This is a single-arm, open-label, phase II study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the combination of the antibodies iparomlimab and tuvonralimab, administered with or without chemotherapy, in patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (R/M HNSCC) who have progressed after receiving at least one line of systemic therapy. The study includes a safety run-in phase with approximately three patients, which may be expanded to six if a dose-limiting toxicity is observed. Patients are then assigned to either combination antibody monotherapy or combination antibody plus chemotherapy, based on PD-L1 combined positive score (CPS), symptom burden, disease characteristics and patient preference. Monotherapy involves iparomlimab and tuvonralimab (5 mg/kg on day 1, every 3 weeks). Combination therapy involves the same antibody regimen plus up to six cycles of platinum (carboplatin at an area under the curve (AUC) of 5 or cisplatin at 75 mg/m²) plus docetaxel (75 mg/m²) or paclitaxel (135-175 mg/m²), followed by antibody monotherapy maintenance. The primary objective is to assess the objective response rate (ORR) according to RECIST 1.1. The secondary objectives are to evaluate the disease control rate (DCR), the 6-month progression-free survival (PFS) rate, the 6-month overall survival (OS) rate and the safety profile. Exploratory objectives include the association of tumour biomarkers (PD-L1 expression and tumour mutation burden) with efficacy.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
32
Patients are assigned to either combination antibody monotherapy or combination antibody plus chemotherapy based on PD-L1 CPS, symptom burden, disease characteristics, and patient preference. Monotherapy arm: Iparomlimab and tuvonralimab combination antibody 5 mg/kg intravenously on day 1 of each 21-day cycle, repeated until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent, or other discontinuation criteria. Combination arm: The same antibody regimen (5 mg/kg on day 1, every 3 weeks) plus chemotherapy for up to 6 cycles. Chemotherapy consists of: Platinum (carboplatin AUC 5 or cisplatin 75 mg/m²) on day 1, and Either docetaxel 75 mg/m² or paclitaxel 135-175 mg/m² on day 1. After completion of 6 chemotherapy cycles, patients continue on antibody monotherapy alone (same dose and schedule) as maintenance until disease progression or other discontinuation criteria.
The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University
Haikou, Hainan, China
RECRUITINGORR
The proportion of subjects achieving complete remission (CR) and partial remission (PR) out of the total number of subjects
Time frame: From date of randomization until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause
Disease control rate(DCR)
The proportion of patients who achieved a response (partial response \[PR\] or complete response \[CR\]) or stable disease (SD) following treatment and were able to maintain this status for at least the minimum duration required, as defined by established response evaluation criteria (such as RECIST 1.1 for solid tumors).
Time frame: From date of randomization until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause
6-month progression-free survival rate
The proportion of subjects who remained free of radiologically confirmed disease progression or death (whichever occurs first) from enrollment through 6 months
Time frame: enrollment through 6 months
6-month overall survival rate
The proportion of participants who were still alive at the end of the 6-month study period
Time frame: enrollment through 6 months
Incidence of adverse events
Incidence, severity, and relationship to the study drug for all adverse events (AE), treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAE), serious adverse events (SAE), and immune-related adverse events (irAE)
Time frame: through study completion,an average of 6 months.
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