New drug shows promise for tough head and neck cancers

NCT ID NCT05271604

First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested an experimental drug called ozuriftamab vedotin in 42 people with head and neck cancer that returned or spread. The goal was to see if the drug could shrink tumors and to check for side effects. Participants received the drug alone or with other treatments, and researchers measured how many responded and how long the benefit lasted.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

head and neck cancer Head and Neck Neoplasms head and neck squamous cell carcinoma metastatic malignant neoplasm metastatic squamous cell carcinoma neoplasm Neoplasm Metastasis Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Christiana Care Helen Graham Cancer Center

    Newark, Delaware, 19713, United States

  • Huntsman Cancer Institute

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States

  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • Northwestern University

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

  • Norton Cancer Institute

    Louisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States

  • USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States

  • Washington University Medical Siteman Cancer Center

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States