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Tislelizumab Combined With Chemotherapy Followed by Surgery Versus Up-front Surgery in Resectable Clinically Node-negative Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Is NCT06323369 recruiting? Yes, currently enrolling (Jun 2026). This Phase 2 trial studies multiple treatments for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Phase 2RecruitingSun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen UniversityNCT06323369Data as of Jun 2026Location: China

Treatment: Tislelizumab(neoadjuvant) · Cisplatin (neoadjuvant) · Nab-paclitaxel (neoadjuvant) · Cisplatin(adjuvant) · Tislelizumab(adjuvant) · Carboplatin(neoadjuvant) · Carboplatin(adjuvant)A prospective, randomized, open-label, multicenter Phase 2 trial designed to compare the efficacy and safety of Tislelizumab combined with chemotherapy followed by surgery versus up-front surgery in resectable clinically node-negative head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

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Extracted eligibility criteria

Treatments studied

Chemotherapy

Cisplatin (neoadjuvant)Nab-paclitaxel (neoadjuvant)Cisplatin(adjuvant)Carboplatin(neoadjuvant)Carboplatin(adjuvant)

Other

Tislelizumab(neoadjuvant)Tislelizumab(adjuvant)

Cancer type

Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Disease stage

Required: Stage III, IVA

Performance status

ECOG 0–1(Restricted strenuous activity)

Demographics

Ages ≤ 75

Prior therapy

No prior treatment (treatment-naive required)
Max 0 prior lines

Cannot have received: immune-mediated therapy (anti-CTLA-4, anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2, other antibody or drug specifically targeting T-cell costimulation or immune checkpoint pathways)

Exception: excluding therapeutic anticancer vaccines

no prior exposure to immune-mediated therapy, including anti- cytotoxic T-lymphocyte protein 4 (CTLA-4), anti-programmed cell death 1, anti-programmed cell death 1 ligand 1 (PD-L1), or anti-programmed cell death ligand 2 antibodies, excluding therapeutic anticancer vaccines

Cannot have received: investigational agent

currently participating in or has participated in a study of an investigational agent within 4 weeks of the first dose of treatment

Cannot have received: systemic therapy, surgery, or radiation for another malignancy

has had another known invasive malignancy within the previous 5 years and/or has had surgery, chemotherapy, targeted small molecule therapy or radiation therapy within 5 years for a known malignancy prior to study day 0

Lab requirements

Blood counts

Absolute Neutrophil Count >1,500/µL; Platelets > 100 X 10^3/µL; Hemoglobin > 9.0 g/dL

Kidney function

Serum creatinine < 1.5 X ULN or CrCl > 40mL/min

Liver function

AST/ALT ≤ 3 x ULN; Total Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN (except subjects with Gilbert Syndrome, who can have total bilirubin < 3.0 mg/dL)

Adequate hepatic and renal function as demonstrated by...AST/ALT ≤ 3 x ULN Total Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN (except subjects with Gilbert Syndrome, who can have total bilirubin < 3.0 mg/dL)...Serum creatinine < 1.5 X ULN or CrCl > 40mL/min...Adequate bone marrow function as demonstrated by: Absolute Neutrophil Count >1,500/µL Platelets > 100 X 10^3/µL Hemoglobin > 9.0 g/dL

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Frequently asked questions

Is NCT06323369 currently recruiting?

Yes, this trial is currently recruiting patients.

Can patients have received prior systemic therapy?

No. This trial requires treatment-naive patients — prior systemic therapy is an exclusion criterion.

What disease stage is eligible?

Stage III or IVA is required.

Is there an age limit?

Yes. Patients must be 75 years or younger.

Could you qualify for this trial?

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