About Our Head and Neck Cancer Trials

SQZ Biotech is actively enrolling patients in trials for head and neck cancer. Our unique approach engineers a patient’s own cells to create a personalized therapy that is readministered to activate the immune system to target solid tumors.

Patients and doctors can expect prompt responses to questions. Please reach out to learn more! Fill out the form on the right or email patientadvocacy@sqzbiotech.com

Eligibility Criteria

Our study coordinators can help you determine if you fit the trial criteria and can participate in the studies:

• Male or Female, 18 years of age or older
• Histologically confirmed incurable or metastatic solid tumors that are HPV16+
• Cancer progression after at least one available standard therapy for incurable disease, or patient is intolerant to or refuses standard therapy(ies) or has a tumor for which no standard therapy(ies) exist

Sites

Currently, we have multiple sites in the United States.

• HonorHealth, Scottsdale, AZ
• University of Colorado, Aurora, CO
• Tenessee Oncology, Nashville, TN
• University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
• Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
• City of Hope Medical Center, CA
• Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, MI
• Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, NY
• Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY
• Oregon Health and Science University, OR
• More sites expected to open soon!

The Patient Experience

Our investigational cell therapies do not require preconditioning or lengthy hospital stays. They are administered as a simple syringe push.

The Science Behind Our Therapies

We use a patient’s own cells to manufacture a personalized therapy. After blood collection, we isolate target cell types, use our SQZ® technology to engineer their functions and administer them back to the patient. A patient can typically receive their first dose about a week after blood collection. Once administered, SQZ® engineered cells are designed to home to specialized immune structures, such as the lymph nodes and spleen, and direct the patient’s immune system to target disease.

Additional Trial Information

Enhanced APC (eAPC) therapeutic candidate leveraging five different mRNAs

COMMANDER-001 · PHASE 1/2 CLINICAL TRIAL

Enhanced APC (eAPC) therapeutic candidate derived from patient’s own white blood cells

• Designed to leverage the advantages and functionalities of five different mRNAs squeezed into white blood cells
• Administered as monotherapy or in combination with checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab
• In preclinical studies, SQZ® eAPCs have been shown to generate robust CD8 T cell responses against multiple antigens, through simultaneous expression of antigens, CD86, membrane bound IL-2, and membrane bound IL-12

Learn about the science behind COMMANDER-001
Trial and enrollment details
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Alternative therapy demonstrating robust immune responses in preclinical studies

SQZ-AAC-HPV-101 · PHASE 1/2 CLINICAL TRIAL

AAC therapeutic candidate derived from patient’s own red blood cells

• Designed to transport tumor-specific antigen and activating adjuvant to a patient’s own antigen presenting cells in vivo
• Administered as a monotherapy or in combination with checkpoint inhibitors ipilimumab or nivolumab
• In preclinical studies, SQZ® eAPCs have been shown to generate robust CD8 T cell responses against multiple antigens, through simultaneous expression of antigens, CD86, membrane bound IL-2, and membrane bound IL-12

Learn about the science behind SQZ-AAC-HPV-101
Trial and enrollment details
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About SQZ Biotech

SQZ Biotech’s platform technology was developed at MIT, and our platform technology has been named as one of Scientific American’s Top 10 World Changing Ideas, Fierce Biotech’s Fierce 15, and a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer.

Contact Information

Email patientadvocacy@sqzbiotech.com or submit the “Learn More About This Trial” form on this page if you have any questions about this trial!