Study of Pembrolizumab Given Prior to Surgery and in Combination With Radiotherapy Given Post-surgery for Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (MK-3475-689)
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2026-08-01
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A PHASE III, RANDOMIZED, OPEN-LABEL STUDY TO EVALUATE PEMBROLIZUMAB AS NEOADJUVANT THERAPY AND IN COMBINATION WITH STANDARD OF CARE AS ADJUVANT THERAPY FOR STAGE III-IVA RESECTABLE LOCOREGIONALLY ADVANCED HEAD AND NECK SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA (LA HNSCC)
Intervention/treatment:
Intervention/treatment
Name given to the drug used in the clinical trial. This may be a code name, a chemical name of the active ingredient, a non-proprietary name or brand name.
KEYTRUDA / CISPLATIN / FLUDEOXYGLUCOSE 18F
Medical condition:
Medical condition
The disease or condition that's being studied in the clinical trial.
SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA OF THE HEAD AND NECK
Protocol code:
Protocol Code
An alpha-numeric sequence generated by the sponsor that can vary in length. Used as a reference to help identify a specific clinical trial protocol. Formerly referred to as 'protocol number'.
689
Control number:
Control number
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210521
Status:
Trial Status
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Active, not recruiting
Approved:
Approved
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November 22, 2017
Date Completed:
Date completed
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Eligibility
Eligibility
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Sex: an eligibility criteria based on biological characteristics. Information in the portal is based on available data and will default to 'all' when no other data is available.
Age: The age a person must be to participate in the clinical trial.
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: People who do not have the disease or condition can participate in the clinical trial.
Sex:
ALL
Age
18 Years and older
Accepts healthy volunteers:
No
Contacts and locations
Contact
Contact
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Name
Senior Vice President, Global Clinical Development
The sponsor conducts the clinical trial and is responsible for every aspect. For example this could be a company, a university or an individual researcher.
MERCK CANADA INC
Locations
Alberta
Cross Cancer Institute ( Site 0201)
Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1Z2
Ontario
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre ( Site 0202)
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9
Sunnybrook Research Institute ( Site 0211)
Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5
Quebec
Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l'Estrie - Centre Hospitalier Univer ( Site 0209)
