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Trial reportClinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research2022

Neoadjuvant Chemoimmunotherapy for the Treatment of Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Single-Arm Phase 2 Clinical Trial.

Zhanjie Zhang, Bian Wu, Gang Peng, Guixiang Xiao, Jing Huang, Qian Ding, Chengzhang Yang, Xingao Xiong, Hui Ma, Liangliang Shi and 14 more

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · hybridAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase II
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Trial report in Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 92 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06016413 phase2not yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

A Prospective, Single-arm, Phase II Study of Adelbelimab Combined With Carboplatin and Nab-paclitaxel in Neoadjuvant Therapy for Patients With Resectable Locally Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

TypeinterventionalSponsorSun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen UniversityRan2023 to 2026Enrolled30ConditionsHead and Neck Squamous Cell CarcinomaArmsNab paclitaxel, Carboplatin, adelbelimumab
NCT07145931 phase2not yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Tislelizumab Combined With Chemotherapy for Neoadjuvant Immunochemotherapy and Postoperative Adjuvant Therapy for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Invading the Skull Base: A Prospective, Single-arm, Phase II Clinical Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorSun Yat-sen UniversityRan2025 to 2029Enrolled24ConditionsHead and Neck Cancer Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Skull Base--Cancer, Neoadjuvant Chemoimmunotherapy, Objective Response RateArmsNeoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy, Tislelizumab Nab paclitaxel
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

92 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 140 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Progress in immunotherapy for resectable head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

24 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Zhanjie Zhang *Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Bian Wu *Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Gang Peng *Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Guixiang Xiao *Department of Pathology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Jing HuangCancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Qian DingCancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Chengzhang YangDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Xingao XiongDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Hui MaDepartment of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Liangliang ShiCancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Jinsong YangCancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Xiaohua HongCancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Jielin WeiCancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
You QinCancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Chao WanCancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Yi ZhongDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Yan ZhouDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Xueyan ZhaoDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Yangming LengDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4426-1785
Tao ZhangCancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Gang WuCancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Min YaoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Penn State Health, Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey, Pennsylvania.
Xiaomeng ZhangDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Kunyu YangCancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2575-4736
Union Hospital · CNWuhan Union Hospital · CNPenn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study aimed to assess the antitumor activity and safety of neoadjuvant chemotherapy combined with PD-1 inhibitor camrelizumab in patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). PATIENTS AND

methodsIn this single-center, single-arm, phase 2 trial, patients with resectable stage III-IVB HNSCC received chemotherapy [albumin-bound paclitaxel 260 mg/m2 (or docetaxel 75 mg/m2) plus cisplatin 75 mg/m2] and camrelizumab 200 mg on day 1 of each 21-day cycle for three cycles, followed by surgery, and adjuvant radiotherapy. Co-primary end points were pathological complete response (pCR) rate and safety.

resultsThirty patients were enrolled and completed the neoadjuvant therapy, with an objective response rate (ORR) of 96.7% (29/30). Twenty-seven patients underwent surgery without delay, with an R0 resection rate of 92.6% (25/27). The clinical to pathological downstaging rate was 100% (27/27). The pCR rate was 37.0% [95% confidence interval (CI), 19.4%-57.6%], and the major pathological response (MPR) rate was 74.1% (95% CI, 53.7%-88.9%). The median follow-up duration was 16.1 months (range, 8.3-28.5), and the disease-free survival rate at 12 months was 95.8% (95% CI, 73.9%-99.4%). Grade 3 neoadjuvant therapy-related adverse events included rash (1; 3.3%), pruritis (1; 3.3%), and thrombocytopenia (1; 3.3%), and no grade 4 or 5 treatment-related events occurred. The most common surgical complication was delayed wound healing (5; 18.5%).

conclusionsNeoadjuvant chemotherapy plus camrelizumab for locally advanced HNSCC showed high ORR, pCR, and MPR rates, with an acceptable safety profile. These data support further evaluation of neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy for the treatment of locally advanced HNSCC.

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Carcinoma, Squamous CellHead and Neck NeoplasmsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCisplatinHumansNeoadjuvant TherapySquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckCisplatin

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PMID35766967
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