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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

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This clinical trial focuses on testing the efficacy of different digital interventions to promote re-engagement in cancer-related long-term follow-up care for adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of childhood cancer.

Description

This 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.

Official Title

A Phase Ib Open Label Randomised Clinical Trial to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of BI 770371 in Combination With Pembrolizumab With or Without Cetuximab Compared With Pembrolizumab Monotherapy for the First-line Treatment of Patients With Metastatic or Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC)

Quick Facts

Study Start:2025-05-07

Study Completion:2028-03-30

Study Type:Not specified

Phase:Not Applicable

Enrollment:Not specified

Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06806852

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No

Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT

Inclusion Criteria	Exclusion Criteria
* Patients with histologically confirmed metastatic or recurrent HNSCC of the primary tumour location of oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, and larynx not amenable to locoregional treatment with curative intent. * Willingness to provide pretreatment (baseline) biopsy / tissue to the sponsor (fresh or archival one). A recent biopsy (\<3 months) is preferred, however an archival biopsy up to 12 months prior to screening could be accepted. If these requirements cannot be met, then the patient may be allowed to enter the study at Sponsor discretion, after agreement between the Investigator and Sponsor. Details on the requirements for archival tumour tissue and on biopsy sample collection are provided in the Laboratory Manual. * Patients who have not received prior systemic treatment for metastatic or recurrent HNSCC. Systemic therapy (including cetuximab) which was completed more than 6 months prior to progression of disease if given as part of multimodal treatment for locally advanced disease is allowed. * Patients who do not have contraindications to pembrolizumab monotherapy according to pembrolizumab local label, guidelines, treatment standards, regulations or the document (label of another country if pembrolizumab local label is not available) provided in the investigator site file (ISF) by the sponsor. * Patients who do not have contraindications to treatment with cetuximab according to cetuximab local label, guidelines, treatment standards, regulations, or the document (label of another country if cetuximab local label is not available) provided in the ISF by the sponsor. * Presence of at least one measurable non-Central nervous system (CNS) lesion (according to RECIST v1.1.) * Further inclusion criteria apply.	* Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) of any histology, primary tumour location at nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses of any histology, any cancer of unknown primary. * Any tumour location necessitating an urgent therapeutic intervention (e.g., palliative care, surgery, or radiation therapy), such as spinal cord compression, other compressive mass, uncontrolled painful lesion, bone fracture. * Patients with progressive HNSCC within 6 months of completion of systemic therapy for locoregionally advanced disease with curative intent. * Receiving treatment for brain metastases or Leptomeningeal Disease (LMD) which may interfere with safety and/or endpoint assessment. Patients with previously diagnosed brain metastases are eligible if they have completed their treatment and have recovered from the acute effects of radiation therapy or surgery prior to trial entry, have discontinued corticosteroid treatment for these metastases and are clinically stable, off anticonvulsants for at least 4 weeks and are neurologically stable before enrollment. * Patients for whom single agent pembrolizumab is not the preferred treatment (e.g. patients for whom chemotherapy or anti-PD-1 in combination with chemotherapy is considered the preferred therapy by the investigator or treating physician). * Prior treatment with any anti signal Regulatory Protein Alpha (SIRPα) or anti-integrin-associated protein (CD47) agent, regardless of treatment intent. * 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. * Prior allogeneic stem cell or solid organ transplantation. * Further exclusion criteria apply.

Inclusion Criteria

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with histologically confirmed metastatic or recurrent HNSCC of the primary tumour location of oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, and larynx not amenable to locoregional treatment with curative intent.
* Willingness to provide pretreatment (baseline) biopsy / tissue to the sponsor (fresh or archival one). A recent biopsy (\<3 months) is preferred, however an archival biopsy up to 12 months prior to screening could be accepted. If these requirements cannot be met, then the patient may be allowed to enter the study at Sponsor discretion, after agreement between the Investigator and Sponsor. Details on the requirements for archival tumour tissue and on biopsy sample collection are provided in the Laboratory Manual.
* Patients who have not received prior systemic treatment for metastatic or recurrent HNSCC. Systemic therapy (including cetuximab) which was completed more than 6 months prior to progression of disease if given as part of multimodal treatment for locally advanced disease is allowed.
* Patients who do not have contraindications to pembrolizumab monotherapy according to pembrolizumab local label, guidelines, treatment standards, regulations or the document (label of another country if pembrolizumab local label is not available) provided in the investigator site file (ISF) by the sponsor.
* Patients who do not have contraindications to treatment with cetuximab according to cetuximab local label, guidelines, treatment standards, regulations, or the document (label of another country if cetuximab local label is not available) provided in the ISF by the sponsor.
* Presence of at least one measurable non-Central nervous system (CNS) lesion (according to RECIST v1.1.)
* Further inclusion criteria apply.

* Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) of any histology, primary tumour location at nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses of any histology, any cancer of unknown primary.
* Any tumour location necessitating an urgent therapeutic intervention (e.g., palliative care, surgery, or radiation therapy), such as spinal cord compression, other compressive mass, uncontrolled painful lesion, bone fracture.
* Patients with progressive HNSCC within 6 months of completion of systemic therapy for locoregionally advanced disease with curative intent.
* Receiving treatment for brain metastases or Leptomeningeal Disease (LMD) which may interfere with safety and/or endpoint assessment. Patients with previously diagnosed brain metastases are eligible if they have completed their treatment and have recovered from the acute effects of radiation therapy or surgery prior to trial entry, have discontinued corticosteroid treatment for these metastases and are clinically stable, off anticonvulsants for at least 4 weeks and are neurologically stable before enrollment.
* Patients for whom single agent pembrolizumab is not the preferred treatment (e.g. patients for whom chemotherapy or anti-PD-1 in combination with chemotherapy is considered the preferred therapy by the investigator or treating physician).
* Prior treatment with any anti signal Regulatory Protein Alpha (SIRPα) or anti-integrin-associated protein (CD47) agent, regardless of treatment intent.
* 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.
* Prior allogeneic stem cell or solid organ transplantation.
* Further exclusion criteria apply.

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Boehringer Ingelheim

CONTACT

1-800-243-0127

clintriage.rdg@boehringer-ingelheim.com

Study Locations (Sites)

Norton Cancer Institute, Downtown

Louisville, Kentucky, 40202

United States

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Columbus, Ohio, 43210

United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2025-05-07

Study Completion Date2028-03-30

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2025-05-07

Study Completion Date2028-03-30

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma