Combining Pembrolizumab and Metformin in Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer Patients
Public ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT04414540. Field values are reproduced from the official study page; the official ClinicalTrials.gov record remains the source of truth for eligibility, enrollment, and contact information.
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Official title
A Phase 2 Feasibility Study Combining Pembrolizumab and Metformin to Harness the Natural Killer Cytotoxic Response in Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer Patients
Brief summary
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The purpose of this study is to determine anti-tumor activity by measuring overall response rate in recurrent and/or metastatic HNSCC patients receiving the combination of metformin and pembrolizumab.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT04414540
- Recruitment status
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Enrollment
- 21 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
- Aug 31, 2020 (Actual)
- Primary completion
- Feb 2, 2026 (Actual)
- Completion
- Sep 30, 2026 (Estimated)
- Last update posted
- May 8, 2026
2020 – 2026
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center | Cincinnati | Ohio | 45219 | — |
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About this trial record page
- What this page shows
- Public field values for ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT04414540, including study identification, conditions, interventions, eligibility (age, sex, healthy volunteer), timeline, and U.S. site list.
- What this page does not do
- No medical advice, eligibility judgments, treatment recommendations, study quality scoring, or AI-generated medical summaries. No site contact phone numbers, emails, or investigator names.
- Where the data comes from
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- Last refresh
- Last update posted May 8, 2026 · Synced Oct 21, 2026
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