

DRUGNivolumab

Nivolumab 480 mg IV infusion

Sponsors

Trisha Wise-Draper
Lead SponsorOTHER
Bristol-Myers Squibb
CollaboratorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Prior definitive therapy with radiation (with or without prior surgical resection and/or chemotherapy) who have underwent salvage resection with curative intent and have no other curable options * Pre-operative scans including chest imaging preferably PET/CT and CT neck w/contrast. MRI neck is acceptable if contrast contraindicated. * Able to provide archived biopsy or resected tissue. * Adequate performance status and labs.

Exclusion criteria

* Patients who did not receive at least radiotherapy as prior definitive treatment. * Patients who have gross measurable residual disease after surgery or those who underwent surgery for palliative purposes i.e. for symptom control. * Has nasopharyngeal or sinonasal carcinoma. * Has confirmed metastatic disease.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percentage of Patients With Grade 3 and 4 Adverse Events of NivolumabAEs were collected during the treatment period and for a minimum of 30 days following the last dose of study treatment, up to 7 months.As determined by CTCAE v5.0 and Grade 3 or 4 adverse event rate was determined by counting the number of subjects that had at least one Grade 3 or Grade 4 adverse while on treatment of nivolumab.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percentage of Patients With Any Grade Adverse Events of During Treatment of NivolumabAE collection occurs during the treatment period and for a minimum of 30 days following the last dose of study treatment, up to 7 months.As determined by CTCAE v5.0 and Grade 3 or 4 adverse event rate was determined by counting the number of subjects that had at least one adverse while on treatment of nivolumab for a minimum of 30 days following the last dose of study treatment. Adverse Events were not collected beyond the 30 days following the last dose.
Disease Free SurvivalMedian follow up was 22.1 monthsThe primary endpoint of this study was disease free survival (DFS) at 2-years as measured from the time of treatment allocation to the first evidence of any tumor or death from any cause. The "median follow-up of 22.1 months" reflects the actual duration of follow-up across participants at the time of data analysis. While the outcome measure was designed to be assessed at the 2-year mark, not all participants had reached exactly 24 months of follow-up when the data were analyzed. Therefore, the median follow-up time represents the central tendency of the follow-up duration for the cohort.

Countries

United States

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORTrisha Wise-Draper, MD

University of Cincinnati

Baseline characteristics

Characteristic
>10 pack year tobacco smoking history24 Participants
Age, Continuous68 years
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
39 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
2 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
3 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
34 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
39 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
12 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
27 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
10 / 39
other
Total, other adverse events
37 / 39
serious
Total, serious adverse events
9 / 39

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: May 7, 2026