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JNJ-90301900 (NBTXR3) Activated by Radiotherapy With or Without Cetuximab in LA-HNSCC

RecruitingPhase 3

A Phase 3 Study of NBTXR3 Activated by Investigator's Choice of Radiotherapy Alone or Radiotherapy in Combination With Cetuximab for Platinum-based Chemotherapy-Ineligible Elderly Patients With Locally Advanced Head & Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Who can join

Ages 60 and older · All sexes

Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

* Age greater than or equal to (\>=) 60 years old
* Biopsy-confirmed squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, or supraglottic larynx and a candidate for definitive radiation therapy with or without cetuximab
* Clinical stage T3-4 NX or T2 N2-3 disease according to the 8th edition of AJCC
* One primary tumor lesion amendable for intratumoral injection
* Ineligible to receive platinum-based chemotherapy with radiation (at least one of the following):

  1. Estimated creatinine clearance \>= 30 and less than (\<) 50 milliliters/minute (mL/min) (per Cockcroft-Gault equation),
  2. Grade \>= 2 hearing loss or tinnitus,
  3. Grade \>= 2 peripheral neuropathy,
  4. New York Heart Association Class 3
  5. Aged 70-74 years old with Geriatric 8 (G8) score less than or equal to (\<=) 14 or Aged \>= 75 years old
* Eastern cooperative oncology group (ECOG) performance status 0 to 1
* Life expectancy \>= 6 months

Exclusion Criteria:

* Carcinoma of the nasopharynx, paranasal sinus, salivary gland, or thyroid gland; or non-squamous histology or SCC of unknown primary origin
* Clinical stage T1-2 N0, T2 N1, or M1 disease according to the 8th edition of AJCC
* Loco-regionally recurrent head \& neck cancer that has been previously treated with surgery, radiation therapy, and/or chemotherapy
* Prior or concurrent primary malignancy (including second synchronous head \& neck cancer) within the last 2 years of informed consent and whose natural history has the potential to interfere with the safety and efficacy assessment of the investigational agent
* Ongoing or active infection requiring treatment with antimicrobial therapy within 2 weeks of randomization

About the study

This is a global, open-label, randomized, 2-arm, Investigator's choice Phase 3 (Pivotal Stage) study to investigate the efficacy and safety of JNJ-90301900 (NBTXR3) / radiation therapy (RT)±cetuximab versus RT±cetuximab in treatment-naïve, platinum-ineligible, elderly participants with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (LA-HNSCC).

What is being tested

Sponsor: Johnson & Johnson Enterprise Innovation Inc. · Participants: 500 · Started: Dec 10, 2021

Contact the study team

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT04892173

Locations in the U.S.

AlabamaUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham
CaliforniaCity of Hope, Duarte
University of California at San Diego Moores Cancer Center, La Jolla
UCLA Hematology Oncology, Los Angeles
University of California San Francisco, San Francisco
District of ColumbiaGeorge Washington University Cancer Center, Washington D.C.
FloridaMayo Clinic Jacksonville, Jacksonville
AdventHealth Orlando, Orlando
Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa
GeorgiaEmory University Hospital Midtown, Atlanta
KentuckyUniversity of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center, Lexington
MassachusettsBoston Medical Center, Boston
New YorkRichmond University Medical Center, Staten Island
Montefiore Medical Center, The Bronx
North CarolinaUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill
Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute, Charlotte
OhioUniversity of Cincinnati, Cincinnati
OklahomaStephenson Cancer Center, Oklahoma City
OregonOregon Health And Science University, Portland
PennsylvaniaUniversity of Pennsylvania Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, Philadelphia
VirginiaUniversity of Virginia, Charlottesville
Macon Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences Eastern Virginia Medical Group at Old Dominion University, Norfolk

Conditions

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.