HNSCCPhase 1/2NCT07010120
A Clinical Trial of Neoadjuvant Targeted Therapy, Immunotherapy, and Lysogenic HSV-Based Virotherapy in Resectable Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
A Phase 1/2 study testing Tislelizumab, Afatinib and Lysogenic HSV virus. in people with HNSCC and Lysogenic HSV Virus, run by West China Hospital at 1 site in China.
Trial summary
Evaluation of the safety and tolerability of immune-targeted therapy combined with neoadjuvant therapy with lysogenic HSV virus for patients with surgically resectable squamous carcinoma of the head and neck. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 70 years
- Conditions the study is for
- HNSCC, Lysogenic HSV Virus, Neoadjuvant Therapy
- What is being tested?
- Tislelizumab, Afatinib and Lysogenic HSV virus.
- Type of treatment
- Injection or infusion
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 29 participants
- Where
- 1 siteChina
- Study dates
- 10 Jun 2025to 31 May 2027
- Phase
- Phase 1/2
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
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
Who may be able to join
- Age ≥18 and ≤70 years old, regardless of gender;
- Patients with head and neck squamous carcinoma who are pathologically confirmed and fulfill the following conditions:
- Patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous carcinoma (excluding nasopharyngeal, salivary gland and thyroid malignant tumors) who are initially diagnosed and have no distant metastasis;
- Non oropharyngeal HNSCC carcinoma and HPV-negative oropharyngeal carcinoma, stages III, IVA and IVB; HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancers, stages II and III; HPV status of oropharyngeal cancer will be determined by p16 immunohistochemistry.
- Treatable by surgical resection as evaluated by head and neck surgery; Definite lymph node metastasis and lymph node stage is not N0 or Nx. An Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) physical status score of 0 to 1;
- Have adequate organ and bone marrow function as defined below:
- Subjects voluntarily enrolled in the study, signed an informed consent form, and were able to comply with the visits and related procedures specified in the protocol.
Who cannot join
- Lymph node staging of N0 or Nx status; History of other malignancies (except history of cured and non-recurrent basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, superficial bladder cancer, cervical cancer in situ, intramucosal carcinoma of the gastrointestinal tract, and other malignancies considered by the investigator to be eligible for enrollment); Any active autoimmune disease or history of autoimmune disease including, but not limited to, immune-related neurological disorders, multiple sclerosis, autoimmune (demyelinating) neuropathies, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, myasthenia gravis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), connective tissue diseases, scleroderma, inflammatory bowel disease including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, autoimmune hepatitis, toxic epidermal Necrolytic Elastosis (TEN) or Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (except for type I diabetes on stabilized doses of insulin); A history of anaphylaxis, severe drug allergy, known allergy to any component of a large protein preparation, PD-1 monoclonal antibody injection, or afatinib prescription (Note: severe allergy is defined as resulting in hospitalization);
- Received any of the following treatments:
- Patients with prior use of PD-1 antibody, PD-L1 antibody, CTLA-4 antibody, EGFR antibody, or EGFR-TKI; Patients who have received an anti-tumor vaccine; Use of any active vaccine against infectious diseases (e.g., influenza vaccine, varicella vaccine, etc.) within 4 weeks prior to the first dose or scheduled to be used during the study period; Major surgery or severe trauma within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug; Inhaled or topical steroids and adrenal hormones (>10 mg/day of prednisone) are permitted as an alternative therapy for patients requiring systemic therapy with corticosteroids (>10 mg/day of prednisone) or other immunosuppressive agents within 14 days prior to administration of study drug; Those with serious medical conditions such as abnormal class II or higher cardiac function (NYHA criteria), ischemic heart disease (e.g., myocardial infarction or angina pectoris), clinically significant supraventricular or ventricular arrhythmia with echocardiographic ejection fraction <50%; QTc interval, >450 msec in men and >470 msec in women; and an abnormal electrocardiogram that, in the opinion of the investigator, poses an experimental drug There is an additional risk; Subjects with a known history of interstitial pneumonia, history of non-infectious pneumonia, or a high suspicion of interstitial pneumonia; or subjects who may interfere with the detection or management of suspected drug-related pulmonary toxicity; subjects with a prior history of pharmacogenetic or radiologic non-infectious pneumonia that is asymptomatic are permitted to enroll in the study; subjects with active tuberculosis, or with a history of prior tuberculosis infection that has not been controlled with treatment; Patients with hyperthyroidism and patients with organic thyroid disease are not eligible for enrollment; hypothyroidism treated with a stable dose of thyroid replacement hormone is eligible for enrollment, and hypothyroidism that can be controlled with thyroid replacement hormone treatment is eligible for enrollment (control or not will be confirmed by the investigator and/or the endocrinology department); Presence of an active infection, or fever of unknown origin during screening, 48 h prior to the first dose, or use of systemic antibiotics within 1 week prior to signing informed consent; Presence of active hepatitis B (HBV DNA ≥ 2000 IU/ml or 104 copies/ml) or hepatitis C (hepatitis C antibody positive with HCV RNA above the lower limit of detection of the analytical method), or known history of positive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) test or known acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS); A previous history of a definite neurologic or psychiatric disorder, such as epilepsy or dementia; a definite history of substance abuse or a history of alcohol abuse within 3 months; women who are pregnant or breastfeeding; subjects (and their partners) who have plans to have children, have sex without contraception, or are unwilling to use adequate contraception (e.g., use of condoms, contraceptive rings, or partner sterilization) during the screening period to 3 months after the end of their study; Received any investigational drug within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug or concurrent enrollment in another clinical study, unless it is an observational (non-interventional) clinical study or an interventional clinical study follow-up; In the judgment of the investigator, the subject may have other factors affecting this study that would prevent completion of the trial medication and follow-up.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: A Prospective, Single-arm Clinical Study of Immune-targeted Therapy Combined With Lysogenic HSV Virus for the Neoadjuvant Treatment of Surgically Resectable Head and Neck Squamous Carcinoma
Evaluation of the safety and tolerability of immune-targeted therapy combined with neoadjuvant therapy with lysogenic HSV virus for patients with surgically resectable squamous carcinoma of the head and neck.
Read the detailed description
Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) is one of the most common malignant tumors in the head and neck region. Globally, both its incidence and mortality rates have shown a significant upward trend, posing a serious threat to the life and health of patients.
Although surgical resection is the main treatment approach for resectable HNSCC, a considerable number of patients still face a high risk of local recurrence and distant metastasis after surgery, which are the key factors contributing to poor prognosis.
In recent years, immune-targeted therapy has emerged in the field of malignant tumor treatment and demonstrated unique treatment advantages and potential. It can specifically act on relevant targets of tumor cells, precisely regulate the body's immune system, and effectively enhance the body's immune response to tumor cells, thereby inhibiting the malignant biological behaviors of tumor cells such as growth, proliferation, and metastasis. Oncolytic herpes simplex virus (HSV) has the ability to specifically replicate within tumor cells and lyse them. Meanwhile, it can also induce a strong anti-tumor immune response in the body and has broad application prospects in tumor treatment.
Based on the above situation, this study innovatively proposes to combine immune-targeted therapy with oncolytic HSV virus for the neoadjuvant treatment of resectable HNSCC. The aim is to fully utilize the synergistic effect of the two treatment modalities, minimize the tumor volume to the greatest extent, reduce the tumor stage, improve the surgical resection rate and radicality, decrease the risks of postoperative recurrence and metastasis, and ultimately improve the quality of life and prognosis of patients. By conducting this prospective, single-arm clinical study, it is expected to provide a more efficient, safe, and innovative treatment strategy and clinical practice basis for the treatment of resectable HNSCC.
- Conditions
- HNSCC, Lysogenic HSV Virus, Neoadjuvant Therapy, Immunotherapy, Targeted Therapy
- Being tested
- Tislelizumab, Afatinib, Lysogenic HSV virus.
- 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.
TislelizumabDrug
Also called Immunotherapy
200mg IV Q3W
AfatinibDrug
Also called Targeted therapy
30mg PO QD
Lysogenic HSV virus.Biological
Also called Biological agent
Lysosomal HSV virus injection (divided into a dose-escalation phase and a dose-expansion phase; in the dose-escalation phase, Group 1 took 106 pfu/mL and Group 2 took 108 pfu/mL, and in the dose-expansion phase the dose of lysosomal HSV virus with the highest MPR of the escalation phase was taken.) .. The dose of intralymph node injection of lysosomal HSV virus in patients was determined according to the size of metastatic lymph nodes, (diameter less than or equal to 1.5 cm, maximum 1 mL; diameter 1.5-2.5 cm, maximum 2 mL; diameter greater than 2.5 cm, maximum 4 mL). Two injections were given per patient, with each dose separated by 2 weeks.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment Cohort | Experimental | 1. Tislelizumab administration on days 1 and 22, and afatinib continuous administration from days 1 to 42
2. Lysosomal HSV virus injection (divided into a dose-escalation phase and a dose-expansion phase; in the dose-escalation phase, Group 1 took 106 pfu/mL and Group 2 took 108 pfu/mL, and in the dose-expansion phase the dose of lysosomal HSV virus with the highest MPR of the escalation phase was taken.) .. The dose of intralymph node injection of lysosomal HSV virus in patients was determined according to the size of metastatic lymph nodes, (diameter less than or equal to 1.5 cm, maximum 1 mL; diameter 1.5-2.5 cm, maximum 2 mL; diameter greater than 2.5 cm, maximum 4 mL). Two injections were given per patient, with each dose separated by 2 weeks.
3. Standard of care surgery Receives: Drug: Tislelizumab; Drug: Afatinib; Biological: Lysogenic HSV virus. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
The incidence of dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) Incidence.
Dose-Limiting Toxicity (DLT) is the maximum safe dose of radiotherapy that a patient can tolerate in an experiment.
Measured: Intraoperative.
Secondary outcomes (5)
Major Pathologic Response
c Response (MPR) was defined as fewer than 10% viable tumor cells.
Measured: Intraoperative.
Pathologic Complete Response
Pathologic Complete Response (pCR) was defined as the absence of viable tumor cells.
Measured: Intraoperative.
Objective Response Rate
Objective Response Rate (ORR) was defined as the percentage of participants with a best overall response of CR or PR using RECIST Criteria
Measured: Up to 8 weeks
Adverse events
Adverse events were defined as the number of participants with adverse events using CTCAE Criteria or with an unplanned surgery delay.
Measured: Up to 12 weeks
Disease-free Survival
Disease-free Survival (DFS) was defined as the time from the administration of the first dose to first disease progression or death.
Measured: 1 year
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted8 Jun 2025
- Study start10 Jun 2025
- Primary completion31 May 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion31 May 2027 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (7)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for HNSCCStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by West China HospitalThe 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 1/2
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 29 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- West China Hospital
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Xingchen Peng, West China Hospital
- Investigators
- Xingchen Peng, Principal investigator, West China Hospital
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07010120
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2024--2497
- Status last verified
- Jun 2025
- First submitted
- 30 May 2025
- Last updated
- 1 Jul 2026
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Ferlay J, Colombet M, Soerjomataram I, Mathers C, Parkin DM, Pineros M, Znaor A, Bray F. Estimating the global cancer incidence and mortality in 2018: GLOBOCAN sources and methods. Int J Cancer. 2019 Apr 15;144(8):1941-1953. doi: 10.1002/ijc.31937. Epub 2018 Dec 6.
PubMed 30350310Bray F, Ferlay J, Soerjomataram I, Siegel RL, Torre LA, Jemal A. Global cancer statistics 2018: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries. CA Cancer J Clin. 2018 Nov;68(6):394-424. doi: 10.3322/caac.21492. Epub 2018 Sep 12.
PubMed 30207593Pulte D, Brenner H. Changes in survival in head and neck cancers in the late 20th and early 21st century: a period analysis. Oncologist. 2010;15(9):994-1001. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2009-0289. Epub 2010 Aug 26.
PubMed 20798198Denaro N, Merlano MC, Russi EG. Follow-up in Head and Neck Cancer: Do More Does It Mean Do Better? A Systematic Review and Our Proposal Based on Our Experience. Clin Exp Otorhinolaryngol. 2016 Dec;9(4):287-297. doi: 10.21053/ceo.2015.00976. Epub 2016 Jun 25.
PubMed 27337948Harari PM. Promising new advances in head and neck radiotherapy. Ann Oncol. 2005;16 Suppl 6:vi13-vi19. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdi453.
PubMed 15987991Haddad R, O'Neill A, Rabinowits G, Tishler R, Khuri F, Adkins D, Clark J, Sarlis N, Lorch J, Beitler JJ, Limaye S, Riley S, Posner M. Induction chemotherapy followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy (sequential chemoradiotherapy) versus concurrent chemoradiotherapy alone in locally advanced head and neck cancer (PARADIGM): a randomised phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2013 Mar;14(3):257-64. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(13)70011-1. Epub 2013 Feb 13.
PubMed 23414589Machiels JP, Haddad RI, Fayette J, Licitra LF, Tahara M, Vermorken JB, Clement PM, Gauler T, Cupissol D, Grau JJ, Guigay J, Caponigro F, de Castro G Jr, de Souza Viana L, Keilholz U, Del Campo JM, Cong XJ, Ehrnrooth E, Cohen EE; LUX-H&N 1 investigators. Afatinib versus methotrexate as second-line treatment in patients with recurrent or metastatic squamous-cell carcinoma of the head and neck progressing on or after platinum-based therapy (LUX-Head & Neck 1): an open-label, randomised phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2015 May;16(5):583-94. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(15)70124-5. Epub 2015 Apr 16.
PubMed 25892145
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 1 Jul 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Prospective, Single-arm Clinical Study of Immune-targeted Therapy Combined With Lysogenic HSV Virus for the Neoadjuvant Treatment of Surgically Resectable Head and Neck Squamous Carcinoma
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07010120
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 2024--2497
- Conditions
- HNSCC, Lysogenic HSV Virus, Neoadjuvant Therapy, Immunotherapy, Targeted Therapy
- Phase
- Phase 1/2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Active, not recruiting
- Enrolment
- 29 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- West China HospitalUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 10 Jun 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 31 May 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 31 May 2027 (estimated)
- First posted
- 8 Jun 2025 (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.
Evaluation of the safety and tolerability of immune-targeted therapy combined with neoadjuvant therapy with lysogenic HSV virus for patients with surgically resectable squamous carcinoma of the head and neck.
Detailed description
Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) is one of the most common malignant tumors in the head and neck region. Globally, both its incidence and mortality rates have shown a significant upward trend, posing a serious threat to the life and health of patients.
Although surgical resection is the main treatment approach for resectable HNSCC, a considerable number of patients still face a high risk of local recurrence and distant metastasis after surgery, which are the key factors contributing to poor prognosis.
In recent years, immune-targeted therapy has emerged in the field of malignant tumor treatment and demonstrated unique treatment advantages and potential. It can specifically act on relevant targets of tumor cells, precisely regulate the body's immune system, and effectively enhance the body's immune response to tumor cells, thereby inhibiting the malignant biological behaviors of tumor cells such as growth, proliferation, and metastasis. Oncolytic herpes simplex virus (HSV) has the ability to specifically replicate within tumor cells and lyse them. Meanwhile, it can also induce a strong anti-tumor immune response in the body and has broad application prospects in tumor treatment.
Based on the above situation, this study innovatively proposes to combine immune-targeted therapy with oncolytic HSV virus for the neoadjuvant treatment of resectable HNSCC. The aim is to fully utilize the synergistic effect of the two treatment modalities, minimize the tumor volume to the greatest extent, reduce the tumor stage, improve the surgical resection rate and radicality, decrease the risks of postoperative recurrence and metastasis, and ultimately improve the quality of life and prognosis of patients. By conducting this prospective, single-arm clinical study, it is expected to provide a more efficient, safe, and innovative treatment strategy and clinical practice basis for the treatment of resectable HNSCC.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment Cohort | Experimental | Drug: Tislelizumab, Drug: Afatinib, Biological: Lysogenic HSV virus.1. Tislelizumab administration on days 1 and 22, and afatinib continuous administration from days 1 to 42 2. Lysosomal HSV virus injection (divided into a dose-escalation phase and a dose-expansion phase; in the dose-escalation phase, Group 1 took 106 pfu/mL and Group 2 took 108 pfu/mL, and in the dose-expansion phase the dose of lysosomal HSV virus with the highest MPR of the escalation phase was taken.) .. The dose of intralymph node injection of lysosomal HSV virus in patients was determined according to the size of metastatic lymph nodes, (diameter less than or equal to 1.5 cm, maximum 1 mL; diameter 1.5-2.5 cm, maximum 2 mL; diameter greater than 2.5 cm, maximum 4 mL). Two injections were given per patient, with each dose separated by 2 weeks. 3. Standard of care surgery |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 70 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (7 listed)
- Age ≥18 and ≤70 years old, regardless of gender;
- Patients with head and neck squamous carcinoma who are pathologically confirmed and fulfill the following conditions:
- Patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous carcinoma (excluding nasopharyngeal, salivary gland and thyroid malignant tumors) who are initially diagnosed and have no distant metastasis;
- Non oropharyngeal HNSCC carcinoma and HPV-negative oropharyngeal carcinoma, stages III, IVA and IVB; HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancers, stages II and III; HPV status of oropharyngeal cancer will be determined by p16 immunohistochemistry.
- Treatable by surgical resection as evaluated by head and neck surgery; Definite lymph node metastasis and lymph node stage is not N0 or Nx. An Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) physical status score of 0 to 1;
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Lymph node staging of N0 or Nx status; History of other malignancies (except history of cured and non-recurrent basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, superficial bladder cancer, cervical cancer in situ, intramucosal carcinoma of the gastrointestinal tract, and other malignancies considered by the investigator to be eligible for enrollment); Any active autoimmune disease or history of autoimmune disease including, but not limited to, immune-related neurological disorders, multiple sclerosis, autoimmune (demyelinating) neuropathies, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, myasthenia gravis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), connective tissue diseases, scleroderma, inflammatory bowel disease including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, autoimmune hepatitis, toxic epidermal Necrolytic Elastosis (TEN) or Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (except for type I diabetes on stabilized doses of insulin); A history of anaphylaxis, severe drug allergy, known allergy to any component of a large protein preparation, PD-1 monoclonal antibody injection, or afatinib prescription (Note: severe allergy is defined as resulting in hospitalization);
- Patients with prior use of PD-1 antibody, PD-L1 antibody, CTLA-4 antibody, EGFR antibody, or EGFR-TKI; Patients who have received an anti-tumor vaccine; Use of any active vaccine against infectious diseases (e.g., influenza vaccine, varicella vaccine, etc.) within 4 weeks prior to the first dose or scheduled to be used during the study period; Major surgery or severe trauma within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug; Inhaled or topical steroids and adrenal hormones (>10 mg/day of prednisone) are permitted as an alternative therapy for patients requiring systemic therapy with corticosteroids (>10 mg/day of prednisone) or other immunosuppressive agents within 14 days prior to administration of study drug; Those with serious medical conditions such as abnormal class II or higher cardiac function (NYHA criteria), ischemic heart disease (e.g., myocardial infarction or angina pectoris), clinically significant supraventricular or ventricular arrhythmia with echocardiographic ejection fraction <50%; QTc interval, >450 msec in men and >470 msec in women; and an abnormal electrocardiogram that, in the opinion of the investigator, poses an experimental drug There is an additional risk; Subjects with a known history of interstitial pneumonia, history of non-infectious pneumonia, or a high suspicion of interstitial pneumonia; or subjects who may interfere with the detection or management of suspected drug-related pulmonary toxicity; subjects with a prior history of pharmacogenetic or radiologic non-infectious pneumonia that is asymptomatic are permitted to enroll in the study; subjects with active tuberculosis, or with a history of prior tuberculosis infection that has not been controlled with treatment; Patients with hyperthyroidism and patients with organic thyroid disease are not eligible for enrollment; hypothyroidism treated with a stable dose of thyroid replacement hormone is eligible for enrollment, and hypothyroidism that can be controlled with thyroid replacement hormone treatment is eligible for enrollment (control or not will be confirmed by the investigator and/or the endocrinology department); Presence of an active infection, or fever of unknown origin during screening, 48 h prior to the first dose, or use of systemic antibiotics within 1 week prior to signing informed consent; Presence of active hepatitis B (HBV DNA ≥ 2000 IU/ml or 104 copies/ml) or hepatitis C (hepatitis C antibody positive with HCV RNA above the lower limit of detection of the analytical method), or known history of positive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) test or known acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS); A previous history of a definite neurologic or psychiatric disorder, such as epilepsy or dementia; a definite history of substance abuse or a history of alcohol abuse within 3 months; women who are pregnant or breastfeeding; subjects (and their partners) who have plans to have children, have sex without contraception, or are unwilling to use adequate contraception (e.g., use of condoms, contraceptive rings, or partner sterilization) during the screening period to 3 months after the end of their study; Received any investigational drug within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug or concurrent enrollment in another clinical study, unless it is an observational (non-interventional) clinical study or an interventional clinical study follow-up; In the judgment of the investigator, the subject may have other factors affecting this study that would prevent completion of the trial medication and follow-up.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| TislelizumabAlso: Immunotherapy200mg IV Q3W | Drug | Treatment Cohort |
| AfatinibAlso: Targeted therapy30mg PO QD | Drug | Treatment Cohort |
| Lysogenic HSV virus.Also: Biological agentLysosomal HSV virus injection (divided into a dose-escalation phase and a dose-expansion phase; in the dose-escalation phase, Group 1 took 106 pfu/mL and Group 2 took 108 pfu/mL, and in the dose-expansion phase the dose of lysosomal HSV virus with the highest MPR of the escalation phase was taken.) .. The dose of intralymph node injection of lysosomal HSV virus in patients was determined according to the size of metastatic lymph nodes, (diameter less than or equal to 1.5 cm, maximum 1 mL; diameter 1.5-2.5 cm, maximum 2 mL; diameter greater than 2.5 cm, maximum 4 mL). Two injections were given per patient, with each dose separated by 2 weeks. | Biological | Treatment Cohort |
Primary outcome
The incidence of dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) Incidence.
Time frame: Intraoperative.
Dose-Limiting Toxicity (DLT) is the maximum safe dose of radiotherapy that a patient can tolerate in an experiment.
5 secondary outcomes
Major Pathologic Response
Time frame: Intraoperative.
Pathologic Complete Response
Time frame: Intraoperative.
Objective Response Rate
Time frame: Up to 8 weeks
Adverse events
Time frame: Up to 12 weeks
Disease-free Survival
Time frame: 1 year
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 1 Jul 2026.
- Background: PubMed 30350310Ferlay J, Colombet M, Soerjomataram I, Mathers C, Parkin DM, Pineros M, Znaor A, Bray F. Estimating the global cancer incidence and mortality in 2018: GLOBOCAN sources and methods. Int J Cancer. 2019 Apr 15;144(8):1941-1953. doi: 10.1002/ijc.31937. Epub 2018 Dec 6.
- Background: PubMed 30207593Bray F, Ferlay J, Soerjomataram I, Siegel RL, Torre LA, Jemal A. Global cancer statistics 2018: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries. CA Cancer J Clin. 2018 Nov;68(6):394-424. doi: 10.3322/caac.21492. Epub 2018 Sep 12.
- Background: PubMed 20798198Pulte D, Brenner H. Changes in survival in head and neck cancers in the late 20th and early 21st century: a period analysis. Oncologist. 2010;15(9):994-1001. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2009-0289. Epub 2010 Aug 26.
- Background: PubMed 27337948Denaro N, Merlano MC, Russi EG. Follow-up in Head and Neck Cancer: Do More Does It Mean Do Better? A Systematic Review and Our Proposal Based on Our Experience. Clin Exp Otorhinolaryngol. 2016 Dec;9(4):287-297. doi: 10.21053/ceo.2015.00976. Epub 2016 Jun 25.
- Background: PubMed 15987991Harari PM. Promising new advances in head and neck radiotherapy. Ann Oncol. 2005;16 Suppl 6:vi13-vi19. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdi453.
- Background: PubMed 23414589Haddad R, O'Neill A, Rabinowits G, Tishler R, Khuri F, Adkins D, Clark J, Sarlis N, Lorch J, Beitler JJ, Limaye S, Riley S, Posner M. Induction chemotherapy followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy (sequential chemoradiotherapy) versus concurrent chemoradiotherapy alone in locally advanced head and neck cancer (PARADIGM): a randomised phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2013 Mar;14(3):257-64. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(13)70011-1. Epub 2013 Feb 13.
- Background: PubMed 25892145Machiels JP, Haddad RI, Fayette J, Licitra LF, Tahara M, Vermorken JB, Clement PM, Gauler T, Cupissol D, Grau JJ, Guigay J, Caponigro F, de Castro G Jr, de Souza Viana L, Keilholz U, Del Campo JM, Cong XJ, Ehrnrooth E, Cohen EE; LUX-H&N 1 investigators. Afatinib versus methotrexate as second-line treatment in patients with recurrent or metastatic squamous-cell carcinoma of the head and neck progressing on or after platinum-based therapy (LUX-Head & Neck 1): an open-label, randomised phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2015 May;16(5):583-94. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(15)70124-5. Epub 2015 Apr 16.
- 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.
Xingchen Peng principal investigator
West China Hospital
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 1/2 study testing Tislelizumab, Afatinib and Lysogenic HSV virus. in people with HNSCC and Lysogenic HSV Virus, run by West China Hospital 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?
The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 3 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: under way, not looking for participants, as of the sponsor's last update on 1 Jul 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 combined phase mean?
Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.
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?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
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?
The incidence of dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) Incidence. (time frame: Intraoperative.). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT07010120, which also lists 7 linked publications.
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 Jul 2026.