Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckPhase 2NCT05673577
Camrelizumab in Combination With Cetuximab and Chemotherapy for Relapsed/Metastatic HNSCC Patients
A Phase 2 study testing Camrelizumab+cetuximab+chemotherapy in people with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck, run by Fudan University at 1 site in China.
Trial summary
This is a single-center, single-arm, phase 2 study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of camrelizumab in combination with cetuximab and chemotherapy as first-line for patients with relapsed/metastastic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 70 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck
- What is being tested?
- Camrelizumab+cetuximab+chemotherapy
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 41 participants
- Where
- 1 siteChina
- Study dates
- 22 Mar 2023to 31 Dec 2025
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 70 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Main inclusion Criteria:
- Histologically- or cytologically-confirmed recurrent disease not amenable to curative treatment with local or systemic therapy, or metastatic (disseminated) HNSCC.
- Patients with distant metastases, or patients with local recurrence who are not suitable for local radical therapy, must have previously received radiotherapy (postoperative radiotherapy or radical radiotherapy) for local recurrence and must have ended radiotherapy more than 6 months ago.
- Patients who have not received systemic chemotherapy before and who have received systemic chemotherapy as part of multidisciplinary treatment 6 months ago for locally advanced disease can be enrolled.
- Age 18-70 years old.
- ECOG performance status 0-1.
- Patients must have at least one lesion that can be evaluated by enhanced CT or MRI according to Recist v1.1.
- Hematopoietic function of bone marrow is basically normal: WBC ≥ 3.5 × 109/L, ANC ≥ 1.5 × 109/L, PLT ≥ 80 × 109/L, Hb ≥ 90 g/L.
- Liver and kidney functions are basically normal: total bilirubin, ALT and AST are all<1.5 × UNL (upper limit of normal value); Cr < 1.5 × UNL, and creatinine clearance ≥ 50 ml/min.
- Patients must have a life expectancy of at least 3 months.
- Patients volunteered to sign informed consent.
Main exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with a known history of severe allergy to monoclonal antibody therapy.
- Patients with previous camrelizumab therapy or previous cetuximab therapy (cetuximab as part of therapy in multidisciplinary therapy for curative purposes may be included).
- Patients with clinically significant heart disease, including severe cardiac insufficiency: New York College of Cardiology (NYHA) Grade IV cardiac insufficiency, unstable angina, acute myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to screening, congestive heart failure, Q-Tc interval greater than 500ms.
- Patients who had received secondary or higher gardes surgery within 3 weeks prior to treatment.
- Patients suffering from autoimmune disease requiring treatment, or syndrome history requiring systemic use of steroids/immunosuppressants, such as hypophysitis, pneumonia, colitis, hepatitis, nephritis, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, etc.
- Other serious and uncontrollable concomitant diseases that may affect the compliance of the scheme or interfere with the interpretation of the results, including uncontrollable diabetes, or pulmonary diseases (interstitial pneumonia, obstructive pulmonary disease, and symptomatic bronchospasm history).
- Patients have evidence of central nervous system disease.
- Patients with known hepatitis B (HBV) (HBsAg positive and HBV DNA ≥ 103IU/ml) and hepatitis C (HCV) infection (HCV antibody positive and HCV RNA detectable); And other subjects with acquired and congenital immunodeficiency diseases, including but not limited to those infected with AIDS virus.
- Pregnant or lactating woman.
- Patients have serious active infection.
- Patients have a history of serious neurological or psychiatric diseases, including dementia or epilepsy.
- Patients may interfere with the drug abuse, medical, psychological or social conditions of the subject involved in the study or the evaluation of the study results.
- Patients considered unsuitable by the investigator.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: A Phase II Study of Camrelizumab in Combination With Cetuximab and Chemotherapy as First-line Therapy for Patients With Relapsed/Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck
This is a single-center, single-arm, phase 2 study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of camrelizumab in combination with cetuximab and chemotherapy as first-line for patients with relapsed/metastastic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Read the detailed description
Patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) not amenable to curative-intent therapies have poor survival.
At present, the standard treatment is cetuximab and chemotherapy plus PD-1 inhibitor Regimen.
This study is a phase II, prospective, single arm,single-center study, which requires a total of 40 R/M HNSCC patients. Patients will receive no more than 6 cycles of albumin paclitaxel and cisplatin, repeated every 3 weeks. PD-1 inhibitor will be administered until progression every 3 weeks. Cetuximab will be administered 400 mg/m2 at first dose, following by 250 mg/m2 after first dose until progression, repeated every 3 weeks.
- Conditions
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck
- Being tested
- Camrelizumab+cetuximab+chemotherapy
- Keywords
- Chemo-naive HNSCC, PD-1 inhibitor, cetuximab
- Medical subject headings
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Camrelizumab+cetuximab+chemotherapyDrug
Camrelizumab: 200mg vgtt q3w, 3 weeks as a cycle; Cetuximab first dose 400mg/m2, vgtt, following by 250 mg/m2 after first dose, qw, 3 weeks as a cycle; albumin paclitaxel: 125mg/m2, vgtt, d1, 8, q3w,for up to 6 cycles; cisplatin: 75mg/m2, vgtt,d1,q3w, for up to 6 cycles;
Then, in maintenance therapy, Camrelizumab: 200mg vgtt q2w; Cetuximab 500mg/m2, vgtt q2w until intolerable toxicity or disease progression
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Camrelizumab+cetuximab+chemotherapy | Experimental | Camrelizumab: 200mg vgtt q3w, 3 weeks as a cycle; Cetuximab first dose 400mg/m2, vgtt, following by 250 mg/m2 after first dose, qw, 3 weeks as a cycle; albumin paclitaxel: 125mg/m2, vgtt, d1, 8, q3w,for up to 6 cycles; cisplatin: 75mg/m2, vgtt,d1,q3w, for up to 6 cycles;
Then, in maintenance therapy, Camrelizumab: 200mg vgtt q2w; Cetuximab 500mg/m2, vgtt q2w until intolerable toxicity or disease progression Receives: Drug: Camrelizumab+cetuximab+chemotherapy |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Objective response rate (ORR)
Objective response rate measured as number of complete and partial response divided by the number of patients included.
Measured: 2 years after enrollment of final patient
Secondary outcomes (3)
Adverse events
Hematologic and non hematologic adverse event (CTCAE 5.0)
Measured: Since the signing of informed consent forms to 30 days after the last cycle
Progression-free Survival (PFS)
Progression-free Survival (PFS) (median) was determined using the number of months measured from the initial date of treatment to the date of documented progression, or the date of death (in the absence of progression) of participants. Progression is defined using Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.1), as a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, or a measurable increase in a non-target lesion, or the appearance of new lesions.
Measured: up to 2 years
Overall Survival (OS)
Overall Survival (OS) (median) was determined using the number of months measured from the initial date of treatment to the recorded date of death of participants.
Measured: up to 2 years
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted6 Jan 2023
- Study start22 Mar 2023
- Primary completion30 Jun 2025
- Study completion31 Dec 2025
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Fudan UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 41 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Fudan University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Ji Dongmei, Fudan University
- Investigators
- Dongmei Ji, doctor, Principal investigator, Fudan University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05673577
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- FUSCC-HN-001
- Status last verified
- Mar 2026
- First submitted
- 4 Jan 2023
- Last updated
- 2 Apr 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 2 Apr 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Phase II Study of Camrelizumab in Combination With Cetuximab and Chemotherapy as First-line Therapy for Patients With Relapsed/Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05673577
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- FUSCC-HN-001
- Conditions
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck
- Keywords
- Chemo-naive HNSCC, PD-1 inhibitor, cetuximab
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 41 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Fudan UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 22 Mar 2023 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Jun 2025 (actual)
- Study completion
- 31 Dec 2025 (actual)
- First posted
- 6 Jan 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This is a single-center, single-arm, phase 2 study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of camrelizumab in combination with cetuximab and chemotherapy as first-line for patients with relapsed/metastastic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Detailed description
Patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) not amenable to curative-intent therapies have poor survival.
At present, the standard treatment is cetuximab and chemotherapy plus PD-1 inhibitor Regimen.
This study is a phase II, prospective, single arm,single-center study, which requires a total of 40 R/M HNSCC patients. Patients will receive no more than 6 cycles of albumin paclitaxel and cisplatin, repeated every 3 weeks. PD-1 inhibitor will be administered until progression every 3 weeks. Cetuximab will be administered 400 mg/m2 at first dose, following by 250 mg/m2 after first dose until progression, repeated every 3 weeks.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Camrelizumab+cetuximab+chemotherapy | Experimental | Drug: Camrelizumab+cetuximab+chemotherapyCamrelizumab: 200mg vgtt q3w, 3 weeks as a cycle; Cetuximab first dose 400mg/m2, vgtt, following by 250 mg/m2 after first dose, qw, 3 weeks as a cycle; albumin paclitaxel: 125mg/m2, vgtt, d1, 8, q3w,for up to 6 cycles; cisplatin: 75mg/m2, vgtt,d1,q3w, for up to 6 cycles; Then, in maintenance therapy, Camrelizumab: 200mg vgtt q2w; Cetuximab 500mg/m2, vgtt q2w until intolerable toxicity or disease progression |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 70 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Camrelizumab+cetuximab+chemotherapyCamrelizumab: 200mg vgtt q3w, 3 weeks as a cycle; Cetuximab first dose 400mg/m2, vgtt, following by 250 mg/m2 after first dose, qw, 3 weeks as a cycle; albumin paclitaxel: 125mg/m2, vgtt, d1, 8, q3w,for up to 6 cycles; cisplatin: 75mg/m2, vgtt,d1,q3w, for up to 6 cycles; Then, in maintenance therapy, Camrelizumab: 200mg vgtt q2w; Cetuximab 500mg/m2, vgtt q2w until intolerable toxicity or disease progression | Drug | Camrelizumab+cetuximab+chemotherapy |
Primary outcome
Objective response rate (ORR)
Time frame: 2 years after enrollment of final patient
Objective response rate measured as number of complete and partial response divided by the number of patients included.
3 secondary outcomes
Adverse events
Time frame: Since the signing of informed consent forms to 30 days after the last cycle
Progression-free Survival (PFS)
Time frame: up to 2 years
Overall Survival (OS)
Time frame: up to 2 years
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 2 Apr 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Dongmei Ji, doctor principal investigator
Fudan University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 2 study testing Camrelizumab+cetuximab+chemotherapy in people with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck, run by Fudan University at 1 site in China.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 2 Apr 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Objective response rate (ORR) (time frame: 2 years after enrollment of final patient). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 2 Apr 2026.