A unique combinational treatment for cancer employing intratumoral diffusing alpha radiation emitter device with check point inhibitor for recurrent unresectable or metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
This will be a prospective, open-label, one arm, single center two-stage adaptive trial designed to stop for either futility or efficacy after the first stage. This approach will combine Diffusing Alpha Radiation Emitters seeds implantation along with standard treatment of Pembrolizumab for patients with recurrent unresectable or metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (mHNSCC). The DaRT seeds will be implanted in the target lesion and removed 15-22 days after implantation. Concurrently, patient will receive standard treatment of Pembrolizumab. Disease evaluation will be assessed by a radiological imaging every 6 weeks starting at day 42 after the DaRT insertion procedure.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
48
An intratumoral insertion of a seed(s), loaded with Radium-224, securely fixed in the seeds. The seeds release by recoil into the tumor short-lived alpha-emitting atoms.
200 mg administered as an intravenous infusion over 30 minutes every 3 weeks
Sharett institute, Hadassah University Hospital - Ein-Kerem
Jerusalem, Israel
RECRUITINGSheba Medical Center
Ramat Gan, Israel
RECRUITINGTel-Aviv Medical Center
Tel Aviv, Israel
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGEvaluation of Efficacy of DaRT Treatment in Combination with Pembrolizumab
Assessed via the Confirmed Best Overall Response (BOR) as defined by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST Version 1.1)
Time frame: From Day 26 to date of documented best response, assessed up to 24 months
Adverse Events
Assessment of the frequency, severity and causality of acute adverse events related to the DaRT treatment in combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors. This will be assessed and graded according to Common Terminology and Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5.0. (graded 1-5, 1 is mild and 5 is death)
Time frame: Until completion of the last study-related procedure, approximately 2 years
Progression Free Survival (PFS)
PFS will be defined as time from Pembrolizumab treatment start date to progressive disease according to RECIST v1.1 or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first
Time frame: From first dose of Pembrolizumab until progressive disease is recorded (up to 24 months)
Overall Survival (OS)
Defined as the time from Pembrolizumab treatment start date to death due to any cause or lost to follow up.
Time frame: From Pembrolizumab treatment start date to death or lost to follow-up (up to 24 months)
Duration of Response (DOR)
Duration of response is defined as the interval from the time measurement criteria are first met for Complete Response (CR), Partial Response (PR), or Stable Disease (SD) (whichever is first recorded) until the first date recurrent or progressive disease is objectively documented.
Time frame: From first record of response until the first date recurrent or progressive disease is documented (up to 24 months)
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