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Clinical Trial ● Currently Recruiting Phase III NCT04892173

JNJ-90301900 (NBTXR3) Activated by Radiotherapy With or Without Cetuximab in LA-HNSCC

JNJ-90301900 (NBTXR3) Activated by Radiotherapy With or Without Cetuximab in LA-HNSCC — Recruiting • Phase III • Oncology • NCT04892173.

📅 27 Apr 2026 ⏱ 2 min read
Currently Recruiting
This trial is actively seeking participants in the UK. Discuss eligibility with your patient before referring.
Status
Currently Recruiting
Phase
Phase III
NCT ID
NCT04892173
Sponsor
Johnson & Johnson Enterprise Innovation Inc.
Start
2021-12-10
ClinicaliQ Trial Snapshot
  • JNJ-90301900 (NBTXR3) Activated by Radiotherapy With or Without Cetuximab in LA-HNSCC — Recruiting • Phase III • Oncology • NCT04892173.
  • What is being tested: JNJ-90301900 (NBTXR3), a nanoparticle therapy activated by radiotherapy, combined with standard radiation therapy ± cetuximab versus radiation therapy ± cetuximab alone in locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (LA-HNSCC).
  • Patient eligibility overview: Treatment-Phase IIIïve patients with LA-HNSCC who are ineligible for platinum-based chemotherapy, including elderly patients and those with comorbidities that preclude standard concurrent chemoradiotherapy.
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What This Trial Is Studying

This is a global, open-label, randomized, 2-arm, Investigator's choice Phase 3 (Pivotal Stage) study to investigate the efficacy and safety of JNJ-90301900 (NBTXR3) / radiation therapy (RT)±cetuximab versus RT±cetuximab in treatment-naïve, platinum-ineligible, elderly participants with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (LA-HNSCC).

Eligibility Snapshot
  • : * Age greater than or equal to (>=) 60 years old * Biopsy-confirmed squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, or supraglottic larynx and a candidate for definitive radiation therapy with or without cetuximab * Clinical stage T3-4 NX or T2 N2-3 disease according to the 8th edition of AJCC * One primary tumor lesion amendable for intratumoral injection * Ineligible to receive platinum-based chemotherapy with radiation (at least one of the following): 1. Estimated creatinine clearance >= 30 and less than (= 2 hearing loss or tinnitus, 3. Grade >= 2 peripheral neuropathy, 4. New York Heart Association Class 3 5. Aged 70-74 years old with Geriatric 8 (G8) score less than or equal to (= 75 years old * Eastern cooperative oncology group (ECOG) performance status 0 to 1 * Life expectancy >= 6 months

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