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RECRUITING
NCT05025813
PHASE2

Neoadjuvant Pembrolizumab in Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Sponsor: Queensland Health

View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Summary

Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma (cSCC) is typically associated with a high tumour mutation burden, with the majority caused by Ultraviolet (UV) exposure (Pickering et al., 2014). The use of this trial using neoadjuvant Pembrolizumab in patients with cSCC who will otherwise undergo highly morbid radical surgical resection has multiple potential advantages, including: 1. Reduction in surgical and radiotherapy morbidity by reducing tumour burden and allowing the appropriate selection of patients to undergo post-operative radiotherapy; 2. Provision of immediate information about pathological response and 3. Access to tissue to provide insight into resistance mechanisms and identification of biomarkers of response. The Investigators hypothesized that the use of neoadjuvant Pembrolizumab could reduce tumour burden allowing appropriate selection of patients undergoing radical surgical resection and adjuvant radiotherapy.

Official title: A Phase 2 Study of De-escalation in Resectable, Locally Advanced Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma With the Use of Neoadjuvant Pembrolizumab - DESQUAMATE

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

18 Years - Any

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

27

Start Date

2022-06-28

Completion Date

2027-06-01

Last Updated

2022-08-01

Healthy Volunteers

No

Interventions

DRUG

Pembrolizumab

Delivery of neo-adjuvant Pembrolizumab

Locations (3)

Chris O'Brien Lifehouse

Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia

Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital

Herston, Queensland, Australia

Princess Alexandra Hospital

Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia