Head and Neck Cancer Pipeline Appears Robust With 80+ Key Pharma Companies Actively Working in the Therapeutics Segment | DelveInsight

May 06 16:02 2025
Head and Neck Cancer Pipeline Appears Robust With 80+ Key Pharma Companies Actively Working in the Therapeutics Segment | DelveInsight

DelveInsight’s, “Head and Neck cancer Pipeline Insight 2025” report provides comprehensive insights about 80+ companies and 100+ pipeline drugs in Head and Neck cancer pipeline landscape. It covers the Head and Neck Cancer Pipeline drug profiles, including clinical and nonclinical stage products. It also covers the Head and Neck Cancer Pipeline Therapeutics assessment by product type, stage, route of administration, and molecule type. It further highlights the inactive pipeline products in this space.

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Key Takeaways from the Head and Neck Cancer Pipeline Report

  • In May 2025, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center announced a clinical research study is to learn if RAD001 in combination with Tarceva (erlotinib hydrochloride) can help to control head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC). The safety of this drug combination will also be studied.
  • In May 2025, Ascendis Pharma A/S conducted a study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of TransCon TLR7/8 Agonist, TransCon IL-2 β/γ, and pembrolizumab given prior to curative intent surgery in treatment of participants with newly diagnosed Stage III/IVA resectable locoregionally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (LA-HNSCC). After surgery, participants will receive local standard-of-care treatment and will be followed for safety, efficacy, and survival for up to 2 years.
  • DelveInsight’s Head and Neck Cancer pipeline report depicts a robust space with 80+ active players working to develop 100+ pipeline therapies for Head and Neck Cancer treatment.
  • The leading Head and Neck Cancer Companies such as Debiopharm, Merck, GlaxoSmithKline, QBiotics Group Limited, Memgen, Inc., BioNTech, Alentis Therapeutics AG, Beijing CorreGene Biotechnology, Coordination Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Sichuan Baili Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., TILT Biotherapeutics Ltd., Coherus Biosciences, Inc., and others.
  • Promising Head and Neck Cancer Therapies such as RiMO-301, Pembrolizumab, Dostarlimab, Belrestotug, Nelistotug, Methotrexate, Afatinib, and others.

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Head and Neck Cancer Emerging Drugs Profile

  • Xevinapant: Debiopharm/Merck

Xevinapant is a potent, orally available, inhibitor of IAPs (Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins). IAP inhibitors restore sensitivity to apoptosis in cancer cells and thereby deprive them of one of their major resistance mechanisms. This class of products is therefore particularly suited to be combined with widely used but often sub-optimal chemo- and radiotherapy (CRT). As leader of the class, xevinapant established proof of efficacy in high-risk locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (LASCCHN) patients for which the combination provided highly significant and sustainable clinical benefit as compared to CRT alone. Increasing tumor cell sensitivity to chemoradiotherapy constitutes a highly promising strategy for xevinapant which ultimately may improve treatment outcomes for these high-risk patients and other cancer patients currently treated with similar regimens. In addition to combination with CRT, xevinapant is also being investigated in combination with chemotherapy as well as checkpoint inhibitors. An exclusive license agreement has been granted to Merck in 2021 for its further development and commercialization. Currently, the drug is in Phase III stage of its clinical trial for the treatment of Head and Neck cancer.

  • Dostarlimab: GlaxoSmithKline

Dostarlimab, developed by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), is a humanized monoclonal antibody that targets the programmed death-1 (PD-1) receptor, enhancing the body’s immune response against various cancers, including head and neck cancer. It has shown promise in several clinical trials, particularly for cancers characterized by mismatch repair deficiency (dMMR) and microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) statuses. Dostarlimab functions by inhibiting the interaction between PD-1 receptors on T-cells and their ligands (PD-L1) on tumor cells. This blockade allows T-cells to more effectively recognize and attack cancer cells, thereby promoting tumor regression. Currently, the drug is in Phase III stage of its clinical trial for the treatment of Head and Neck cancer.

  • Tigilanol tiglate: QBiotics Group Limited

It is a short-chain diterpene ester isolated from the seed of Fontainea picrosperma, with potential antineoplastic activity. Upon intratumoral administration, tigilanol tiglate disrupts mitochondrial functioning and induces mitochondrial swelling, which leads to oncolysis of tumor cells that are in direct contact of the agent. In addition, tigilanol tiglate activates protein kinase C (PKC) signaling cascade, which leads to an acute inflammatory response. This results in hypoxia and activates innate immune cells including neutrophils and macrophages, thereby further killing tumor cells. The activation of the beta-II isoform of PKC (PKC beta II) also increases tumor vasculature permeability, which leads to the destruction of tumor vasculature. Currently, the drug is in the Phase II stage of development to treat Head and Neck cancer.

  • MEM-288: Memgen, Inc.

MEM-288 is an innovative oncolytic adenovirus developed by Memgen, Inc., designed as a cancer immunotherapy targeting solid tumors. It incorporates two key transgenes: human interferon beta (IFNβ) and a proprietary recombinant chimeric CD40 ligand (CD40L). This combination aims to enhance the immune system’s response against cancer cells, particularly in patients whose tumors have not responded to existing therapies, such as checkpoint inhibitors. Currently, the drug is in the Phase I stage of development to treat Head and Neck cancer.

The Head and Neck Cancer Pipeline Report Provides Insights into

  • The report provides detailed insights about companies that are developing therapies for the treatment of Head and Neck Cancer with aggregate therapies developed by each company for the same.
  • It accesses the Different therapeutic candidates segmented into early-stage, mid-stage, and late-stage of development for Head and Neck Cancer Treatment.
  • Head and Neck Cancer Companies are involved in targeted therapeutics development with respective active and inactive (dormant or discontinued) projects.
  • Head and Neck Cancer Drugs under development based on the stage of development, route of administration, target receptor, monotherapy or combination therapy, a different mechanism of action, and molecular type.
  • Detailed analysis of collaborations (company-company collaborations and company-academia collaborations), licensing agreement and financing details for future advancement of the Head and Neck Cancer Market

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Head and Neck Cancer Companies

Debiopharm, Merck, GlaxoSmithKline, QBiotics Group Limited, Memgen, Inc., BioNTech, Alentis Therapeutics AG, Beijing CorreGene Biotechnology, Coordination Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Sichuan Baili Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., TILT Biotherapeutics Ltd., Coherus Biosciences, Inc., and others.

Head and Neck cancer pipeline report provides the therapeutic assessment of the pipeline drugs by the Route of Administration. Products have been categorized under various ROAs such as

  • Oral
  • Intravenous
  • Subcutaneous
  • Parenteral
  • Topical

Head and Neck Cancer Products have been categorized under various Molecule types such as

  • Monoclonal Antibody
  • Peptides
  • Polymer
  • Small molecule
  • Gene therapy

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Scope of the Head and Neck Cancer Pipeline Report

  • Coverage- Global
  • Head and Neck Cancer Companies- Debiopharm, Merck, GlaxoSmithKline, QBiotics Group Limited, Memgen, Inc., BioNTech, Alentis Therapeutics AG, Beijing CorreGene Biotechnology, Coordination Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Sichuan Baili Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., TILT Biotherapeutics Ltd., Coherus Biosciences, Inc., and others.
  • Head and Neck Cancer Therapies- RiMO-301, Pembrolizumab, Dostarlimab, Belrestotug, Nelistotug, Methotrexate, Afatinib, and others.
  • Head and Neck Cancer Therapeutic Assessment by Product Type: Mono, Combination, Mono/Combination
  • Head and Neck Cancer Therapeutic Assessment by Clinical Stages: Discovery, Pre-clinical, Phase I, Phase II, Phase III

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Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Executive Summary
  3. Head and Neck Cancer: Overview
  4. Pipeline Therapeutics
  5. Therapeutic Assessment
  6. Late Stage Products (Phase III)
  7. Xevinapant: Debiopharm/Merck
  8. Drug profiles in the detailed report…..
  9. Mid Stage Products (Phase II)
  10. Tigilanol tiglate: QBiotics Group Limited
  11. Drug profiles in the detailed report…..
  12. Early Stage Products (Phase I)
  13. MEM-288: Memgen, Inc.
  14. Drug profiles in the detailed report…..
  15. Preclinical and Discovery Stage Products
  16. Drug name: Company name
  17. Drug profiles in the detailed report…..
  18. Inactive Products
  19. Head and Neck Cancer Key Companies
  20. Head and Neck Cancer Key Products
  21. Head and Neck Cancer – Unmet Needs
  22. Head and Neck Cancer – Market Drivers and Barriers
  23. Head and Neck Cancer – Future Perspectives and Conclusion
  24. Head and Neck Cancer Analyst Views
  25. Head and Neck Cancer Key Companies
  26. Appendix

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