- Conditions
- Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Interventions
- Petosemtamab, Investigator's Choice
- Drug
- Lead sponsor
- Merus B.V.
- Industry
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 621 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2024 – 2029
- U.S. locations
- 62
- States / cities
- Mobile, Alabama • Prescott, Arizona • Scottsdale, Arizona + 52 more
Head and Neck Cancer clinical trials
Directory of U.S. ClinicalTrials.gov public records for Head and Neck Cancer. Browse Head and Neck Cancer recruiting trials, filter by phase, sponsor, location, or intervention, and open the official ClinicalTrials.gov study record for each result.
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How Head and Neck Cancer studies are organized in the registry
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.
These describe how studies tend to be titled and grouped on ClinicalTrials.gov — they are search vocabulary, not medical guidance.
Live official records
Open in full search- Conditions
- Head and Neck Cancer, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Cancer of the Head and Neck
- Interventions
- nab-paclitaxel, Cisplatin, Carboplatin, Cetuximab
- Drug · Biological
- Lead sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
- Other
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 74 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2015 – 2026
- U.S. locations
- 5
- States / cities
- Little Rock, Arkansas • Jackson, Mississippi • St Louis, Missouri + 2 more
- Conditions
- Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Unknown Primary, Recurrent Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Laryngeal Verrucous Carcinoma, Recurrent Lip and Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Unknown Primary, Recurrent Oral Cavity Verrucous Carcinoma, Recurrent Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Salivary Gland Carcinoma, Recurrent Sinonasal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Salivary Gland Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Stage IV Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7, Stage IV Major Salivary Gland Cancer AJCC v7, Stage IVA Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7, Stage IVA Laryngeal Verrucous Carcinoma AJCC v7, Stage IVA Lip and Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7, Stage IVA Major Salivary Gland Cancer AJCC v7, Stage IVA Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v6 and v7, Stage IVA Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7, Stage IVA Sinonasal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7, Stage IVB Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7, Stage IVB Laryngeal Verrucous Carcinoma AJCC v7, Stage IVB Lip and Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7, Stage IVB Major Salivary Gland Cancer AJCC v7, Stage IVB Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v6 and v7, Stage IVB Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7, Stage IVB Sinonasal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7, Stage IVC Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7, Stage IVC Laryngeal Verrucous Carcinoma AJCC v7, Stage IVC Lip and Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7, Stage IVC Major Salivary Gland Cancer AJCC v7, Stage IVC Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v6 and v7, Stage IVC Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7, Stage IVC Sinonasal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7, Tongue Carcinoma
- Interventions
- Bevacizumab, Carboplatin, Cisplatin, Docetaxel, Fluorouracil, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
- Biological · Drug · Other
- Lead sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- NIH
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 403 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2008 – 2027
- U.S. locations
- 777
- States / cities
- Mobile, Alabama • Fairbanks, Alaska • Fort Smith, Arkansas + 472 more
- Conditions
- 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, Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Unknown Primary, Recurrent Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Refractory Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Refractory Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Refractory Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Refractory Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Refractory Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, 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 Oropharyngeal (p16-Negative) Carcinoma AJCC v8
- Interventions
- Biospecimen Collection, Cetuximab, Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Pembrolizumab, Positron Emission Tomography
- Procedure · Biological
- Lead sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- NIH
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 158 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2025 – 2029
- U.S. locations
- 199
- States / cities
- Little Rock, Arkansas • Marysville, California • Palo Alto, California + 160 more
- Conditions
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck
- Interventions
- Amivantamab, Pembrolizumab, Paclitaxel, Carboplatin
- Biological · Drug
- Lead sponsor
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC
- Industry
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 287 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2024 – 2033
- U.S. locations
- 15
- States / cities
- La Jolla, California • Aurora, Colorado • New Haven, Connecticut + 12 more
- Conditions
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck
- Interventions
- JNJ-90301900, Cisplatin, Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), Carboplatin, Paclitaxel
- Drug · Radiation
- Lead sponsor
- Johnson & Johnson Enterprise Innovation Inc.
- Industry
- Eligibility
- 18 Years to 74 Years
- Enrollment
- 45 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2026 – 2028
- U.S. locations
- 10
- States / cities
- Birmingham, Alabama • Duarte, California • La Jolla, California + 7 more
- Conditions
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck
- Interventions
- Amivantamab, Pembrolizumab, Carboplatin, 5-Flurouracil, Cisplatin
- Biological · Drug
- Lead sponsor
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC
- Industry
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 500 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2025 – 2029
- U.S. locations
- 47
- States / cities
- Chandler, Arizona • Tucson, Arizona • Fullerton, California + 41 more
- Conditions
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Interventions
- JNJ-90301900 (NBTXR3), Cetuximab, Radiation Therapy
- Drug · Radiation
- Lead sponsor
- Johnson & Johnson Enterprise Innovation Inc.
- Industry
- Eligibility
- 60 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 500 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2021 – 2028
- U.S. locations
- 26
- States / cities
- Birmingham, Alabama • Duarte, California • La Jolla, California + 23 more
- Conditions
- Clinical Stage III Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage III HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IV HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Locally Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Locally Recurrent Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Locally Recurrent Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Locally Recurrent Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Locally Recurrent Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Melanoma, Metastatic Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Melanoma, 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 IV Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IV Laryngeal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Oropharyngeal (p16-Negative) Carcinoma AJCC v8, Unresectable Melanoma
- Interventions
- Biopsy Procedure, Biospecimen Collection, Cabozantinib S-malate, Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Nivolumab
- Procedure · Drug · Biological
- Lead sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- NIH
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 150 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2022 – 2027
- U.S. locations
- 229
- States / cities
- Phoenix, Arizona • Little Rock, Arkansas • Beverly Hills, California + 177 more
- Conditions
- 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, Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Pathologic Stage III HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Unknown Primary, 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
- Cetuximab, Durvalumab, Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Quality-of-Life Assessment, Questionnaire Administration
- Biological · Radiation · Other
- Lead sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- NIH
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 196 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2018 – 2025
- U.S. locations
- 252
- States / cities
- Birmingham, Alabama • Mobile, Alabama • Gilbert, Arizona + 193 more
- Conditions
- Advanced Solid Tumor, Metastatic Solid Tumor, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Cervix, Non Squamous Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Anus, Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Interventions
- IDP-001
- Drug
- Lead sponsor
- InduPro, Inc.
- Industry
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 132 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2026 – 2028
- U.S. locations
- 7
- States / cities
- Los Angeles, California • Sarasota, Florida • Indianapolis, Indiana + 4 more
- Conditions
- Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma HNSCC, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer NSCLC, Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC), Cervical Cancer, Endometrial Cancer, Urothelial Cancer
- Interventions
- STRO-004, Pembrolizumab
- Drug
- Lead sponsor
- Sutro Biopharma, Inc.
- Industry
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 200 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2025 – 2028
- U.S. locations
- 9
- States / cities
- San Diego, California • Denver, Colorado • Washington D.C., District of Columbia + 6 more
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.
- Where the data comes from
- Records are sourced from the official ClinicalTrials.gov public API. Each result links back to the official study page, which is the source of truth for eligibility, enrollment, and contact information.
- What this page does not do
- No medical advice, eligibility judgments, treatment recommendations, ranking of trials by quality, or AI-generated medical summaries.
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