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JNJ-90301900 (NBTXR3) Activated by Radiotherapy With or Without Cetuximab in LA-HNSCC

Is NCT04892173 recruiting? Yes, currently enrolling (Sep 2026). This Phase 3 trial studies multiple treatments including JNJ-90301900 (NBTXR3) and Cetuximab for carcinoma, squamous cell.

Phase 3RecruitingJohnson & Johnson Enterprise Innovation Inc.NCT04892173Data as of Sep 2026Location: International · 27 countries

Treatment: JNJ-90301900 (NBTXR3) · CetuximabThis is a global, open-label, randomized, 2-arm, Investigator's choice Phase 3 (Pivotal Stage) study to investigate the efficacy and safety of JNJ-90301900 (NBTXR3) / radiation therapy (RT)±cetuximab versus RT±cetuximab in treatment-naïve, platinum-ineligible, elderly participants with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (LA-HNSCC).

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Extracted eligibility criteria

Treatments studied

Targeted therapy

Cetuximab

Other

JNJ-90301900 (NBTXR3)

Disease stage

Required: Stage T3-4 NX, T2 N2-3 (other)

Excluded: Stage T1-2 N0, T2 N1

Clinical stage T3-4 NX or T2 N2-3 disease according to the 8th edition of AJCC

Performance status

ECOG 0–1(Restricted strenuous activity)

Demographics

Ages ≥ 60

Prior therapy

Cannot have received: surgery, radiation therapy, and/or chemotherapy for loco-regionally recurrent head & neck cancer

Loco-regionally recurrent head & neck cancer that has been previously treated with surgery, radiation therapy, and/or chemotherapy

Cannot have received: primary malignancy (including second synchronous head & neck cancer)

Exception: within the last 2 years of informed consent and whose natural history has the potential to interfere with the safety and efficacy assessment of the investigational agent

Prior or concurrent primary malignancy (including second synchronous head & neck cancer) within the last 2 years of informed consent and whose natural history has the potential to interfere with the safety and efficacy assessment of the investigational agent

Lab requirements

Kidney function

Estimated creatinine clearance >= 30 and < 50 mL/min (per Cockcroft-Gault equation)

Cardiac function

New York Heart Association Class 3

Estimated creatinine clearance >= 30 and < 50 mL/min (per Cockcroft-Gault equation); New York Heart Association Class 3

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US trial sites

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, Alabama
  • City of Hope · Duarte, California
  • University of California at San Diego Moores Cancer Center · La Jolla, California
  • Memorial Radiation Oncology Medical Group Laguna Hills · Laguna Hills, California
  • UCLA Hematology Oncology · Los Angeles, California

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Frequently asked questions

Is NCT04892173 currently recruiting?

Yes, this trial is currently recruiting patients.

Are there prior therapy exclusions?

Yes. Prior surgery, radiation therapy, and/or chemotherapy for loco-regionally recurrent head & neck cancer, primary malignancy (including second synchronous head & neck cancer) disqualifies patients from enrollment.

What disease stage is eligible?

Stage T3-4 NX or T2 N2-3 is required.

Could you qualify for this trial?

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