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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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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: 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: 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 Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Interventions: Multispectral Optoacoustic Tomography, Temperature Measurement; Device · Procedure
Lead sponsor: University of Oklahoma; Other
Eligibility: 18 Years and older
Enrollment: 100 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2026 – 2027
U.S. locations: 1
States / cities: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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: Cervical Cancer, Gastric/Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma, Microsatellite Stable Colorectal Cancer, Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck, Carcinoma, Renal Cell, Urothelial Carcinoma, Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, Melanoma, Ovarian Neoplasms, Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms
Interventions: BMS-986340, BMS-936558-01, Docetaxel, Pumitamig; Drug
Lead sponsor: Bristol-Myers Squibb; Industry
Eligibility: 18 Years and older
Enrollment: 1,109 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2021 – 2031
U.S. locations: 11
States / cities: Clovis, California • Los Angeles, California • Newport Beach, California + 6 more

Conditions: Clinical Stage I HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage II HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage III HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Nasopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Stage 0 Head and Neck Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage 0 Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage 0 Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage 0 Oropharyngeal (p16-Negative) Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage I Head and Neck Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage I Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage I Laryngeal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage I Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v8, Stage I Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage I Oropharyngeal (p16-Negative) Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage II Head and Neck Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage II Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage II Laryngeal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage II Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v8, Stage II Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage II Oropharyngeal (p16-Negative) Carcinoma AJCC v8, 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 Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage III Oropharyngeal (p16-Negative) Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IVA Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IVA Laryngeal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVA Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVA Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IVA Oropharyngeal (p16-Negative) Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IVB Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IVB Laryngeal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVB Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVB Oropharyngeal (p16-Negative) Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stomatitis
Interventions: Best Practice, Biospecimen Collection, Cisplatin, Computed Tomography, Image Guided Radiation Therapy, Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, MnSOD Mimetic BMX-001, Placebo Administration, Questionnaire Administration; Other · Procedure · Drug + 1 more
Lead sponsor: NRG Oncology; Other
Eligibility: 18 Years and older
Enrollment: 98 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2025 – 2032
U.S. locations: 153
States / cities: Gilbert, Arizona • Peoria, Arizona • Phoenix, Arizona + 126 more

Conditions: Clinical Stage I HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage II HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage III HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Stage III Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage III Laryngeal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage III Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v8, Stage III Oropharyngeal (p16-Negative) Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IVA Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IVA Laryngeal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVA Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVA Oropharyngeal (p16-Negative) Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IVB Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IVB Laryngeal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVB Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVB Oropharyngeal (p16-Negative) Carcinoma AJCC v8
Interventions: Biospecimen Collection, Carboplatin, Cetuximab, Computed Tomography, Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Paclitaxel, Positron Emission Tomography, Survey Administration; Procedure · Drug · Biological + 2 more
Lead sponsor: NRG Oncology; Other
Eligibility: 18 Years and older
Enrollment: 454 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2026 – 2040
U.S. locations: 63
States / cities: Beverly Hills, California • Los Angeles, California • Newark, Delaware + 48 more

Conditions: Head-and-neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Interventions: 89Zr-panitumumab IV, Panitumumab; Drug
Lead sponsor: Andrei Iagaru; Other
Eligibility: 19 Years and older
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2026 – 2027
U.S. locations: 1
States / cities: San Francisco, California

Conditions: Buccal Mucosa Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Floor of Mouth Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Gingival Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Hard Palate Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Lip Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Lower Alveolar Ridge Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Retromolar Trigone Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Stage I Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v8, Stage II Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v8, Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Upper Alveolar Ridge Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Interventions: Chest Radiography, Computed Tomography, Fludeoxyglucose F-18, Imaging Agent, Neck Dissection, Planar Imaging, Positron Emission Tomography, Questionnaire Administration, Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy, Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography; Procedure · Other · Drug
Lead sponsor: NRG Oncology; Other
Eligibility: 18 Years and older
Enrollment: 686 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2020 – 2036
U.S. locations: 106
States / cities: Birmingham, Alabama • Gilbert, Arizona • Phoenix, Arizona + 80 more

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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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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

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

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

Multispectral Optoacoustic Tomography in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer

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

A Study of BMS-986340 as Monotherapy and as Combination Therapy in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumors

Testing the Addition of the Drug BMX-001, a Radioprotector, or a Placebo to the Usual Chemoradiation Therapy for Patients With Head and Neck Cancer

Comparing Radiation Plus Cetuximab to Radiation Plus Chemotherapy in People With Head and Neck Cancer Who Cannot Receive Cisplatin

89Zr-Panitumumab for Assessment of Suspected Metastatic Lesions on 18F-FDG-PET/CT in HNSCC

Comparing Sentinel Lymph Node (SLN) Biopsy With Standard Neck Dissection for Patients With Early-Stage Oral Cavity Cancer

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