← Eichor
Study identifier: NCT06016920 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 28, 2026
● Recruiting

Safety and Efficacy of VB10.16 and Pembrolizumab in Patients with Head-Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Condition: HPV Positive Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma · HNSCC  ·  Sponsor: Nykode Therapeutics ASA

PhasePhase 1/Phase 2
Planned participants51
Who can joinAll sexes, 18 Years to no upper limit
Healthy volunteersNo

About this study

This is a multi-center study in patients with un-resectable Recurrent or Metastatic HPV16-positive oropharyngeal Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC). The trial is designed to investigate VB10.16, an investigational therapeutic DNA vaccine in combination with another medicine, pembrolizumab, which is the standard of care for patients with previously untreated metastatic or resectable recurrent PD-L1 positive HNSCC. The study is divided in 2 parts: a phase 1, dose escalation part, testing 3 different doses of VB10.16 in combination with a standard fixed dose of pembrolizumab. The goal of this part is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of the combined treatment and to decide on the dose of VB10.16 to be used in the second part of the trial. In the second part of the trial, a phase 2a, dose expansion part, participants will receive either the highest safe dose of VB10.16 from part 1 or the 3 mg dose both in combination with pembrolizumab. The dose given to each participant will be decided in random. The trial is designed to define the optimal dose of VB10.16 in combination with pembrolizumab for future clinical studies based on the safety, tolerability and anti-tumor effect data generated.

This description comes directly from the study's public registry record.

Talk to the study team

Chief Medical Officer  ·  +47 951 133 93  ·  storhaug@nykode.com

Senior Clinical Trial Manager  ·  +47 452 301 55  ·  tolsen@nykode.com

Always discuss trial participation with your own doctor first.

Locations (17)

Fakultni nemocnice Olomouc, OlomuocOlomouc, CzechiaRecruiting
Hôpital de la Pitié - Salpétrière in ParisParis, Paris, FranceRecruiting
Hospices Civils De LyonLyon, FranceRecruiting
CRLC Val d'Aurelle - Institut de Recherche en Cancerologie de Montpellier (IRCM)Montpellier, FranceRecruiting
Institut Gustave Roussy, ParisParis, FranceRecruiting
Universität Leipzig Klinik und Poliklinik für Hals-, Nasen-, OhrenheilkundeLeipzig, GermanyRecruiting
Orszagos Onkologiai Intezet, BudapestBudapest, HungaryRecruiting
University of Bergen, Haukeland University HospitalBergen, NorwayRecruiting
Oslo UniversitetssykehusOslo, NorwayRecruiting
Uniwersyteckie Cetrum KliniczneGdansk, PolandRecruiting
Narodowy Instytut Onkologii-im Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie Panstwowy InstytutGliwice, PolandRecruiting
KO-MED Centra Kliniczne Lublin II, LublinLublin, PolandRecruiting

+ 5 more locations — full list on the registry record.

Follow this study

Get one email when the public record changes — results posted, or the study's status changes. Nothing else, ever.

We email about this public record only. Unsubscribe anytime with one click. Never medical advice.

Is this your study? This page was generated automatically from the public registry record. Sponsors can claim it — free — to add branding and verified contact routing. Claim this page →

This page is independently generated by Eichor from the public ClinicalTrials.gov record and re-synced daily. It is not the sponsor's official website unless claimed. Nothing here is medical advice; eligibility is always determined by the study team — talk to your own doctor first.

Source record: clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06016920