New chemo combo shows promise for tough head and neck cancers
NCT ID NCT07662746
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 2 trial is testing a special form of the chemotherapy drug paclitaxel, called polymeric micelles, combined with carboplatin in 29 people with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. The goal is to see how well the treatment shrinks tumors and to monitor side effects. Participants receive the drugs intravenously every three weeks, continuing as long as the cancer does not worsen and side effects are manageable.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- paclitaxel polymeric micelles (a form of chemotherapy) plus carboplatin
- What this could lead to
- If this works, it could offer a new chemotherapy option for people with head and neck cancer that has come back or spread.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 29 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Chemotherapy side effects can be severe, and the treatment may not shrink tumors as hoped.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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the Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200011, China
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