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Most records use the formal phrase “squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck” or the abbreviation HNSCC, and site-specific terms like “oropharyngeal” mark distinct subsets. HPV status is a common population-defining label in this portfolio, and combined-modality studies (radiation plus systemic therapy) are frequent.

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HNSCC oropharyngeal HPV-positive chemoradiation

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Conditions: Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Hypopharynx, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Larynx, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Oropharynx, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Oral Cavity
Interventions: Scheduled IV Hydration, Clinician Assessment-Based IV Hydration; Other
Lead sponsor: West Virginia University; Other
Eligibility: 18 Years and older
Enrollment: 180 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2026 – 2029
U.S. locations: 6
States / cities: Bridgeport, West Virginia • Martinsburg, West Virginia • Morgantown, West Virginia + 3 more

Conditions: Locally Advanced Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Locally Recurrent Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Interventions: Biopsy Procedure, Biospecimen Collection, Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Pembrolizumab, Photon Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy, Positron Emission Tomography, Spatially-fractionated Radiation Therapy, Surgical Procedure; Procedure · Biological · Radiation
Lead sponsor: Mayo Clinic; Other
Eligibility: 18 Years and older
Enrollment: 30 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2026 – 2030
U.S. locations: 1
States / cities: Rochester, Minnesota

Conditions: Stage III Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7, Stage IVA Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7, Stage IVB Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7
Interventions: Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Photon Beam Radiation Therapy, Proton Beam Radiation Therapy, Quality-of-Life Assessment; Radiation · Other
Lead sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center; Other
Eligibility: 18 Years and older
Enrollment: 440 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2013 – 2031
U.S. locations: 22
States / cities: Birmingham, Alabama • Scottsdale, Arizona • Gainesville, Florida + 17 more

Conditions: Clinical Stage III HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IV HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Recurrent Head and Neck Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Paranasal Sinus Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Salivary Gland Carcinoma, Stage III Head and Neck Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage III Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage III Laryngeal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage III Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v8, Stage III Major Salivary Gland Cancer AJCC v8, Stage III Oropharyngeal (p16-Negative) Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage III Sinonasal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Head and Neck Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IV Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IV Laryngeal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Major Salivary Gland Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Oropharyngeal (p16-Negative) Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IV Sinonasal Cancer AJCC v8, Unresectable Head and Neck Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Unresectable Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Unresectable Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Unresectable Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Unresectable Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Unresectable Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Unresectable Paranasal Sinus Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Unresectable Salivary Gland Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Interventions: Biospecimen Collection, Computed Tomography, Elimusertib, Pembrolizumab, Positron Emission Tomography, Quality-of-Life Assessment, Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy; Procedure · Drug · Biological + 2 more
Lead sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI); NIH
Eligibility: 18 Years and older
Enrollment: 7 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2022 – 2027
U.S. locations: 11
States / cities: Los Angeles, California • Chicago, Illinois • Ann Arbor, Michigan + 6 more

Conditions: Head and Neck Neoplasms
Interventions: Arm I Carboplatin, Paclitaxel, Pembrolizumab, Arm II Carboplatin, Paclitaxel, Cetuximab, Arm III Pembrolizumab; Drug
Lead sponsor: Brown University; Other
Eligibility: 65 Years and older
Enrollment: 20 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2025 – 2027
U.S. locations: 1
States / cities: Providence, Rhode Island

Conditions: Anatomic Stage III Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IIIA Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IIIB Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IIIC Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage IV Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Clinical Stage III Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage III Gastric Cancer AJCC v8, Clinical Stage III Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage III Merkel Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IV Gastric Cancer AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IV Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IV Merkel Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IVA Gastric Cancer AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IVA Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IVB Gastric Cancer AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IVB Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Locally Advanced Cervical Carcinoma, Locally Advanced Endometrial Carcinoma, Locally Advanced Gastric Adenocarcinoma, Locally Advanced Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma, Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Locally Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Locally Advanced Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, Locally Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Locally Advanced Melanoma, Locally Advanced Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Locally Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma, Locally Advanced Skin Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Locally Advanced Triple-Negative Breast Carcinoma, Locally Advanced Unresectable Breast Carcinoma, Locally Advanced Unresectable Cervical Carcinoma, Locally Advanced Unresectable Gastric Adenocarcinoma, Locally Advanced Unresectable Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma, Locally Advanced Unresectable Renal Cell Carcinoma, Locally Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma, Metastatic Cervical Carcinoma, Metastatic Endometrial Carcinoma, Metastatic Gastric Adenocarcinoma, Metastatic Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma, Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Metastatic Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Metastatic Melanoma, Metastatic Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Skin Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Carcinoma, Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma, Skin Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Stage III Cervical Cancer AJCC v8, Stage III Hepatocellular Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage III Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage III Renal Cell Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIIA Cervical Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIIA Hepatocellular Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IIIA Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIIA Uterine Corpus Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIIB Cervical Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIIB Hepatocellular Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IIIB Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIIB Uterine Corpus Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIIC Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIIC Uterine Corpus Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIIC1 Uterine Corpus Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIIC2 Uterine Corpus Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Cervical Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck AJCC v8, Stage IV Hepatocellular Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IV Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Renal Cell Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVA Cervical Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVA Hepatocellular Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IVA Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVA Uterine Corpus Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVB Cervical Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVB Hepatocellular Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IVB Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVB Uterine Corpus Cancer AJCC v8, Triple-Negative Breast Carcinoma, Unresectable Cervical Carcinoma, Unresectable Endometrial Carcinoma, Unresectable Gastric Adenocarcinoma, Unresectable Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma, Unresectable Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Unresectable Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, Unresectable Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Unresectable Melanoma, Unresectable Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Unresectable Renal Cell Carcinoma, Unresectable Skin Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Unresectable Triple-Negative Breast Carcinoma, Unresectable Urothelial Carcinoma, Breast Adenocarcinoma, Stage III Uterine Corpus Carcinoma or Carcinosarcoma AJCC v8, Stage IV Uterine Corpus Carcinoma or Carcinosarcoma AJCC v8, Stage III Head and Neck Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IV Head and Neck Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Invasive Breast Lobular Carcinoma
Interventions: Cyclophosphamide, Neoantigen Peptide Vaccine, Pembrolizumab, Sargramostim, Biospecimen Collection, Biopsy, Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Drug · Biological · Procedure
Lead sponsor: Mayo Clinic; Other
Eligibility: 16 Years and older
Enrollment: 138 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2022 – 2028
U.S. locations: 1
States / cities: Jacksonville, Florida

Conditions: Advanced Squamous Tumors
Interventions: ABBV-711, Budigalimab; Drug
Lead sponsor: AbbVie; Industry
Eligibility: 18 Years and older
Enrollment: 220 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2025 – 2030
U.S. locations: 6
States / cities: Duarte, California • Irvine, California • Chicago, Illinois + 3 more

Conditions: Head and Neck Cancer Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Interventions: Pembrolizumab, Radiotherapy, ENI, Surgery; Drug · Radiation · Procedure
Lead sponsor: Medical College of Wisconsin; Other
Eligibility: 18 Years and older
Enrollment: 20 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2026 – 2029
U.S. locations: 1
States / cities: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Conditions: Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC), High Grade Serous Ovarian Carcinoma, High Grade Endometrial Carcinoma, Anogenital Cancer, Head and Neck (HNSCC), Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma (CSCC), Cervical Squamous Cell Carcinoma, ER+ Breast Cancer, Leiomyosarcoma (LMS), Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma (UPS), Pancreatic Cancer Metastatic, Small Cell Lung Cancer
Interventions: BBI-355, Erlotinib, Futibatinib, BBI-825; Drug
Lead sponsor: Boundless Bio, Inc.; Industry
Eligibility: 18 Years and older
Enrollment: 85 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2023 – 2026
U.S. locations: 16
States / cities: Los Angeles, California • Santa Monica, California • Denver, Colorado + 12 more

Conditions: HNSCC, ESCC, Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, Gastric Adenocarcinoma, GEJ Adenocarcinoma, Ovarian Cancer, NSCLC, Cervical Cancer, Endometrial Cancer, Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC)
Interventions: NRM-823; Drug
Lead sponsor: Normunity AccelCo, Inc.; Industry
Eligibility: 18 Years and older
Enrollment: 150 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2025 – 2028
U.S. locations: 18
States / cities: Denver, Colorado • New Haven, Connecticut • Washington D.C., District of Columbia + 13 more

Conditions: Cancer-Associated Anorexia, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Unknown Primary
Interventions: Best Practice, Olanzapine, Questionnaire Administration; Other · Drug
Lead sponsor: Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Other
Eligibility: 18 Years and older
Enrollment: 66 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2025 – 2031
U.S. locations: 1
States / cities: Buffalo, New York

Conditions: Head and Neck Cancer, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer, Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer, Metastatic Head-and-neck Squamous-cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Interventions: PD-L1 t-haNK, Cetuximab, NAI; Biological · Drug
Lead sponsor: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Other
Eligibility: 18 Years and older
Enrollment: 25 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2024 – 2027
U.S. locations: 2
States / cities: Boston, Massachusetts

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What this page lists: U.S. ClinicalTrials.gov public records that list Head and Neck Cancer as a study condition, including recruiting, not yet recruiting, and active not recruiting trials across phase 1, phase 2, and phase 3.
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Scheduled IV Fluids in the Supportive Management of Patients Undergoing Chemo-radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer

Proton Spatially Fractionated Radiotherapy or Photon Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy in Combination With Pembrolizumab Before Surgery for the Treatment of Locally Advanced and Radiation-Naive Locoregionally Recurrent Oral Cavity Cancer, OSPRI Trial

Intensity-Modulated Proton Beam Therapy or Intensity-Modulated Photon Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage III-IVB Oropharyngeal Cancer

Testing the Addition of an Anti-cancer Drug, BAY 1895344, With Radiation Therapy to the Usual Pembrolizumab Treatment for Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer

Head and Neck Cancer Study Project in the Geriatric Population

Personalized Neoantigen Peptide-Based Vaccine in Combination With Pembrolizumab for Treatment of Advanced Solid Tumors

A Study to Assess the Adverse Events, Change in Disease Activity, and How Oral ABBV-711 Tablets Move Through the Body as a Monotherapy and in Combination With Intravenously Infused Budigalimab (ABBV-181), in Adults With Advanced Squamous Tumors

Immunotherapy and Nodal-Sparing Irradiation for T-Cell Induction and Unmasking of Tumor Antigenicity in the Microenvironment for Head and Neck Cancer

Study of the CHK1 Inhibitor BBI-355, an ecDNA-directed Therapy (ecDTx), and the RNR Inhibitor BBI-825, in Subjects With Tumors With Oncogene Amplifications

A Phase 1 Study of NRM-823 in Participants With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Refractory Solid Tumors

Olanzapine for Managing Anorexia in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemoradiation, MACRO Trial

PD-L1 t-haNK, NAI IL-15sa and Cetuximab for Recurrent, Metastatic HNSCC

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