ATATcH Alternating Treatment Plans for Advanced Head and Neck or Lung Cancer

This study is exploring a new way to give chemotherapy and immunotherapy for advanced head and neck or lung cancers. It tests alternating cycles of chemotherapy (Paclitaxel, Pemetrexed, 5Fluorouracil, Carboplatin) plus immunotherapy (Pembrolizumab) with immunotherapy alone. The goal is to see if giving chemotherapy less often (every six weeks instead of every three) can still effectively fight your cancer while improving your quality of life. The study is looking for about 150 adults, aged 18 and older, with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer or head and neck cancer. Researchers will measure how many patients complete their initial chemotherapy cycles to understand the treatment's success. The current status of this study is unclear.

Study design
This is a three-arm, parallel phase II study aiming to enroll about 150 participants.
What's involved
Not specified in the trial record.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
The primary endpoint is measured at up to 30 weeks, which suggests follow-up for at least that duration.

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NCT05358548

ATATcH Alternating Treatment Plans for Advanced Cancer

Recruiting
PHASE2Ages 18+InterventionalTreatment
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
~150 participants
Updated 2026-04-30 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:PaclitaxelPemetrexed5FluorouracilCarboplatinPembrolizumab

At a glance

Recruiting sites
10 of 11 listed sites are recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Confidence Interval (CI) estimate of patients completing induction chemotherapy cycles
Measured over up to 30 weeks
Head and Neck Cancer
Lung Cancer
11 sites across 1 states
New Jersey11
  • Missak Haigentz, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

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  • Confidence Interval (CI) estimate of patients completing induction chemotherapy cyclesup to 30 weeks

    The primary endpoint of this three-arm, parallel phase II study is the percentage of patients in each of the study arms receiving 1, 2, 3 and 4 (up to 6 cycles for head and neck cancer) induction combination chemoimmunotherapy (termed "A") cycles (reflecting timepoints of 0, six weeks, twelve weeks, and eighteen weeks on study, respectively \[up to 30 weeks for patients with head and neck cancer\]).