2023
Randomized Phase II Trial of Ficlatuzumab With or Without Cetuximab in Pan-Refractory, Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer
Bauman J, Saba N, Roe D, Bauman J, Kaczmar J, Bhatia A, Muzaffar J, Julian R, Wang S, Bearelly S, Baker A, Steuer C, Giri A, Burtness B, Centuori S, Caulin C, Klein R, Saboda K, Obara S, Chung C. Randomized Phase II Trial of Ficlatuzumab With or Without Cetuximab in Pan-Refractory, Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: 3851-3862. PMID: 36977289, DOI: 10.1200/jco.22.01994.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedian progression-free survivalProgression-free survivalObjective response rateRecurrent/metastatic headCMET overexpressionMetastatic headCombination armAntiepidermal growth factor receptor monoclonal antibodyNoncomparative phase II studyRecurrent/metastatic HNSCCRandomized phase II trialEnd pointNeck squamous cell carcinomaHPV negative subgroupPhase II studyPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsHPV-positive diseaseHuman papillomavirus (HPV) statusMajor prognostic factorPhase II trialKey eligibility criteriaSquamous cell carcinomaReceptor monoclonal antibodyHPV-negative HNSCC
2022
Phase 2 LEAP-009: Lenvatinib (Lenva) With or Without Pembrolizumab (Pembro) vs. Chemotherapy (Chemo) for Recurrent or Metastatic (R/M) Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) That has Progressed on Platinum and Immunotherapy
Harrington K, Cohen E, Siu L, Rischin D, Licitra L, Vermorken J, Le Q, Tahara M, Machiels J, Hawk N, Ge J, Bidadi B, Swaby R, Burtness B. Phase 2 LEAP-009: Lenvatinib (Lenva) With or Without Pembrolizumab (Pembro) vs. Chemotherapy (Chemo) for Recurrent or Metastatic (R/M) Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) That has Progressed on Platinum and Immunotherapy. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2022, 112: e43-e44. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.12.101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPD-1/PD-L1 inhibitorsECOG performance statusPD-L1 inhibitorsM HNSCCDisease progressionRECIST v1.1Monotherapy armPerformance statusPO QDPD-L1 tumor proportion scoreOptimal second-line regimenEnd pointNeck squamous cell carcinomaPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsSecond-line regimenFirst-line treatmentTumor proportion scoreKey eligibility criteriaSquamous cell carcinomaInterim futility analysisMeasurable diseaseSOC chemotherapyMetastatic headUnacceptable toxicity
2020
Randomized, phase II study of ficlatuzumab with or without cetuximab in patients with pan-refractory, recurrent/metastatic (R/M) head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).
Bauman J, Roe D, Saba N, Bauman J, Kaczmar J, Burtness B, Muzaffar J, Julian R, Wang S, Bearelly S, Baker A, Steuer C, Bhatia A, Giri A, Caulin C, Stabile L, Centuori S, Chung C. Randomized, phase II study of ficlatuzumab with or without cetuximab in patients with pan-refractory, recurrent/metastatic (R/M) head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: tps6594-tps6594. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.15_suppl.tps6594.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProgression-free survivalOverall response rateM HNSCCPhase II trialHepatocyte growth factorII trialCetuximab resistanceMulticenter phase II trialRecurrent/metastatic headTotal peripheral T cellsRandomized phase II trialExpression of HGFPoor progression-free survivalNeck squamous cell carcinomaPeripheral immune profileKey secondary endpointPhase II studyKey eligibility criteriaSquamous cell carcinomaPeripheral T cellsPI3K/AktIgG1 monoclonal antibodyTwo-arm designECOG 0EGFR monotherapy