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Predictive biomarker study of immune checkpoint inhibitors in metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Neoplasms
Registration Number
KCT0007598
Lead Sponsor
ational Cancer Center
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria

1. Metastatic HNSCC patients who are expected to undergo monotherapy of nivolumab or pembrolizumab
2. Expected survival is at least 12 weeks
3. Patient must provide informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with poor performance status (ECOG 3 or 4), and with an expected survival of 12 weeks or shorter.
2. Patients who were previously diagnosed with another type of malignancy within 5 years of study enrollment date.
3. Previous treatment history with immune checkpoint inhibitors (including anti-CTLA4 antibodies)
4. Patients who do not consent to this study
5. Patients who are not feasible to obtain study samples
6. Patients who are not feasible for thorough communication
7. Patients who do not consent to using their samples for subsequent research purposes

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational Study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
PFS and OS based on dynamic changes in allele frequency of ctDNA mutations between pre- and post-treatment sample
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
dynamic change of allele frequency between responders and non-responders
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