Efficacy Study of Pembrolizumab in Relapsed, Locally Recurrent Squamous Cell Cancer of the Head and Neck
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Official title
An Open-Label, Phase 2 Efficacy Study With Window of Opportunity Immune Assessment of Pembrolizumab in Relapsed, Locally Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck (SCCHN)
Brief summary
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The purpose of this study is to determine whether pembrolizumab, when given after salvage surgery, is effective in increasing the time a person with squamous cell cancer of the head and neck remains disease-free following locoregional disease recurrence.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT02769520
- Recruitment status
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Enrollment
- 27 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Jul 6, 2016 (Actual)
- Primary completion
- Apr 2026 (Estimated)
- Completion
- Apr 2026 (Estimated)
- Last update posted
- Jan 28, 2026
2016 – 2026
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 3
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 3
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCSD Moores Cancer Center | La Jolla | California | 92093 | — |
| University of California San Francisco | San Francisco | California | 94115 | — |
| University of California Los Angeles | Torrance | California | 90505 | — |
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- No medical advice, eligibility judgments, treatment recommendations, study quality scoring, or AI-generated medical summaries. No site contact phone numbers, emails, or investigator names.
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- Last refresh
- Last update posted Jan 28, 2026 · Synced Sep 30, 2026
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