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Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck | Small molecule | Oncology |AstraZeneca PLC|Last Updated: Jun 15, 2026

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Trial Design
RandomizedDouble-BlindACTIVE_CONTROLLEDDMC
Total Trials1
Total Enrollment370
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Clinical trial landscape

Monalizumab · 3 trials · 3 indications

Phase 3 1Phase 2 1Phase 1 1
NCT04590963Assessment of Efficacy and Safety of Monalizumab Plus Cetuximab Compared to Placebo Plus Cetuximab in Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck CancerSquamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
ACTIVE NOT_RECRUITING370 Analytics
PHASE3ACTIVE NOT_RECRUITING
Assessment of Efficacy and Safety of Monalizumab Plus Cetuximab Compared to Placebo Plus Cetuximab in Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer
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Study Endpoints
Primary Endpoints
Overall Survival (OS) in Human Papillomavirus (HPV)-Unrelated Analysis Set
Baseline (-28 to -1) through 17.5 months (maximum observed duration)

The OS is defined as time from the date of randomization until death due to any cause regardless of whether the participant withdraws from randomized therapy or receives another anti-cancer therapy (i.e. date of death or censoring - date of randomization + 1). The OS was analyzed using Kaplan-Meier technique. Statistical analysis was performed using P-value from a stratified log-rank test and hazard ratio (HR) and confidence intervals (CIs) from a stratified Cox proportional hazards model. Analyses were stratified on World Health Organization/ Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (WHO/ECOG PS) (0 or 1) and number of prior lines of therapy in recurrent or metastatic (R/M) setting (1 or 2).

Response
to be assessed up to 120 months

number of patients with partial response or complete response according to RECIST1.1

Number of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Treatment Emergent Serious Adverse Events (TESAEs)
Day 1 through 246.9 weeks (maximum observed duration)

An adverse event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant who received study drug without regard to possibility of causal relationship. A serious adverse event (SAE) is an AE resulting in any of the following outcomes or deemed significant for any other reason: death; initial or prolonged inpatient hospitalization; life threatening experience (immediate risk of dying); persistent or significant disability/incapacity; congenital anomaly. The TEAEs are defined as events present at baseline that worsened in intensity after administration of study drug or events absent at baseline that emerged after administration of study drug. Any TEAEs data is inclusive of both serious and other adverse events (non-serious).

Change From Baseline in Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) and Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP)
Day 1 (baseline) through 246.9 weeks (maximum observed duration)

Change from baseline in SBP and DBP (minimum post baseline change \[PBC\] and maximum PBC) are reported.

Change From Baseline in Respiratory Rate (RR)
Day 1 (baseline) through 246.9 weeks (maximum observed duration)

Change from baseline in RR (minimum PBC and maximum PBC) are reported.

Change From Baseline in Pulse Rate (PR)
Day 1 (baseline) through 246.9 weeks (maximum observed duration)

Change from baseline in PR (minimum PBC and maximum PBC) are reported.

Change From Baseline in Body Temperature (BT)
Day 1 (baseline) through 246.9 weeks (maximum observed duration)

Change from baseline in BT (minimum PBC and maximum PBC) are reported.

Change From Baseline in Oxygen Saturation (OS)
Day 1 (baseline) through 246.9 weeks (maximum observed duration)

Change from baseline in OS (minimum PBC and maximum PBC) are reported.

Number of Participants With Notable Change in QTcF and QTcB From Baseline
Day 1 (baseline) through 246.9 weeks (maximum observed duration)

Participants who had notable QTcF and QTcB interval change from baseline are reported.

Number of Participants With at Least 2-Grade Shift From Baseline in Laboratory Parameters
Day 1 (baseline) through 246.9 weeks (maximum observed duration)

Number of participants with at least 2-Grade shift from baseline in laboratory parameters are reported.

Number of Participants With Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLTs)
From Day 1 to 28 days after the first dose of study drugs

DLT: Any study drug related Grade (G) 3 or higher toxicity that occurred during DLT evaluation period including: any G\>=3 noninfectious colitis/pneumonitis, liver transaminase elevation (TE) \>=5 but =\<8 upper limit of normal (ULN), any G4 immune-mediated AE (imAE)/immune-related AE (irAE), any G\>=3 clinically significant non-hematologic toxicity, TE \>8 ULN or total bilirubin (TBL) \>5 ULN, increase in AST or ALT \>=3 ULN along with TBL \>=2 ULN, thrombocytopenia (G3/4 associated with G3/higher hemorrhage, G3 that did not improve by at least 1 grade within 7 days, and G4), G4 febrile neutropenia (FN), G3 FN of \>=5 days and G3 FN regardless of duration, G4 neutropenia of \>7 days, G3/4 neutropenia not associated with fever/systemic infection, and anemia (G3 and G4).

Percentage of Participants With Objective Response (OR) in Exploration Cohorts C1A and C1B
Baseline (Days -28 to -1) through 54.8 months (maximum observed duration)

The OR is defined as best overall response of confirmed complete response (CR) or confirmed partial response (PR) according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours Version 1.1 (RECIST V 1.1) guidelines. The CR is defined as disappearance of all target and non-target lesions and normalization of tumor marker level lesions. The PR is defined as at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the diameters of target lesions (compared to baseline) and no new nontarget lesion. A confirmed PR is defined as two PRs or an un-confirmed PR and an unconfirmed CR that were separated by at least 28 days with no evidence of progression in between.

Secondary Endpoints
Overall Survival in Full Analysis Set (FAS)
Baseline (-28 to -1) through 17.5 months (maximum observed duration)
Progression-Free Survival (PFS) Per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 by Investigator Assessment in HPV-unrelated Analysis Set
Baseline (-28 to -1) through 17.5 months (maximum observed duration)
Progression-Free Survival Per RECIST 1.1 by Investigator Assessment in FAS
Baseline (-28 to -1) through 17.5 months (maximum observed duration)
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Study Design & Arms
AllocationRANDOMIZED
MaskingQUADRUPLE
ModelPARALLEL
PurposeTREATMENT
Treatment Arms
ArmTypeDescription
Monalizumab 750 mg Q2W + Cetuximab 400 mg/m^2EXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive intravenous (IV) monalizumab 750 mg every two weeks (Q2W) and IV cetuximab 400 mg/m\^2 initial dose followed by 250 mg/m\^2 every one week (Q1W) until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent, or another discontinuation criterion was met.
Placebo Q2W + Cetuximab 400 mg/m^2ACTIVE_COMPARATORParticipants will receieve IV placebo matched to monalizumab Q2W and IV cetuximab 400 mg/m\^2 initial dose followed by 250 mg/m\^2 Q1W until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent, or another discontinuation criterion was met.
Monalizumab + trastuzumab - low TILs (<5%)EXPERIMENTALtrastuzumab 4 mg/kg and monalizumab 750 mg every two weeks.
Monalizumab + trastuzumab - high TILs (>=5%)EXPERIMENTALtrastuzumab 4 mg/kg and monalizumab 750 mg every two weeks.
Dose-escalation Cohort 1: Monalizumab 22.5 mg Q2W + Durvalumab 1500 mg Q4WEXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive intravenous (IV) infusions of durvalumab 1500 mg every 4 weeks (Q4W) in combination with monalizumab 22.5 mg every 2 weeks (Q2W) up to 3 years until unacceptable toxicity, documentation of confirmed disease progression (PD), or documentation of subject withdrawal for another reason.
Dose-escalation Cohort 2: Monalizumab 75 mg Q2W + Durvalumab 1500 mg Q4WEXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive IV infusions of durvalumab 1500 mg Q4W in combination with monalizumab 75 mg Q2W up to 3 years until unacceptable toxicity, documentation of confirmed PD, or documentation of subject withdrawal for another reason.
Dose-escalation Cohort 3: Monalizumab 225 mg Q2W + Durvalumab 1500 mg Q4WEXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive IV infusions of durvalumab 1500 mg Q4W in combination with monalizumab 225 mg Q2W up to 3 years until unacceptable toxicity, documentation of confirmed PD, or documentation of subject withdrawal for another reason.
Dose-escalation Cohort 4: Monalizumab 750 mg Q2W + Durvalumab 1500 mg Q4WEXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive IV infusions of durvalumab 1500 mg Q4W in combination with monalizumab 750 mg Q2W up to 3 years until unacceptable toxicity, documentation of confirmed PD, or documentation of subject withdrawal for another reason.
Dose-escalation Cohort 5: Monalizumab 750 mg Q4W + Durvalumab 1500 mg Q4WEXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive IV infusions of durvalumab 1500 mg Q4W in combination with monalizumab 750 mg Q4W up to 3 years until unacceptable toxicity, documentation of confirmed PD, or documentation of subject withdrawal for another reason.
Dose-expansion Cohort: Monalizumab 750 mg Q2W + Durvalumab 1500 mg Q4W (MSS-CRC)EXPERIMENTALParticipants with microsatellite-stable colorectal cancer (MSS-CRC) will receive IV infusions of durvalumab 1500 mg Q4W in combination with monalizumab 750 mg Q2W up to 3 years until unacceptable toxicity, documentation of confirmed PD, or documentation of subject withdrawal for another reason.
Dose-expansion Cohort: Monalizumab 750 mg Q2W + Durvalumab 1500 mg Q4W (ovarian)EXPERIMENTALParticipants with ovarian cancer will receive IV infusions of durvalumab 1500 mg Q4W in combination with monalizumab 750 mg Q2W up to 3 years until unacceptable toxicity, documentation of confirmed PD, or documentation of subject withdrawal for another reason.
Dose-expansion Cohort: Monalizumab 750 mg Q2W + Durvalumab 1500 mg Q4W (Endometrial MSS)EXPERIMENTALParticipants with endometrial MSS will receive IV infusions of durvalumab 1500 mg Q4W in combination with monalizumab 750 mg Q2W up to 3 years until unacceptable toxicity, documentation of confirmed PD, or documentation of subject withdrawal for another reason.
Dose-expansion Cohort: Monalizumab 750 mg Q2W + Durvalumab 1500 mg Q4W (NSCLC)EXPERIMENTALParticipants with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) will receive IV infusions of durvalumab 1500 mg Q4W in combination with monalizumab 750 mg Q2W up to 3 years until unacceptable toxicity, documentation of confirmed PD, or documentation of subject withdrawal for another reason.
Exploration Cohort A1: Monalizumab 750 mg Q2W+Durvalumab 1500 mg Q4W+mFOLFOX6 Q2W+Bevacizumab Q2WEXPERIMENTALParticipants with first-line (1L) MSS-CRC will receive IV infusions of durvalumab 1500 mg Q4W in combination with monalizumab 750 mg Q2W plus mFOLFOX (oxaliplatin 85 mg/m\^2 IV infusion, folinic acid 400 mg/m\^2 infusion, fluorouracil 400 mg/m\^2 IV bolus, followed by 2400 mg/m\^2 continuous IV infusion over 46 to 48 hours on Day 1) Q2W plus IV infusion of bevacizumab 5 mg/kg Q2W up to 3 years until unacceptable toxicity, documentation of confirmed PD, or documentation of subject withdrawal for another reason.
Exploration CohortA2: Monalizumab 750 mg Q2W + Durvalumab 1500 mg Q4W + mFOLFOX6 Q2W + Cetuximab Q2WEXPERIMENTALParticipants with 1L MSS-CRC will receive IV infusions of durvalumab 1500 mg Q4W in combination with monalizumab 750 mg Q2W, plus mFOLFOX6 (oxaliplatin 85 mg/m\^2, folinic acid 400 mg/m\^2, fluorouracil 400 mg/m\^2 IV bolus, followed by 2400 mg/m\^2 continuous IV infusion over 46 to 48 hours on Day 1) Q2W plus IV infusion of cetuximab (loading dose of 400 mg/m\^2 on Day 1, followed by maintenance dose of 250 mg/m\^2 IV infusion every week starting on Day 8, then changed to 500 mg/m\^2 IV infusion Q2W) up to 3 years until unacceptable toxicity, documentation of confirmed PD, or documentation of subject withdrawal for another reason.
Exploration Cohort C1A: Monalizumab 750 mg Q2W + Durvalumab 1500 mg Q4W + Cetuximab Q2WEXPERIMENTALParticipants with recurrent or metastatic third-line (3L) RAS mutant MSS-CRC will receive IV infusions of durvalumab 1500 mg Q4W in combination with monalizumab 750 mg Q2W plus IV infusion of cetuximab 500 mg/m\^2 on Day 1 then 500 mg/m\^2 IV infusion Q2W starting on Day 15 up to 3 years until unacceptable toxicity, documentation of confirmed PD, or documentation of subject withdrawal for another reason.
Exploration Cohort C1B: Monalizumab 750 mg Q2W + Cetuximab Q2WEXPERIMENTALParticipants with recurrent or metastatic 3L RAS mutant MSS-CRC will receive IV infusion of monalizumab 750 mg Q2W plus IV infusion of cetuximab 500 mg/m\^2 on Day 1 then 500 mg/m\^2 IV infusion Q2W starting on Day 15 up to 3 years until unacceptable toxicity, documentation of confirmed PD, or documentation of subject withdrawal for another reason.
Exploration Cohort C2A: Monalizumab 750 mg Q2W + Durvalumab 1500 mg Q4W + Cetuximab Q2WEXPERIMENTALParticipants with recurrent or metastatic 3L RAS/BRAF wild type MSS-CRC will receive IV infusions of durvalumab 1500 mg Q4W in combination with monalizumab 750 mg Q2W plus IV infusion of cetuximab 500 mg/m\^2 on Day 1 then 500 mg/m\^2 IV infusion Q2W starting on Day 15 up to 3 years until unacceptable toxicity, documentation of confirmed PD, or documentation of subject withdrawal for another reason.
Exploration Cohort C2B: Monalizumab 750 mg Q2W + Cetuximab Q2WEXPERIMENTALParticipants with recurrent or metastatic 3L RAS/BRAF wild type MSS-CRC will receive IV infusion of monalizumab 750 mg Q2W plus IV infusion of cetuximab 500 mg/m\^2 on Day 1 then 500 mg/m\^2 IV infusion Q2W starting on Day 15 up to 3 years until unacceptable toxicity, documentation of confirmed PD, or documentation of subject withdrawal for another reason.
Interventions
NameTypeDescription
MonalizumabDRUGParticipants will receive IV infusion of monalizumab as stated in arm description.
CetuximabDRUGParticipants will receive IV infusion of cetuximab as stated in arm description.
PlaceboOTHERParticipants will receive IV infusion of placebo as stated in arm description.
TrastuzumabBIOLOGICALTrastuzumab 4 mg/kg every two weeks
DurvalumabDRUGParticipants will receive IV infusion of durvalumab as stated in arm description.
mFOLFOX6DRUGParticipants will receive IV infusion of mFOLFOX as stated in arm description.
BevacizumabDRUGParticipants will receive IV infusion of bevacizumab as stated in arm description.
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Eligibility Criteria
Age Range18 Years to 130 Years
SexALL
Healthy VolunteersNo
Study Sites127

Inclusion Criteria: * Are aged 18 years and over * Recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the SCCHN, oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, or larynx which has progressed on or after previous systemic cancer therapy and is not amenable to curative therapy * Received prior treatment using...

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