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A Study to Test Whether Treatment With BI 770371 in Combination With Pembrolizumab With or Without Cetuximab Helps People With Head and Neck Cancer Compared With Pembrolizumab Alone

Is NCT06806852 recruiting? Yes, currently enrolling (May 2026). This Phase 1 trial studies multiple treatments including BI 770371 and Pembrolizumab for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Phase 1RecruitingBoehringer IngelheimNCT06806852Data as of May 2026

Treatment: BI 770371 · Pembrolizumab · CetuximabThis study is open to adults with head and neck cancer. The purpose of this study is to find out whether combining different study medicines makes tumors shrink in people with head and neck cancer. The tested medicines in this study are antibodies that act in different ways against cancer. BI 770371 and pembrolizumab may help the immune system fight cancer. Cetuximab blocks growth signals and may prevent the tumor from growing. Participants are put into 3 groups randomly. Each group receives a different combination of study medicines. All study medicines are given as an infusion into a vein at the study site. Participants can stay in the study as long as they benefit from treatment. Doctors regularly check the size of the tumor and check whether it has spread to other parts of the body. The doctors also regularly check participants' health and take note of any unwanted effects.

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Extracted eligibility criteria

Cancer type

Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Disease stage

Metastatic disease required

Presence of at least one measurable non-central nervous system (CNS) lesion (according to RECIST v1.1.)

Prior therapy

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

Cannot have received: anti-PD-1 therapy

Prior cancer treatment with any anti PD-1 or anti PD-L1 agent or with an agent directed to another stimulatory or co-inhibitory Tcell receptor (e.g. CTLA-4, OX 40, CD137), regardless of treatment intent.

Cannot have received: anti-PD-L1 therapy

Prior cancer treatment with any anti PD-1 or anti PD-L1 agent or with an agent directed to another stimulatory or co-inhibitory Tcell receptor (e.g. CTLA-4, OX 40, CD137), regardless of treatment intent.

Cannot have received: checkpoint inhibitor

agent directed to another stimulatory or co-inhibitory Tcell receptor (e.g. CTLA-4, OX 40, CD137)

Cannot have received: anti-SIRPα or anti-CD47 agent

Prior treatment with any anti signal regulatory protein alpha (SIRPα) or anti-integrin-associated protein (CD47) agent, regardless of treatment intent.

Cannot have received: allogeneic stem cell transplant

Prior allogeneic stem cell or solid organ transplantation.

Cannot have received: solid organ transplant

Prior allogeneic stem cell or solid organ transplantation.

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US trial sites

  • Norton Cancer Institute, Downtown · Louisville, Kentucky
  • M Health Fairview Clinics and Surgery Center - Minneapolis · Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center · Columbus, Ohio

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