This is a single-center, open-label phase 2 study evaluating sacituzumab tirumotecan in combination with an immune checkpoint inhibitor in patients with previously treated recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Eligible patients will have recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma that has progressed after prior standard therapy including an immune checkpoint inhibitor. Sacituzumab tirumotecan, a TROP2-directed antibody-drug conjugate, will be administered by intravenous infusion every 2 weeks in combination with the patient's ongoing immune checkpoint inhibitor. Treatment will continue until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent, initiation of new anticancer therapy, investigator decision, or other protocol-defined discontinuation criteria. The primary endpoint is objective response rate (ORR), as assessed by the investigator according to RECIST v1.1. Secondary endpoints include disease control rate (DCR), progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), duration of response (DoR), and safety and tolerability.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
20
Participants will receive sacituzumab tirumotecan 5 mg/kg by intravenous infusion once every 2 weeks in combination with an immune checkpoint inhibitor. Treatment will continue until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent, initiation of new anticancer therapy, investigator decision, or other protocol-defined discontinuation criteria.
Objective Response Rate (ORR)
ORR is defined as the proportion of participants who achieve a best overall response of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR), as assessed by the investigator according to RECIST v1.1.
Time frame: From the first dose of study treatment until disease progression, initiation of new anticancer therapy, withdrawal of consent, death, or end of study, assessed up to 24 months.
Disease Control Rate (DCR)
DCR is defined as the proportion of participants who achieve a best overall response of complete response (CR), partial response (PR), or stable disease (SD), as assessed by the investigator according to RECIST v1.1.
Time frame: From the first dose of study treatment until disease progression, initiation of new anticancer therapy, withdrawal of consent, death, or end of study, up to 24 months.
Duration of Response (DoR)
DoR is defined as the time from the first documented complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) to the first documented disease progression or death from any cause, whichever occurs first, as assessed by the investigator according to RECIST v1.1. DoR will be analyzed only in participants who achieve CR or PR.
Time frame: From the first documented CR or PR until disease progression, death, or end of study, up to 24 months.
Progression-Free Survival (PFS)
PFS is defined as the time from the first dose of study treatment to the first documented disease progression or death from any cause, whichever occurs first. Disease progression will be assessed by the investigator according to RECIST v1.1.
Time frame: From the first dose of study treatment until disease progression, death, or end of study, up to 24 months.
6-Month Progression-Free Survival Rate
The 6-month progression-free survival rate is defined as the estimated proportion of participants who remain alive without documented disease progression 6 months after the first dose of study treatment. Disease progression will be assessed by the investigator according to RECIST v1.1. The 6-month PFS rate will be estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method.
Time frame: At 6 months after the first dose of study treatment.
Overall Survival (OS)
OS is defined as the time from the first dose of study treatment to death from any cause.
Time frame: From the first dose of study treatment until death from any cause or end of study, up to 24 months.
Incidence and Severity of Adverse Events (AEs)
Safety will be evaluated by the incidence, severity, seriousness, and relationship to study treatment of adverse events, including treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs), treatment-related adverse events, grade ≥3 adverse events, serious adverse events (SAEs), adverse events leading to dose modification or treatment discontinuation, and adverse events of special interest. Adverse events will be graded according to NCI-CTCAE v5.0 and coded using MedDRA.
Time frame: From the first dose of study treatment through 90 days after the last dose of study treatment
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