A Randomized, 2-Arm Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of CRB-701 Compared With Investigator's Choice of Capecitabine, Cetuximab, or Docetaxel in Participants With Recurrent or Metastatic Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Previously Treated With Platinum-based Chemotherapy and a PD-(L)1 Inhibitor
Latest Information Update: 20 Aug 2026
At a glance
- Drugs CRB 701 (Primary) ; Capecitabine; Cetuximab; Docetaxel
- Indications Head and neck cancer; Oropharyngeal cancer; Squamous cell cancer
- Focus Adverse reactions; Registrational; Therapeutic Use
- Acronyms TEMPO-1
- Sponsors Corbus Pharmaceuticals
Most Recent Events
- 20 Aug 2026 Status changed from planning to not yet recruiting.
- 28 Jul 2026 According to Corbus Pharmaceuticals media release, company announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the start of this trial in second-line (2L) oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC). Company expects to initiate enrollment in TEMPO-1 in September 2026.
- 26 May 2026 According to Corbus Pharmaceuticals media release, Corbus is on track to initiate a registrational study of CRB-701 in 2L OPSCC (TEMPO-1) in the summer of 2026. Broad alignment was reached with the U.S. FDA on the trial design for a randomized controlled study (n=250), which will explore the efficacy and safety of CRB-701 compared to investigator's choice of monotherapy with ORR as the primary endpoint for potential accelerated approval and potential full approval based on OS benefit.