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Clinical Trials in the USA / NCT06496178
Active, not recruiting Phase 3

A Phase 3 Study to Evaluate Petosemtamab Compared With Investigator's Choice Monotherapy in Previously Treated Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients (LiGeR-HN2)

NCT06496178 · tracked via the Priya Life Science USA tracker
Sponsor
Merus B.V.
Phase
Phase 3
Started
2024-06-25
Last updated
2026-08-31

Condition(s) studied

Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

PetosemtamabInvestigator's ChoiceInvestigator's ChoiceInvestigator's Choice

Petosemtamab: MCLA-158

Investigator's Choice: Cetuximab

Investigator's Choice: Methotrexate

Investigator's Choice: Docetaxel

Study summary

This is a phase 3 open-label, randomized, controlled, multicenter study to compare petosemtamab vs investigator's choice monotherapy in HNSCC patients for the second- and third-line treatment of incurable metastatic/recurrent disease.

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Min age
18 Years
Max age
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion Criteria: * Signed ICF before initiation of any study procedures. * Age ≥ 18 years at signing of ICF. * Histologically previously confirmed HNSCC with evidence of metastatic or locally advanced disease not amenable to standard therapy with curative intent. * HNSCC participants progressed on or after anti-PD-1 therapy and platinum-containing therapy. * The eligible HNSCC primary tumor locations are oropharynx, oral cavity, hypopharynx, and larynx. * A baseline new tumor sample unless the participant has an available tumor sample as an FFPE block with sufficient material. * Measurable disease as defined by RECIST v1.1 by radiologic methods. * ECOG PS of 0 or 1 * Life expectancy ≥ 12 weeks, as per investigator * Adequate organ function (as per protocol) Exclusion Criteria: * Central nervous system metastases that are untreated or symptomatic, or require radiation, surgery, or continued steroid therapy to control symptoms within 14 days prior to randomization. * Known leptomeningeal involvement * Any systemic anticancer therapy within 4 weeks prior to randomization. * Major surgery within 3 weeks or palliative radiotherapy within 2 weeks prior to randomization. * Persistent Grade \>1 clinically significant toxicities related to prior antineoplastic therapies * History of hypersensitivity reaction to any of the excipients of treatment required for this study. * Unstable angina; history of congestive heart failure of Class II-IV New York Heart Association (NYHA) criteria, or serious cardiac arrhythmia requiring treatment or history of myocardial infarction within 6 months of study entry * History of prior malignancies with the exception of localized cancer with curative resection (e.g. cervical intraepithelial neoplasia or nonmelanoma skin cancer) * Current dyspnea at rest of any origin, or other diseases requiring continuous oxygen therapy * Current serious illness or medical conditions including, but not limited to, uncontrolled active infection, clinically significant pulmonary, metabolic or psychiatric disorders * Participants with known infectious diseases (as per protocol) * Pregnant or breastfeeding participants

Primary outcome measure(s)

Trial sites (208)

FacilityCityRegionStatus
Site 160 Mobile Alabama
Site 102 Prescott Arizona
Site 125 Scottsdale Arizona
Site 82 Duarte California
Site 25 La Jolla California
Site 173 Orange California
Site 28 Palo Alto California
Site 127 Sacramento California
Site 46 San Francisco California
Site 130 Lone Tree Colorado
Site 104 Washington D.C. District of Columbia
Site 12 Fort Myers Florida
Site 123 Jacksonville Florida
Site 9 Orlando Florida
Site 138 Tampa Florida
Site 187 Atlanta Georgia
Site 207 Atlanta Georgia
Site 152 Chicago Illinois
Site 213 Chicago Illinois
Site 68 Chicago Illinois
Site 31 Indianapolis Indiana
Site 8 Louisville Kentucky
Site 40 Baton Rouge Louisiana
Site 100 New Orleans Louisiana
Site 153 Columbia Maryland
Site 77 Boston Massachusetts
Site 103 Ann Arbor Michigan
Site 5 Detroit Michigan
Site 49 Maple Grove Minnesota
Site 124 Rochester Minnesota
Site 18 St Louis Missouri
Site 86 Hackensack New Jersey
Site 15 Albuquerque New Mexico
Site 24 New York New York
Site 214 The Bronx New York
Site 98 Chapel Hill North Carolina
Site 122 Durham North Carolina
Site 23 Cincinnati Ohio
Site 218 Cleveland Ohio
Site 87 Cleveland Ohio

+ 168 more sites — see the full list on the official registry below.

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Official registry record

This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.

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