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Cetuximab after Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer

Trial Status: active

This phase II trial studies how well cetuximab after immunotherapy with PD-1 inhibitors work in treating patients with head and neck squamous cell cancer. Cetuximab is an antibody (protein structure) that blocks receptors on cancer cells, called EGFR receptors, that favor the growth and multiplication of the cancer cells. Giving cetuximab may work better when given in patients who stopped responding to immunotherapy or who had to stop immunotherapy because of toxicity.