Clinical Trials for Head and Neck Cancer

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov — U.S. National Library of Medicine — A database of privately and publicly funded clinical studies conducted around the world (U.S. National Library of Medicine, public domain).

This page lists clinical trials related to Head and Neck Cancer from the ClinicalTrials.gov database.

Trial Summary

• Total studies: 50
• Recruiting: 31
• Active, not recruiting: 9
• Completed: 3
• Other: 7

Results are refreshed periodically and may not reflect the most current information available from ClinicalTrials.gov.

Recruiting Trials

NCT01005654 — Prospective Comprehensive Molecular Analysis of Endocrine Neoplasms

Background:

• Endocrine neoplasms (tumors) are among the fastest growing tumors in incidence in the United States. Furthermore, it is often difficult to distinguish between benign or malignant tumors in cancers of the thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal gland, and pancreas. More research is needed to improve detection and treatment options for patients who develop these kinds of cancer.
• Researcher…

NCT01247597 — DICER1-related Pleuropulmonary Blastoma Cancer Predisposition Syndrome: A Natural History Study

Background:

- Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is a rare fast-growing lung tumor that is associated with other, rare tumor types. Most cases of PPB appear in children younger than 6 years of age. Recently, it has been shown that this condition can be inherited (e.g., mutation of the DICER1 gene). Researchers are studying both clinical and genetic aspects of this newly described condition. They …

NCT01660984 — Natural History Study of Children and Adults With Medullary Thyroid Cancer

Background:

- Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) is a rare cancer of the thyroid gland. In children and adults, it is often part of a condition called Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia 2 (MEN2). MEN2 is usually caused by a genetic mutation, and it can cause a number of problems in addition to MTC. These problems include adrenal gland tumors, hormone changes, and problems with the bones and other organ…

NCT01810913 — Testing Docetaxel-Cetuximab or the Addition of an Immunotherapy Drug, Atezolizumab, to the Usual Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy in High-Risk Head and Neck Cancer

This phase II/III trial studies how well radiation therapy works when given together with cisplatin, docetaxel, cetuximab, and/or atezolizumab after surgery in treating patients with high-risk stage III-IV head and neck cancer the begins in the thin, flat cells (squamous cell). Specialized radiation therapy that delivers a high dose of radiation directly to the tumor may kill more tumor cells a…

NCT05053230 — A Study Evaluating the Integrative Medicine at Home (IM@HOME) Program in People With Cancer

The overarching long-term goal of the Integrative Medicine for Patient-reported Outcomes Values and Experience (IMPROVE) research program is to evaluate whether integrating a virtual mind-body programming, Integrative Medicine at Home (IM@Home), will improve patient perceived values, outcomes, and experiences as they undergo systemic cancer treatment such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radioth…

NCT05136196 — BiCaZO: A Study Combining Two Immunotherapies (Cabozantinib and Nivolumab) to Treat Patients With Advanced Melanoma or Squamous Cell Head and Neck Cancer, an immunoMATCH Pilot Study

This phase II trial studies the good and bad effects of the combination of drugs called cabozantinib and nivolumab in treating patients with melanoma or squamous cell head and neck cancer that may have spread from where it first started to nearby tissue, lymph nodes, or distant parts of the body (advanced). Cabozantinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed f…

NCT05768139 — First-in-Human Study of Tersolisib (STX-478) as Monotherapy and in Combination With Other Antineoplastic Agents in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumors

Study STX-478-101 (LY4064809) is a multipart, open-label, phase 1/2 study evaluating the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and preliminary antitumor activity of STX-478 (LY4064809) in participants with advanced solid tumors with P13Ka mutations.

Part 1 will evaluate STX-478 as monotherapy in participants with advanced solid tumors. Part 2 will evaluate STX-478 therapy as combination…

NCT06103669 — Locally ablatiVe therApy in oLigO-pRogressive sOlid tUmorS (VALOROUS)

This is a phase 2 pragmatic study that evaluates the clinical benefit of continuing systemic therapy with the addition of locally ablative therapies for oligo-progressive solid tumors as the primary objective. The primary outcome measure is the time to treatment failure (defined as time to change in systemic failure or permanent discontinuation of therapy) following locally ablative therapy.

NCT06123338 — A Study of Pembrolizumab With Trastuzumab and Chemotherapy in People With Esophagogastric Cancer

The purpose of this study to find out whether adding trastuzumab and pembrolizumab to standard chemotherapy is an effective treatment for resectable HER2+ esophagogastric cancer.

NCT06096038 — Autologous CAR-T Cells Targeting CSPG4 in Relapsed/Refractory HNSCC

The purpose of this study is to test the safety and tolerability of using a new treatment called autologous T lymphocyte chimeric antigen receptor cells against the CSPG4 antigen (iC9.CAR-CSPG4 T cells) in patients with head and neck cancer that came back after receiving standard therapy for this cancer. The iC9.CAR-CSPG4 treatment is experimental and has not been approved by the Food and Drug …

NCT07689019 — Effects of Far Infrared Rays and Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on Short Term Prognosis of Head and Neck Cancer Patients Receiving Curative Treatment

This clinical trial aims to evaluate whether far infrared radiation therapy and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation can reduce treatment-related side effects in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing concurrent chemoradiotherapy.

The primary objectives of this study are to determine whether far infrared radiation therapy and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation can improv…

NCT06465069 — A Study of LY4052031 in Participants With Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Cancer or Other Solid Tumors

The purpose of this study is to find out whether the study drug, LY4052031, is safe, tolerable and effective in participants with advanced, or metastatic solid tumors including urothelial cancer. The study is conducted in two parts - phase Ia (dose-escalation, dose-optimization) and phase Ib (dose-expansion). The study will last up to approximately 4 years.

NCT06760819 — A Study to Learn More About How Well Treatment With Sevabertinib (BAY 2927088) Tablets Works and How Safe it is in Participants Who Have a Solid Tumor With Mutations of the Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2)

Researchers are looking for a better way to treat people who have solid tumors with HER2-activating mutations. Before a treatment can be approved for people to take, researchers do clinical trials to better understand its safety and how it works.

In this trial, the researchers want to learn how well BAY2927088 (sevabertinib) works in people with different types of solid tumors with HER2 mutati…

NCT06589804 — Testing the Addition of Anti-Cancer Drug, Cetuximab, to Standard of Care Treatment (Pembrolizumab) for Returning or Spreading Head and Neck Cancer After Previous Treatment

This phase III trial compares the effect of adding cetuximab to pembrolizumab versus pembrolizumab alone in treating patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) that has come back after a period of improvement (recurrent) and/or that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic). Cetuximab is in a class of medications called monoc…

NCT06819228 — Window Trial of Fluorescently Labeled Panitumumab (Panitumumab-IRDye800) in Head and Neck Cancer

This study is exploring the use of Panitumumab in Head and Neck Cancer. Panitumumab is an approved drug named Vectibix and is used as an anti-cancer agent in other cancers such as colorectal cancer. It works by attaching to the cancer cell in a unique way that allows the drug to get into the cancer tissue. In addition to the Panitumumab, participants will also receive a Panitumumab-IRDye800 (Pa…

NCT07063901 — Multimodal Deep Learning for Predicting Treatment Response to Neoadjuvant Chemoimmunotherapy in Esophageal Cancer

This observational study aims to investigate a clinical cohort of patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer undergoing neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy. By integrating multimodal clinical data-including demographic characteristics, medical history, imaging studies, pathological findings, and laboratory tests-and employing deep learning algorithms, the study seeks to develop predictive mode…

NCT06995898 — The Vanguard Study: Testing a New Way to Screen for Cancer

The Vanguard Study is a feasibility study to explore several aspects of evaluating multi-cancer detection (MCD) tests in a future definitive randomized controlled trial. An MCD test measures markers in the blood in order to screen for multiple cancers simultaneously. There is a need to understand how MCDs may work as cancer screening tools. The goal of cancer screening is to reduce the burden o…

NCT07115043 — A Study to Investigate Safety of AZD6750 in Adult Participants With Select Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors

A Study to Investigate Safety of AZD6750 in Adult Participants With Select Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors

NCT07114601 — A Study of LY4257496 in Participants With Cancer (OMNIRAY)

The main purpose of this study is to evaluate safety, tolerability, and efficacy of LY4257496 alone and as part of relevant standard of care (SOC) combination therapy in participants with Gastrin-releasing Peptide Receptor (GRPR)-positive advanced cancer, including but not limited to breast, colorectal, prostate, endometrial, esophageal, gastroesophageal (GE) junction, and gastric cancer. The s…

NCT07213791 — A Study of LY4337713 in Participants With FAP-Positive Solid Tumors

This is a study of LY4337713 in participants with certain types of cancer that is advanced or has spread. Participants must have cancer with high levels of a protein called fibroblast activation protein (FAP). The purpose of this study is to evaluate safety, side effects, and efficacy of LY4337713. In addition, this study will evaluate how much LY4337713 gets into the bloodstream, how it is bro…

NCT06797986 — A Phase I/IIa Clinical Trial to Investigate BVAC-E6E7 in Subjects With HPV Positive HNSCC.

BVAC-E6E7 is an immunotherapeutic vaccine designed to treat unresectable recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma positive to HPV 16 or 18. This clinical trial for BVAC-E6E7 consists of two phases: PhaseⅠfocuses on safety and tolerance to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD), while Phase Ⅱ evaluates its efficacy.

NCT07686211 — Deformable Tissue Modelling and Augmented Reality Based Guidance for Head and Neck Tumor Re-Resection Task

Head and neck cancers have one of the highest recurrence rates among solid malignancies, and recurrence is strongly correlated with overall survival. Reducing recurrence rates depends, in part, on the surgeon’s ability to accurately re-resect areas of positive or close margins during surgery. Currently, margin status is communicated primarily through verbal descriptions between the surgeon and …

NCT07277413 — A Study of IDE892 as Monotherapy and Combination in MTAP-deleted Advanced Solid Tumors

This is a multicenter clinical study to evaluate the safety, efficacy, and Pharmacokinetics (PK) of IDE892 as monotherapy and in combination with other agents including IDE397 in participants with methylthioadenosine phosphorylase (MTAP)-deleted advanced solid tumors within indications of interest.

NCT07195734 — Testing the Addition of Chemotherapy or Chemo-Immunotherapy to the Usual Surgery for Advanced Head and Neck Cancer

This phase II trial tests the addition of chemotherapy, with carboplatin and paclitaxel, or chemo-immunotherapy, with carboplatin, paclitaxel and cemiplimab to standard salvage surgery followed by post operative radiation therapy and cisplatin for high risk patients, for the treatment of patients with PD-L1 positive head and neck squamous cell carcinoma that has come back and spread to nearby t…

NCT07403136 — Becotatug Vedotin ± Anti-PD-1 in Pretreated Advanced ESCC

This study will test a new potential treatment for advanced esophageal squamous cell cancer (ESCC) for patients whose initial treatment has stopped working. Currently, the standard second-line treatment for this cancer is PD-1 inhibitors or chemotherapy alone, which is not very effective, allowing the cancer to grow again after just 1.6 to 3.4 months on average. Therefore, there is a strong nee…

NCT07149207 — Intraoperative Molecular Imaging Using ICG for Head and Neck Tumors

This study is for adult patients with head and neck cancer who are at risk of recurrence. The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the use of Indocyanine Green (ICG) dye allows for better identification of tumor tissue during surgical procedures. Participation will include standard of care visits along with administration of ICG dye and imaging during surgery. Participation in this stud…

NCT07676461 — Oral, Fecal and Intratumoral Microbiome Atlas in Colombian Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors Receiving First-Line Immunotherapy

This is a prospective observational cohort study conducted at Fundación CTIC in Bogotá, Colombia. It characterizes the oral, fecal and intratumoral microbiome of Colombian adults with advanced solid tumors (gastric, colorectal, breast, cervical and head-and-neck cancer) who receive first-line immunotherapy as standard of care, and compares them with healthy volunteers. Using multi-omics (HiFi m…

NCT07567235 — Clinical Study of CFH Protein Via Ice Microneedles for Radiation-Induced Skin Fibrosis

This phase I, open-label, single-arm, non-randomized clinical trial uses a “3+3” dose-escalation design to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of intradermal delivery of complement factor H (CFH) fragment (human, 860-1231aa) via ice microneedles for the prevention of radiation-induced skin fibrosis in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (excluding nasopha…

NCT07545837 — Health and Wellness Coaching to Improve Adherence to Healthy Habits and Treatment Plans in Papillary and Follicular Thyroid Cancer Survivors

This clinical trial evaluates the impact of a patient-centered health and wellness coaching (HWC) intervention on adherence to treatment plans and healthy lifestyle practices in patients with papillary or follicular thyroid cancer. Treatment for thyroid cancer often involves surgery, radioactive iodine and/or lifelong levothyroxine with regular monitoring of thyroid stimulating hormone levels. …

NCT07690917 — A Study of a New PET Scanner in People With Cancer

The researchers are doing this study to test the capabilities of a new total-body PET scanner called the Biograph Vision Quadra. The researchers want to learn whether this scanner can produce better PET/CT images and provide more useful imaging information than standard PET/CT scanners.

NCT07460765 — Safety and Feasibility of Nivolumab-IRDye800CW in Patients With Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC)

The goal of this Phase 1 clinical trial is to evaluate the safety and feasibility of nivolumab-IRDye800CW (nivo800) as a molecular imaging agent in adults with biopsy-confirmed or presumed head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) who are scheduled to undergo standard-of-care surgical resection.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Is nivolumab-IRDye800CW (nivo800) safe when admini…

Active, Not Recruiting

NCT02465060 — Targeted Therapy Directed by Genetic Testing in Treating Patients With Advanced Refractory Solid Tumors, Lymphomas, or Multiple Myeloma (The MATCH Screening Trial)

This phase II MATCH screening and multi-sub-trial studies how well treatment that is directed by genetic testing works in patients with solid tumors, lymphomas, or multiple myelomas that may have spread from where it first started to nearby tissue, lymph nodes, or distant parts of the body (advanced) and does not respond to treatment (refractory). Patients must have progressed following at leas…

NCT04291105 — Phase 2 Trial of Voyager V1 in Combination With Cemiplimab in Cancer Patients

This is a Phase 2 study designed to determine the preliminary anti-tumor activity and confirm the safety of VV1 in combination with cemiplimab. The study will enroll patients with three distinct separate tumor cohorts. The cancers types are colorectal, head and neck carcinoma, and melanoma that are progressing on CPI treatment. (CRC and melenoma cohorts are now closed to new patients)

NCT04521686 — Study of LY3410738 Administered to Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors With IDH1 or IDH2 Mutations

This is an open-label, multicenter Phase 1 study to evaluate safety, tolerability and preliminary efficacy of oral LY3410738 in patients with isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) arginine 132 (R132)-mutant advanced solid tumors, including but not limited to cholangiocarcinoma, chondrosarcoma, and glioma or isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 (IDH2) arginine 140 (R140) or arginine 172 (R172) mutant cholangi…

NCT04958239 — A Study to Test BI 765179 Alone and in Combination With Ezabenlimab in Patients With Advanced Cancer (Solid Tumors) and BI 765179 in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Patients With Advanced Head and Neck Cancer

This study is open to adults with advanced cancer (solid tumors) and people with advanced head and neck cancer. The study has 2 parts. The purpose of Part 1 of this study is to find the highest dose of a medicine called BI 765179 that people with solid tumors can tolerate when taken alone or together with a medicine called ezabenlimab. The goal of Part 2 is to find out whether BI 765179 in comb…

NCT05063552 — Testing the Use of Investigational Drugs Atezolizumab and/or Bevacizumab With or Without Standard Chemotherapy in the Second-Line Treatment of Advanced-Stage Head and Neck Cancers

This phase II/III compares the standard therapy (chemotherapy plus cetuximab) versus adding bevacizumab to standard chemotherapy, versus combination of just bevacizumab and atezolizumab in treating patients with head and neck cancer that has spread to other places in the body (metastatic or advanced stage) or has come back after prior treatment (recurrent). Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibod…

NCT05816785 — Pilot Study of Imatinib Cetuximab Combo for H & N Cancer

The goal of this clinical trial is to find if levels of a protein called AXL in tumor cells relate to how tumors respond to cetuximab (CTX) combined with imatinib in participants with head and neck cancer. This interventional study will occur in the time between diagnosis of your cancer and surgery to remove your tumor or radiation or chemoradiation treatment of your primary cancer.

Participan…

NCT05813626 — Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Plus Toripalimab in Patients With Locoregionally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy plus toripalimab in patients with locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma

NCT06147037 — A Phase 1, Dose-escalation Study of [225Ac]-FPI-2068 in Adult Patients With Advanced Solid Tumours

This is a first-in-human, Phase 1, non-randomized, multicenter, open-label clinical study designed to investigate the safety, tolerability, dosimetry, biodistribution, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of [225Ac]-FPI-2068, [111In]-FPI-2107, and FPI-2053 in metastatic and/or recurrent solid tumors (HNSCC, NSCLC, mCRC, PDAC, GC, RCC).

NCT06806852 — A Study to Test Whether Treatment With BI 770371 in Combination With Pembrolizumab With or Without Cetuximab Helps People With Head and Neck Cancer Compared With Pembrolizumab Alone

This study is open to adults with head and neck cancer. The purpose of this study is to find out whether combining different study medicines makes tumors shrink in people with head and neck cancer.

The tested medicines in this study are antibodies that act in different ways against cancer. BI 770371 and pembrolizumab may help the immune system fight cancer. Cetuximab blocks growth signals and …

Not Yet Recruiting

NCT07688291 — A Phase II Study of PD-1/IL-2α-bias Bispecific Antibody Fusion Protein Monotherapy in Advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma After Failure of Prior ICI Plus Platinum-Based Chemotherapy

Effective later-line treatment options remain an unmet medical need for patients with advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) whose disease has progressed after prior immunotherapy, particularly given the widespread use of immunotherapy in the first-line setting. This study is designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of PD-1/IL-2α-bias bispecific antibody fusion protein monothera…

NCT07578727 — A Multicenter, Prospective, Phase III Clinical Study of Proton Intensity-modulated Radiotherapy Versus Photon Intensity-modulated Radiotherapy for Untreated Non-metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Proton therapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma can reduce radiotherapy-related toxic reactions, and some retrospective studies have found that proton therapy improves the survival of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. However, high-level prospective clinical evidence is still lacking. This study aims to investigate the efficacy and side effects of proton therapy compared with photon intensity…

NCT06991738 — 177Lu-DOTA-EB-TATE in Adult Patients With Metastatic, Radioactive Iodine Non-Responsive Oncocytic (Hurthle-Cell) Thyroid Cancer

Background:

Oncocytic (Hurthle cell) thyroid cancer (HTC) is a rare disease with few treatment options. Researchers are developing a radioactive drug that targets a protein that appears in high numbers on HTC cancer cells.

Objective:

To test a radioactive drug (177LuDOTA-EB-TATE) in people with HTC.

Eligibility:

People aged 18 years and older with HTC. The HTC must have failed to respond t…

NCT07667400 — Docetaxel and SX-682 in Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Salivary Gland Carcinoma, and Advanced Prostate Cancer

Background:

Head and neck cancers (HNCs) account for about 5% of all cancers worldwide. They grow in the mouth, throat, nasal cavity, or salivary glands. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the United States. Survival rates for these cancers are lower than 50% if they spread to other parts of the body or return after treatment. Better treatments are needed.

Objective:

To test…

NCT07690839 — Pre-Clinic Visit Online Education for Thyroid Cancer

Through a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT), we aim to test the feasibility and preliminary impact of two online educational resources among adult patients with thyroid cancer. Each online program can be accessed on the patient’s personal device, and will be provided to the patient following a diagnosis of thyroid cancer but before meeting with their surgeon to discuss treatment options. …

NCT07690618 — Thermotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer Patients

This phase I, single-center study evaluates the safety, tolerability, and recommended phase II dose (RP2D) of mild hyperthermia (thermotherapy) when added to standard-of-care treatment in patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (LAHNSCC). Tumor recurrence remains common despite chemoradiotherapy, highlighting the need for treatment intensification. Thermotherapy, wh…

NCT07690631 — Impact of Chronic MICROplastic Exposure on RADiotherapy of Head and Neck Cancer Patients: Clinical and Translational Oncology Study:

MICRORAD is a pioneering 48-month translational research project that investigates the potential health and environmental impacts of micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) released from medical devices when exposed to ionizing radiation. In radiation oncology, thermoplastic masks (TPMs) are standard immobilization tools, particularly for head and neck (HN) cancer patients. Globally, approximately 2.65 …

Completed Trials

NCT03345563 — Project HERO: Health Empowerment & Recovery Outcomes

Project HERO is a 12-week study of the efficacy of Body Mind Training (BMT, i.e. Tai Chi and Qigong in this project) for reducing fatigue in male cancer survivors. This 3-arm randomized clinical trial will examine inflammatory biology and selected gene-expression pathways that are hypothesized to contribute to the intervention’s effect.

NCT04246697 — Multimodal Pain Study in Free Flap Patients

This study will be a randomized, prospective study comparing Pain Management Arm A and Pain Management Arm B. Arm A will have scheduled Tylenol with opioids available as needed (PRN) in the peri-operative period. Arm B will undergo scheduled Gabapentin, Ketorolac and Tylenol as well as the Anesthesiology team managing regional nerve blocks, with opioids available PRN in the peri-operative perio…

NCT05249426 — A Study to Test Whether Different Combinations of BI 765063, Ezabenlimab, Chemotherapy, Cetuximab, and BI 836880 Help People With Head and Neck Cancer or Liver Cancer

With an amendment of the protocol, this study is only open to adults with head and neck cancer. Previously also adults with liver cancer joined. This is a study for people for whom previous treatment was not successful or no standard treatment exists. The purpose of this study is to find out whether combining different medicines make tumours shrink.

The tested medicines in this study are antib…