Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
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2025-12-25 @ 2:04 AM
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2025-12-25 @ 2:04 AM
NCT ID:
NCT03749460
Brief Summary:
This phase I/II trial studies the side effects and how well nivolumab and ipilimumab works when given together with stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in treating patients with salivary gland cancers. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as nivolumab and ipilimumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Stereotactic body radiation therapy uses special equipment to position a patient and deliver radiation to tumors with high precision. This method can kill tumor cells with fewer doses over a shorter period and cause less damage to normal tissue. Giving nivolumab and ipilimumab and SBRT may work better in treating patients with advanced salivary gland cancers.
Detailed Description:
Patients receive nivolumab intravenously (IV) over 30 minutes on day 1. Treatment repeats every 2 weeks for up to 12 courses and then every 4 weeks for additional 8 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also receive ipilimumab IV over 60 minutes on day 1. Treatment repeats every 6 weeks for up to 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Beginning week 3, patients undergo 3 fractions of stereotactic body radiation therapy every other day in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
After completion of study treatment patients are followed up at 30 days and then every 8 or 12 weeks.
Study:
NCT03749460
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT03749460