New personalized vaccine aims to keep head and neck cancer from returning
NCT ID NCT04183166
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new personalized immunotherapy called TG4050 for people with advanced head and neck cancer. The treatment is designed to train the immune system to recognize and attack each patient's unique tumor mutations. The goal is to see if it is safe and can help prevent the cancer from coming back after standard treatment. About 80 participants will be randomly assigned to receive TG4050 or no additional treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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80 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2019
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2031
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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. Signed written informed consent 2. Newly diagnosed stage III or IV, amenable to surgery (AJCC 8th edition) squamous-cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx or larynx 3. Female or male patients, aged at least 18 years 4. Patients in Complete Response after treatment of their primary tumor. 5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) of 0 or 1. 6. Adequate hematological, hepatic and renal functions Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with carcinoma of the nasopharynx, squamous cell-carcinoma of unknown primary, squamous cell carcinoma that originates from the skin and salivary gland or paranasal sinus, non-squamous histologies. 2. Prior exposure to anti-cancer vaccines and any antibody targeting T-cell co-regulatory proteins such as anti-PD1, anti-PDL1 or anti-CTLA4 antibodies. 3. Other active malignancy requiring concurrent systemic intervention. 4. Patients with previous malignancies other than the target malignancy to be investigated in this trial 5. Known history of positive testing for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or known Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) 6. Clinical or laboratory history or evidence of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) or Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) indicating acute or chronic infection 7. Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women, where pregnancy is defined as the state of a female after conception and until the termination of gestation, confirmed by a positive hCG laboratory test (\> 10 mIU/mL) 8. Treatment with another investigational agent since the beginning of the screening period 9. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness
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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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Aintree University Hospital NHS Fondation Trust
Liverpool, L9 7AL, United Kingdom
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Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago
Santiago de Compostela, 15076, Spain
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Hospital Clínico San Carlos
Madrid, 28040, Spain
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Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga - Hospital Civil
Málaga, 29010, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Vall d Hebrón
Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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Hospital Universitario La Paz
Madrid, 28046, Spain
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Hôpital Saint André - CHU de Bordeaux
Bordeaux, 33000, France
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Hôpital de la Timone
Marseille, 13000, France
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IUCT Toulouse
Toulouse, 31100, France
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Institut Català d Oncologia - Hospital Duran i Reynals
Barcelona, 08908, Spain
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Institut Curie
Paris, 75005, France
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Institut Gustave Roussy
Villejuif, 94805, France
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Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida, 32224, United States
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NHS Clatterbridge Cancer Center
Liverpool, L7 8YA, United Kingdom
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