- FORTIFI-HN01: A Study of Ficerafusp Alfa (BCA101) or Placebo in Combination With Pembrolizumab in First-Line PD-L1-pos, R or M HNSCC — Recruiting • Phase II • Oncology • NCT06788990.
- Sponsor: Bicara Therapeutics.
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Ficerafusp alfa is directed against two targets, Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) and Transforming Growth Factor beta (TGF-β). This study intends to evaluate the safety and efficacy of ficerafusp alfa in combination with pembrolizumab versus placebo with pembrolizumab in 1L PD-L1-positive, recurrent or metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC).
- : * Age ≥18 years on the day the Informed Consent Form is signed. * Histologically or cytologically confirmed R or M HNSCC. Eligible primary tumor locations are oral cavity, hypopharynx, larynx or oropharynx (with documented HPV-negative disease if presenting with OPSCC). Note: primary tumor location of paranasal sinuses and nasopharynx, any histology are excluded. * No prior systemic therapy administered in the R or M setting; and completed systemic therapy >6 months prior if given as part of multimodal treatment for locoregionally advanced disease in the adjuvant or definitive setting. * Archival tumor tissue or willing to undergo pretreatment biopsy at Screening if archival tissue is insufficient or unavailable. * PD-L1 CPS ≥1. * Measurable disease based on RECIST 1.1. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1. * Adequate organ function, as defined in the protocol.
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