RecruitingPhase IIEN originalHead and neck cancerMetastatic / advanced

A Study to See if Giving Fianlimab and Cemiplimab Together is Better Than Cemiplimab Alone at Treating Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

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About the trial

This study is researching an experimental drug called fianlimab (also called REGN3767), combined with a medication called cemiplimab compared against cemiplimab combined with placebo (a placebo looks like a treatment but does not contain any real medicine), collectively called "study drugs" in this form. The study is focused on participants with head and neck cancers who have not been previously treated for head and neck cancer that has come back or spread to other parts of the body, referred to as recurrent or metastatic (R/M) head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). The study is looking at several other research questions, including: * What side effects may happen from taking the study drugs * How much of each study drug is in the blood at different times * Whether the body makes antibodies against the study drug(s) individually (which could make the study drugs less effective or could lead to side effects) * Compatible research to better understand the study drugs and HNSCC

Original English text from ClinicalTrials.gov

Who can (and can't) join

✓ Qualifies

  • Potwierdzony histopatologicznie zaawansowany rak płaskonabłonkowy głowy i szyi, który wrócił lub rozprzestrzenił się i nie może być operacyjnie wyleczony
  • Guz pierwotny w jamie ustnej, gardle, krtani lub dołku podgardziałowym
  • Wynik badania PD-L1 ≥1 (marker z biopsji wykonanej przed badaniem)
  • Co najmniej jeden zmierzywalny guz
  • Stan ogólny pacjenta pozwalający na leczenie (0-1 w skali ECOG)
  • Prawidłowe funkcje nerek i szpiku kostnego

✗ Disqualifies

  • Pogorszenie choroby w ciągu 6 miesięcy po chemioterapii na nowotwór głowy i szyi
  • Guz pierwotny w nosogardli, zatok przynosowych lub grucołach ślinowych
  • Rak głowy i szyi z nieznanym miejscem powstania
  • Aktywna choroba autoimmunologiczna wymagająca leczenia w ciągu ostatnich 5 lat
  • Historia zapalenia płuc lub choroby śródmiąższu płuc
  • Poważne choroby serca, w tym zawały, zapalenie mięśnia sercowego

Simplified criteria — AI translation

Trial details

Minimum age
18 Years
Last updated (source)
July 15, 2026
Sex
No restrictions

Therapies / drugs in trial

Locations (25)

University of California Los Angeles

Los Angeles, United States

Orlando Health

Orlando, United States

Emory University School of Medicine

Atlanta, United States

St. Elizabeth Healthcare

Edgewood, United States

Norton Cancer Institute

Louisville, United States

Henry Ford Cancer Institute/Henry Ford Health System

Detroit, United States

Oncology Hematology West P.C. dba Nebraska Cancer Specialists

Omaha, United States

Ohio State University

Columbus, United States

Asplundh Cancer Pavilion

Willow Grove, United States

University of Tennessee Medical Center

Knoxville, United States

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

Nashville, United States

Joe Arrington Cancer Research & Treatment Center

Lubbock, United States

Renovatio Clinical

The Woodlands, United States

Inova Schar Cancer Institute

Fairfax, United States

Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service - Cancer Care Services - Bundaberg

Bundaberg, Australia

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (PMCC)

Melbourne, Australia

Centre Jean Perrin

Clermont-Ferrand, France

Timone Hospital - AP-HM

Marseille, France

Hopital Europeen Geroges Pompidou AP-HP

Paris, France

Istituto Europeo di Oncologia

Milan, Italy

Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio

Seville, Spain

Hospital Clinic

Barcelona, Spain

Hospital Universitario de Navarra

Pamplona, Spain

Centro Oncologico de Galicia

A Coruña, Spain

Hospital Universitario La Paz

Madrid, Spain

Trial contact

Clinical Trials Administrator

Contact information from ClinicalTrials.gov. Contact in English.

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Data from ClinicalTrials.gov. AI-assisted translation, last sync: 7/16/2026.

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