A Clinical Trial Evaluating TG4050 in Head and Neck Cancer
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04183166 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : December 3, 2019
Last Update Posted : November 8, 2021
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck | Drug: TG4050 | Phase 1 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 30 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Randomized Phase I Trial in Patients With Newly Diagnosed, Locoregionally Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck (SCCHN) Evaluating a Mutanome-directed Immunotherapy. |
Actual Study Start Date : | December 12, 2019 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | November 30, 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | November 30, 2024 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Arm A : Early study treatment initiation
TG4050 treatment initiation at completion of primary treatment
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Drug: TG4050
Subcutaneous injections weekly for the first 6 weeks and then every 3 weeks |
Experimental: Arm B: Study treatment initiation at recurrence
TG4050 treatment initiation at the time of recurrence
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Drug: TG4050
Subcutaneous injections weekly for the first 6 weeks and then every 3 weeks |
- Safety and tolerability (Adverse Event reported per CTCAE v5) [ Time Frame: Up to 2 Years. ]Incidence of Adverse Event reported per CTCAE v5
- Event-Free Survival duration [ Time Frame: Up to 2 Years. ]Time from documented Complete Response after primary treatment to date of first recurrence
- Tumor response rate [ Time Frame: Up to 2 years. ]Percentage of patients whose best overall response is either a Complete Response or a Partial Response according to RECIST version 1.1 criteria.

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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:
- Signed written informed consent
- Newly diagnosed stage III or IVA squamous-cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx or larynx
- Female or male patients, aged at least 18 years
- Patients in Complete Response after treatment of their primary tumor.
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) of 0 or 1.
- Adequate hematological, hepatic and renal functions
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with carcinoma of the nasopharynx, squamous cell-carcinoma of unknown primary, squamous cell carcinoma that originates from the skin and salivary gland or paranasal sinus, non-squamous histologies.
- Prior exposure to cancer immunotherapy including anti-cancer vaccines, any antibody targeting T-cell co-regulatory proteins such as anti-PD1, anti-PDL1 or anti-CTLA4 antibodies.
- Other active malignancy requiring concurrent systemic intervention.
- Patients with previous malignancies other than the target malignancy to be investigated in this trial
- Known history of positive testing for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or known Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
- Clinical or laboratory history or evidence of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) or Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) indicating acute or chronic infection
- Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women, where pregnancy is defined as the state of a female after conception and until the termination of gestation, confirmed by a positive hCG laboratory test (> 10 mIU/mL)
- Treatment with another investigational agent within 30 days prior to TG4050 treatment initiation
- Uncontrolled intercurrent illness

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04183166
Contact: Transgene EU, Clinical Operations Department | + 33.3.88.27.91.00 | clinical.trials@transgene.fr |
United States, Florida | |
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville | Recruiting |
Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32224 | |
Principal Investigator: Dr Zhao | |
France | |
Institut Curie | Recruiting |
Paris, France, 75005 | |
Principal Investigator: Pr Le Tourneau | |
IUCT Toulouse | Recruiting |
Toulouse, France, 31100 | |
Principal Investigator: Pr Delord | |
United Kingdom | |
NHS Clatterbridge Cancer Center | Recruiting |
Bebington, United Kingdom, CH63 4JY | |
Principal Investigator: Dr Sacco | |
Sub-Investigator: Pr Ottensmeier | |
Aintree University Hospital NHS Fondation Trust | Recruiting |
Liverpool, United Kingdom, L9 7AL | |
Principal Investigator: Pr Jones | |
University Hospital NHS Fondation Trust | Recruiting |
Southampton, United Kingdom, SO16 6YD | |
Principal Investigator: Dr Karydis |
Responsible Party: | Transgene |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04183166 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
TG4050.02 |
First Posted: | December 3, 2019 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | November 8, 2021 |
Last Verified: | November 2021 |
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 |
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 |