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A clinical trial to compare atezolizumab with a placebo in people with head and neck cancer who are at a high risk of their cancer returning or getting worse after completion of standard initial therapy.
A Study of Atezolizumab (Anti−Pd-L1 Antibody) as Adjuvant Therapy After Definitive Local Therapy in Patients With High-Risk Locally Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
Cancer Head and Neck Cancer Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck (SCCHN)
Basic Details
All
≥ 18 Years
No
Sponsor
Hoffmann-La Roche
Phase
Phase 3
Study Identifier
NCT03452137, WO40242, 2017-003302-40
How does the IMvoke010 clinical trial work?
This clinical trial is recruiting people who have a particular type of head and neck cancer. In order to take part, patients must have advanced cancer of the head and neck that has not yet spread to distant parts of the body.
The purpose of this clinical trial is to compare the effects, good or bad, of atezolizumab against placebo in patients with head and neck cancer who have completed standard initial therapy and are at high risk of their cancer coming back or getting worse. If you take part in this clinical trial, you will receive either atezolizumab or a placebo.
How do I take part in this clinical trial?
To be able to take part in this clinical trial, you must have been diagnosed with advanced head and neck cancer that has not yet spread to distant parts of the body. You must have already had initial treatment for your cancer (such as surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy or a mixture of these).
If you think this clinical trial may be suitable for you and would like to take part, please talk to your doctor. If your doctor thinks that you might be able to take part in this clinical trial, he/she may refer you to the closest clinical trial doctor. They will give you all the information you need to make your decision about taking part in the clinical trial. You can also find the clinical trial locations on this page.
You will have some further tests to make sure you will be able to take the treatments given in this clinical trial. Some of these tests or procedures may be part of your regular medical care. They may be done even if you do not take part in the clinical trial. If you have had some of the tests recently, they may not need to be done again.
Before starting the clinical trial, you will be told about any risks and benefits of taking part in the trial. You will also be told what other treatments are available so that you may decide if you still want to take part.
While taking part in the clinical trial, women who are not currently pregnant but can become pregnant will need to either not have heterosexual intercourse or take contraceptive medication for safety reasons.
What treatment will I be given if I join this clinical trial?
Everyone who joins this clinical trial will be split into 2 groups randomly (like flipping a coin) and given either:
- Atezolizumab as an infusion into your vein every 3 weeks
- OR a placebo as an infusion into your vein every 3 weeks
You will have an equal chance of being placed in either group.
This is a ‘placebo-controlled’ clinical trial, which means that one of the groups will be given an infusion with no active ingredients (also known as a ‘placebo’). A placebo is used to show that the doctor or the patients do not sway the results of the clinical trial.
Neither you nor your clinical trial doctor can choose or know the group you are in. However, your clinical trial doctor can find out which group you are in, if your safety is at risk
How often will I be seen in follow-up appointments, and for how long?
You will be given the clinical trial treatment atezolizumab OR placebo for as long as you are tolerating the treatment and your cancer has not come back or gotten worse, up to a maximum of 1 year. You are free to stop this treatment at any time. During and after clinical trial treatment, you will receive scans regularly to assess how your cancer is responding to the treatment. These scans will continue until your cancer comes back or worsens or until you decide to leave the trial. After your treatment and scans have ended, you will still be seen regularly by the clinical trial doctor, or contacted by phone, every 3 months until the end of 5 years to help doctors understand any long-term impacts of the study on your health.
What happens if I am unable to take part in this clinical trial?
If this clinical trial is not suitable for you, you will not be able to take part. Your doctor will suggest other clinical trials that you may be able to take part in or other treatments that you can be given. You will not lose access to any of your regular care.
For more information about this clinical trial see the For Expert tab on the specific ForPatient page or follow this link to ClinicalTrials.gov https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03452137
Trial-identifier: NCT03452137
The source of the below information is public registry websites such as ClinicalTrials.gov, EuClinicalTrials.eu, ISRCTN.com, etc.. It has been summarised and edited into simpler language. For more information about this clinical study see the For Expert tab on the specific ForPatients page or follow these links to https://clinicaltrials.gov and/or https://euclinicaltrials.eu and/or https://www.isrctn.com.
The information is taken directly from public registry websites such as ClinicalTrials.gov, EuClinicalTrials.eu, ISRCTN.com, etc., and has not been edited.
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