A Study of Chemoradiation Plus Pembrolizumab for Locally Advanced Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to test the safety and the benefit of adding pembrolizumab (a therapy that activates the immune system to fight cancer) to standard of care treatment for larynx cancer. The standard of care treatment will include chemotherapy and radiation for 7 weeks.

Timeline

Start

2016-04

Primary completion

2019-01-24

Completion

2021-02

Publications

• Frankart AJ, Sadraei NH, Huth B, Redmond KP, Barrett WL, Kurtzweil N, Riaz MK, Wise-Draper T, Rodriguez CP, Adelstein DJ, Takiar V. A phase I/II trial of concurrent immunotherapy with chemoradiation in locally advanced larynx cancer. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. 2022 Mar 17;7(2):437-443. doi: 10.1002/lio2.780. eCollection 2022 Apr.

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