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Childbearing potential is defined as any person who has experienced menarche and who has not undergone surgical sterilization (hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy) or who is not postmenopausal\n* Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1,500 cells\u002Fmm\\^3\n* Platelets ≥ 100,000 cells\u002Fmm\\^3\n* Hemoglobin ≥ 8.0 g\u002FdL (Note: The use of transfusion or other intervention to achieve hemoglobin \\[Hgb\\] ≥ 8.0 g\u002FdL is acceptable)\n* Adequate renal function defined as creatinine clearance (CrCL) \\> 50 mL\u002Fmin by the Cockcroft-Gault formula\n* Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) (Not applicable to patients with known Gilbert's syndrome)\n* Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)(serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase \\[SGOT\\]) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase \\[SGPT\\]) ≤ 3 x institutional ULN\n* Only patients who received prior radiation therapy in the definitive or post-operative setting (limited to one course) are eligible.\n\n  * Prior radiation therapy must have been completed at least 6 months prior to registration with the majority of the index persistent\u002Frecurrent cancer volume (\\> 50%) irradiated to ≥ 40 Gy at the time\n* Prior systemic therapy including immunotherapy with anti-PD1 or anti-PDL1 within the definitive setting (neo-adjuvant, or adjuvant) is permitted and must have been completed at least 4 months prior to registration\n* Prior systemic therapy including immunotherapy for treatment of recurrent or metastatic SCCHN is not permitted\n* No investigational anti-cancer agents received within 4 weeks prior to registration\n* No New York Heart Association Functional Classification III or IV (Note: Patients with known history or current symptoms of cardiac disease, or history of treatment with cardiotoxic agents, should have a clinical risk assessment of cardiac function using the New York Heart Association Functional Classification)\n* No active infection requiring IV antibiotics, IV antiviral, or IV antifungal treatments\n* No peripheral neuropathy grade 3 or 4\n* No history of interstitial lung disease\n* No active, noninfectious pneumonitis requiring immunosuppressive therapy\n* No history of a solid organ transplant (other than corneal transplant)\n* No active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years (i.e., use of disease-modifying agents, corticosteroids \\[\\> 10 mg prednisone\u002Fday or equivalent\\] or immunosuppressive drugs)\n\n  * NOTE: Patients meeting the following criteria are not considered immunosuppressed and are eligible to enroll:\n\n    * Patients who require a brief course of steroids (e.g., prophylaxis for imaging assessments due to hypersensitivity to contrast agents) are not excluded\n    * Patients with type I diabetes mellitus, and endocrinopathies (including hypothyroidism due to autoimmune thyroiditis) only requiring hormone replacement, or skin disorders (such as vitiligo, psoriasis, or alopecia) not requiring systemic treatment, or conditions not expected to recur in the absence of an external trigger are permitted to enroll\n    * Physiologic replacement doses ≤ 10 mg prednisone\u002Fday or equivalent are allowed. Inhaled or topical steroids are permitted\n* No history of allergic reaction to the study agent, compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to the study agent, and immune checkpoint inhibitors (or any of its excipients)","ALL","18 Years",{"count":18,"type":19},180,"ESTIMATED","INTERVENTIONAL",[22],"PHASE2","This phase II trial tests the addition of chemotherapy, with carboplatin and paclitaxel, or chemo-immunotherapy, with carboplatin, paclitaxel and cemiplimab to standard salvage surgery followed by post operative radiation therapy and cisplatin for high risk patients, for the treatment of patients with PD-L1 positive head and neck squamous cell carcinoma that has come back and spread to nearby tissue or lymph nodes after a period of improvement (locally recurrent) or is persistent. Carboplatin is in a class of medications known as platinum-containing compounds. It works in a way similar to the anticancer drug cisplatin, but may be better tolerated than cisplatin. Carboplatin works by killing, stopping or slowing the growth of cancer cells. Paclitaxel is in a class of medications called antimicrotubule agents. It stops cancer cells from growing and dividing and may kill them. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as cemiplimab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Salvage surgery is surgery that takes place to remove tumor tissue after a failure of other treatment. High risk patients also receive radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays, particles, or radioactive seeds to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Cisplatin is in a class of medications known as platinum-containing compounds. It works by killing, stopping or slowing the growth of cancer cells. Adding chemotherapy or chemo-immunotherapy to standard salvage surgery may kill more tumor cells than salvage surgery alone in patients with PD-L1 positive locally recurrent or persistent head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.",[25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42],"Clinical Stage II HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8","Clinical Stage III HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8","Locally Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma","Locally Recurrent Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma","Locally Recurrent Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma","Locally Recurrent Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma","Locally Recurrent Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma","Stage II Laryngeal Cancer AJCC v8","Stage II Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v8","Stage II Oropharyngeal (p16-Negative) Carcinoma AJCC v8","Stage III Laryngeal Cancer AJCC v8","Stage III Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v8","Stage III Oropharyngeal (p16-Negative) Carcinoma AJCC v8","Stage IVA Laryngeal Cancer AJCC v8","Stage IVA Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v8","Stage IVA Oropharyngeal (p16-Negative) Carcinoma AJCC v8","Stage IVB Laryngeal Cancer AJCC v8","Stage IVB Oropharyngeal (p16-Negative) Carcinoma AJCC v8","RECRUITING","2026-07-10",{"date":46,"type":47},"2026-07-13","ACTUAL",{"date":49,"type":47},"2026-04-24",{"date":51,"type":19},"2033-02-01",{"name":53,"class":54},"National Cancer Institute (NCI)","NIH",92,{"id":57,"slug":4,"hasResults":10,"nctId":11,"briefTitle":12,"officialTitle":13,"acronym":4,"eligibilityCriteria":14,"healthyVolunteers":10,"sex":15,"minAge":16,"maxAge":4,"enrollmentInfo":58,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":20,"phases":59,"briefSummary":23,"conditions":60,"keywords":4,"overallStatus":43,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":61,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":62,"startDateStruct":64,"completionDateStruct":65,"leadSponsor":66,"locationsCount":67},"100607990",{"count":18,"type":19},[22],[25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42],"2026-07-01",{"date":63,"type":47},"2026-07-02",{"date":49,"type":47},{"date":51,"type":19},{"name":53,"class":54},87,{"id":69,"slug":4,"hasResults":10,"nctId":70,"briefTitle":71,"officialTitle":72,"acronym":4,"eligibilityCriteria":73,"healthyVolunteers":10,"sex":15,"minAge":16,"maxAge":4,"enrollmentInfo":74,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":20,"phases":76,"briefSummary":77,"conditions":78,"keywords":4,"overallStatus":43,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":95,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":96,"startDateStruct":98,"completionDateStruct":100,"leadSponsor":102,"locationsCount":103},"100449723","NCT05136196","BiCaZO: A Study Combining Two Immunotherapies (Cabozantinib and Nivolumab) to Treat Patients With Advanced Melanoma or Squamous Cell Head and Neck Cancer, an immunoMATCH Pilot Study","Biomarker Stratified CaboZantinib (NSC#761968) and NivOlumab (NSC#748726) (BiCaZO) - A Phase II Study of Combining Cabozantinib and Nivolumab in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumors (IO Refractory Melanoma or HNSCC) Stratified by Tumor Biomarkers - an immunoMATCH Pilot Study","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* STEP 1 - SPECIMEN SUBMISSION\n* Participants must have histologically confirmed melanoma that is stage III or IV, unresectable, recurrent, or metastatic non-uveal melanoma OR Participants must have histologically confirmed squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (HNSCC) that is either locally recurrent and non-amendable to curative therapy (e.g., radiation, surgery) or metastatic. The primary tumor location must be the oropharynx, oral cavity, hypopharynx, or larynx. Primary tumor site of nasopharynx (any histology) or unknown primary tumor are not eligible\n\n  * Note: For participants with primary oropharyngeal cancer, human papillomavirus (HPV) or p16 status must be known prior to step 1 registration\n* Participants must have disease presentation consistent with measurable disease. Note: Current disease measurements will not be required until step 2 registration\n* Participants must have had documented progression during or within 12 weeks after the last dose of PD-1 checkpoint inhibition-based therapy. Participants must have been receiving checkpoint inhibition for a minimum of 6 weeks. Participants who recur during adjuvant anti-PD1 treatment or within 12 weeks of completion of adjuvant anti-PD1 treatment are eligible if they have measurable disease and are considered unresectable\n* Participants with known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infection must be receiving anti-retroviral therapy and have an undetectable viral load test within 6 months prior to step 1 registration\n* Participants with evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection must have undetectable HBV viral load within 28 days prior to step 1 registration\n* Participants with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have no detectable viral load within 28 days prior to step 1 registration\n* Participants must not have an active infection requiring systemic therapy (except HBV, HCV or HIV as mentioned above)\n* Participants must not have experienced myocardial infarction or thromboembolic event requiring anticoagulation within 90 days prior to step 1 registration, unless clinically stable with ongoing medical management\n* Participants must have recovered to baseline or =\\\u003C grade 1 Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version (v) 5 toxicities related to any prior treatments, unless adverse events are deemed clinically nonsignificant by the treating investigator or stable on supportive therapy\n* Participants must not have received more than one prior primary radiotherapy regimen, curative or adjuvant, to the mucosal surfaces of the head and neck, with the additional following criteria:\n\n  * If the primary radiation is combined with chemotherapy, a minimum of 16 weeks will be required to have elapsed between the end of radiotherapy and step 1 registration. If the radiation is given alone, a minimum of 8 weeks will be required to have elapsed between the end of radiotherapy and step 1 registration\n  * Additional palliative radiotherapy regimens are permitted but cannot have been administered to previously treated tissue (i.e., overlapping fields are excluded) with the exception of central nervous system (CNS) radiation and must be completed at least 4 weeks prior to step 1 registration\n  * Treatment areas should be healed with no sequelae from radiation therapy (RT) that would predispose to fistula formation\n* Participants must not have received prior treatment with anti-VEGF therapies for any reason\n* Participants must be \\>= 18 years of age\n* Participants must have a Zubrod Performance Status 0 or 1\n* Participants must have adequate cardiac function. Participants with known history or current symptoms of cardiac disease, or history of treatment with cardiotoxic agents, must have a clinical risk assessment of cardiac function using the New York Heart Association Functional Classification and must be class 2B or better to be eligible for this trial\n* Participants must not have any known significant organ disfunction that, in the opinion of the treating investigator, may impact suitability for receiving combination nivolumab\u002Fcabozantinib treatment\n* Participants must be able to take oral medication without breaking, opening, crushing, dissolving or chewing capsules\n* Participants must not have malabsorption syndrome\n* Participants must not have active autoimmune disease requiring systemic steroids (equivalent of \\> 10mg of prednisone) or other immune suppression. Exceptions:\n\n  * Type 1 diabetes mellitus\n  * Endocrinopathy only requiring hormone replacement\n  * Skin disorders (e.g., vitiligo, psoriasis, or alopecia) not requiring systemic treatment\n  * Conditions not expected to recur in the absence of an external trigger\n* Participants must not have received an organ allograft\n* Participants must not have a history of hemoptysis (defined as \\>= 1\u002F2 tsp of bright red blood per day) or tumor bleeding within 90 days prior to step 1 registration\n* Participants must not have any of the following criteria due to the possibility of increased risk for tumor bleeding with cabozantinib therapy:\n\n  * Prior carotid bleeding\n  * Tumors that invade major vessels (e.g., the carotid) as shown unequivocally by imaging studies\n  * Central (e.g., within 2 cm from the hilum) lung metastases that are cavitary as shown unequivocally by imaging studies\n  * Any prior history of bleeding related to the current head and neck cancer\n  * History of gross hemoptysis (bright red blood of 1\u002F2 teaspoon or more per episode of coughing) within 3 months\n* Participants must not require concomitant anticoagulation with coumarin agents (e.g., warfarin), direct thrombin inhibitors (e.g., dabigatran), direct factor Xa inhibitor betrixaban, or platelet inhibitors (e.g., clopidogrel)\n\n  * Participants must not require anticoagulants except for the following:\n\n    * Prophylactic use of low-dose aspirin for cardio-protection (per local applicable guidelines) and low-dose low molecular weight heparins (LMWH).\n    * Therapeutic doses of LMWH or anticoagulation with direct factor Xa inhibitors, rivaroxaban, edoxaban, or apixaban in participants without known brain metastases who are on a stable dose of the anticoagulant for at least 1 week prior to step 1 registration without clinically significant hemorrhagic complications from the anticoagulation regimen or the tumor\n* Participants must not have evidence of preexisting uncontrolled hypertension 28 days prior to step 1 registration as documented by baseline blood pressure reading with systolic blood pressure \\> 150 mmHg and\u002For diastolic blood pressure \\> 90 mmHg. Participants on antihypertensive therapies with controlled blood pressure are eligible\n* Participants must not have a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment (in the opinion of the treating physician) has the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen\n* Participants must not be pregnant or nursing due to the known safety profiles of the drugs in this study. Individuals who are of reproductive potential must have agreed to use an effective contraceptive method with details provided as a part of the consent process. A person who has had menses at any time in the preceding 12 consecutive months or who has semen likely to contain sperm is considered to be of \"reproductive potential\". In addition to routine contraceptive methods, \"effective contraception\" also includes refraining from sexual activity that might result in pregnancy and surgery intended to prevent pregnancy (or with a side-effect of pregnancy prevention) including hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, bilateral tubal ligation\u002Focclusion and vasectomy with testing showing no sperm in the semen\n* Have an adequate archival tissue specimen verified by the local pathologist and documented on the Pathology Review Form from a procedure obtained after the development of resistance to anti-PD-1\u002FL1 therapy. Archival tissue must consist of tumor block or at least 1 hematoxylin and eosin (H\\&E)-stained 4-5 micron slide and 20 freshly cut serially sectioned and numbered 4-5 micron unstained, uncharged slides OR\n\nBe willing to undergo research biopsy AND have tumor accessible for biopsy based on the following criteria:\n\n* Mediastinal, laparoscopic, gastrointestinal, or bronchial endoscopic biopsies can be obtained incidentally to a clinically necessary procedure and NOT for the sole purpose of the clinical trial\n* Acceptable biopsy procedures are:\n\n  * Percutaneous biopsy with local anesthetic and\u002For sedation with an expected risk of severe complications \\\u003C 2%\n  * Direct transoral biopsy (with or without local anesthetic and\u002For sedation) with an expected risk of severe complications \\\u003C 2%\n  * Excisional cutaneous biopsy with local anesthetic and\u002For sedation with an expected risk of severe complications \\\u003C 2%\n  * Biopsy with removal of additional tumor tissue during a medically necessary mediastinoscopy, laparoscopy, gastrointestinal endoscopy, bronchoscopy or craniotomy. No open surgical, laparoscopic or endoscopic procedure should be performed solely to obtain a biopsy for this protocol\n  * Removal of additional tumor tissue during a medically necessary surgical procedure\n\n    * Participants must submit whole blood for germline genomic analysis\n    * Participants must have been offered the opportunity to participate in specimen banking\n    * Note: As a part of the Oncology Patient Enrollment Network (OPEN) registration process the treating institution's identity is provided in order to ensure that the current (within 365 days) date of institutional review board approval for this study has been entered in the system\n* Participants must be informed of the investigational nature of this study and must sign and give informed consent in accordance with institutional and federal guidelines\n* Participants with impaired decision-making capacity are eligible as long as their neurological or psychological condition does not preclude their safe participation in the study (e.g., tracking pill consumption and reporting adverse events to the investigator)\n\n  * STEP 2 TREATMENT REGISTRATION\n* Note: No tests or exams are required to be repeated for step 2 registration (Treatment). However, participants who are known to have a change in eligibility status after step 1 registration are not eligible for step 2 registration\n\n  * Participants must continue to meet eligibility for step 1 registration prior to step 2 registration\n  * Participants must have had their tumor tissue submitted via the Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) Specimen Tracking System prior to step 2 registration\n  * Participants registered during stage II of the protocol must have received assignment to an open cohort from the SWOG Statistics and Data Management Center based on their biomarker screening profile (not applicable for patients registered during stage I of the protocol)\n  * Participants must have measurable disease. All measurable disease must be assessed within 28 days prior to step 2 registration. All non-measurable disease must be assessed within 42 days prior to step 2 registration. Note: All disease must be assessed and documented on the Baseline Tumor Assessment Form (Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors \\[RECIST\\] 1.1)\n  * For melanoma participants, CT chest, abdomen and pelvis must be obtained. For HNSCC participants, CT neck and chest must be obtained. Further imaging (i.e., MR brain, CT abdomen\u002Fpelvis or extremities, bone scan) will be performed as deemed appropriate by the treating physician\n  * Participants with treated brain metastases must have no evidence of progression on the follow-up brain imaging after central nervous system (CNS)-directed therapy\n  * Participants must not have experienced any significant health changes that, in the opinion of the treating investigator, may impact continued suitability for receiving combination nivolumab\u002Fcabozantinib treatment\n  * Participants with treated brain metastases must have discontinued steroid treatment at least 14 days prior to step 2 registration\n  * Participants must not have received investigational agents or monoclonal antibodies (except Food and Drug Administration \\[FDA\\] approved supportive care antibodies, such as denosumab) within 28 days prior to step 2 registration\n  * Participants must not have received surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, biologic agents, or steroids within 14 days prior to step 2 registration\n  * Participants must not have received administration of a live, attenuated vaccine within 30 days prior to step 2 registration. Note: Participants may have received a messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) or viral vector-based coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine within 30 days prior to step 2 registration\n  * Participants must not have received administration of any strong CYP3A4 inducers, such as but not limited to rifampin, carbamazepine, enzalutamide, mitotane, phenytoin and St. John's wort, within 14 days prior to step 2 registration\n  * Participants must not have received administration of any strong CYP3A4 inhibitors, such as but not limited to clarithromycin, itraconazole, ketoconazole, grapefruit juice, indinavir, nelfinavir, ritonavir, nefazodone, saquinavir, and telithromycin, within 5 times the half-life of the CYP3A inhibitor prior to step 2 registration\n  * Participants must have a history and physical examination performed within 28 days prior to step 2 registration\n  * Leukocytes \\>= 3,000\u002FuL (within 28 days prior to step 2 registration)\n  * Absolute neutrophil count \\>= 1,500\u002FuL (within 28 days prior to step 2 registration)\n  * Platelets \\>= 100,000\u002FuL (within 28 days prior to step 2 registration)\n  * Total bilirubin =\\\u003C 1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) or =\\\u003C 3 x ULN for participants with Gilbert's disease (within 28 days prior to step 2 registration)\n  * Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) =\\\u003C 3 x institutional ULN (within 28 days prior to step 2 registration)\n  * Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =\\\u003C 3 x institutional ULN (within 28 days prior to step 2 registration)\n  * Urinalysis: For baseline value (no required value for eligibility)\n  * Measured (OR calculated) creatinine clearance \\>= 30 mL\u002Fmin using the following Cockcroft-Gault Formula. This specimen must have been drawn and processed within 28 days prior to step 2 registration",{"count":75,"type":19},150,[22],"This phase II trial studies the good and bad effects of the combination of drugs called cabozantinib and nivolumab in treating patients with melanoma or squamous cell head and neck cancer that may have spread from where it first started to nearby tissue, lymph nodes, or distant parts of the body (advanced). Cabozantinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as nivolumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. This trial may help doctors determine how quickly patients can be divided into groups based on biomarkers in their tumors. A biomarker is a biological molecule found in the blood, other body fluids, or in tissues that is a sign of a normal or abnormal process or a sign of a condition or disease. A biomarker may be used to see how well the body responds to a treatment for a disease or condition. The two biomarkers that this trial is studying are \"tumor mutational burden\" and \"tumor inflammation signature.\" Another purpose of this trial is to help doctors learn if cabozantinib and nivolumab shrink or stabilize the cancer, and whether patients respond differently to the combination depending on the status of the biomarkers.",[79,26,80,81,27,28,29,30,31,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89,35,36,37,90,91,92,93,94],"Clinical Stage III Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8","Clinical Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8","Clinical Stage IV HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8","Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma","Metastatic Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma","Metastatic Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma","Metastatic Melanoma","Metastatic Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma","Metastatic Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma","Recurrent Melanoma","Stage III Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8","Stage IV Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8","Stage IV Laryngeal Cancer AJCC v8","Stage IV Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v8","Stage IV Oropharyngeal (p16-Negative) Carcinoma AJCC v8","Unresectable Melanoma","2026-06-25",{"date":97,"type":47},"2026-06-26",{"date":99,"type":47},"2022-12-06",{"date":101,"type":19},"2027-01-01",{"name":53,"class":54},223,{"id":105,"slug":4,"hasResults":10,"nctId":106,"briefTitle":107,"officialTitle":108,"acronym":4,"eligibilityCriteria":109,"healthyVolunteers":10,"sex":15,"minAge":16,"maxAge":4,"enrollmentInfo":110,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":20,"phases":112,"briefSummary":114,"conditions":115,"keywords":4,"overallStatus":43,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":117,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":118,"startDateStruct":120,"completionDateStruct":122,"leadSponsor":124,"locationsCount":127},"100532325","NCT06211335","Losartan, Pembrolizumab and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Patients With Locally Recurrent, Refractory or Oligometastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma","Phase Ib Study of Losartan, Pembrolizumab and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) in Patients With Locoregionally Recurrent, Refractory, or Oligometastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC)","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Histologically or cytologically confirmed locoregionally recurrent, refractory, or oligometastatic (at most 4 lesions) squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck not amenable to curative resection\n* p16 status known for base of tongue, soft palate, and tonsil cancers\n* Tumor amenable to sequential biopsies, and patients willing to undergo sequential tumor biopsies so long as the treating investigator considers them to be clinically safe\n* Prior radiotherapy to the head and neck is allowed. Disease should be limited to up to 4 sites of active disease in the head and neck and\u002For distant metastatic sites if deemed safely treatable by physician, or adjacent sites treatable in single contiguous target volume with a recommended maximum total tumor dimension (GTV) of \\\u003C 7.5 cm. However, larger volumes may be allowed after discussion with primary investigator (PI) and careful review of radiation dose constraints\n* Prior systemic therapy is allowed. Patients with locoregional relapses where radiation alone would be indicated are allowed to enroll without prior systemic therapy\n* Presence of measurable disease by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST 1.1) with a target on a computed tomography (CT) scan or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) available for review\n* Combined positive score (CPS) \\> 1%\n* Age ≥ 18 years at time of consent\n* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 - 1\n* Leukocytes ≥ 3 × 10\\^9\u002FL\n* Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1.5 × 10\\^9\u002FL\n* Platelets ≥ 100 × 10\\^9\u002FL\n* Hemoglobin (Hgb) ≥ 9 g\u002FdL, transfusions may be used to raise Hgb to ≥ 9 g\u002FdL (no washout required)\n* Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × institutional upper limit of normal (ULN)\n* Aspartate transaminase (AST) \u002F alanine transaminase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 × institutional ULN\n* Creatinine within normal institutional limits OR creatinine clearance ≥ 30 mL\u002Fmin\u002F1.73 m\\^2 for patients with creatinine above institutional ULN\n* The effects of losartan on the developing human fetus are unknown. For this reason, individuals of childbearing potential and male participants with partners of childbearing potential, must agree to use methods of contraception for the duration of study participation (including dosing interruptions) and for up to 3 months after last study treatment; or be surgically sterilized\n* Ability to understand and willingness to sign and date the informed consent form\n* Stated ability and willingness to adhere to the study visit schedule and protocol requirements\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Nasopharyngeal carcinoma, salivary gland carcinoma or primary skin squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)\n* Prior treatment with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or anti-PD-L2 antibody\n* Chemotherapy or other anti-cancer therapy within 3 weeks prior to study day 1\n* Hypersensitivity to losartan or any component of the formulation\n* Radiation therapy within 6 months prior to study day 1\n* Patients with disease surrounding \\> 50% of the carotid\n* Participant who has not recovered to National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) grade ≤ 1 from an adverse event (AE) due to previous cancer therapeutics (i.e., chemotherapy, radiation therapy, biologic therapy, and\u002For experimental therapy) with the exception of alopecia\n* Major surgery as assessed by the investigator (with the exception of diagnostic biopsy) within ≤ 28 days prior to study day 1 (patients must have completely recovered from any previous surgery prior to study day 1)\n* Clinically significant bleeding ≤ 4 weeks prior to study day 1\n* Requirement for parenteral antibiotics, or any active infection requiring parenteral antibiotic therapy within 4 weeks prior to study day 1\n* Clinically significant or uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (hemoglobin A1C ≤ 8.5%). Patients with diabetes mellitus treated with aliskiren ≤ 7 days prior to study day 1 are excluded\n* Active autoimmune disorders that have required systemic treatment with disease modifying agents, corticosteroids, or immunosuppressive drugs in the past 2 years are excluded. Patients with autoimmune disorder or well-managed or inactive autoimmune disorders, such as Hashimoto's thyroiditis, may be allowed at the discretion of the PI\n* Current use of systemic corticosteroids equivalent to \\>10 mg of prednisone per day\n* Current use of angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) or angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors for management of hypertension\n* Clinically significant cardiovascular, pulmonary, endocrine, neurologic, gastrointestinal or genitourinary disease unrelated to underlying solid tumor that in the judgment of the investigator should preclude treatment with losartan\n* Any other active malignancy except for low-risk prostate cancer previously treated or under active surveillance, uncomplicated and cured basal cell carcinoma, or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin within 5 years of study entry\n* Known history of positive hepatitis C (HCV) antibody, hepatitis B (HBV) surface antigen (HbsAg and HBV core Ab positive), or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody results. Patients with positive antibody tests are eligible with negative viral loads\n* Administration of live, attenuated vaccine ≤ 28 days prior to study day 1. Administration of inactivated flu vaccines is allowed\n* Any prior treatment with losartan or other specific TGF-β-directed therapy\n* Treatment with another investigational drug or device, or approved therapy for investigational use ≤ 28 days prior to study day 1, or if the half-life of the previous product is known, within 5 times the half-life prior to study day 1, whichever may be longer\n* Pregnant or breast feeding\n* Any condition that in the opinion of the investigator would interfere with the participant's safety, compliance while on trial, or understanding or rendering of informed consent",{"count":111,"type":19},24,[113],"PHASE1","This phase Ib trial tests the safety, side effects and how well losartan, pembrolizumab and stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for the treatment of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma that has come back to nearby tissue or lymph node after a period of improvement (locally recurrent), that has not responded to previous treatment (refractory) or that has spread from where it first started to multiple other placed in the body (oligometastatic). Losartan is a drug used to treat high blood pressure that may enhance the effects of other cancer treatments such as immunotherapy and radiation. Immunotherapy with pembrolizumab may induce changes in body's immune system and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. SBRT is a type of external radiation therapy that uses special equipment to position a patient and precisely deliver radiation to tumors in the body (except the brain). The total dose of radiation is divided into smaller doses given over several days. This type of radiation therapy helps spare normal tissue. Giving losartan, pembrolizumab and SBRT may work better in treating patients with locally recurrent, refractory or oligometastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.",[27,82,116],"Refractory Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma","2026-03-10",{"date":119,"type":47},"2026-03-12",{"date":121,"type":47},"2023-12-07",{"date":123,"type":19},"2027-06",{"name":125,"class":126},"University of California, Davis","OTHER",2,{"id":129,"slug":4,"hasResults":10,"nctId":130,"briefTitle":131,"officialTitle":132,"acronym":4,"eligibilityCriteria":133,"healthyVolunteers":10,"sex":15,"minAge":16,"maxAge":4,"enrollmentInfo":134,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":20,"phases":136,"briefSummary":137,"conditions":138,"keywords":4,"overallStatus":43,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":144,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":145,"startDateStruct":147,"completionDateStruct":149,"leadSponsor":151,"locationsCount":153},"100420405","NCT04754321","Combining Immunotherapy Salvage Surgery & IORT Tx Persistent\u002FRecurrent Head & Neck Cancer","HNSALV Trial: Combining Immunotherapy With Salvage Surgery and IORT for Treatment of Persistent\u002FRecurrent Head and Neck Cancers","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Pathologically confirmed either persistent and\u002F or locoregionally recurrent HNSCC of oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, unknown primary head and neck (H\\&N) squamous cell carcinoma\n* Resectable disease as determined by the surgeon and team\n* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) \\\u003C 2\n* At least 18 years of age\n* Adequate hematologic, renal, and hepatic function\n* Must have at least 2 week washout period from prior therapy\n* Willingness and ability to provide informed consent\n* Negative pregnancy test for females of reproductive potential\n* Patients who have undergone therapy for their cancer, such as surgery and\u002For chemotherapy and\u002For radiotherapy and recurred\n* Disease measurable by computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) per RECIST 1.1 criteria.\n* Prior definitive and palliative chemotherapy will be allowed\n* Prior radiation therapy will be allowed\n* Tumor tissue from resected site of disease must be provided for biomarker analyses, in addition to urine and blood sample as scheduled per protocol\n* White blood cell (WBC) \\>= 2000\u002FuL (obtained within 14 days of randomization)\n* Neutrophils \\>= 1500\u002FuL (obtained within 14 days of randomization)\n* Platelets \\>= 100 x10\\^3\u002FuL (obtained within 14 days of randomization)\n* Hemoglobin \\> 9.0 g\u002FdL (obtained within 14 days of randomization)\n* Serum creatinine =\\\u003C 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) or calculated creatinine clearance (CrCl) \\>= 40 mL\u002Fmin (Cockcroft and Gault or Wright formula may be used according to local practice) (obtained within 14 days of randomization)\n* Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =\\\u003C 3 x institutional ULN\n* Total Bilirubin =\\\u003C 1.5 x institutional ULN (except subjects with Gilbert Syndrome, who can have total bilirubin \\\u003C 3.0 mg\u002FdL)\n* Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must use appropriate method(s) of contraception. WOCBP should use an adequate method to avoid pregnancy for four months after the last dose of pembrolizumab.\n* Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test (minimum sensitivity 25 IU\u002FL or equivalent units of human chorionic gonadotropin \\[HCG\\])\n* Men who are sexually active with WOCBP must use any contraceptive method with a failure rate of less than 1% per year. Men who are sexually active with WOCBP will be instructed to adhere to contraception for a period of four months after the last dose of investigational product\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Requirement of immunosuppressive therapy within 14 days of randomization\n* Salivary gland carcinomas, lip carcinoma, adenocarcinoma of the skin\n* Prior use of immune checkpoint blockade agent\n* History of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B, C: Participants who test positive for hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBV sAg) or hepatitis C virus ribonucleic acid (HCV antibody) indicating acute or chronic infection, those who test positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or have known acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)\n* Unresectable disease, as determined by the surgeon and team\n* Subjects with history of grade 3 toxicity with prior immunotherapy\n* Patients with distant metastases\n* Subjects with active autoimmune disease\n* Breastfeeding women\n* Additional prior malignancy within the previous 3 years (treated or untreated, except for skin carcinomas treated with excision alone and carcinoma in situ of the cervix)\n* Palliative radiotherapy less than 14 days prior to first dose of study drug\n* Any history of hypersensitivity to any of the trial medications\n* Poorly controlled or serious medical or psychiatric illness likely to interfere with participation and\u002For compliance in this clinical trial\n* Prisoners or subjects who are involuntarily incarcerated\n* Patients not available for follow-up\u002Ffuture contact as defined in the ICF\n* Note: Patients on this protocol are not excluded from participation in other clinical trials",{"count":135,"type":19},45,[113],"This phase I trial is to find out the possible side effects of pembrolizumab and radiation therapy before and during surgery in treating patients with head and neck squamous cell cancer that remains despite treatment (persistent) or has come back (recurrent). Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as pembrolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays or protons to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Giving pembrolizumab and radiation therapy before and during surgery may kill more tumor cells.",[139,27,140,141,142,143],"Head and Neck Carcinoma of Unknown Primary","Recurrent Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma","Recurrent Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma","Recurrent Pharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma","Resectable Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma","2026-01-29",{"date":146,"type":47},"2026-02-02",{"date":148,"type":47},"2022-05-12",{"date":150,"type":19},"2026-12-31",{"name":152,"class":126},"Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center",1,""]