OncoMatch/Clinical Trials/NCT05358548
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Is NCT05358548 recruiting? Yes, currently enrolling (May 2026). This Phase 2 trial studies multiple treatments for head and neck cancer.
Treatment: Paclitaxel · Pemetrexed · 5Fluorouracil · Carboplatin · Pembrolizumab — The purpose of the research is to evaluate a new schedule of alternating cycles of induction chemoimmunotherapy (chemotherapy plus pembrolizumab) and immunotherapy (pembrolizumab) alone for the initial treatment of patients with advanced lung or head and neck cancers.
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Cancer type
Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
Biomarker criteria
Required: PD-L1 (CD274) any tested (testing recommended; any PD-L1 expression Tumor Proportion Score (TPS) status eligible)
Patients may have ANY PD-L1 expression Tumor Proportion Score (TPS) status. Tissue testing for PD-L1 is strongly recommended. If PD-L1 expression TPS is unevaluable or the testing could not be completed, the patient may still be eligible.
Required: PD-L1 (CD274) any tested (testing recommended; any PD-L1 expression CPS status eligible)
Patients may have ANY PD-L1 expression Tumor Proportion Score (CPS) status. Tissue testing for PD-L1 IHC on samples demonstrating recurrent/metastatic disease is strongly recommended, though testing may be performed on initial diagnostic specimens. If PD-L1 expression CPS is unevaluable or the testing could not be completed, the patient will still be considered eligible.
Excluded: EGFR mutation (except exon 20 insertion)
Patients with known EGFR mutations (except exon 20 insertion)...are excluded.
Excluded: BRAF V600
Patients with known...BRAF mutations (V600)...are excluded.
Excluded: MET exon 14 skipping
Patients with known...MET Exon14 skipping...are excluded.
Excluded: ALK fusion
Patients with known...ALK...translocations...are excluded.
Excluded: ROS1 fusion
Patients with known...ROS1 translocations...are excluded.
Allowed: CDKN2A p16 expression (oropharynx only, highly desirable, not required)
Tumor expression of p16 by immunohistochemistry is highly desirable for patients with Oropharyngeal primaries. Positive p16 expression is defined as strong and diffuse nuclear and cytoplasmic staining in 70% or more of the tumor cells. If HPV status was previously tested using this method, no additional testing is required. If results are not available or are not possible patient will still be considered eligible.
Disease stage
Required: Stage IV, IIIB, IIIC (AJCC 8th edition)
stage IV NSCLC (includes M1a, M1b, and M1c stage disease, AJCC 8th edition). Patients with Stage IIIB and IIIC disease are eligible if they are not candidates for combined chemotherapy and radiation
Performance status
ECOG 0–2(Ambulatory, capable of self-care)
Prior therapy
Cannot have received: systemic chemotherapy or immunotherapy
Exception: Chemotherapy and immunotherapy for non-metastatic disease (e.g. adjuvant therapy) or immunotherapy for locally advanced Stage III disease is allowed if at least 6 months have elapsed between the last dose of the prior therapy and study registration.
Prior systemic chemotherapy or immunotherapy for advanced metastatic NSCLC. Patients treated with any prior checkpoint inhibitors for metastatic lung cancer are ineligible.
Cannot have received: checkpoint inhibitor
Patients treated with any prior checkpoint inhibitors for metastatic lung cancer are ineligible.
Cannot have received: systemic chemotherapy or immunotherapy
Exception: Patients who have received prior chemotherapy or cetuximab with radiation for curative intent treatment of locally advanced head and neck cancer whose disease has progressed after at least 6 months will be eligible.
Prior systemic chemotherapy or immunotherapy for recurrent/metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Patients treated with any prior checkpoint inhibitors for recurrent/metastatic head and neck cancer are ineligible.
Cannot have received: checkpoint inhibitor
Patients treated with any prior checkpoint inhibitors for recurrent/metastatic head and neck cancer are ineligible.
Lab requirements
Blood counts
ANC ≥ 1500/mm3; Platelets ≥ 100,000/mm3; Hgb > 8 g/dL (may be transfused to meet this criteria); PT/INR ≤ 1.5 (≤ 3.0 if on therapeutic anticoagulation with Warfarin)
Kidney function
Calculated creatinine clearance ≥ 45ml/min to be eligible to receive pemetrexed; Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5X institutional ULN; OR Measured or Calculated Creatinine Clearance ≥60 mL/min for subject with creatinine levels >1.5x institutional ULN
Liver function
Total Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 mg/dL; SGOT (AST) < 5X ULN; SGPT (ALT) < 5X ULN; or Total bilirubin ≤1.5xULN OR Direct bilirubin ≤ULN for subjects with total bilirubin levels >1.5xULN; AST (SGOT)/ALT (SGPT) ≤ 2.5 × institutional ULN (< 5.0 x institutional ULN if hepatic metastases present)
Cardiac function
NYHA class II or better for lung cancer; no significant cardiovascular disease (such as NYHA Class II or greater cardiac disease, myocardial infarction, or cerebrovascular accident) within 3 months prior to randomization, or unstable arrhythmia or unstable angina at the time of randomization for head and neck cancer
Patients must meet the following laboratory values within 14 days of randomization: ANC ≥ 1500/mm3; Platelets ≥ 100,000/mm3; Hgb > 8 g/dL; PT/INR ≤ 1.5 (≤ 3.0 if on therapeutic anticoagulation with Warfarin). Patients must have adequate liver function as determined by: Total Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 mg/dL; SGOT (AST) < 5X ULN; SGPT (ALT) < 5X ULN. Patients must have adequate renal function: Calculated creatinine clearance ≥ 45ml/min to be eligible to receive pemetrexed; Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5X institutional ULN. Cardiac: NYHA class II or better for lung cancer; no significant cardiovascular disease (such as NYHA Class II or greater cardiac disease, myocardial infarction, or cerebrovascular accident) within 3 months prior to randomization, or unstable arrhythmia or unstable angina at the time of randomization for head and neck cancer.
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US trial sites
- Trinitas Hospital and Comprehensive Cancer Center · Elizabeth, New Jersey
- Cancer Institute of New Jersey at Hamilton · Hamilton, New Jersey
- RWJBarnabas Health - Jersey City · Jersey City, New Jersey
- RWJBarnabas Health - Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus · Lakewood, New Jersey
- RWJBarnabas Health - Saint Barnabas Medical Center · Livingston, New Jersey
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