Testing the Use of Ado-Trastuzumab Emtansine Compared to the Usual Treatment (Chemotherapy With Docetaxel Plus Trastuzumab) or Trastuzumab Deruxtecan for Recurrent, Metastatic, or Unresectable HER2-Expressing Salivary Gland Cancers (NCT05408845)
A Phase II Trial of HER2-Targeted Therapies for Recurrent, Metastatic, or Unresectable HER2-Expressing Salivary Gland Cancers
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
This phase II trial compares the effect of usual treatment of docetaxel chemotherapy plus trastuzumab, to ado-emtansine (T-DM1) in patients with HER2-postive salivary gland cancer that has come back (recurrent), that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body, or cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable). This trial is also testing how well trastuzumab deruxtecan works in treating patients with HER2-low recurrent or metastatic salivary gland cancer. Trastuzumab is a form of targeted therapy because it works by attaching itself to specific molecules (receptors) on the surface of cancer cells, known as HER2 receptors. When trastuzumab attaches to HER2 receptors, the signals that tell the cells to grow are blocked and the cancer cell may be marked for destruction by body's immune system. Trastuzumab emtansine contains trastuzumab, linked to a chemotherapy drug called emtansine. Trastuzumab attaches to HER2 positive cancer cells in a targeted way and delivers emtansine to kill them. Trastuzumab deruxtecan is a monoclonal antibody called traztuzumab, linked to a chemotherapy drug called deruxtecan. Trastuzumab is a form of targeted therapy because it attaches to specific molecules (receptors) on the surface of cancer cells, known as HER2 receptors and delivers deruxtecan to kill them. Docetaxel is in a class of medications called taxanes. It stops cancer cells from growing and dividing and may kill them. Trastuzumab emtansine may work better compared to usual treatment of chemotherapy with docetaxel and trastuzumab or trastuzumab deruxtecan in treating patients with recurrent, metastatic or unresectable salivary gland cancer.
Who can join: Review the eligibility criteria below.
Location: University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center — Birmingham, Alabama
Age range: 18 Years
🧪 Interventions in This Study
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📍 All Participating Trial Locations (152 Sites)
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- University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center — Birmingham, Alabama
- City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center — Duarte, California
- Kaiser Permanente Dublin — Dublin, California
- Kaiser Permanente-Fremont — Fremont, California
- Kaiser Permanente Fresno Orchard Plaza — Fresno, California
- Kaiser Permanente-Fresno — Fresno, California
- City of Hope at Irvine Lennar — Irvine, California
- Kaiser Permanente- Modesto MOB II — Modesto, California
- Kaiser Permanente-Modesto — Modesto, California
- Kaiser Permanente-Oakland — Oakland, California
- Stanford Cancer Institute Palo Alto — Palo Alto, California
- Kaiser Permanente-Roseville — Roseville, California
- Kaiser Permanente Downtown Commons — Sacramento, California
- Kaiser Permanente-South Sacramento — Sacramento, California
- Kaiser Permanente-San Francisco — San Francisco, California
- UCSF Medical Center-Mission Bay — San Francisco, California
- Kaiser Permanente-Santa Teresa-San Jose — San Jose, California
- Kaiser Permanente San Leandro — San Leandro, California
- Kaiser San Rafael-Gallinas — San Rafael, California
- Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Santa Clara — Santa Clara, California
- Kaiser Permanente-Santa Rosa — Santa Rosa, California
- Kaiser Permanente-South San Francisco — South San Francisco, California
- Kaiser Permanente-Vallejo — Vallejo, California
- Kaiser Permanente-Walnut Creek — Walnut Creek, California
- UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital — Aurora, Colorado
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.
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💡 How to Participate
- Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
- Review the official NIH record below to find the coordinating site.
- Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
- Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.