Neoplasms

All Conditions

Rare Diseases

Carcinoma

Carcinoma, Squamous Cell

Head and Neck Neoplasms

Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck

Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial

Neoplasms by Histologic Type

Neoplasms, Squamous Cell

Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Antineoplastic Agents

All Drugs and Chemicals

Nivolumab

Paclitaxel

Albumin-Bound Paclitaxel

Carboplatin

Tubulin Modulators

Antimitotic Agents

Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological

Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors

Patients receive nivolumab IV over at least 30 minutes on day 1, paclitaxel IV on days 1 and 8, and carboplatin IV on days 1 and 8. Treatment repeats every 14 days for up to 3 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Jennifer Johnson, MD, PhD

This phase II trial studies how well nivolumab, carboplatin, and paclitaxel work in treating patients with stage III-IV head and neck squamous cell carcinoma that can be removed by surgery. Monoclonal antibodies, such as nivolumab, may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as carboplatin and paclitaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving nivolumab, carboplatin, and paclitaxel may work better in treating patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To estimate pathologic complete response (pCR) at the primary site in patients with newly diagnosed and untreated stage III-IVA squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) of the oral cavity, oropharynx, larynx, and hypopharynx with nivolumab, paclitaxel and carboplatin in addition to standard chemotherapy.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Safety. II. Complete pathologic response at all sites of disease. III. Major pathologic response rate at primary site. IV. Overall clinical response rate. V. Clinical complete response rate. VI. 1 year progression-free survival (PFS). VII. Overall survival.

TERTIARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To explore whether PDL1 expression is associated with treatment response. II. To explore whether there is a net change in the Th1/Th2 ratio (IFN-gamma, IL-4, IL10, etc.) or cell subset frequencies (M2 monocytes, myeloid-derived suppressor cells, etc.) within a patient's peripheral blood either at baseline or in response to treatment is associated with treatment response.

III. To explore whether exosomes or other immune related serum biomarkers change after combination therapy.

IV. To explore the predictive value of serial cell free deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) levels and response.

Nivolumab, Carboplatin, and Paclitaxel in Treating Patients With Stage III-IV Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma That Can Be Removed by Surgery

Nivolumab Plus Weekly Carboplatin and Paclitaxel as Induction in Resectable Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer

The primary objective of the study is to estimate the rate of pathologic complete response (pCR) at the primary site, defined as the absence of any residual invasive cancer on H\&E evaluation of the resected specimen and all sampled ipsilateral lymph nodes, in patients with newly diagnosed and untreated Stage III-IVA SCCHN of the oral cavity, Oropharynx, Larynx, and Hypopharynx treated with standard neoadjuvant chemotherapy plus Nivolumab, paclitaxel, and carboplatin. Pathologic complete response rate and its associated score 95% confidence interval will be estimated.

patients achieved the major pathologic response (i.e., \<10% viable tumor) or pathologic complete response

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University

An adverse event is any untoward or unfavorable medical occurrence in a human participant, including any abnormal sign (for example, abnormal physical exam or laboratory finding), symptom, or disease, temporally associated with the participant's participation in the research, whether or not considered related to the participant's participation in the research.

Patients receive nivolumab IV over at least 30 minutes on day 1, paclitaxel IV on days 1 and 8, and carboplatin IV on days 1 and 8. Treatment repeats every 14 days for up to 3 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Paclitaxel: Given IV

Carboplatin: Given IV

Nivolumab: Given IV

Treatment (Nivolumab, Paclitaxel, Carboplatin)

Age, Categorical

Sex: Female, Male

Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)

Race (NIH/OMB)

Jennifer Johnson

The complete pathologic response rate was 45.45% (15/33) with a 95% Confidence Interval of 28.5% to 63.4%.

Pathologic Complete Response Rate

number of patients with Major response (Major or complete) was 72.73% (24/33) with a 95% Confidence Interval of 54.2% to 86.1%.

Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for stage iv oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma