Clinical trial · Interventional
IT or IA Infusion of PD1/PDL1/CTLA4 Inhibitors Versus IV for Immunotherapy of Head/Neck Cancers (HNC)
A Phase II/III Randomized Trial of Comparison of Survival Benefit of Administration of PD1/PDL1/CTLA4 Inhibitors or Their Combinations Via Neck Artery or Intratumor Versus Vein Infusion for Immunotherapy of HNC
NCT03952065CI-TRIAL-00078299recruitingPhase 2 / Phase 3ClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- 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 trial was designed to investigate the survival outcomes, response rates, and safety of patients with advanced Head/Neck Squamous cancer via intra-tumor or intra-artery versus vein infusion of PD1/PDL1/CTLA4 inhibitor or their combinations.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head/Neck Neoplasm | Head and Neck Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| PD1/PDL1/CTLA4 inhibitors | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- PD1/PDL1/CTLA4 inhibitor or their combinations infusion via neck artery
- description
- Interventional technique is used to localize neck artery to infuse the inhibitor or their combinations directly into tumor.
- interventionNames
- Drug: PD1/PDL1/CTLA4 inhibitors
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- PD1/PDL1/CTLA4 inhibitor or their combinations infusion via peripheral vein
- description
- Routine peripheral vein infusion of PD1/PDL1/CTLA4 inhibitor or their combinations is performed.
- interventionNames
- Drug: PD1/PDL1/CTLA4 inhibitors
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- PD1/PDL1/CTLA4 inhibitor or their combinations infusion via intra-tumor penetration
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 80 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Cytohistological confirmation is required for diagnosis of HNC. 2. Signed informed consent before recruiting. 3. Age between 18 to 80 years with estimated survival over 3 months. 4. ECOG score \< 2 5. Tolerable coagulation function or reversible coagulation disorders 6. Laboratory examination test within 7 days prior to procedure: WBC≥3.0×10E9/L; Hb≥90g/L; PLT ≥50×10E9/L;INR \< 2.3 or PT \< 6 seconds above control;Cr ≤ 145.5 umul/L;Albumin \> 28 g/L;Total bilirubin \< 51 μmol/L 7. At least one tumor lesion meeting measurable disease criteria as determined by RECIST v1.1. 8. Patients with advanced HNC which would not be suitable for treatment with loco-regional therapies or have progressed following locoregional therapy such as surgical resection and other treatment. 9. Birth control. 10. Willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plan and laboratory tests. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients participated in other clinical trials of equipment or drugs (signed informed consent) within 4 weeks; 2. Any serious accompanying disease, which is expected to have an unknown, impact on the prognosis, include heart disease, inadequately controlled diabetes and psychiatric disorders; 3. Patients accompanied with other tumors or past medical history of malignancy; 4. Pregnant or lactating patients, all patients participating in this trial must adopt appropriate birth control measures during treatment; 5. Patients have poor compliance. Any contraindications for neck artery infusion procedure: A. Impaired clotting test (platelet count \< 60000/mm3, prothrombin activity \< 50%). B. Renal failure / insufficiency requiring hemo-or peritoneal dialysis. C. Known severe atheromatosis. D. Known uncontrolled blood hypertension (\> 160/100 mm/Hg). 6. Allergic to adriamycin chemotherapy drugs,contrast agent or lipiodol; 7. Any agents which could affect the absorption or pharmacokinetics of the study drugs 8. Subjects unable to suffer the discomfort of the artery infusion procedure
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDOu Y, Zhang J, Tan H, He B, Li T, Liu M, Zhi C, Huang J, Li M, Zuo S, Shah NUH, Chen Y, Huang J, Chen D, Qin R, Li X, Lian H, Wu Q, Yang H, Zhang Z. CT-guided intratumoral immunotherapy for advanced solid tumors: a prospective clinical study of safety and systemic antitumor effects. Front Immunol. 2026 Jul 24;17:1869154. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1869154. eCollection 2026. PMID 42568612