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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: Metastatic Head-and-neck Squamous-cell Carcinoma
Interventions: nab-paclitaxel, Nivolumab; Drug
Lead sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine; Other
Eligibility: 18 Years and older
Enrollment: 46 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2021 – 2028
U.S. locations: 1
States / cities: St Louis, Missouri

Conditions: Head and Neck Cancer, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Interventions: NT219; Drug
Lead sponsor: University of Colorado, Denver; Other
Eligibility: 18 Years and older
Enrollment: 29 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2025 – 2031
U.S. locations: 2
States / cities: Aurora, Colorado • Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Conditions: Basaloid Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Clinical Stage I HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage II HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Papillary Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Pathologic Stage I HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage II HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Interventions: Biopsy Procedure, Biospecimen Collection, Cisplatin, Computed Tomography, Fludeoxyglucose F-18, Image Guided Radiation Therapy, Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Nivolumab, Positron Emission Tomography, Quality-of-Life Assessment, Questionnaire Administration; Procedure · Drug · Other + 2 more
Lead sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI); NIH
Eligibility: 18 Years and older
Enrollment: 384 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2019 – 2026
U.S. locations: 493
States / cities: Birmingham, Alabama • Gilbert, Arizona • Tucson, Arizona + 348 more

Conditions: Head and Neck Cancer, Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Interventions: Proton therapy, Pembrolizumab; Radiation · Drug
Lead sponsor: University of Cincinnati; Other
Eligibility: 18 Years and older
Enrollment: 40 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2025 – 2031
U.S. locations: 1
States / cities: Cincinnati, Ohio

Conditions: Squamous Non-small-cell Lung Cancer, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Cervical Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Interventions: ALE.P02; Drug
Lead sponsor: Alentis Therapeutics AG; Industry
Eligibility: 18 Years and older
Enrollment: 170 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2024 – 2028
U.S. locations: 8
States / cities: Scottsdale, Arizona • Fullerton, California • Los Angeles, California + 5 more

Conditions: Immunotherapy, Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Urothelial Carcinoma Bladder, Kidney Cancer, Clear Cell Renal Cell Cancer (ccRCC), Colorectal Cancer, MSI-H Colorectal Cancer, DMMR Colorectal Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer (H&N), Squamous Cell Carcinoma Head and Neck Cancer (HNSCC), Liver Cancer, Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC), Lung Cancer (NSCLC), NSCLC (Non-small Cell Lung Cancer), Skin Cancer, Cutaneous Melanoma, Endometrial Cancer, Solid Tumor Cancer
Interventions: Core Needle Biopsy, Forceps Biopsy, Punch Biopsy; Procedure
Lead sponsor: Elephas; Industry
Eligibility: 18 Years and older
Enrollment: 416 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2023 – 2027
U.S. locations: 12
States / cities: Little Rock, Arkansas • Salinas, California • Orlando, Florida + 9 more

Conditions: Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Interventions: Rilvegostomig, Volrustomig, Sabestomig, AZD9592, Pembrolizumab, AZD9592 + Rilvegostomig, AZD9592 + Volrustomig, AZD9592 + Sabestomig, AZD9592 + Pembrolizumab; Biological · Combination Product
Lead sponsor: Presage Biosciences; Industry
Eligibility: 18 Years and older
Enrollment: 17 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2024 – 2026
U.S. locations: 7
States / cities: Sacramento, California • The Bronx, New York • Chapel Hill, North Carolina + 3 more

Conditions: Clinical Stage IV HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Pathologic Stage IV HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, 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, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Unknown Primary, Stage IV Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IV Laryngeal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVA Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IVA Laryngeal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVA Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVB Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IVB Laryngeal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVB Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVC Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IVC Laryngeal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVC Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v8
Interventions: Carboplatin, Cemiplimab, Paclitaxel; Drug · Biological
Lead sponsor: Marcelo Bonomi; Other
Eligibility: 18 Years and older
Enrollment: 46 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2021 – 2026
U.S. locations: 1
States / cities: Columbus, Ohio

Conditions: Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Advanced Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Advanced Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Advanced Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Clinical Stage III HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IV HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage III Head and Neck Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage III Oropharyngeal (p16-Negative) Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IV Head and Neck Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IV Oropharyngeal (p16-Negative) Carcinoma AJCC v8
Interventions: Cisplatin, Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Positron Emission Tomography, Quality-of-Life Assessment, Questionnaire Administration, Radiation Therapy; Drug · Procedure · Other + 1 more
Lead sponsor: NRG Oncology; Other
Eligibility: 18 Years and older
Enrollment: 1,714 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2022 – 2027
U.S. locations: 361
States / cities: Mobile, Alabama • Jonesboro, Arkansas • Little Rock, Arkansas + 264 more

Conditions: Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC)
Interventions: PRGN-2009, Pembrolizumab, EKG, CT, PET scan, MRI, Biopsy; Biological · Drug · Diagnostic Test + 1 more
Lead sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI); NIH
Eligibility: 18 Years to 120 Years
Enrollment: 26 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2023 – 2030
U.S. locations: 1
States / cities: Bethesda, Maryland

Conditions: Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Micro Satellite Stable Colorectal Cancer, Gastric/Esophageal Cancer, High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Interventions: Azirkitug, Budigalimab, Bevacizumab, Telisotuzumab Adizutecan; Drug
Lead sponsor: AbbVie; Industry
Eligibility: 18 Years and older
Enrollment: 694 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2021 – 2027
U.S. locations: 20
States / cities: Duarte, California • Irvine, California • Los Angeles, California + 15 more

Conditions: Melanoma, NSCLC, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Urothelial Cancer, Gastric Adenocarcinoma, HNSCC, Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, Microsatellite Instability-High Solid Malignant Tumor
Interventions: Nivolumab or Pembrolizumab (dependent upon approved indication), Metformin, Rosiglitazone; Drug
Lead sponsor: Dan Zandberg; Other
Eligibility: 18 Years and older
Enrollment: 72 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2020 – 2032
U.S. locations: 1
States / cities: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

About this Head and Neck Cancer clinical trials directory page

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.
How to narrow results: Use the filters above to scope by intervention, sponsor, city, state, recruitment status, phase, study type, healthy volunteer eligibility, sex, age, or NCT ID within Head and Neck Cancer.
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Nab-Paclitaxel in Combination With Nivolumab to Treat Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous-Cell Carcinoma That Progressed on a PD-1 or PD-L1 Inhibitor

NT219 Combined With Standard of Care Biologic Therapy in Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

De-intensified Radiation Therapy With Chemotherapy (Cisplatin) or Immunotherapy (Nivolumab) in Treating Patients With Early-Stage, HPV-Positive, Non-Smoking Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer

Phase I/ II Trial Combining PD-1 Inhibition and Neoadjuvant Proton or Photon Radiation Therapy in Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

A Study to Investigate ALE.P02 as Monotherapy in Adult Patients With Selected CLDN1+ Solid Tumors

Observational Basket Trial to Collect Tissue to Develop and Train a Live Tumor Diagnostic Platform (ELEPHAS-02)

PBI-MST-01 (NCT04541108) Substudy AZN-05: Intratumoral Microdosing of Rilvegostomig, Volrustomig, Sabestomig, and AZD9592 in HNSCC

Cemiplimab, Low-Dose Paclitaxel and Carboplatin for the Treatment of Recurrent/Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

Comparing Cisplatin Every Three Weeks to Cisplatin Weekly When Combined With Radiation for Patients With Advanced Head and Neck Cancer

Phase II Trial of Immunotherapeutic HPV Vaccine PRGN-2009 With Pembrolizumab Before Standard Treatment in Subjects With Newly Diagnosed HPV-Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer

Study to Assess Adverse Events and Pharmacokinetics in Adult Participants With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Other Solid Tumors, Receiving Intravenous Infusion of Azirkitug Alone or in Combination(s) With Budigalimab, Bevacizumab, or Telisotuzumab Adizutecan

Anti-PD-1 mAb Plus Metabolic Modulator in Solid Tumor Malignancies

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