A Phase III Randomized, Open-Label, Multi-Center, Global Study of MEDI4736 Monotherapy and MEDI4736 in Combination With Tremelimumab Versus Standard of Care Therapy in Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck (SCCHN)
Phase: PHASE3
Conditions: Recurrent or Metastatic PD-L1-positive or -Negative Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck SCCHN
Sponsor: AstraZeneca

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