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Pembrolizumab and Radiotherapy for Oligometastatic Head and Neck Cancer
Sponsor: European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Summary
This is a randomized open-label multicentre phase III superiority study of the effect of adding SABR to the standard of care treatment pembrolizumab on progression free survival in patients with oligometastases of a squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN), histological confirmation of the primary disease at first diagnosis, and PD-L1 CPS ≥1. After eligibility check and signing informed consent, all patients will be prospectively enrolled in a 1:1 ratio between current standard of care treatment (pembrolizumab, Arm 1) vs. SABR + standard of care treatment (Arm 2) to oligometastases. Any radical treatment to the synchronous primary/ recurrent primary tumor and/or involved cervical nodes (surgery or radiotherapy), as decided by the local tumor board/ treating physicians, should be completed prior to enrolment.Surgical removal of metastases is allowed for diagnostic purposes or for brain metastases, as long as these metastases count toward the total number of 5 and at least one metastasis is left for treatment with SABR. Such surgical procedures should be performed prior to enrolment.
Official title: Pembrolizumab and Radiotherapy for OLigometastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck: a Randomized Phase III Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
200
Start Date
2025-05-23
Completion Date
2030-03-30
Last Updated
2026-02-02
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Pembrolizumab
Pembrolizumab: 400mg Q6W up to 2 years (i.e 17 cycles).
stereotattic ablation radiotherapy (SABR)
Total dose and number of fractions will depend on the site of the disease. Three-fraction regimens will deliver a fraction every second day, and five-fraction regimens are delivered daily. All treatments have to be completed within 10 working days.
Locations (26)
Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc
Brussels, Belgium
AZ Groeninge Kortrijk - Campus Kennedylaan
Kortrijk, Belgium
CHU-UCL Namur - CHU Site Sainte-Elisabeth-UCL Namur
Namur, Belgium
VITAZ St Niklaas - VITAZ- Oncology
Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Ziekenhuis aan de Stroom (ZAS) - ZAS Augustinus (previous GZA)
Wilrijk, Belgium
IRCCS--Ospedale Bellaria-Bologna
Bologna, Italy
AUSL - Ospedale Infermi
Faenza, Italy
Univ. of Florence -Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi
Florence, Italy
AUSL -Ospedale Umberto I
Lugo, Italy
Istituto Clinico Humanitas
Milan, Italy
IRCCS - Fondazione Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori
Milan, Italy
Azienda Sanitaria Locale Napoli 1 Centro
Naples, Italy
AUSL Romagna - AUSL Della Romagna -Ospedale Santa Maria delle Croci
Ravenna, Italy
Azienda ospedaliero Univ Policlinico Umberto I
Rome, Italy
Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron -Vall d'Hebron Institut Oncologia
Barcelona, Spain
ICO L'Hospitalet - Hospital Duran i Reynals (Institut Catala D'Oncologia)
Barcelona, Spain
Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrin
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal
Madrid, Spain
Hospital Universitario San Carlos
Madrid, Spain
Kantonsspital Aarau
Aarau, Switzerland
Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland (IOSI) - Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland - Ospedale San Giovanni
Bellinzona, Switzerland
Inselspital - Inselspital
Bern, Switzerland
Kantonsspital Graubuenden
Chur, Switzerland
Luzerner Kantonsspital
Lucerne, Switzerland
Kantonsspital Winterthur
Winterthur, Switzerland
UniversitaetsSpital Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland