A phase 1 study of berzosertib (M6620, VX-970) in combination with cisplatin and radiation in patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (ETCTN 9950).

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Title: A phase 1 study of berzosertib (M6620, VX-970) in combination with cisplatin and radiation in patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (ETCTN 9950).
Authors: Bhatia A; Yale School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, Connecticut, USA., Chen Z; Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA., Zhang Y; University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.; Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA., Bruce JY; Division of Hematology, Medical Oncology, and Palliative Care, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA., Arnold S; Markey Cancer Center, Lexington, Kentucky, USA., Kaur V; University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA., Riess JW; Division of Hematology/Oncology, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, Davis, California, USA., Fenton M; Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA., Burtness B; Yale School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, Connecticut, USA., Saba NF; Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA., Tara H; Yale School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, Connecticut, USA., Steuer CE; Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA., Shin DM; Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA., Wasp G; Dartmouth Cancer Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA., Davis TH; Dartmouth Cancer Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA., Patel M; Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA., Schmitz JC; University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA., Bhateja P; Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA., Diavolitsis V; Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA., Zandberg DP; Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA., Mitchell DL; Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA., Kiesel BF; Cancer Therapeutics Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA., Kunos C; Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA., Gore SD; Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, Investigational Drug Branch, Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA., Carducci M; Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA., Beumer JH; Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.; Cancer Therapeutics Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.; Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA., Owonikoko TK; University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Source: Cancer [Cancer] 2026 Mar 15; Vol. 132 (6), pp. e70346.
Publication Type: Journal Article; Clinical Trial, Phase I
Journal Info: Publisher: Wiley Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0374236 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1097-0142 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 0008543X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Cancer Subsets: MEDLINE
Database: MEDLINE Ultimate
FullText Text:
  Availability: 0
Header DbId: mdl
DbLabel: MEDLINE Ultimate
An: 41823504
AccessLevel: 2
PubType: Academic Journal
PubTypeId: academicJournal
PreciseRelevancyScore: 0
IllustrationInfo
Items – Name: Title
  Label: Title
  Group: Ti
  Data: A phase 1 study of berzosertib (M6620, VX-970) in combination with cisplatin and radiation in patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (ETCTN 9950).
– Name: Author
  Label: Authors
  Group: Au
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Bhatia+A%22">Bhatia A</searchLink>; Yale School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Chen+Z%22">Chen Z</searchLink>; Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Zhang+Y%22">Zhang Y</searchLink>; University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.; Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Bruce+JY%22">Bruce JY</searchLink>; Division of Hematology, Medical Oncology, and Palliative Care, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Arnold+S%22">Arnold S</searchLink>; Markey Cancer Center, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Kaur+V%22">Kaur V</searchLink>; University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Riess+JW%22">Riess JW</searchLink>; Division of Hematology/Oncology, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, Davis, California, USA.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Fenton+M%22">Fenton M</searchLink>; Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Burtness+B%22">Burtness B</searchLink>; Yale School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Saba+NF%22">Saba NF</searchLink>; Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Tara+H%22">Tara H</searchLink>; Yale School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Steuer+CE%22">Steuer CE</searchLink>; Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Shin+DM%22">Shin DM</searchLink>; Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Wasp+G%22">Wasp G</searchLink>; Dartmouth Cancer Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Davis+TH%22">Davis TH</searchLink>; Dartmouth Cancer Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Patel+M%22">Patel M</searchLink>; Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Schmitz+JC%22">Schmitz JC</searchLink>; University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Bhateja+P%22">Bhateja P</searchLink>; Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Diavolitsis+V%22">Diavolitsis V</searchLink>; Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Zandberg+DP%22">Zandberg DP</searchLink>; Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Mitchell+DL%22">Mitchell DL</searchLink>; Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Kiesel+BF%22">Kiesel BF</searchLink>; Cancer Therapeutics Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Kunos+C%22">Kunos C</searchLink>; Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Gore+SD%22">Gore SD</searchLink>; Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, Investigational Drug Branch, Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Carducci+M%22">Carducci M</searchLink>; Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Beumer+JH%22">Beumer JH</searchLink>; Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.; Cancer Therapeutics Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.; Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AU" term="%22Owonikoko+TK%22">Owonikoko TK</searchLink>; University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
– Name: TitleSource
  Label: Source
  Group: Src
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="JN" term="%220374236%22">Cancer</searchLink> [Cancer] 2026 Mar 15; Vol. 132 (6), pp. e70346.
– Name: TypePub
  Label: Publication Type
  Group: TypPub
  Data: Journal Article; Clinical Trial, Phase I
– Name: TitleSource
  Label: Journal Info
  Group: Src
  Data: <i>Publisher: </i><searchLink fieldCode="PB" term="%22Wiley%22">Wiley </searchLink><i>Country of Publication: </i>United States <i>NLM ID: </i>0374236 <i>Publication Model: </i>Print <i>Cited Medium: </i>Internet <i>ISSN: </i>1097-0142 (Electronic) <i>Linking ISSN: </i><searchLink fieldCode="IS" term="%220008543X%22">0008543X </searchLink><i>NLM ISO Abbreviation: </i>Cancer <i>Subsets: </i>MEDLINE
PLink https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=mdl&AN=41823504
RecordInfo BibRecord:
  BibEntity:
    Identifiers:
      – Type: doi
        Value: 10.1002/cncr.70346
    Languages:
      – Code: eng
        Text: English
    PhysicalDescription:
      Pagination:
        StartPage: e70346
    Titles:
      – TitleFull: A phase 1 study of berzosertib (M6620, VX-970) in combination with cisplatin and radiation in patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (ETCTN 9950).
        Type: main
  BibRelationships:
    HasContributorRelationships:
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Bhatia A
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Chen Z
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Zhang Y
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Bruce JY
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Arnold S
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Kaur V
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Riess JW
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Fenton M
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Burtness B
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Saba NF
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Tara H
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Steuer CE
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Shin DM
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Wasp G
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Davis TH
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Patel M
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Schmitz JC
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Bhateja P
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Diavolitsis V
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Zandberg DP
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Mitchell DL
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Kiesel BF
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Kunos C
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Gore SD
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Carducci M
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Beumer JH
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Owonikoko TK
    IsPartOfRelationships:
      – BibEntity:
          Dates:
            – D: 15
              M: 03
              Text: 2026 Mar 15
              Type: published
              Y: 2026
          Identifiers:
            – Type: issn-electronic
              Value: 1097-0142
          Numbering:
            – Type: volume
              Value: 132
            – Type: issue
              Value: 6
          Titles:
            – TitleFull: Cancer
              Type: main
ResultId 1