Clinical trial · Interventional
Study of MEDI4736 Monotherapy and in Combination With Tremelimumab Versus Standard of Care Therapy in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer
A Phase III Randomized, Open-Label, Multi-Center, Global Study of MEDI4736 Monotherapy and MEDI4736 in Combination With Tremelimumab Versus Standard of Care Therapy in Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck (SCCHN)
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This is a randomized, open-label, multi-center, global, Phase III study to determine the efficacy and safety of MEDI4736 + tremelimumab combination therapy and MEDI4736 monotherapy versus SoC therapy in the target patient population.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recurrent or Metastatic PD-L1-positive or -Negative Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck SCCHN | Head and Neck Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEDI4736 | Drug | Durvalumab | ALIAS |
| MEDI4736 + Tremelimumab | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Standard of Care | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- MEDI4736
- description
- MEDI4736 monotherapy
- interventionNames
- Drug: MEDI4736
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- MEDI4736 + Tremelimumab
- description
- MEDI4736 + tremelimumab combination therapy
- interventionNames
- Drug: MEDI4736 + Tremelimumab
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Standard of Care
- description
- Standard of Care
- interventionNames
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 96 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: - Age ≥18 years; - Written informed consent obtained from the patient/legal representative; - Histologically or cytologically confirmed recurrent or metastatic SCCHN; - Tumor progression or recurrence during or after only one palliative systemic treatment regimen for recurrent or metastatic disease that must have contained a platinum agent OR progression within 6 months of the last dose of platinum given as part of multimodality therapy with curative intent; - Confirmed PD-L1-positive or -negative SCCHN by the Ventana PD-L1 SP263 IHC assay; - WHO/Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1; At least 1 measurable lesion, - Not previously irradiated; - No prior exposure to immune-mediated therapy; - Adequate organ and marrow function; Evidence of post-menopausal status or negative urinary or serum pregnancy test for female pre-menopausal patients. Exclusion Criteria: - Histologically or cytologically confirmed squamous cell carcinoma of any other primary anatomic location in the head and neck; - Received more than 1 palliative systemic regimen for recurrent or metastatic disease; -Any concurrent chemotherapy, Investigational Product, biologic, or hormonal therapy for cancer treatment; - Receipt of any investigational anticancer therapy within 28 days or 5 half-lives; - Receipt of last dose of an approved (marketed) anticancer therapy (chemotherapy, targeted therapy, biologic therapy, mAbs, etc) within 21 days prior to the first dose of study treatment; - Major surgical procedure within 28 days prior to the first dose of Investigational Product; - Any unresolved toxicity NCI CTCAE Grade ≥2 from previous anticancer therapy with the exception of alopecia, vitiligo, and the laboratory values defined in the inclusion criterion; - Current or prior use of immunosuppressive medication within 14 days before the first dose of their assigned Investigational Product; - History of allogeneic organ transplantation; - Active or prior documented autoimmune or inflammatory disorders; - Uncontrolled intercurrent illness; - Patients with a history of brain metastases, spinal cord compression, or leptomeningeal carcinomatosis; - Mean QT interval corrected for heart rate (QTc) ≥470 ms calculated from 3 electrocardiograms (ECGs) using Fridericia's Correction; - History of active primary immunodeficiency; - Active tuberculosis; - Active infection including hepatitis B, hepatitis C or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); - Receipt of live, attenuated vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of Investigational Product; - Pregnant or breast-feeding female patients; - Known allergy or hypersensitivity to Investigational Product
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDFerris RL, Haddad R, Even C, Tahara M, Dvorkin M, Ciuleanu TE, Clement PM, Mesia R, Kutukova S, Zholudeva L, Daste A, Caballero-Daroqui J, Keam B, Vynnychenko I, Lafond C, Shetty J, Mann H, Fan J, Wildsmith S, Morsli N, Fayette J, Licitra L. Durvalumab with or without tremelimumab in patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: EAGLE, a randomized, open-label phase III study. Ann Oncol. 2020 Jul;31(7):942-950. doi: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.04.001. Epub 2020 Apr 12. PMID 32294530