New drug combo aims to stop head and neck cancer recurrence

NCT ID NCT05433116

First seen Dec 08, 2025 · Last updated Apr 28, 2026 · Updated 16 times

Summary

This study tests whether adding lenvatinib to pembrolizumab (immunotherapy) after standard chemoradiation can help prevent head and neck cancer from coming back. About 50 adults with advanced, PD-L1 positive cancer will receive either the combination or pembrolizumab alone as maintenance therapy. The main goal is to see if the combination improves how long patients live without their cancer returning.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Gemeinschaftspraxis Hämatologie-Onkologie

    Dresden, Saxony, 01307, Germany

  • Hospital Chemnitz, Radiation Oncology

    Chemnitz, Saxony, 09116, Germany

  • Saarland University Medical Center and Saarland University Faculty of Medicine, Clinic for Radiotherapy and Radiooncology

    Homburg, Saarland, 66421, Germany

  • University Hospital Augsburg, Radiation Oncology

    Augsburg, Bavaria, 86156, Germany

  • University Hospital Düsseldorf, Radiation Oncology

    Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, 40225, Germany

  • University Hospital Erlangen, Radiation Oncology

    Erlangen, Bavaria, 91054, Germany

  • University Hospital Frankfurt/M, Center for Radiology

    Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, 60590, Germany

  • University Hospital Giessen; Ear, nose and throat clinic

    Giessen, Hesse, 35392, Germany

  • University Hospital Regensburg, Clinic and Polyclinic for Radiotherapy

    Regensburg, Bavaria, 93053, Germany

  • University Hospital Ulm, Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery

    Ulm, Baden-Wurttemberg, 89070, Germany

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