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Study identifier: NCT04534205 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 29, 2026
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A Clinical Trial Investigating the Safety, Tolerability, and Therapeutic Effects of BNT113 in Combination With Pembrolizumab Versus Pembrolizumab Alone for Patients With a Form of Head and Neck Cancer Positive for Human Papilloma Virus 16 and Expressing the Protein PD-L1

Condition: Unresectable Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma · Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer · Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer  ·  Sponsor: BioNTech SE

PhasePhase 2/Phase 3
Planned participants350
Who can joinAll sexes, 18 Years to no upper limit
Healthy volunteersNo

About this study

An open-label, controlled, multi-site, interventional, 2-arm, Phase II/III trial of BNT113 in combination with pembrolizumab vs pembrolizumab monotherapy as first line treatment in patients with unresectable recurrent or metastatic HPV16+ HNSCC expressing programmed cell death ligand-1 (PD-L1) with combined positive score (CPS) ≥1. This trial has two parts. Part A, is an initial non-randomized Safety Run-In Phase to confirm the safety and tolerability at the selected dose range level of BNT113 in combination with pembrolizumab. Part B, is a randomized part to generate pivotal efficacy and safety data of BNT113 in combination with pembrolizumab versus pembrolizumab monotherapy in the first line setting in patients with unresectable recurrent or metastatic HPV16+ HNSCC expressing PD-L1 with CPS ≥1. Patients included in the Safety Run-In Phase of the trial (Part A) will not be randomized to Part B and will continue on-trial treatment (BNT113 plus pembrolizumab) within Part A. For Part B, an optional pre-screening phase is available for all patients where patients' tumor samples may be submitted for central HPV16 DNA and central PD-L1 expression testing prior to screening into the main trial. Patients will be treated with BNT113 in combination with pembrolizumab or with pembrolizumab monotherapy for approximately up to 24 months.

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Locations (195)

California Research InstituteLos Angeles, California, United StatesWithdrawn
UCLA Cancer CareLos Angeles, California, United StatesRecruiting
Stanford Cancer InstitutePalo Alto, California, United StatesCompleted
Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut, United StatesRecruiting
The George Washington Cancer CenterWashington D.C., District of Columbia, United StatesRecruiting
University of Miami Miller School of MedicineMiami, Florida, United StatesRecruiting
University Cancer and Blood CenterAthens, Georgia, United StatesWithdrawn
Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, Georgia, United StatesRecruiting
Norton Cancer InstituteLouisville, Kentucky, United StatesRecruiting
Tufts Medical CenterBoston, Massachusetts, United StatesRecruiting
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, Massachusetts, United StatesRecruiting
The University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer CenterAlbuquerque, New Mexico, United StatesRecruiting

+ 183 more locations — full list on the registry record.

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