Clinical trial · Interventional
Oral AHR Antagonist in Combination With Nivolumab in Patients With PD-1 Resistant Metastatic or Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer
A Phase 1b, Open-Label, Single-Arm Dose-Expansion Study of IK-175, an Oral Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Inhibitor, in Combination With Nivolumab in Patients With Primary PD-1 Inhibitor Resistant Metastatic or Locally Incurable, Recurrent HNSCC
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Why stopped (as posted): Sponsor Decision
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This is a phase 1b study in adult patients diagnosed with resistant or recurrent head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) designed to assess the safety and tolerability of IK-175 in combination with nivolumab. Disease response, pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics, and response biomarkers will also be assessed.
Conditions
Conditions (6)
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 and Neck Cancer | Malignant Head and Neck Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma | Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Head Cancer | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Head Cancer Neck | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Neck Cancer | Malignant Neck Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Neck Carcinoma | Neck Carcinoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| IK-175 + nivolumab | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Cohort 1
- description
- 600 mg qd PO IK-175 + nivolumab
- interventionNames
- Drug: IK-175 + nivolumab
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Cohort 2
- description
- 450 mg q12h PO IK-175 + nivolumab
- interventionNames
- Drug: IK-175 + nivolumab
Primary outcomes (7)
- measure
- Frequency and severity of treatment emergent adverse events (TEAEs) in subjects receiving IK-175 in combination with nivolumab [Safety and Tolerability]
- timeFrame
- Treatment Period (Approximately 18 months)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Subject has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 2. * Subject has a histologically confirmed metastatic or locally incurable, recurrent HNSCC that has progressed within 12 weeks of initiation of PD-1 inhibitor agent, whether it was administered alone or in combination with chemotherapy. * Tumors must express PD-L1 with a minimum CPS ≥ 1. * Subjects can be enrolled regardless of their tumor's expression of human papillomavirus (HPV). * Subjects are required to have received prior treatment with a platinum-based chemotherapy in the recurrent or metastatic disease setting, unless medically contraindicated. * Subject has at least 1 measurable lesion per RECIST v1.1. Key Exclusion Criteria: * Subject has untreated or symptomatic central nervous system (CNS) tumors or brain metastases. * Subject must have recovered to ≤ Grade 1 from clinically significant AEs related to prior therapy (eg, myelosuppression or renal or hepatic dysfunction.) * Subject has received prior treatment with an AHR inhibitor. * Subject has a medical condition that limits oral administration or impairment of gastrointestinal function that is expected to significantly reduce the absorption of IK-175. * Uncontrolled or life-threatening symptomatic concomitant disease. * Clinically significant cardiovascular disease as defined in the protocol. * Subject is on a medication that is a sensitive substrate of CYP2C8, 2C9, 2C19, or 3A4 that cannot be substituted. * Females who are pregnant or breastfeeding. Other inclusion/exclusion criteria are listed in the protocol.
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