ImmunoModulation by the Combination of Ipilimumab and Nivolumab Neoadjuvant to Surgery In Advanced or Recurrent Head and Neck Carcinoma
Summary
This is a phase IB/II trial to examine feasibility and safety of checkpoint blockade (aPD1 with or without aCTLA4) neoadjuvant to standard of care (SOC) in advanced stage head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), a patient population in need for improved clinical outcome and in tumors likely to respond to neoadjuvant aPD1 and aCTLA4. In addition, with this research protocol the potential impact of intratumoral hypoxia on tumor infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) abundance, differentiation and effector function will be assessed, and the potentially divergent effects of T cell checkpoint blockade in areas of hypoxia and normoxia.
Timeline
- Start
- 2017-02-28
- Primary completion
- 2019-10-12
- Completion
- 2021-02-12
Outcome
Met primary endpoint
paper Surgery is not delayed or suspended for any patient in phase Ib, meeting the primary endpoint. PMID 34937871 ↗
paper We observe a major pathological response (MPR, 90‒100% response) in 35% of patients after COMBO ICB, both in phase IIa (6/17) and in the whole trial (8/23), meeting the phase IIa primary endpoint threshold of 10%. PMID 34937871 ↗
Publications
- Vos JL, Zuur CL, Smit LA, de Boer JP, Al-Mamgani A, van den Brekel MWM, Haanen JBAG, Vogel WV. [18F]FDG-PET accurately identifies pathological response early upon neoadjuvant immune checkpoint blockade in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2022 May;49(6):2010-2022. doi: 10.1007/s00259-021-05610-x. Epub 2021 Dec 27.
- Vos JL, Elbers JBW, Krijgsman O, Traets JJH, Qiao X, van der Leun AM, Lubeck Y, Seignette IM, Smit LA, Willems SM, van den Brekel MWM, Dirven R, Baris Karakullukcu M, Karssemakers L, Klop WMC, Lohuis PJFM, Schreuder WH, Smeele LE, van der Velden LA, Bing Tan I, Onderwater S, Jasperse B, Vogel WV, Al-Mamgani A, Keijser A, van der Noort V, Broeks A, Hooijberg E, Peeper DS, Schumacher TN, Blank CU, de Boer JP, Haanen JBAG, Zuur CL. Neoadjuvant immunotherapy with nivolumab and ipilimumab induces major pathological responses in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Nat Commun. 2021 Dec 22;12(1):7348. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-26472-9.
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ipilimumab | Monoclonal antibody | 1 mg/kg | — |
| Subject | Nivolumab | Monoclonal antibody | 240 mg | — |