ALX148 in Combination With Pembrolizumab and Chemotherapy in Patients With Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (ASPEN-04)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04675333 |
Recruitment Status :
Not yet recruiting
First Posted : December 19, 2020
Last Update Posted : January 19, 2021
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Head and Neck Cancer Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma | Drug: ALX148 Drug: Pembrolizumab Drug: Cisplatin/Carboplatin; 5FU | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 112 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 2 Study of ALX148 in Combination With Pembrolizumab and Chemotherapy in Patients With Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (ASPEN-04) |
Estimated Study Start Date : | January 2021 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | October 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | October 2024 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: ALX148 + Pembrolizumab + Chemotherapy
ALX148 45 mg/kg IV, pembrolizumab 200 mg IV, and chemotherapy given every 3 weeks.
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Drug: ALX148
IV Q3W Drug: Pembrolizumab IV Q3W
Other Name: Keytruda Drug: Cisplatin/Carboplatin; 5FU IV Q3W
Other Name: Platinol/Paraplatin; Adrucil |
Active Comparator: Pembrolizumab + Chemotherapy
Pembrolizumab 200 mg IV and chemotherapy given every 3 weeks.
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Drug: Pembrolizumab
IV Q3W
Other Name: Keytruda Drug: Cisplatin/Carboplatin; 5FU IV Q3W
Other Name: Platinol/Paraplatin; Adrucil |
- Objective response rate per RECIST 1.1 [ Time Frame: Last randomized patient reaching at least 24 weeks of follow-up. ]

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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:
- Previously untreated metastatic or unresectable, recurrent head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
- Adequate Bone Marrow Function.
- Adequate Renal & Liver Function.
- Adequate Performance Status
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with known symptomatic CNS metastases or leptomeningeal disease requiring steroids.
- History of (non-infectious) pneumonitis that required steroids or current pneumonitis.
- Prior treatment with any anti-CD47 or anti-SIRPα agent.
- Prior treatment with anti-PD-1 or PD-L1.

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): NCT04675333
Contact: Katherine Ruffner, MD | 650-466-7125 | info@alxoncology.com | |
Contact: Philip Fanning, PhD | 650-466-7125 | info@alxoncology.com |
Responsible Party: | ALX Oncology Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04675333 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
AT148004 KEYNOTE-B88 ( Other Identifier: Merck & Co ) |
First Posted: | December 19, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 19, 2021 |
Last Verified: | January 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 |
ALX148 CD47 SIRPα HNSCC Pembrolizumab |
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 Cisplatin Carboplatin Pembrolizumab Antineoplastic Agents Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological |