Study of Retinfanlimab in Combination With INCAGN02385 and INCAGN02390 as First-Line Treatment in Participants With PD-L1-Positive (CPS ≥ 1) Recurrent/Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

NCT ID: NCT05287113

Last Updated: 2026-01-07

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

176 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-11-14

Study Completion Date

2026-07-10

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the combination of retifanlimab plus INCAGN02385 and retifanlimab plus INCAGN02385 and INCAGN02390 compared with retifanlimab alone as first-line treatment in PD-L1-positive and systemic therapy-naive recurrent/metastatic (R/M) squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Head and Neck Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Patients will be randomized to 1 of 3 treatment groups.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators

Study Groups

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Treatment Group 1: Retifanlimab Monotherapy

Retifanlimab will be administered intravenously every 4 weeks. Placebos for INCAGN02385 and INCAGN02390 will be administered intravenously every 2 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Retifanlimab

Intervention Type DRUG

Retifanlimab 500mg will be administered intravenously every 4 weeks.

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo will be administered intravenously.

Treatment Group 2: Retifanlimab + INCAGN02385

Retifanlimab will be administered intravenously every 4 weeks. INCAGN02385 and Placebo for INCAGN02390 will be administered intravenously every 2 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Retifanlimab

Intervention Type DRUG

Retifanlimab 500mg will be administered intravenously every 4 weeks.

INCAGN02385

Intervention Type DRUG

INCAGN02385 350mg will be administered intravenously every 2 weeks.

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo will be administered intravenously.

Treatment Group 3: Retifanlimab + INCAGN02385 + INCAGN02390

Retifanlimab plus INCAGN02385 and INCAGN02390 will be administered intravenously. Retifanlimab will be administered intravenously every 4 weeks. INCAGN02385 and INCAGN02390 will be administered every 2 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Retifanlimab

Intervention Type DRUG

Retifanlimab 500mg will be administered intravenously every 4 weeks.

INCAGN02385

Intervention Type DRUG

INCAGN02385 350mg will be administered intravenously every 2 weeks.

INCAGN02390

Intervention Type DRUG

INCAGN02390 400 mg will be administered intravenously every 2 weeks.

Interventions

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Retifanlimab

Retifanlimab 500mg will be administered intravenously every 4 weeks.

Intervention Type DRUG

INCAGN02385

INCAGN02385 350mg will be administered intravenously every 2 weeks.

Intervention Type DRUG

INCAGN02390

INCAGN02390 400 mg will be administered intravenously every 2 weeks.

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Placebo will be administered intravenously.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Histologically or cytologically confirmed R/M SCCHN that is not amenable to therapy with curative intent. Participants who refuse potentially curative salvage surgery for recurrent disease are ineligible.
* Eligible primary tumor locations are oropharynx, oral cavity, hypopharynx, and larynx.
* Participants must not have received prior systemic therapy for R/M SCCHN.
* PD-L1 positive tumor status defined by CPS ≥ 1% per central laboratory determination.
* For participants with primary oropharyngeal tumors, documentation of HPV p16 status based on local institutional standard is required. HPV p16 status is not required for other eligible SCCHN primary tumor sites.
* Participant must have at least 1 measurable tumor lesion per RECIST v1.1.
* Availability of archival tissue for biomarker analysis from a core or excisional biopsy or willingness to undergo a fresh biopsy.
* ECOG performance status of 0 or 1.
* Willingness to avoid pregnancy or fathering children.

Exclusion Criteria

* Progressive or recurrent disease within 6 months of the last dose of systemic treatment for locally advanced SCCHN. Prior PD-(L)1, LAG-3, or TIM-3 directed therapy, or any other checkpoint inhibitor therapy, for SCCHN or any other malignancy.
* Treatment with anticancer therapies or participation in another interventional clinical study within 21 days before the first administration of study treatment.
* Presence of tumors that invade major blood vessels, as shown unequivocally by imaging, and with active bleeding.
* Participants with primary tumors of the nasopharynx, sinonasal cavity, or salivary and are excluded.
* Less than 3-month life expectancy.
* Participant has not recovered to ≤ Grade 1 or baseline from residual toxicities of prior therapy.
* Participant has not recovered adequately from toxicities and/or complications from surgical intervention before starting study treatment.
* Palliative radiation therapy administered within 1 week before the first dose of study treatment or radiation therapy in the thoracic region that is \> 30 Gy within 6 months before the first dose of study treatment.
* Known active CNS metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis. Participants will be excluded if it has been \< 4 weeks since radiation therapy was delivered to the CNS.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

99 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Incyte Biosciences International Sàrl

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Mayo Clinic Rochester

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

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City of Hope National Medical Center

Duarte, California, United States

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City of Hope Orange County

Irvine, California, United States

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University of California San Diego Medical Center, Moores Cancer Center

La Jolla, California, United States

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City of Hope-Antelope Valley

Lancaster, California, United States

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Innovative Clinical Research Institute

Long Beach, California, United States

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City of Hope National Medical Center

Long Beach, California, United States

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University of California San Francisco Comprehensive Cancer Center

San Francisco, California, United States

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Georgetown University

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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Mayo Clinic Jacksonville

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

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Blessed Health Care

Miami, Florida, United States

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Moffitt Cancer Center

Tampa, Florida, United States

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University of Illinois At Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

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University of Kansas Hospital Authority

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

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University of Maryland-Greenebaum Cancer Center

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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University of Michigan Cancer Center

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Hospital

Detroit, Michigan, United States

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Hackensack University Medical Center

Hackensack, New Jersey, United States

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Fox Chase Cancer Center

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Huntsman Cancer Institute At University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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University of Virginia - Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

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Kadlec Clinic Hematology and Oncology

Kennewick, Washington, United States

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Grand Hospital de Charleroi

Charleroi, , Belgium

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Jessa Ziekenhuis

Hasselt, , Belgium

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Gza Sint Augustinus

Wilrijk, , Belgium

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McGill University Health Centre/Glen Site/Cedars Cancer Centre

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Chum Hospital Notre Dame

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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McGill University Jewish General Hospital

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux

Bordeaux, , France

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Institut Curie

Paris, , France

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Centre Eugene Marquis

Rennes, , France

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Centre de Lutte Contre Le Cancer - Institut de Cancerologie de L'Ouest - Rene Gauducheau

Saint-Herblain, , France

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Icans - Institut de Cancerologie Strasbourg Europe

Strasbourg, , France

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Jsc Evex Hospitals

K'ut'aisi, , Georgia

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New Hospitals

Tbilisi, , Georgia

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Jsc Evex Corporation-Caraps Medline

Tbilisi, , Georgia

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Ltd Cancer Research Centre

Tbilisi, , Georgia

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University of Cologne

Cologne, , Germany

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Universitatsklinikum Hamburg Eppendorf

Hamburg, , Germany

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Asklepios Klinik Altona

Hamburg, , Germany

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Universitatsmedizin Der Johannes Gutenberg-Universitat Mainz Iii

Mainz, , Germany

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University Hospital of West Attica - Attikon

Chaïdári, , Greece

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Theagenio Anticancer Hospital

Thessaloniki, , Greece

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Bioclinic Thessaloniki (Galinos Clinic)

Thessaloniki, , Greece

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Saint Lukas Clinic

Thessaloniki, , Greece

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Fondazione Del Piemonte Per L Oncologia Ircc Candiolo

Candiolo, , Italy

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Fondazione Irccs Istituto Nazionale Del Tumori Di Milano

Milan, , Italy

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European Institute of Oncology

Milan, , Italy

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Istituto Nazionale Tumori Irccs Fondazione Pascale

Naples, , Italy

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Iov - Istituto Oncologico Veneto Irccs

Padua, , Italy

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Fondazione Irccs Policlinico San Matteo

Pavia, , Italy

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Ausl-Irccs Di Reggio Emilia

Reggio Emilia, , Italy

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The Dutch Cancer Institue

Amsterdam, , Netherlands

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Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum (Lumc) (Leiden University Medical Center)

Leiden, , Netherlands

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Centrum Onkologii Im. Prof. Franciszka Lukaszczyka

Bydgoszcz, , Poland

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Przychodnia Lekarska Komed Roman Karaszewski

Konin, , Poland

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Centrum Onkologii Ziemi Lubelskiej Im. SW. Jana Z Dukli

Lublin, , Poland

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Poznan University of Medical Sciences

Poznan, , Poland

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Nzoz Provita Prolife Centrum Medyczne

Tomaszów Mazowiecki, , Poland

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Centrum Onkologii - Instytut Im. Marii Sklodowskiej - Curie

Warsaw, , Poland

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Hospital de Braga

Braga, , Portugal

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Centro Hospitalar Universitario Algarve

Faro, , Portugal

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Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Norte E.P.E. - Hospital de Santa Maria

Lisbon, , Portugal

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Instituto Portugues de Oncologia Do Porto Francisco Gentil E.P.E.

Porto, , Portugal

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Centro Hospitalar de Sao Joao Alameda

Porto, , Portugal

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Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Epe-Unidade L

Vila Nova de Gaia, , Portugal

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Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital

Busan, , South Korea

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Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital

Gwangju, , South Korea

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Cha Bundang Medical Center

Seongnam-si, , South Korea

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Korea University Anam Hospital

Seoul, , South Korea

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Kangbuk Samsung Hospital

Seoul, , South Korea

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Kunkuk University Medical Center

Seoul, , South Korea

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Asan Medical Center

Seoul, , South Korea

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Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital

Yangsan, , South Korea

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Catalans Institute of Oncology Barcelona

Barcelona, , Spain

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Ico Girona Hospital Universitari de Girona Dr Josep Trueta

Girona, , Spain

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Fundacion Jimenez Diaz University Hospital

Madrid, , Spain

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Hospital Universitario Ramon Y Cajal

Madrid, , Spain

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Hospital Universitario Quironsalud Madrid

Madrid, , Spain

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Hospital Regional Universitario Carlos Haya

Málaga, , Spain

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Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra

Pamplona, , Spain

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Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla

Santander, , Spain

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Hospital General Universitario de Valencia

Valencia, , Spain

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Hospital Universitari I Politecnic La Fe

Valencia, , Spain

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Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital

Kaohsiung City, , Taiwan

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Chang Gung Medical Foundation. Kaohsiung Branch

Kaohsiung City, , Taiwan

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China Medical University Hospital

Taichung, , Taiwan

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Institutional Review Board Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Taipei, , Taiwan

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National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, , Taiwan

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Countries

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United States Belgium Canada France Georgia Germany Greece Italy Netherlands Poland Portugal South Korea Spain Taiwan

Related Links

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https://incyteclinicaltrials.com/studies/incagn-2385-203

Study of Retinfanlimab in Combination With INCAGN02385 and INCAGN02390 as First-Line Treatment in Participants With PD-L1-Positive (CPS ≥ 1) Recurrent/ Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

Other Identifiers

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2023-504270-38-00

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2021-005775-39

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

INCAGN 2385-203

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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