Oral Squamous Cell CarcinomaPhase 2OOC-001NCT04718415
Neoadjuvant Sintilimab in Combination With Carboplatin and Nab-paclitaxel in Resectable Oral Cavity or Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
A Phase 2 study testing sintilimab, paclitaxel, carboplatin and Surgical resection in people with Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, run by Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University at 2 sites in China.
Trial summary
The purpose of this study is to look at the efficacy and safety of sintilimab in combination with carboplatin and nab-paclitaxel in patients with oral cavity or oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma who are about to undergo surgery. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 80 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- What is being tested?
- sintilimab, paclitaxel, carboplatin and Surgical resection
- Type of treatment
- Injection or infusion, Surgery or procedure
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 51 participants
- Where
- 2 sitesChina
- Study dates
- 23 Jan 2021to 23 Jan 2027
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 80 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Have a histologically confirmed diagnosis of OSCC or OPSCC which is planned for treatment with curative intent including surgical resection：stage II-IVA.
- Greater than or equal to 18 and less than 80 years of age at time of study entry.
- ECOG performance status of 0 or 1.
- Measurable disease as per RECIST 1.1.
- Patients must have no prior exposure to immune-mediated therapy, including anti- cytotoxic T-lymphocyte protein 4 (CTLA-4), anti-programmed cell death 1, anti-programmed cell death 1 ligand 1 (PD-L1), or anti-programmed cell death ligand 2 antibodies, excluding therapeutic anticancer vaccines.
- Screening labs must meet the following criteria and must be obtained within 14 days prior to registration:
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- Adequate hepatic and renal function as demonstrated by
- Serum creatinine < 1.5 X ULN or CrCl > 40mL/min (if using the Cockcroft-Gault formula below):
- Males: Creatinine CL (mL/min) = (Weight (kg) x (140 - Age))/(72 x serum creatinine (mg/dL)）
- Females: Creatinine CL (mL/min) = (Weight (kg) x (140 - Age))/(72 x serum creatinine (mg/dL))x 0.85
- AST/ALT ≤ 3 x ULN
- Total Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN (except subjects with Gilbert Syndrome, who can have total bilirubin < 3.0 mg/dL)
- Adequate bone marrow function as demonstrated by:
- Absolute Neutrophil Count >1,500/µL
- Platelets > 100 X 103/µL
- Hemoglobin > 9.0 g/dL
- Women of reproductive potential should have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test (minimum sensitivity 25 IU/L or equivalent units of human chorionic gonadotropin [HCG]) within 21 days of study enrollment.
- Women of reproductive potential must use highly effective contraception methods to avoid pregnancy for 23 weeks after the last dose of study drugs; "women of reproductive potential" is defined as any female who has experienced menarche and who has not undergone surgical sterilization (hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy) or who is not postmenopausal; menopause is defined clinically as 12 months of amenorrhea in a woman over 45 in the absence of other biological or physiological causes; in addition, women under the age of 55 must have a documented serum follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) level less than 40 mIU/mL.
- Men of reproductive potential who are sexually active with women of reproductive potential must use any contraceptive method with a failure rate of less than 1% per year; men who are receiving the study medications will be instructed to adhere to contraception for 31 weeks after the last dose of study drugs; men who are azoospermic do not require contraception.
- Ability to understand and willingness to sign an IRB approved written informed consent document (or that of legally authorized representative, if applicable).
- Subject is willing and able to comply with the protocol for the duration of the study including undergoing treatment and scheduled visits and examinations including follow up.
- Subjects must agree to allow use of any pre-treatment tissue remaining after definitive diagnosis is made (ie, archival and or fresh tissue) for research purposes. In addition, subjects must consent to allow use of their residual post-operative tissue for research purposes.
Who cannot join
- Is currently participating in or has participated in a study of an investigational agent within 4 weeks of the first dose of treatment or has not recovered (i.e., ≤ Grade 1 or at baseline) from adverse events due to agents administered more than 4 weeks earlier.
- Has had another known invasive malignancy within the previous 5 years and/or has had surgery, chemotherapy, targeted small molecule therapy or radiation therapy within 5 years for a known malignancy prior to study day 0.
- If subject received major surgery for any other reason, they must have recovered adequately from the toxicity and/or complications from the intervention prior to starting therapy.
- Subjects with a condition requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (> 10 mg daily prednisone equivalent) or other immunosuppressive medications within 14 days of day -5. Inhaled or topical steroids, and adrenal replacement steroid > 10 mg daily prednisone equivalent, are permitted in the absence of active autoimmune disease.
- Has an active autoimmune disease requiring systemic steroid treatment within the past 3 months or a documented history of clinically severe autoimmune disease, or a syndrome that requires systemic steroids.
- Active, known or suspected autoimmune disease. Note: Subjects are permitted to enroll if they have vitiligo, type I diabetes mellitus, residual hypothyroidism due to autoimmune condition only requiring hormone replacement, psoriasis not requiring systemic treatment, or conditions not expected to recur in the absence of an external trigger .
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- Has evidence of interstitial lung disease or active, non-infectious pneumonitis.
- Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy.
- Has received prior therapy with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2, anti-CTLA-4 antibody, or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T-cell costimulation or immune checkpoint pathways.
- A history of allergic reaction attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to the treatment or other agents used in the study.
- Has a history or current evidence of any condition, therapy, or laboratory abnormality that might confound the results of the trial, interfere with the subject's participation for the full duration of the trial, or is not in the best interest of the subject to participate, in the opinion of the treating investigator.
- Has known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with cooperation with the requirements of the trial.
- Is pregnant or breastfeeding, or expecting to conceive or father children within the projected duration of the trial, starting with the pre-screening or screening visit through 23 weeks after the last dose of trial treatment.
- Has a known history of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection (HIV 1/2 antibodies).
- Has known active Hepatitis B or C.
- Known history of active TB ( bacillus tuberculosis ).
Trial locations and contacts
2 sites in 1 country.
China2 sites
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510000
Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University
Guanzhou, Guangdong, 510000
About this study
Official title: Phase II Trial of Sintilimab, an Anti-PD-1 Monoclonal Antibody, in Combination With Carboplatin and Nab-paclitaxel , as a Novel Neoadjuvant Pre-Surgical Therapy for Oral Cavity or Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
The purpose of this study is to look at the efficacy and safety of sintilimab in combination with carboplatin and nab-paclitaxel in patients with oral cavity or oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma who are about to undergo surgery. Monoclonal antibodies, such as sintilimab, may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as carboplatin and nab-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 sintilimab, carboplatin, and nab-paclitaxel may work better in treating patients with oral cavity and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.
- Being tested
- sintilimab, paclitaxel, carboplatin, Surgical resection
- Medical subject headings
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
sintilimab, paclitaxel, carboplatinDrug
Patients receive sintilimab IV on day 1, paclitaxel IV on day 1 and carboplatin IV on day 1 . Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 2 - 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Surgical resectionProcedure or surgery
Surgical therapy will be at the discretion of the treating surgeon per standard of care.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| sintilimab + carboplatin + nab-paclitaxel | Experimental | Treatment with sintilimab, nab-paclitaxel and carboplatin for up to 2 - 4 cycles:
Sintilimab (IV), dose= 200mg , day=1 , cycle length: 21 days. Carboplatin (IV), dose=300mg/m2, day= 1, cycle length: 21 days. Nab-paclitaxel (IV), dose=260mg/m2, day= 1, cycle length: 21 days. Receives: Drug: sintilimab, paclitaxel, carboplatin; Procedure: Surgical resection |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Adverse events graded by CTCAE v5.0
Percentage of adverse events that are possibly, probably or definitely related to study treatment per Criteria for Adverse Events version 5 (CTCAE v5.0).
Measured: 90 days after the first dose of study treatment
Pathologic Response
Pathologic response to neoadjuvant treatment in resected tumor and lymph nodes. The rate of major pathologic response, defined as <10% residual viable tumor cells in the resection specimen will be compared to historic data with neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
Measured: 6 weeks
Secondary outcomes (4)
Disease-free survival （DFS）
DFS is defined as the time from treatment until the date of the first relapse (local/regional recurrence or distant metastasis) or death (from any cause) whichever comes firsts and regardless of whether the patient withdraws from treatment or receives another anti-cancer therapy prior to disease relapse.
Measured: 2 years
Overall survival（OS）
Overall survival will be defined as the time from day 1 of study treatment until death from any cause.
Measured: 5 years
Radiographic Response
Radiographic response to treatment as defined by RECIST 1.1.
Measured: 5 weeks
Rate of surgery delay
Rate of patients with an Unplanned Delay to Surgery defined as any change to scheduled surgery date considered to be at least possibly related to neoadjuvant treatment.
Measured: 8 weeks after the patient receives their last dose
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted22 Jan 2021
- Study start23 Jan 2021
- Primary completion1 Jan 2023
- Study completion23 Jan 2027 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Oral Squamous Cell CarcinomaStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 51 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Song Fan, MD, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04718415
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 123
- Acronym
- OOC-001
- Status last verified
- Sep 2024
- First submitted
- 19 Jan 2021
- Last updated
- 19 Sep 2024
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Publications
Liu N, Wu J, Deng E, Zhong J, Wei B, Cai T, Xie Z, Duan X, Fu S, Osei-Hwedieh DO, Huang K, Zhuang P, Sha O, Chen Y, Lv X, Zhu Y, Zhang L, Lin H, Li Q, Lu P, Miao J, Yamada T, Cai L, Du H, Baca SC, Huang Q, Ferrone S, Wang X, Xu F, Fan X, Fan S. Immunotherapy and senolytics in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: phase 2 trial results. Nat Med. 2025 Sep;31(9):3047-3061. doi: 10.1038/s41591-025-03873-7. Epub 2025 Aug 25.
PubMed 40855191
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 19 Sep 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Phase II Trial of Sintilimab, an Anti-PD-1 Monoclonal Antibody, in Combination With Carboplatin and Nab-paclitaxel , as a Novel Neoadjuvant Pre-Surgical Therapy for Oral Cavity or Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04718415
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- OOC-001 / 123
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Active, not recruiting
- Enrolment
- 51 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 23 Jan 2021 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 Jan 2023 (actual)
- Study completion
- 23 Jan 2027 (estimated)
- First posted
- 22 Jan 2021 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The purpose of this study is to look at the efficacy and safety of sintilimab in combination with carboplatin and nab-paclitaxel in patients with oral cavity or oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma who are about to undergo surgery. Monoclonal antibodies, such as sintilimab, may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as carboplatin and nab-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 sintilimab, carboplatin, and nab-paclitaxel may work better in treating patients with oral cavity and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| sintilimab + carboplatin + nab-paclitaxel | Experimental | Drug: sintilimab, paclitaxel, carboplatin, Procedure: Surgical resectionTreatment with sintilimab, nab-paclitaxel and carboplatin for up to 2 - 4 cycles: Sintilimab (IV), dose= 200mg , day=1 , cycle length: 21 days. Carboplatin (IV), dose=300mg/m2, day= 1, cycle length: 21 days. Nab-paclitaxel (IV), dose=260mg/m2, day= 1, cycle length: 21 days. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 80 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (22 listed)
- Have a histologically confirmed diagnosis of OSCC or OPSCC which is planned for treatment with curative intent including surgical resection：stage II-IVA.
- Greater than or equal to 18 and less than 80 years of age at time of study entry.
- ECOG performance status of 0 or 1.
- Measurable disease as per RECIST 1.1.
- Patients must have no prior exposure to immune-mediated therapy, including anti- cytotoxic T-lymphocyte protein 4 (CTLA-4), anti-programmed cell death 1, anti-programmed cell death 1 ligand 1 (PD-L1), or anti-programmed cell death ligand 2 antibodies, excluding therapeutic anticancer vaccines.
Key exclusion criteria (16 listed)
- Is currently participating in or has participated in a study of an investigational agent within 4 weeks of the first dose of treatment or has not recovered (i.e., ≤ Grade 1 or at baseline) from adverse events due to agents administered more than 4 weeks earlier.
- Has had another known invasive malignancy within the previous 5 years and/or has had surgery, chemotherapy, targeted small molecule therapy or radiation therapy within 5 years for a known malignancy prior to study day 0.
- If subject received major surgery for any other reason, they must have recovered adequately from the toxicity and/or complications from the intervention prior to starting therapy.
- Subjects with a condition requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (> 10 mg daily prednisone equivalent) or other immunosuppressive medications within 14 days of day -5. Inhaled or topical steroids, and adrenal replacement steroid > 10 mg daily prednisone equivalent, are permitted in the absence of active autoimmune disease.
- Has an active autoimmune disease requiring systemic steroid treatment within the past 3 months or a documented history of clinically severe autoimmune disease, or a syndrome that requires systemic steroids.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| sintilimab, paclitaxel, carboplatinPatients receive sintilimab IV on day 1, paclitaxel IV on day 1 and carboplatin IV on day 1 . Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 2 - 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. | Drug | sintilimab + carboplatin + nab-paclitaxel |
| Surgical resectionSurgical therapy will be at the discretion of the treating surgeon per standard of care. | Procedure or surgery | sintilimab + carboplatin + nab-paclitaxel |
Primary outcome
Adverse events graded by CTCAE v5.0
Time frame: 90 days after the first dose of study treatment
Percentage of adverse events that are possibly, probably or definitely related to study treatment per Criteria for Adverse Events version 5 (CTCAE v5.0).
Pathologic Response
Time frame: 6 weeks
Pathologic response to neoadjuvant treatment in resected tumor and lymph nodes. The rate of major pathologic response, defined as <10% residual viable tumor cells in the resection specimen will be compared to historic data with neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
4 secondary outcomes
Disease-free survival （DFS）
Time frame: 2 years
Overall survival（OS）
Time frame: 5 years
Radiographic Response
Time frame: 5 weeks
Rate of surgery delay
Time frame: 8 weeks after the patient receives their last dose
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 19 Sep 2024.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 40855191Liu N, Wu J, Deng E, Zhong J, Wei B, Cai T, Xie Z, Duan X, Fu S, Osei-Hwedieh DO, Huang K, Zhuang P, Sha O, Chen Y, Lv X, Zhu Y, Zhang L, Lin H, Li Q, Lu P, Miao J, Yamada T, Cai L, Du H, Baca SC, Huang Q, Ferrone S, Wang X, Xu F, Fan X, Fan S. Immunotherapy and senolytics in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: phase 2 trial results. Nat Med. 2025 Sep;31(9):3047-3061. doi: 10.1038/s41591-025-03873-7. Epub 2025 Aug 25.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
2 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 2 study testing sintilimab, paclitaxel, carboplatin and Surgical resection in people with Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, run by Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University at 2 sites in China.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 22 inclusion and 16 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: under way, not looking for participants, as of the sponsor's last update on 19 Sep 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 2 sites in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Adverse events graded by CTCAE v5.0 (time frame: 90 days after the first dose of study treatment). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04718415, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 19 Sep 2024.