New drug strategy aims to stop aggressive head & neck cancer from coming back

NCT ID NCT02769520

Summary

This study is testing if a drug called pembrolizumab can help people with recurrent head and neck cancer stay cancer-free for longer after a second surgery. The drug is an immunotherapy designed to help the body's own immune system fight the cancer. Researchers will give the drug to about 45 patients after surgery and track how long they remain disease-free.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • UCSD Moores Cancer Center

    La Jolla, California, 92093, United States

  • University of California Los Angeles

    Torrance, California, 90505, United States

  • University of California San Francisco

    San Francisco, California, 94115, United States

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