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FORTIFI-HN01: A Study of Ficerafusp Alfa (BCA101) or Placebo in Combination With Pembrolizumab in First-Line PD-L1-pos, R or M HNSCC

Bicara Therapeutics
NCT IDNCT06788990ClinicalTrials.gov data as of Apr 2026
Phase

Phase 2/3

Target enrollment

650

Study length

about 4.5 years

Ages

18+

Locations

51 sites in AL, AZ, CA +24

What this study is about

Researchers are testing a treatment with ficerafusp alfa and pembrolizumab versus placebo with pembrolizumab for people with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma who have high PD-L1 levels. The trial will last about 1645 days.

Simplified from trial records by PatientMatch.

What you may be asked to do

  • 1.Take Ficerafusp alfa
  • 2.Take Pembrolizumab (KEYTRUDA®)
  • 3.Take Placebo

Participation Burden

What's physically and logistically required of participants.

Logistics & Travel
In-person visits

Requires travel to a study site

Physical Intervention
Injection / IV

How treatment is administered

Treatment Assignment
Randomized & Blinded

You may get a placebo/standard care, and you won't know which.

Extracted study details

Pulled from the trial record to show what is being tested and what the study is measuring.

Drug classes

immunotherapy (PD-1 inhibitor immunotherapy (pembrolizumab)), pembrolizumab (Immune checkpoint inhibitor; blocks PD-1 to boost T-cell attack on cancer)

Drug routes

infusion

Endpoints

Primary: Phase 2 - Incidence and severity of TEAEs, treatment-treatment emergent SAEs TEAEs leading to dose interruption, dose reduction, or permanent discontinuation., Phase 2 - Objective Response Rate (ORR) per RECIST 1.1 by blinded independent central review (BICR), Phase 3 - Objective Response Rate (ORR) per RECIST 1.1 by BICR., Phase 3 - Overall Survival (OS)

Secondary: Phase 2 - Duration of Response (DOR) per RECIST 1.1 by BICR., Phase 3 - 14. Time to deterioration (TTD) in global health status measured by the EORTC QLQ C30 items for global health status and quality of life scale (item 29/30), Phase 3 - DOR, per RECIST 1.1 by investigator's assessment., Phase 3 - Duration of Response (DOR) per RECIST 1.1 by BICR., Phase 3 - Incidence and severity of TEAEs, treatment-treatment emergent SAEs TEAEs leading to dose interruption, dose reduction, or permanent discontinuation., Phase 3 - ORR, per RECIST 1.1 by investigator's assessment., Phase 3 - Objective Response Rate (ORR) per RECIST 1.1 by BICR., Phase 3 - PFS, per RECIST 1.1 by investigator's assessment.

Body systems

Oncology