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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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Head and Neck Cancer
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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 Squamous Cell Carcinoma, HPV-Negative Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Interventions
Hypofractionated Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT), Pembrolizumab, Ficerafusp alfa
Radiation · Biological · Drug
Lead sponsor
Washington University School of Medicine
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
45 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2033
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
St Louis, Missouri
Conditions
Head and Neck Cancer, Head and Neck Carcinoma, Head and Neck Neoplasms, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Interventions
18F-FMISO PET/CT scan, Chemoradiation therapy, Carboplatin
Diagnostic Test · Radiation · Drug
Lead sponsor
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
12 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022 – 2027
U.S. locations
6
States / cities
Basking Ridge, New Jersey • Middletown, New Jersey • Montvale, New Jersey + 3 more
Conditions
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Nasopharyngeal Cancer, Nasopharynx Carcinoma, Nasopharynx Cancer
Interventions
Cemiplimab, Fianlimab
Drug
Lead sponsor
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
60 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2026 – 2030
U.S. locations
7
States / cities
Basking Ridge, New Jersey • Middletown, New Jersey • Montvale, New Jersey + 4 more
Conditions
Cancer, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Head and Neck Cancer
Interventions
Atezolizumab, Tocilizumab, Tiragolumab
Biological
Lead sponsor
Alain Algazi
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
55 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2019 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
San Francisco, California
Conditions
Head and Neck Cancer
Interventions
Xevinapan, Cisplatin, External beam
Drug · Radiation
Lead sponsor
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
4 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2023 – 2026
U.S. locations
7
States / cities
Basking Ridge, New Jersey • Middletown, New Jersey • Montvale, New Jersey + 4 more
Conditions
Head and Neck Cancer, Hypoxia, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cancer Neck
Interventions
[18F]MISO-PET/CT
Diagnostic Test
Lead sponsor
University of Utah
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
20 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Salt Lake City, Utah
Conditions
Oropharyngeal Cancer, Carcinoma
Interventions
Cisplatin
Drug
Lead sponsor
Zachary Zumsteg
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
50 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2032
U.S. locations
4
States / cities
Beverly Hills, California • Los Angeles, California • Tarzana, California + 1 more
Conditions
Clinical Stage II HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage III HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8
Interventions
Biospecimen Collection, Cisplatin, Computed Tomography, Echocardiography Test, Fludeoxyglucose F-18, Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy, Nivolumab, Patient Observation, Positron Emission Tomography
Procedure · Drug · Other + 2 more
Lead sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NIH
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
636 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2019 – 2027
U.S. locations
727
States / cities
Fairhope, Alabama • Mobile, Alabama • Anchorage, Alaska + 462 more
Conditions
Clinical Stage III Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage III Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage III Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IV Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IV Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IV Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IVA Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IVA Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IVA Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IVB Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IVB Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IVB Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Distal Esophagus Adenocarcinoma, Gastric Cardia Adenocarcinoma, Metastatic Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, Metastatic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Brain, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Leptomeninges, Pathologic Stage III Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage III Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage III Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IIIA Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IIIA Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IIIA Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IIIB Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IIIB Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IIIB Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IV Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IV Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IV Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IVA Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IVA Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IVA Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IVB Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IVB Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IVB Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage III Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage III Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage III Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage IIIA Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage IIIA Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage IIIA Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage IIIB Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage IIIB Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage IIIB Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage IV Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage IV Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage IV Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage IVA Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage IVA Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage IVA Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage IVB Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage IVB Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Postneoadjuvant Therapy Stage IVB Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Unresectable Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, Unresectable Esophageal Carcinoma, Unresectable Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Unresectable Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma
Interventions
Adavosertib, Radiation Therapy
Drug · Radiation
Lead sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NIH
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
4 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2021 – 2026
U.S. locations
7
States / cities
Duarte, California • Chicago, Illinois • Lexington, Kentucky + 3 more
Conditions
Esophageal Cancer, Oesophageal Cancer, GastroEsophageal Cancer
Interventions
Induction Chemotherapy (modified FLOT or modified FOLFOX-6), Chemotherapy, Conventional Radiation, Pulsed Low-Dose-Rate (PLDR) Radiation, Surgery
Drug · Radiation · Procedure
Lead sponsor
Medical College of Wisconsin
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
50 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2032
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Conditions
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 Carcinoma of Unknown Primary, Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Locally Advanced Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Locally Advanced Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Locally Advanced Nasal Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Locally Advanced Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Locally Advanced Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Locally Advanced Paranasal Sinus Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Locally Advanced Sinonasal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Maxillary Sinus 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 III Sinonasal 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 IVA Oropharyngeal (p16-Negative) Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IVA Sinonasal 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 IVB Oropharyngeal (p16-Negative) Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IVB Sinonasal Cancer AJCC v8
Interventions
Biopsy Procedure, Biospecimen Collection, Cisplatin, Computed Tomography, Ipatasertib, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Positron Emission Tomography, Radiation Therapy
Procedure · Drug · Radiation
Lead sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NIH
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
46 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022 – 2027
U.S. locations
17
States / cities
Tampa, Florida • Chicago, Illinois • Fairway, Kansas + 13 more
Conditions
Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Interventions
Tiragolumab, Atezolizumab, Tiragolumab Matching Placebo, Atezolizumab Matching Placebo
Drug
Lead sponsor
Hoffmann-La Roche
Industry
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
760 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2020 – 2027
U.S. locations
3
States / cities
Fort Myers, Florida • Wichita, Kansas • Williamsville, New York

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