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TMV Vaccine Alone or With Toripalimab-tpzi for Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if an experimental, personalized cancer vaccine called TMV vaccine is safe and to find the best dose to study in future trials. The study includes adults with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma that has come back in or near the same area after earlier treatment, and who are planning to have surgery to remove it. The study will also test the vaccine together with toripalimab-tpzi, an approved immunotherapy drug. The TMV vaccine is made from each participant's own tumor tissue. Small particles taken from the surface of the tumor cells have 2 immune-boosting proteins added to them, to help the immune system recognize and attack the cancer. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is the TMV vaccine safe, and what medical problems do participants have after receiving it? * What is the best dose of the TMV vaccine to use in future studies? * Is the TMV vaccine safe when given together with toripalimab-tpzi before and after surgery? The study has 2 parts. In Part 1 (Phase 1a), participants will: * Have tumor tissue collected during their planned surgery, which is used to make their personal vaccine * Receive the vaccine as small injections into the skin every 2 weeks for 3 doses, starting after they recover from surgery * Visit the clinic about once a week for 8 weeks for checkups, blood tests, and safety monitoring * Have scans every 3 months and be followed for up to 3 years The first participants will receive the lowest dose. Later groups will receive higher doses only if the lower dose is found to be safe. In Part 2 (Phase 1b), participants whose tumors test positive for a marker called PD-L1 will: * Have a biopsy to collect tumor tissue for their personal vaccine * Before surgery, receive 2 doses of the vaccine and up to 2 doses of toripalimab-tpzi through a vein * After surgery, receive 1 more dose of the vaccine and continue toripalimab-tpzi every 3 weeks for up to 1 year * Have regular checkups, blood tests, and scans, and be followed for up to 3 years Researchers will also study blood and tumor samples to learn how the immune system responds to the vaccine.

Phase II Study of Ficerafusp Alfa in Combination With Nivolumab in Patients With Platinum-refractory Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

This is a multicenter study comprising two phases: a run-in phase, including only patients receiving ficerafusp alfa and nivolumab, and a randomized phase, which corresponds to a randomized, open-label, phase II comparative study. The primary objective is to compare the objective response rate (ORR) of patients with platinum refractory HNSCC with progressive disease within the 6 months after multimodal curative treatment treated with ficerafusp alfa (BCA 101) and nivolumab versus nivolumab alone. There is a strong medical justification for combining ficerafusp alfa with nivolumab (anti-PD-1) to provide additional clinical benefit to patients with platinum-refractory HNSCC who are progressing within 6 months of multimodal treatment for locally advanced disease. In the Run-in phase, patients will receive the following treatment regimens according to the study intervention plan: Combination of Ficerafusp alfa + Nivolumab * Ficerafusp alfa 1500 mg every week * Nivolumab 240 mg every 2 weeks In the randomized trial: * ARM A Combination of Ficerafusp alfa + Nivolumab Ficerafusp alfa 1500 mg every week Nivolumab 240 mg every 2 weeks * ARM B Nivolumab monotherapy Nivolumab 240 mg every 2 weeks