Head and Neck NeoplasmsPhase 2BelieveIT-201NCT05980598
TransCon (TC) TLR7/8 Agonist, TC IL-2 β/γ, Pembrolizumab Prior to Surgery for Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
A Phase 2 study testing TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist, Pembrolizumab and TransCon IL-2 β/γ in people with Head and Neck Neoplasms, run by Ascendis Pharma A/S at 65 sites in 8 countries.
Trial summary
The purpose of this trial is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist, TransCon IL-2 β/γ, and pembrolizumab given prior to curative intent surgery in treatment of participants with newly diagnosed Stage III/IVA resectable locoregionally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (LA-HNSCC). Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Head and Neck Neoplasms
- What is being tested?
- TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist, Pembrolizumab and TransCon IL-2 β/γ
- Type of treatment
- Injection or infusion
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 27 participants
- Where
- 65 sitesin 8 countries
- Study dates
- 29 Sep 2023to 28 Mar 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 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Has local histologically confirmed new diagnosis of resectable, non-metastatic, SCC that is either: Stage III tumor HPV-positive oropharyngeal primary that is tumor size (T) 4, lymph node involvement (N) 0-2, no distant metastases (M) 0; Stage III or IVA oropharyngeal tumor HPV-negative; or Stage III or IVA larynx/hypopharynx/oral cavity primaries regardless of HPV status (per American Joint Committee on Cancer [AJCC] Staging, 8th edition).
- Has available archived or fresh core or excisional biopsy of a tumor lesion. Note: Fine needle aspirations may be allowed after discussion with Medical Monitor.
- Is eligible and plans for primary LA-HNSCC surgery based on investigator decision and per local practice.
- Has results from tumor HPV status by p16 immunohistochemistry (IHC) for oropharyngeal tumors. (HPV DNA analysis for HPV tumor status is acceptable if that is the local standard of care analysis.)
- Has adequate organ function at screening.
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 or 1.
- Has at least one lesion that is deemed by the investigator to be easily and safely accessible for IT injection.
Who cannot join
- Active autoimmune conditions.
- Has significant cardiac disease.
- Has a known bleeding disorder that is deemed to place the participant at unacceptable risk for bleeding complications from IT injections or biopsies.
- Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving systemic steroid therapy (in doses exceeding 10 mg daily of prednisone equivalent) or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to randomization.
Trial locations and contacts
65 sites in 8 countries.
65 sites in 8 countries
United States16 sites
Ascendis Investigational Site
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114
Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site
Canton, Ohio, 44718
Ascendis Investigational Site
Charleston, South Carolina, 29425
Ascendis Investigational Site
Chicago, Illinois, 60612
Ascendis Investigational Site
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219
Ascendis Investigational Site
Columbus, Ohio, 43210
Ascendis Investigational Site
Detroit, Michigan, 48201
Ascendis Investigational Site
Houston, Texas, 77030
Ascendis Investigational Site
Iowa City, Iowa, 52242
Ascendis Investigational Site
Knoxville, Tennessee, 37902
Ascendis Investigational Site
Los Angeles, California, 90067
Ascendis Investigational Site
Louisville, Kentucky, 40202
Ascendis Investigational Site
New York, New York, 11794
Ascendis Investigational Site
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905
Ascendis Investigational Site
San Francisco, California, 94158
Ascendis Investigational Site
Springfield, Illinois, 62702
Spain16 sites
Ascendis Investigational Site
Barcelona, 08003
Ascendis Investigational Site
Barcelona, 08035
Ascendis Investigational Site
El Palmar, 30120
Ascendis Investigational Site
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908
Ascendis Investigational Site
Lugo, 27003
Ascendis Investigational Site
Madrid, 28027
Ascendis Investigational Site II
Madrid, 28040
Ascendis Investigational Site
Madrid, 28040
Ascendis Investigational Site
Madrid, 28050
Ascendis Investigational Site
Málaga, 29011
Ascendis Investigational Site
Pamplona, 31008
Ascendis Investigational Site
Terrassa, 08221
Ascendis Investigational Site
Valencia, 46009
Ascendis Investigational Site
Valencia, 46014
Ascendis Investigational Site
Valencia, 46026
Ascendis Investigational Site
Zaragoza, 50009
Italy8 sites
Ascendis Investigational Site
Meldola, 47014
Ascendis Investigational Site
Milan, 20133
Ascendis Investigational Site
Milan, 20141
Ascendis Investigational Site
Modena, 41125
Ascendis Investigational Site
Naples, 80131
Ascendis Investigational Site
Novara, 28100
Ascendis Investigational Site
Pavia, 27100
Ascendis Investigational Site
Rozzano, 20089
Georgia6 sites
Ascendis Investigational Site
Kutaisi, Imereti, 4600
Ascendis Investigational Site
Tbilisi, 0114
Ascendis Investigational Site
Tbilisi, 0144
Ascendis Investigational Site II
Tbilisi, 0159
Ascendis Investigational Site
Tbilisi, 0159
Ascendis Investigational Site
Tbilisi, 0186
Germany6 sites
Ascendis Investigational Site
Erlangen, Bavaria, 91054
Ascendis Investigational Site
Greifswald, 17475
Ascendis Investigational Site
Jena, 07747
Ascendis Investigational Site
Leipzig, 04103
Ascendis Investigational Site
Mannheim, 68167
Ascendis Investigational Site
Ulm, 89075
Hungary5 sites
Ascendis Investigational Site
Budapest, 1122
Ascendis Investigational Site
Debrecen, 4032
Ascendis Investigational Site
Győr, 9024
Ascendis Investigational Site
Pécs, Baranya, 7624
Ascendis Investigational Site
Zalaegerszeg, 8900
Taiwan5 sites
Ascendis Investigational Site
Kaohsiung City, 80708
Ascendis Investigational Site
Kaohsiung City, 83301
Ascendis Investigational Site
Taichung, 404
Ascendis Investigational Site
Tainan, 70456
Ascendis Investigational Site
Taoyuan, 333
Poland3 sites
Ascendis Investigational Site
Gliwice, 44-102
Ascendis Investigational Site
Siedlce, 08-110
Ascendis Investigational Site
Warsaw, 02-781
About this study
Official title: BelieveIT-201: Phase 2, Randomized Open-labeled Trial of TransCon (TC) TLR7/8 Agonist in Combination With Pembrolizumab or With TC IL-2 β/γ, or Pembrolizumab Alone as Neoadjuvant Therapy for Stage III-IVA Resectable Locoregionally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
The purpose of this trial is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist, TransCon IL-2 β/γ, and pembrolizumab given prior to curative intent surgery in treatment of participants with newly diagnosed Stage III/IVA resectable locoregionally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (LA-HNSCC). After surgery, participants will receive local standard-of-care treatment and will be followed for safety, efficacy, and survival for up to 2 years.
This trial contains a safety run-in to evaluate the safety and tolerability of the two treatment arms: Arm A (TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist plus pembrolizumab) and Arm B (TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist plus TransCon IL-2 β/γ). The safety run-in will be followed by the randomized Phase 2, open-label part of the trial comparing the safety, efficacy and survival of treatment Arm A or Arm B compared to treatment Arm C (pembrolizumab monotherapy).
Read the detailed description
This is a randomized, Phase 2, open-label, multicenter trial of TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist in combination with pembrolizumab, TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist in combination with TransCon IL-2 β/γ, or pembrolizumab monotherapy as neoadjuvant therapy in participants with Stage III-IVA resectable LA-HNSCC.
This trial starts with a safety run-in of 12 participants, 6 participants each in Arms A (TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist plus pembrolizumab) and B (TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist plus TransCon IL-2 β/γ) randomized 1:1.
After completing the safety run-in, 80 participants will be randomized in a 2:2:1 ratio in 3 treatment Arms A, B or C (pembrolizumab monotherapy).
Once randomized, participants should begin treatment within 5 calendar days. Participants enrolled after the safety run-in, into the 2:2:1 randomization part of the trial, will be stratified as follows: oropharyngeal HPV p16 positive versus oropharyngeal HPV p16 negative or larynx/hypopharyngeal/oral cavity regardless of HPV p16 status. All participants should receive study drug(s) every 21 days (Q21D) for 2 cycles followed by curative-intent surgery. After surgery, participants may receive standard-of-care treatment in the adjuvant setting, as per investigator's decision and local guidelines.
- Conditions
- Head and Neck Neoplasms
- Being tested
- TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist, Pembrolizumab, TransCon IL-2 β/γ
- Keywords
- HNSCC, Head and Neck Cancer, TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist, TC TLR7/8, TransCon IL-2 β/γ, TC IL-2 β/γ, Neoadjuvant, Neoadjuvant Head and Neck, LA-HNSCC, Locoregionally Advanced HNSCC
- Medical subject headings
- Head and Neck Neoplasms, 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.
TransCon TLR7/8 AgonistDrug
TLR7/8 agonist prodrug
PembrolizumabDrug
Also called Keytruda™
A type of immunotherapy that works by blocking the PD-1 pathway to help prevent cancer cells from hiding
TransCon IL-2 β/γDrug
Sustained systemic release of IL-2 β/γ with selective receptor binding that may stimulate the immune system to kill cancer cells
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist in combination with pembrolizumab | Experimental | Participants receive 2 cycles, once every 3 weeks of TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist intratumoral (IT) injection in combination with pembrolizumab as a 30-minute intravenous (IV) infusion Receives: Drug: TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist; Drug: Pembrolizumab |
| TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist in combination with TransCon IL-2 β/γ | Experimental | Participants receive 2 cycles, once every 3 weeks of TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist (IT injection) in combination with TransCon IL-2 β/γ as a 30-minute IV infusion Receives: Drug: TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist; Drug: TransCon IL-2 β/γ |
| Pembrolizumab | Active comparator | Participants receive 2 cycles, once every 3 weeks of pembrolizumab alone as a 30-minute IV infusion Receives: Drug: Pembrolizumab |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Major Pathological Response
The proportion of participants with a major pathological response (mPR) as assessed by the Central Pathologist at the time of definitive surgery. mPR is defined as ≤10% invasive squamous cell carcinoma within the resected primary tumor specimen and all the sampled regional lymph nodes.
Measured: Up to 6 weeks after Cycle 2 (each cycle is 21 days)
Secondary outcomes (4)
Pathological Complete Response
A central pathology laboratory and local hospital pathologist will evaluate if all the tumor is completely gone from the primary tumor and all the lymph nodes that were removed at surgery.
Measured: Up to 6 weeks after Cycle 2 (each cycle is 21 days)
Event Free Survival
The time from the date of randomization to the date of first record of any of the following events: disease progression; local or distant recurrence determined by radiology scans or tumor biopsy as needed, or death due to any cause.
Measured: Up to 5 years
Overall Survival
The time from randomization to death due to any cause.
Measured: Up to 5 years
Safety and Tolerability
Incidence and severity of adverse events (AEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs).
Measured: From time of signing of the ICF up to 100 (±7) days following the last dose of study drug
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted8 Aug 2023
- Study start29 Sep 2023
- Primary completion28 Mar 2025
- Study completion28 Mar 2025
Why it stopped: The Sponsor made the decision to close enrollment as part of a strategic portfolio review.
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Head and Neck NeoplasmsStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- 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
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 27 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Ascendis Pharma A/S
- Sponsor type
- Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Joan Morris, Study director, Ascendis Pharma Oncology Division A/S
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05980598
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- ASND0038
- Acronym
- BelieveIT-201
- Status last verified
- Jul 2025
- First submitted
- 20 Jul 2023
- Last updated
- 1 Aug 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- Yes
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 1 Aug 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- BelieveIT-201: Phase 2, Randomized Open-labeled Trial of TransCon (TC) TLR7/8 Agonist in Combination With Pembrolizumab or With TC IL-2 β/γ, or Pembrolizumab Alone as Neoadjuvant Therapy for Stage III-IVA Resectable Locoregionally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05980598
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- BelieveIT-201 / ASND0038
- Conditions
- Head and Neck Neoplasms
- Keywords
- HNSCC, Head and Neck Cancer, TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist, TC TLR7/8, TransCon IL-2 β/γ, TC IL-2 β/γ, Neoadjuvant, Neoadjuvant Head and Neck
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- TerminatedReason stopped: The Sponsor made the decision to close enrollment as part of a strategic portfolio review.
- Enrolment
- 27 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Ascendis Pharma A/SIndustry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Study start
- 29 Sep 2023 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 28 Mar 2025 (actual)
- Study completion
- 28 Mar 2025 (actual)
- First posted
- 8 Aug 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.
The purpose of this trial is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist, TransCon IL-2 β/γ, and pembrolizumab given prior to curative intent surgery in treatment of participants with newly diagnosed Stage III/IVA resectable locoregionally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (LA-HNSCC). After surgery, participants will receive local standard-of-care treatment and will be followed for safety, efficacy, and survival for up to 2 years.
This trial contains a safety run-in to evaluate the safety and tolerability of the two treatment arms: Arm A (TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist plus pembrolizumab) and Arm B (TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist plus TransCon IL-2 β/γ). The safety run-in will be followed by the randomized Phase 2, open-label part of the trial comparing the safety, efficacy and survival of treatment Arm A or Arm B compared to treatment Arm C (pembrolizumab monotherapy).
Detailed description
This is a randomized, Phase 2, open-label, multicenter trial of TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist in combination with pembrolizumab, TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist in combination with TransCon IL-2 β/γ, or pembrolizumab monotherapy as neoadjuvant therapy in participants with Stage III-IVA resectable LA-HNSCC.
This trial starts with a safety run-in of 12 participants, 6 participants each in Arms A (TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist plus pembrolizumab) and B (TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist plus TransCon IL-2 β/γ) randomized 1:1.
After completing the safety run-in, 80 participants will be randomized in a 2:2:1 ratio in 3 treatment Arms A, B or C (pembrolizumab monotherapy).
Once randomized, participants should begin treatment within 5 calendar days. Participants enrolled after the safety run-in, into the 2:2:1 randomization part of the trial, will be stratified as follows: oropharyngeal HPV p16 positive versus oropharyngeal HPV p16 negative or larynx/hypopharyngeal/oral cavity regardless of HPV p16 status. All participants should receive study drug(s) every 21 days (Q21D) for 2 cycles followed by curative-intent surgery. After surgery, participants may receive standard-of-care treatment in the adjuvant setting, as per investigator's decision and local guidelines.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 3
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist in combination with pembrolizumab | Experimental | Drug: TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist, Drug: PembrolizumabParticipants receive 2 cycles, once every 3 weeks of TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist intratumoral (IT) injection in combination with pembrolizumab as a 30-minute intravenous (IV) infusion |
| TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist in combination with TransCon IL-2 β/γ | Experimental | Drug: TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist, Drug: TransCon IL-2 β/γParticipants receive 2 cycles, once every 3 weeks of TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist (IT injection) in combination with TransCon IL-2 β/γ as a 30-minute IV infusion |
| Pembrolizumab | Active comparator | Drug: PembrolizumabParticipants receive 2 cycles, once every 3 weeks of pembrolizumab alone as a 30-minute IV infusion |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (7 listed)
- Has local histologically confirmed new diagnosis of resectable, non-metastatic, SCC that is either: Stage III tumor HPV-positive oropharyngeal primary that is tumor size (T) 4, lymph node involvement (N) 0-2, no distant metastases (M) 0; Stage III or IVA oropharyngeal tumor HPV-negative; or Stage III or IVA larynx/hypopharynx/oral cavity primaries regardless of HPV status (per American Joint Committee on Cancer [AJCC] Staging, 8th edition).
- Has available archived or fresh core or excisional biopsy of a tumor lesion. Note: Fine needle aspirations may be allowed after discussion with Medical Monitor.
- Is eligible and plans for primary LA-HNSCC surgery based on investigator decision and per local practice.
- Has results from tumor HPV status by p16 immunohistochemistry (IHC) for oropharyngeal tumors. (HPV DNA analysis for HPV tumor status is acceptable if that is the local standard of care analysis.)
- Has adequate organ function at screening.
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Active autoimmune conditions.
- Has significant cardiac disease.
- Has a known bleeding disorder that is deemed to place the participant at unacceptable risk for bleeding complications from IT injections or biopsies.
- Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving systemic steroid therapy (in doses exceeding 10 mg daily of prednisone equivalent) or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to randomization.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| TransCon TLR7/8 AgonistTLR7/8 agonist prodrug | Drug | TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist in combination with TransCon IL-2 β/γ, TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist in combination with pembrolizumab |
| PembrolizumabAlso: Keytruda™A type of immunotherapy that works by blocking the PD-1 pathway to help prevent cancer cells from hiding | Drug | Pembrolizumab, TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist in combination with pembrolizumab |
| TransCon IL-2 β/γSustained systemic release of IL-2 β/γ with selective receptor binding that may stimulate the immune system to kill cancer cells | Drug | TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist in combination with TransCon IL-2 β/γ |
Primary outcome
Major Pathological Response
Time frame: Up to 6 weeks after Cycle 2 (each cycle is 21 days)
The proportion of participants with a major pathological response (mPR) as assessed by the Central Pathologist at the time of definitive surgery. mPR is defined as ≤10% invasive squamous cell carcinoma within the resected primary tumor specimen and all the sampled regional lymph nodes.
4 secondary outcomes
Pathological Complete Response
Time frame: Up to 6 weeks after Cycle 2 (each cycle is 21 days)
Event Free Survival
Time frame: Up to 5 years
Overall Survival
Time frame: Up to 5 years
Safety and Tolerability
Time frame: From time of signing of the ICF up to 100 (±7) days following the last dose of study drug
Results and safety
The study was stopped early (reason given: The Sponsor made the decision to close enrollment as part of a strategic portfolio review.). Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 1 Aug 2025.
- 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.
Joan Morris study director
Ascendis Pharma Oncology Division A/S
65 sites in 8 countries: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 2 study testing TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist, Pembrolizumab and TransCon IL-2 β/γ in people with Head and Neck Neoplasms, run by Ascendis Pharma A/S at 65 sites in 8 countries.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. 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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 1 Aug 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 65 sites in United States, Spain, Italy, Georgia, Germany and 3 more countries. 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 was stopped early (reason given: The Sponsor made the decision to close enrollment as part of a strategic portfolio review.). Results are not available in the source record.
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?
Major Pathological Response (time frame: Up to 6 weeks after Cycle 2 (each cycle is 21 days)). 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 1 Aug 2025.