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@ARTICLE{Fayette:300815,
author = {J. Fayette and L. Licitra and K. Harrington and R. Haddad
and L. L. Siu and Y.-C. Liu and M. Tahara and J.-P. Machiels
and D. Rischin and T. Y. Seiwert and R. L. Ferris and U.
Keilholz and A. Psyrri and B. Keam and P. Bossi and R.
Metcalf and C.-Y. Hsieh and P. M. J. Clement and P. Isaev
and A. Mudunov and J. Dinis and A. Hoeben and S. Kasper$^*$
and K. Klinghammer and M. Hwang and J. Blando and O. Serrano
and D. Ruscica and R. B. Cohen},
title = {{INTERLINK}-1: {A} {P}hase {III}, {R}andomized,
{P}lacebo-{C}ontrolled {S}tudy of {M}onalizumab {P}lus
{C}etuximab in {R}ecurrent/{M}etastatic {H}ead and {N}eck
{S}quamous {C}ell {C}arcinoma.},
journal = {Clinical cancer research},
volume = {31},
number = {13},
issn = {1078-0432},
address = {Philadelphia, Pa. [u.a.]},
publisher = {AACR},
reportid = {DKFZ-2025-00929},
pages = {2617-2627},
year = {2025},
note = {2025 Jul 1;31(13):2617-2627},
abstract = {Treatment options for recurrent/metastatic (R/M) head and
neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) after failure of immune
checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) treatment and platinum-based
chemotherapy are limited. Preliminary data suggested
monalizumab plus cetuximab had clinical activity in R/M
HNSCC.INTERLINK-1 (NCT04590963) was a double-blind, phase
III study. Participants with R/M HNSCC who had received ICI
therapy and progressed despite platinum-based chemotherapy
were randomized 2:1 to monalizumab (750 mg, fortnightly) or
placebo, plus cetuximab (400 mg/m2 loading dose, then 250
mg/m2, weekly). The primary endpoint was overall survival
(OS) in participants with non-oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) or
human papillomavirus (HPV)-negative OPC (HPV-unrelated
analysis set). Secondary endpoints included progression-free
survival (PFS) and objective response rate (ORR).At data
cut-off, 216 participants were randomized in the
HPV-unrelated analysis set; 145 to monalizumab plus
cetuximab and 71 to placebo plus cetuximab. Median OS was
8.8 months for monalizumab plus cetuximab versus 8.6 months
for placebo plus cetuximab (hazard ratio [HR], 1.00; $95\%$
CI, 0.66-1.54); median PFS was 3.6 versus 3.8 months,
respectively (HR, 1.11; $95\%$ CI, 0.79-1.57); and ORR was
$15.2\%$ versus $23.9\%,$ respectively. INTERLINK-1 was
terminated after a preplanned interim analysis showed
futility criteria were met (predetermined futility HR
>0.874). Grade 3-4 treatment-related adverse events were
reported in $18.3\%$ and $17.2\%$ of participants treated in
the monalizumab and placebo arms, respectively.Monalizumab
plus cetuximab did not improve OS compared with placebo plus
cetuximab. The safety profile of the combination was
consistent with safety observations for cetuximab
monotherapy.},
cin = {ED01},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-He78)ED01-20160331},
pnm = {899 - ohne Topic (POF4-899)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-899},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:40300079},
doi = {10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-25-0073},
url = {https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/300815},
}