A Study to Assess the Effects of Multiple Study Drug Regimens in Subjects With Newly Diagnosed Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03818542 |
Recruitment Status :
Terminated
(Strategic considerations)
First Posted : January 28, 2019
Last Update Posted : December 31, 2020
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Head and Neck Cancer | Drug: ABBV-181 Drug: ABBV-368 Drug: ABBV-927 | Phase 1 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 3 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Sequential Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 1b Multi-Center Pharmacodynamic Study to Assess the Effects of Multiple Study Drug Regimens in Subjects With Newly Diagnosed Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma |
Actual Study Start Date : | January 22, 2020 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | September 23, 2020 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | September 23, 2020 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Arm 1: ABBV-181 IV
A single dose of ABBV-181 administered via intravenous (IV) infusion on Day 1.
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Drug: ABBV-181
intravenous infusion |
Experimental: Arm 2: ABBV-368 IV
A single dose of ABBV-368 administered via intravenous (IV) infusion on Day 1.
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Drug: ABBV-368
intravenous infusion |
Experimental: Arm 3: ABBV-927 IV
A single dose of ABBV-927 administered via intravenous (IV) infusion on Day 1.
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Drug: ABBV-927
intravenous infusion |
Experimental: Arm 4: ABBV-927 IT
A single dose of ABBV-927 administered via intratumoral (IT) injection on Day 1.
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Drug: ABBV-927
intratumoral injection |
- Changes in Gene Expression [ Time Frame: Baseline (before initiation of drug treatment) and after surgical resection (up to 120 days after study drug administration) ]The primary biomarker endpoint is to assess immune activation gene changes in the tumor microenvironment associated with T cell infiltration and activation, comparing baseline biopsy to surgical resection following drug treatment.
- Maximum Serum Concentration (Cmax) of Study Drug [ Time Frame: Up to approximately 120 days ]Maximum Serum Concentration (Cmax) of study drug
- Time to Maximum Plasma Concentration (Tmax) of Study Drug [ Time Frame: Up to approximately 120 days ]Time to Maximum Plasma Concentration (Tmax) of study drug
- Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Curve of Study Drug in Plasma [ Time Frame: Up to approximately 120 days ]Area Under the Plasma Concentration-time Curve (AUC) of study drug in plasma

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Newly diagnosed stage 3 to 4B squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, oropharynx, larynx, or hypopharynx who are candidates for surgical resection and are treatment-naïve. Participants must have been determined to be candidates for surgical resection by a multidisciplinary team including a surgeon, a medical oncologist, and a radiation oncologist.
- Has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 to 1 and life expectancy of more than 3 months.
- Must consent to provide the tumor tissues for analyses as described in the protocol.
- Must have adequate bone marrow function (without any growth factors or transfusions within 2 weeks prior to the first dose), kidney and liver function, with all laboratory values criteria detailed in the protocol.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Has received live vaccine within 28 days prior to the first dose of study drug.
- Has a history of inflammatory bowel disease, a history of or ongoing pneumonitis or interstitial lung disease, had major surgery ≤ 28 days prior to the first dose of study drug and the surgical wound is not fully healed.
- Participants with hypopharyngeal or laryngeal tumors will not be candidates for Arm 4 of the study (IT injection of ABBV-927).
- Requires use of an immunosuppressive medication within 14 days prior to the first dose of the study drug; exceptions are described in the protocol.
- Has a confirmed positive test results for human immunodeficiency virus, or have active hepatitis A, B or C.
- Has a history of primary immunodeficiency, allogeneic bone marrow transplantation, solid organ transplantation, or previous clinical diagnosis of tuberculosis.
- Has a history of any other malignancy within the past 3 years except for successfully treated non-melanoma skin cancer or localized carcinoma in situ that is considered cured or adequately treated by the investigator.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03818542
United States, Massachusetts | |
Massachusetts General Hospital /ID# 207392 | |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114 | |
United States, Michigan | |
University of Michigan /ID# 210181 | |
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109-5000 | |
United States, Texas | |
MD Anderson Cancer Center /ID# 208749 | |
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030 |
Study Director: | AbbVie Inc. | AbbVie |
Responsible Party: | AbbVie |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03818542 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
M19-228 |
First Posted: | January 28, 2019 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | December 31, 2020 |
Last Verified: | December 2020 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.: | No |
Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cancer ABBV-927 ABBV-368 |
ABBV-181 tumor resection immunotherapeutic drug |
Carcinoma Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms by Histologic Type |
Neoplasms Neoplasms, Squamous Cell Head and Neck Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site |