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Phase 3RecruitingInterventionalNCT06129864

A Global Study of Volrustomig (MEDI5752) for Participants With Unresected Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Following Definitive Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy (eVOLVE-HNSCC)

A Phase III, Randomized, Open-Label, Multi-Center, Global Study of Volrustomig (MEDI5752) as Sequential Therapy Versus Observation in Participants With Unresected Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Who Have Not Progressed Following Definitive Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy (eVOLVE-HNSCC)

  • Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
I want to take partRefer a patient14 sites in India (10 recruiting) · 306 worldwide

At a glance

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Sponsor
AstraZeneca
Enrolment target
1,145
Started
14 December 2023
Main results due (estimated)
17 April 2030
Study ends (estimated)
28 February 2031
Allocation
Randomized
Design
Parallel
Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Single (outcomes assessor)
Sites
306 · 14 in India
First posted
13 November 2023
Registry updated
30 September 2026

Can you take part?

  • Ages 18 years to 130 years.
  • Open to any sex.
  • You need the condition being studied. Healthy volunteers are not accepted.

Age groups: adult, older adult.

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Read the full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

* Histologically or cytologically documented locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx, hypopharynx, oral cavity, or larynx with no evidence of metastatic disease (i.e. M0).
* Confirmed unresected Stage III, Stage IVA or IVB according to the eighth edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging manual (tumor, node, metastasis (TNM) staging system).
* Participants will have completed definitive concurrent chemoradiotherapy (cCRT) with curative intent prior to randomization.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Histologically/cytologically confirmed head and neck cancer of any other primary anatomic location in the head and neck not specified in the inclusion criteria including participants with squamous cell carcinoma of unknown primary or non-squamous histologies (eg, nasopharynx or salivary gland). Participants with \>1 primary tumors are not eligible for the study.
* Participants with any of the following:

  1. LA-HNSCC that was resected before definitive cCRT
  2. LA-HNSCC that was treated and is recurrent at the time of screening
* Participants who have received radiotherapy (RT) alone as definitive local therapy for LA-HNSCC.

What this study is about

In the sponsor’s own words, from the registry.

The main purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of volrustomig compared to observation in participants with unresected locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (LA-HNSCC) who have not progressed after receiving definitive concurrent chemoradiotherapy (cCRT).

What participants receive

  • Experimental

    Study Arm

    Participants in this arm will receive volrustomig.

    Drug: volrustomig

  • No intervention

    Observation Arm

    Patients in this arm will undergo observation.

Interventions

  • volrustomigDrug

    Also known as MEDI5752

What the study measures

Primary outcomes

  1. Progression-Free Survival (PFS) in participants with unresected LA-HNSCC with PD-L1 expressing tumors

    PFS is defined as time from randomization until first objective radiological progression per RECIST 1.1 as assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR), or death due to any cause (in the absence of progression). The analysis will include all randomized participants with PD-L1 expressing tumors.

    Time frame: Up to approximately 8 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. Progression-Free Survival (PFS) in the unresected LA-HNSCC intent-to-treat (ITT) population

    PFS is defined as time from randomization until first objective radiological progression per RECIST 1.1 as assessed by BICR, or death due to any cause (in the absence of progression). The analysis will include all randomized participants.

    Time frame: Up to approximately 8 years

  2. Landmark Progression-Free Survival (PFS) Rates

    PFS is defined as time from randomization until first objective radiological progression per RECIST 1.1 as assessed by BICR, or death due to any cause (in the absence of progression). These analyses will include participants with PD-L1 expressing tumors and all randomized participants.

    Time frame: Up to approximately 8 years

  3. Overall Survival (OS) in participants with unresected LA-HNSCC with PD-L1 expressing tumors

    Overall survival (OS) is defined as the time from randomization until the date of death due to any cause. The analysis will include all randomized participants with PD-L1 expressing tumors.

    Time frame: Up to approximately 8 years

  4. Landmark Overall Survival (OS) Rates

    OS is defined as the time from randomization until the date of death due to any cause. These analyses will include participants with PD-L1 expressing tumors as randomized and all randomized participants.

    Time frame: Up to approximately 8 years

  5. Overall Survival (OS) in the unresected LA-HNSCC ITT population

    OS is defined as the time from randomization until the date of death due to any cause. The analysis will include all randomized participants.

    Time frame: Up to approximately 8 years

  6. Progression Free Survival 2 (PFS2)

    PFS2 is defined as the time from randomization until the earliest of the progression event (following the initial investigator-assessed progression), after the start of the first subsequent therapy, or death from any cause, whichever occurs first. The date of the second progression will be recorded by the investigator in the eCRF and defined according to local standard clinical practice. These analyses will include participants with PD-L1 expressing tumors as randomized and all randomized participants.

    Time frame: Up to approximately 8 years

  7. Presence of Anti-Drug-Antibodies (ADAs) against volrustomig in serum

    To investigate the immunogenicity of volrustomig.

    Time frame: Up to approximately 8 years

  8. Participant-reported physical functioning

    Change from baseline of physical functioning as measured by scores on the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Short Form v.20 - Physical Function 8c are reported on a T score metric (mean = 50 and SD = 10), with higher scores reflecting better physical functioning. The analysis will include all randomized participants.

    Time frame: Up to approximately 8 years

  9. Participant-reported global health status (GHS)/quality of life (QoL)

    Change from baseline of Global Health Status/Quality of Life subscale scores as measured by the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Item Library 172 are transformed to a 0-100 range; a higher score represents higher quality of life. The analysis will include all randomized participants.

    Time frame: Up to approximately 8 years

  10. Percentage of participants with Adverse Events

    Adverse Events as assessed by Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE).

    Time frame: Up to approximately 8 years

  11. Area under the curve (AUC)

    The concentration of Volrustomig in serum will be determined. Area under the curve is the integral of the concentration-time curve. The AUC reflects the actual body exposure to drug after administration. The AUC is dependent on the rate of elimination of the drug from the body and the dose administered.

    Time frame: Up to approximately 8 years

  12. Maximum plasma concentration of the drug (Cmax)

    The concentration of Volrustomig in serum will be determined (Cmax will be derived).

    Time frame: Up to approximately 8 years

  13. The time taken to reach the maximum concentration (Tmax)

    The concentration of Volrustomig in serum will be determined (Tmax will be derived).

    Time frame: Up to approximately 8 years

Who is running it

Lead sponsor
AstraZeneca
Sponsor type
Industry
Responsible party
The sponsor
Organisation
AstraZeneca
Data monitoring committee
Yes
US FDA-regulated drug
Yes
US FDA-regulated device
No
Sponsor's study ID
D798EC00001
  • Robert Haddad, MD

    Study chair

    Dana Farber Cancer Institute Massachusetts, USA

  • Lisa Licitra, MD

    Study chair

    Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori and University of Milan Milan, Italy

Study sites(306)

  • Research Site

    Bengaluru, India

    Recruiting

  • Research Site

    Hyderabad, India

    Recruiting

  • Research Site

    Kanpur, India

    Recruiting

  • Research Site

    Kolkata, India

    Recruiting

  • Research Site

    Madurai, India

    Recruiting

  • Research Site

    Nashik, India

    Recruiting

  • Research Site

    New Delhi, India

    Recruiting

  • Research Site

    Thiruvananthapuram, India

    Recruiting

  • Research Site

    Vadodara, India

    Recruiting

  • Research Site

    Varanasi, India

    Recruiting

  • Research Site

    Jaipur, India

    Withdrawn

  • Research Site

    Kochi, India

    Active, not recruiting

  • Research Site

    Lucknow, India

    Withdrawn

  • Research Site

    Mohali, India

    Withdrawn

  • Research Site

    Birmingham, Alabama, United States

    Recruiting

  • Research Site

    Phoenix, Arizona, United States

    Recruiting

  • Research Site

    Fountain Valley, California, United States

    Recruiting

  • Research Site

    Los Angeles, California, United States

    Recruiting

  • Research Site

    Santa Rosa, California, United States

    Recruiting

  • Research Site

    Whittier, California, United States

    Recruiting

  • Research Site

    Aurora, Colorado, United States

    Recruiting

  • Research Site

    Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

    Recruiting

  • Research Site

    Lone Tree, Colorado, United States

    Recruiting

  • Research Site

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

    Recruiting

  • Research Site

    Fort Myers, Florida, United States

    Recruiting

  • Research Site

    Palm Bay, Florida, United States

    Recruiting

  • Research Site

    West Palm Beach, Florida, United States

    Recruiting

  • Research Site

    Niles, Illinois, United States

    Recruiting

  • Research Site

    Des Moines, Iowa, United States

    Recruiting

  • Research Site

    Louisville, Kentucky, United States

    Recruiting

  • Research Site

    Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

    Recruiting

  • Research Site

    Baltimore, Maryland, United States

    Recruiting

  • Research Site

    Bethesda, Maryland, United States

    Recruiting

  • Research Site

    Hyattsville, Maryland, United States

    Recruiting

  • Research Site

    Towson, Maryland, United States

    Recruiting

  • Research Site

    Upper Marlboro, Maryland, United States

    Recruiting

  • Research Site

    Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Recruiting

  • Research Site

    Fairhaven, Massachusetts, United States

    Recruiting

  • Research Site

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

    Recruiting

  • Research Site

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

    Recruiting

Showing 40 of 306 sites, filter to narrow it down. 252 of 306 on this study are recruiting right now, and 14 are in India. A site can stop enrolling while the study as a whole is still open.

References and data sharing

Participant data shared
Yes
What is shared
Study protocol, Sap
When
AstraZeneca will meet or exceed data availability as per the commitments made to the EFPIA Pharma Data Sharing Principles. For details of our timelines, please rerefer to our disclosure commitment at https://astrazenecagrouptrials.pharmacm.com/ST/Submission/Disclosure
Access
When a request has been approved AstraZeneca will provide access to the deidentified individual patient-level data in an approved sponsored tool . Signed Data Sharing Agreement (non-negotiable contract for data accessors) must be in place before accessing requested information. Additionally, all users will need to accept the terms and conditions of the SAS MSE to gain access. For additional details, please review the Disclosure Statements at https://astrazenecagrouptrials.pharmacm.com/ST/Submission/Disclosure.

Qualified researchers can request access to anonymized individual patient-level data from AstraZeneca group of companies sponsored clinical trials via the request portal. All request will be evaluated as per the AZ disclosure commitment: https://astrazenecagrouptrials.pharmacm.com/ST/Submission/Disclosure

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT06129864, status verified September 2026. Trialion does not run this study, is not paid to refer anyone to it, and cannot enrol you. Eligibility is always decided by the research team at the site.

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