Head and neck cancers, Laryngeal cancer, Mouth and oropharyngeal cancer, Pharyngeal cancer
Open
Phase 3
This trial is looking at volrustomig (MEDI5752) for head and neck cancer that has spread into the surrounding tissue and cannot be removed by surgery.
Cancer that has spread into the surrounding tissue is called locally advanced cancer.
It is open to people who have had chemotherapy alongside radiotherapy () as treatment for the following:
oropharyngeal cancer
mouth (oral) cancer
hypopharyngeal cancer
laryngeal cancer
tongue cancer
tonsil cancer
You pronounce volrustomig as vole-rust-oh-mig.
Recruitment start: 10 May 2024
Recruitment end: 19 August 2027
Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.
Professor Kevin Harrington
AstraZeneca
Last reviewed: 15 Jun 2026
CRUK internal database number: 19959