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Adjuvant Immunotherapy After Salvage Surgery in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Is NCT03406247 recruiting? Yes, currently enrolling (May 2026). This Phase 2 trial studies multiple treatments including Nivolumab and Ipilimumab for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Phase 2RecruitingGustave Roussy, Cancer Campus, Grand ParisNCT03406247Data as of May 2026

Treatment: Nivolumab · IpilimumabTwo randomized trials of reirradiation after salvage surgery have been conducted by the GETTEC and GORTEC collaborative groups, both members of the French HN Intergroup: The first trial compared reirradiation and a "wait and see attitude" and was published in 2008 \[1\]. The second trial compared two modalities of reirradiation. Our hypothesis is that adjuvant treatment with immunotherapy will lead to a DFS similar to that observed in previous trials of post-operative reirradiation with possibly lower toxicity.

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Extracted eligibility criteria

Cancer type

Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Performance status

ECOG 0–1(Restricted strenuous activity)

Prior therapy

Must have received: radiation therapy — prior

Recurrence or second primary of HNSCC in a previously irradiated area at a dose ≥ 50 Gys

Must have received: salvage surgery — prior

Patient who has received salvage surgery with curative intent and macroscopic complete resection

Cannot have received: anti-PD-1 therapy

Patients having received prior therapy with anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2, anti-CD137, or anti-CTLA-4 antibody (or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T-cell co-stimulation or checkpoint pathways)

Cannot have received: anti-PD-L1 therapy

Patients having received prior therapy with anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2, anti-CD137, or anti-CTLA-4 antibody (or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T-cell co-stimulation or checkpoint pathways)

Cannot have received: anti-PD-L2 therapy

Patients having received prior therapy with anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2, anti-CD137, or anti-CTLA-4 antibody (or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T-cell co-stimulation or checkpoint pathways)

Cannot have received: anti-CD137 therapy

Patients having received prior therapy with anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2, anti-CD137, or anti-CTLA-4 antibody (or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T-cell co-stimulation or checkpoint pathways)

Cannot have received: anti-CTLA-4 therapy

Patients having received prior therapy with anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2, anti-CD137, or anti-CTLA-4 antibody (or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T-cell co-stimulation or checkpoint pathways)

Lab requirements

Blood counts

wbc > 2,000/μl; polynuclear neutrophils >1.5 x 10^9/l; platelets > 75 x 10^9/l; hemoglobin > 8.0 g/dl

Kidney function

creatinine clearance > 40 ml/min (measured or calculated by cockroft and gault formula) or serum creatinine < 2.0 x uln

Liver function

alat/asat < 3.0 x uln; bilirubin < 1.5 x uln (except gilbert syndrome: < 3.0 mg/dl)

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