New drug combo shows promise against tough head and neck cancer
NCT ID NCT05213884
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a treatment plan for people with advanced head and neck cancer that cannot be removed by surgery. The plan combined the immunotherapy drug camrelizumab with chemotherapy and radiation. 39 adults took part. The goal was to see if the treatment could help control the cancer and how safe it was.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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39 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2022
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Males and females ≥18 years of age. 2. ECOG Performance Status 0 or 1. 3. Histological diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma of the lip, oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, larynx or nasal sinus. 4. Stage III, IVa, IVb (according to the 8th AJCC edition); Stage III for HPV positive oropharyngeal disease. 5. Inoperable or refused surgery; eligible for definitive concurrent chemoradiotherapy. 6. With measurable target lesions by CT or MRI. 7. Adequate bone marrow function. 8. Adequate renal and liver function. 9. Pregnancy test (for patients of childbearing potential) negative at screening. 10. Signed Written Informed Consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Have a history of immunodeficiency, or have other acquired or congenital immunodeficiency diseases, or have a history of organ transplantation. 2. Active autoimmune disease (Such as type I diabetes, vitiligo, psoriasis, patients who do not need immunosuppressive drugs do not need to be excluded). 3. Has abnormal thyroid function, and the thyroid function cannot be maintained normal despite medical treatment. 4. Pregnancy or breast feeding. 5. Has a history of psychiatric substance abuse, alcoholism, or drug addiction. 6. Prior therapy with a PD-1, anti-PD-Ligand 1 (PD-L1) or CTLA-4 agent. 7. Has received a live vaccine within 4 weeks of planned start of study therapy. 8. Has hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive with HBV DNA copy number of ≥1000cps/ml or hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody positive.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chongqing University Cancer Hospital
Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, 400030, China
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Chongqing University Three Gorges Hospital
Wanzhou, Chongqing Municipality, 404100, China
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The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University
Luzhou, Sichuan, 646000, China
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