Summary

Eligibility
for people ages 18 years and up (full criteria)
Location
at La Jolla, California
Dates
study started
completion around
Principal Investigator
by Jospeh A Califano, MD

Description

Summary

The majority of head and neck cancer patients do not respond to immunotherapies, and clinical responses are often not durable. However, targeting tumors with stereotactic radiation in combination with immunotherapy while sparing draining lymphatics enhances anticancer immunity, resulting in dramatic response in HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) virus related cancers of the throat. This trial will leverage targeted tumor radiation and immunotherapy in advance of standard surgical therapy to improve the response of HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) throat cancer to radiation and immunotherapy.

Official Title

Neoadjuvant Radiation and Evorpacept (ALX148) in Combination With Pembrolizumab In Patients With Previously Untreated Locally Advanced, Resectable, HPVOPC (Human Papilloma Virus Oropharynx Cancer)

Details

This is a prospective, multi-center, open-label, one-arm, two-stage, Phase II study to evaluate the efficacy of neoadjuvant immunoradiotherapy (NIRT) in patients with stage I HPVOPC (Human Papilloma Virus Oropharynx Cancer) amenable to surgical resection, including AJCC (American Joint Committee on Cancer) VIII T1-2N1M0 HPVOPC (Human Papilloma Virus Oropharynx Cancer) and excluding patients with solitary lymph nodes less than 3 cm. A Simon's two-stage optimal design is used for this study. We will test the hypothesis that neoadjuvant stereotactic tumor targeting radiation along with CD47 inhibition (evorpacept) and PD-1 inhibition (pembrolizumab) provides pathologic response compared to current standard of care rates of locoregional control.

Keywords

Oropharynx Cancer, Papilloma, Oropharyngeal Neoplasms, Evorpacept

Eligibility

You can join if…

Open to people ages 18 years and up

  • Histologically confirmed diagnosis of Stage I T1-2N1M0 HPVOPC (Human Papilloma Virus Oropharynx Cancer)
  • Amenable to surgical resection
  • Are able to safely receive neoadjuvant radiation and Evorpacept/Pembrolizumab

You CAN'T join if...

• Patients with solitary lymph nodes less than 3 cm

Location

  • UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center accepting new patients
    La Jolla California 92093 United States

Lead Scientist at UCSD

Details

Status
accepting new patients
Start Date
Completion Date
(estimated)
Sponsor
University of California, San Diego
Links
This publication presents phase I data supporting a neoadjuvant immunoradiotherapy approach for HPVOPC (Human Papilloma Virus Oropharynx Cancer), demonstrating 90% pathologic complete response.
ID
NCT05787639
Phase
Phase 2 research study
Study Type
Interventional
Participants
Expecting 29 study participants
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