Paclitaxel Plus Cetuximab After First-line Checkpoint Inhibitor Failure

Korábbi kezelés

• Prior taxane therapy is not allowed except as part of induction therapy for locally advanced disease (completed at least 6 months before study entry)
• Prior cetuximab therapy is not allowed except as part of either induction therapy or in combination with radiotherapy treatment for locally advanced disease (completed at least 6 months before study entry)
• Is currently participating and receiving study therapy or has participated in a study of an investigational agent and received study therapy within 4 weeks of the first dose of treatment.
• Has had prior pembrolizumab within 2 weeks prior to study day 1 or who has not recovered (i.e., recovery to ≤ Grade 1 or baseline grade prior to pembrolizumab) from (immune- related) adverse events other than endocrine side effects.
• Has had prior chemotherapy or radiation therapy within 2 weeks prior to study day 1 or who has not recovered (i.e., recovery to ≤ Grade 1 or baseline grade prior to pembrolizumab) from adverse events due to a previously administered agent.
• Has had chemotherapy, targeted therapy or investigational drugs after checkpoint inhibitor failure for second line therapy .

Más betegség

• Patients with nasopharyngeal carcinomas or salivary glands cancers
• Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency including a known history of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) (HIV 1/2 antibodies).
• Has known active Hepatitis A/B or Hepatitis C
• Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or requires active treatment. Exceptions include basal cell carcinoma of the skin or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin that has undergone potentially curative therapy or in situ cervical cancer.
• Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy.
• Has known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with cooperation with the requirements of the trial.

Laborértékek

• Has a history or current evidence of any condition, therapy, or laboratory abnormality that might confound the results of the trial, interfere with the patient's participation for the full duration of the trial, or is not in the best interest of the patient to participate, in the opinion of the treating investigator.

Egyéb

• Is pregnant or breastfeeding, or expecting to conceive or father children within the projected duration of the trial, starting with the pre-screening or screening visit until 120 days after the last dose of trial treatment.

• The patient has provided written informed consent prior to any study-related procedure.
• The patient is at least 18 years of age
• Histologically proven locally advanced unresectable, recurrent and/or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx, hypopharynx, larynx or oral cavity not amenable for salvage surgery
• p16 status has to be determined for oropharyngeal carcinomas
• Documented progressive disease based on investigator assessment according to RECIST 1.1, following receipt of a pembrolizumab based regimen given as first line therapy for R/M SCCHN
• Measurable disease according to RECIST 1.1.
• The patient has a life expectancy of at least 3 months.
• Has a performance status of ≤ 2 on the ECOG Performance Scale
• Female patient of childbearing potential should have a negative urine or serum pregnancy prior to study . If the urine test is positive or cannot be confirmed as negative, a serum pregnancy test will be required.
• Female patients of childbearing potential should be willing to use 2 methods of birth control or be surgically sterile, or abstain from heterosexual activity for the course of the study until 120 days after the last dose of study medication. Patients of childbearing potential are those who have not been surgically sterilized or have not been free from menses for > 1 year.
• Male patients should agree to use an adequate method of contraception starting with the first dose of study therapy until 120 days after the last dose of study therapy.
• Demonstrate adequate organ function as defined in table 1, all screening labs should be performed within 14 days of treatment initiation.