Study of VB10 with pembrolizumab for advanced head and neck cancer
Treatments studied
Part of Cancer clinical trials.
This trial is testing a combination of two investigational drugs (VB10 and pembrolizumab) in patients with a specific type of head and neck cancer that has returned or spread. The goal is to see if this treatment is safe and effective.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years old or older.
- You have squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck that has returned or spread and is in the oropharynx.
- Your tumor is positive for HPV type 16.
- Your tumor tests positive for a protein called PD-L1.
- You have not had surgery to remove the cancer as your only treatment.
- You have not received any prior treatment for advanced head and neck cancer (except chemotherapy and radiation as your first treatment).
- You have not had radiation to the chest area within the last 2 weeks.
- You have not been treated with certain types of immunotherapy or other investigational drugs for this cancer.
- You do not have active brain metastases or inflammation of the lungs.
- You have not received a live vaccine within 30 days before starting the study treatment.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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