Adjuvant Nivolumab After Salvage Resection in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Previously Treated With Definitive Therapy
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03355560 |
Recruitment Status :
Active, not recruiting
First Posted : November 28, 2017
Last Update Posted : October 4, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Head and Neck Cancer | Drug: Nivolumab | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 39 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Single Arm Phase 2 Study of Adjuvant Nivolumab After Salvage Resection in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients Previously Treated With Definitive Therapy |
Actual Study Start Date : | December 6, 2017 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | September 23, 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 2023 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Nivolumab
Nivolumab starting 4-11 weeks after surgery for 6 doses.
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Drug: Nivolumab
Nivolumab 480 mg IV infusion
Other Name: Opdivo |
- Percentage of patients with Grade 3 and 4 adverse events of nivolumab [ Time Frame: 28 weeks ]
- Percentage of patients any grade adverse events of nivolumab [ Time Frame: 28 weeks ]
- Disease free survival [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
- Disease free survival [ Time Frame: 2 year ]

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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:
- Prior definitive therapy with radiation (with or without prior surgical resection and/or chemotherapy) who have underwent salvage resection with curative intent and have no other curable options
- Pre-operative scans including chest imaging preferably PET/CT and CT neck w/contrast. MRI neck is acceptable if contrast contraindicated.
- Able to provide archived biopsy or resected tissue.
- Adequate performance status and labs.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who did not receive at least radiotherapy as prior definitive treatment.
- Patients who have gross measurable residual disease after surgery or those who underwent surgery for palliative purposes i.e. for symptom control.
- Has nasopharyngeal or sinonasal carcinoma.
- Has confirmed metastatic disease.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03355560
United States, Michigan | |
Karmanos Cancer Institute | |
Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201 | |
United States, Ohio | |
UC Health | |
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45219 |
Principal Investigator: | Trisha Wise-Draper, MD | University of Cincinnati |
Responsible Party: | Trisha Wise-Draper, Principal Investigator, University of Cincinnati |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03355560 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
UCCI-HN-17-01 CA209-997 ( Other Identifier: Bristol Meyers Squibb ) |
First Posted: | November 28, 2017 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | October 4, 2022 |
Last Verified: | October 2022 |
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 |
Head and Neck Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Nivolumab |
Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological Antineoplastic Agents Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |