Immunotherapy may replace chemo in HPV throat cancer trial

NCT ID NCT03410615

First seen Jan 16, 2026 · Last updated May 16, 2026 · Updated 13 times

Summary

This study compares standard chemoradiation (cisplatin plus radiation) to two immunotherapy-based approaches for patients with HPV-positive throat cancer that has spread to lymph nodes but not elsewhere. Participants receive either durvalumab (an immunotherapy) with radiation, followed by durvalumab alone, or the same plus another immunotherapy (tremelimumab) after radiation. The goal is to see if these newer treatments can better prevent the cancer from returning, while possibly reducing side effects. The trial involves 129 adults and is currently active but no longer recruiting.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • AZ Sint Augustinus

    Wilrijk, B-2610, Belgium

  • Allan Blair Cancer Centre

    Regina, Saskatchewan, S4T 7T1, Canada

  • CIUSSS de l'Estrie - Centre hospitalier

    Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1H 5N4, Canada

  • CancerCare Manitoba

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3E 0V9, Canada

  • Clinique St. Elizabeth

    Namur, 5000, Belgium

  • Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc

    Brussels, 1200, Belgium

  • Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra

    Pamplona, Navarre, 31008, Spain

  • Cross Cancer Institute

    Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1Z2, Canada

  • Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori

    Milan, 20133, Italy

  • Health Sciences North

    Greater Sudbury, Ontario, P3E 5J1, Canada

  • Hospital Duran i Reynals

    Barcelona, 08907, Spain

  • Juravinski Cancer Centre at Hamilton Health Sciences

    Hamilton, Ontario, L8V 5C2, Canada

  • Kingston Health Sciences Centre

    Kingston, Ontario, K7L 2V7, Canada

  • London Regional Cancer Program

    London, Ontario, N6A 5W9, Canada

  • Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

    Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L6, Canada

  • QEII Health Sciences Centre

    Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 1V7, Canada

  • Saskatoon Cancer Centre

    Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 4H4, Canada

  • The Jewish General Hospital

    Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1E2, Canada

  • The Research Institute of the McGill University

    Montreal, Quebec, H4A 3J1, Canada

  • University Clinical Hospital of Valencia

    Valencia, 46010, Spain

  • University Health Network

    Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9, Canada

  • University Hospital Leuven

    Leuven, B-3000, Belgium

  • University Hospital Ramon y Cajal

    Madrid, 28034, Spain

  • University Hospital Vall dHebron

    Barcelona, 08035, Spain

  • University Hospital of Antwerp

    Edegem, Belgium

  • University Hospital of Gent

    Ghent, 9000, Belgium

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