Activity and Safety of Danvatirsen and Pembrolizumab in HNSCC

NCT05814666 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 69

Last updated 2026-01-30

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Summary

Open-label, Phase II, randomized, controlled study evaluating the efficacy and safety of danvatirsen in combination with pembrolizumab compared with pembrolizumab alone as first-line treatment of patients with recurrent/metastatic (R/M) HNSCC. Two-thirds of patients will be randomized to receive danvatirsen and pembrolizumab and one-third will be randomized to receive pembrolizumab alone.

Conditions

  • HNSCC

Interventions

DRUG

Danvatirsen

Danvatirsen is a STAT3 targeting drug.

DRUG

Pembrolizumab

Pembrolizumab is a monoclonal antibody that binds to the PD-1 receptor and blocks its interaction with PD-L1 and PD-L2

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Flamingo Therapeutics NV

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Nabil Saba, MD · Emory University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-05-30
Primary Completion
2025-08-14
Completion
2025-08-14
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States
  • South Korea
  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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