Abstract
There is a significant unmet need and lack of treatment options for patients with resected, high-risk, cisplatin-ineligible locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (LA SCCHN). Xevinapant, a first-in-class, potent, oral, small-molecule IAP inhibitor, is thought to restore cancer cell sensitivity to chemotherapy and radiotherapy in clinical and preclinical studies. We describe the design of XRay Vision (NCT05386550), an international, randomized, double-blind, phase III study. Approximately 700 patients with resected, high-risk, cisplatin-ineligible LA SCCHN will be randomized 1:1 to receive 6 cycles of xevinapant or placebo, in combination with radiotherapy for the first 3 cycles. The primary end point is disease-free survival, and secondary end points include overall survival, health-related quality of life, and safety.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Future Oncology |
Early online date | 10 Jan 2024 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 10 Jan 2024 |
Bibliographical note
Financial disclosure:The study is sponsored by Merck (CrossRef Funder ID: 10.13039/100009945). The authors have no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript apart from those disclosed.
Keywords
- hypopharynx
- inhibitor of apoptosis protein
- larynx
- locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
- oral cavity
- oropharynx
- phase III
- radiotherapy
- resected
- xevinapant