A Longitudinal Multi-Omic Biomarker Profiling Study of Patients With Head & Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC)

NCT ID: NCT06163534

Last Updated: 2025-12-08

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

500 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-08-01

Study Completion Date

2028-03-01

Brief Summary

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The study is a prospective, longitudinal, non-interventional, multicenter study of participants with HNSCC who will have tissue and blood based molecular biomarker profiling during their standard of care treatment.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Metastatic or unresectable recurrent HNSCC

Up to 500 participants (including primary tumor location of pharynx, larynx, oral cavity and oropharynx) with metastatic or unresectable recurrent HNSCC who are intended for first line immunotherapy or combination therapy. No intervention.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* ≥18 years of age
* Willing and able to provide informed consent
* Histologically- or cytologically-confirmed metastatic or unresectable, recurrent HNSCC unsuitable for local therapies
* Intended for first line anti-PD1 or PDL1 monotherapy or combination therapy
* Must submit tumor tissue sample representative of current disease per laboratory manual

Exclusion Criteria

* Non-squamous histologies (eg, nasopharynx or salivary gland)
* Relapse or recurrence within 6 months of first line chemotherapy and / or chemoradiotherapy
* Tumors that are PD-L1 negative (CPS \<1)
* Clinical evidence of an active second invasive malignancy within \<2 years of enrollment with the exception of stable prostate cancer on watchful waiting, in situ cervical cancer, in situ breast carcinoma or localized non-melanoma skin cancers
* Unable to comply with study procedures (i.e., not willing or able to have additional blood samples collected)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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AstraZeneca

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Tempus AI

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Virginia Rhodes, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Tempus AI, Inc.

Locations

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City of Hope

Duarte, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of California, Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Stanford

Palo Alto, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Providence Medical Foundation

Santa Rosa, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Morehouse

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Piedmont Healthcare

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Cancer Care Specialists of Illinois

Decatur, Illinois, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Illinois Cancer Care

Peoria, Illinois, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Kansas

Westwood, Kansas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Karmanos Cancer Institute

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Oncology Hematology Associates

Springfield, Missouri, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Washington University in St. Louis

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Mount Sinai Hospital

New York, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Sanford Fargo

Fargo, North Dakota, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Cancer Care Associates of York

York, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Sanford Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Washington

Seattle, Washington, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

ThedaCare

Appleton, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Pan American Cancer for Oncology

San Juan, , Puerto Rico

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States Puerto Rico

Central Contacts

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Phoenix HNSCC

Role: CONTACT

(833) 514-4187

Facility Contacts

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Sarah Ursu

Role: primary

Sandy Tran

Role: primary

Youstina Zaki

Role: primary

310-794-4955

Savanna Biedermann

Role: primary

650-497-7418

Aubrey Adaio

Role: primary

707-521-3830

DeAndre Scarborough

Role: primary

404-789-3828

Jeff Whorton

Role: primary

770-630-9299

Mosope Oyewole

Role: primary

404-778-5351

Genesis Chase

Role: primary

312-695-1519

Kaitlynn Zeisset

Role: primary

Drea Ogundipe

Role: primary

Rahul Chanolian

Role: primary

913-588-6029

Rehan Khan

Role: primary

410-328-7496

Sage Yenari

Role: primary

617-632-8039

Walid Sukari

Role: primary

Adrianna Moore

Role: primary

417-882-4880

Samuel Williams

Role: primary

Julia Miller

Role: primary

212-824-5378

Signe Harris

Role: primary

701-234-7515

Tyler Hendrickson

Role: primary

513-584-0249

Alfred Kotarja

Role: primary

216-442-1947

Harley Hamilton

Role: primary

614-293-6522

Daniel Huth

Role: primary

541-778-0331

Clarissa Vega

Role: primary

Brenna Many Horses

Role: primary

605-312-6217

Gigi Wilson

Role: primary

615-875-8875

Marcus Schoenfeld

Role: primary

206-606-7487

Sarah Loether

Role: primary

920-364-3604

Andrea Aponte

Role: primary

787-407-3333 ext. 128

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Other Identifiers

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Pro00074943

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

TP-CA-006

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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