Promising drug cocktail targets Hard-to-Treat head and neck cancer

NCT ID NCT07088211

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This phase II trial tests a combination of two drugs, sacituzumab tirumotecan and toripalimab, as a first treatment for recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. The study enrolls 39 adults whose tumors have specific markers (Trop2 and CPS). The goal is to see how many patients respond to the treatment and how long they live without the cancer growing.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

Sacituzumab tirumotecan and toripalimab

What this could lead to

If successful, this could offer a new first-line treatment option for people with recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer that has specific markers.

What could go wrong

This is a small, early-phase trial with only 39 participants and no control group. The combination may cause side effects or fail to improve outcomes.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

head and neck squamous cell carcinoma 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

Study contacts

  • Contact

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Locations

  • the Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

    RECRUITING

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200011, China

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