- Conditions
- Malignant Neoplasms of Lip Oral Cavity and Pharynx, Oropharyngeal Cancer
- Interventions
- Modified Barium Swallow (MBS), Swallowing Questionnaire, Symptom Questionnaire, Video-Strobe Procedure, MRI Guided Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) Planning, Standard-of-Care Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) Planning, Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT)
- Procedure · Behavioral · Radiation
- Lead sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Other
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 90 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2018 – 2026
- U.S. locations
- 1
- States / cities
- Houston, Texas
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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Data is sourced from official ClinicalTrials.gov public API records. Always review the official ClinicalTrials.gov record for the latest information.
These results were retrieved from the live ClinicalTrials.gov registry. Filters and sort order apply to this result list.
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
- Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Basal Cell Carcinoma, Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Oropharynx Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Interventions
- vidutolimod, cemiplimab
- Drug
- Lead sponsor
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
- Industry
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 77 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2021 – 2024
- U.S. locations
- 20
- States / cities
- Birmingham, Alabama • Duarte, California • La Jolla, California + 17 more
- Conditions
- Stage III Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Stage IVA Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Stage IVB Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Stage IVC Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Tongue Carcinoma
- Interventions
- Cisplatin, IMRT 6 weeks, IMRT 5 weeks
- Drug · Radiation
- Lead sponsor
- NRG Oncology
- Other
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 316 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2014 – 2025
- U.S. locations
- 207
- States / cities
- Birmingham, Alabama • Gilbert, Arizona • Tucson, Arizona + 168 more
- Conditions
- Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, HPV Positive Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Interventions
- Cisplatin, Radiotherapy
- Drug · Radiation
- Lead sponsor
- Sara Medek
- Other
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 31 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2026 – 2036
- U.S. locations
- 1
- States / cities
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Conditions
- Oropharyngeal Carcinoma
- Interventions
- 18F-FMISO PET/CT Scan, Chemoradiation, Questionnaires
- Diagnostic Test · Combination Product · Other
- Lead sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Other
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 74 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2025 – 2028
- U.S. locations
- 7
- States / cities
- Basking Ridge, New Jersey • Middletown, New Jersey • Montvale, New Jersey + 4 more
- Conditions
- Clinical Stage I HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage II HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Human Papillomavirus Positive Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Oropharyngeal Basaloid Carcinoma, Pathologic Stage I HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage II HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Posterior Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Soft Palate Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Stage III Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7, Stage IVA Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7, Tonsillar Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Interventions
- Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy, Ipilimumab, Nivolumab, Quality-of-Life Assessment, Questionnaire Administration
- Radiation · Biological · Other
- Lead sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Other
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 37 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2019 – 2026
- U.S. locations
- 1
- States / cities
- Houston, Texas
- Conditions
- Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Oropharynx Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Interventions
- Not listed
- Lead sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Other
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 220 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2020 – 2033
- U.S. locations
- 3
- States / cities
- Rochester, Minnesota • Chapel Hill, North Carolina • North Charleston, South Carolina
- Conditions
- Human Papilloma Virus, HPV, HPV Positive Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Head and Neck Cancer
- Interventions
- HB-201, HB-202, Carboplatin, Paclitaxel, Transoral Robotic Surgery
- Drug · Procedure
- Lead sponsor
- University of Chicago
- Other
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 35 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2022 – 2027
- U.S. locations
- 1
- States / cities
- Chicago, Illinois
- Conditions
- Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Interventions
- Radiation therapy, Cisplatin
- Radiation · Drug
- Lead sponsor
- University of Florida
- Other
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 250 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2022 – 2032
- U.S. locations
- 3
- States / cities
- Gainesville, Florida • Jacksonville, Florida • Charleston, South Carolina
- Conditions
- Head and Neck Cancer, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Oral Cavity Cancer, Oropharyngeal Cancer, Laryngeal Cancer, Sinonasal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, HPV (Human Papillomavirus)-Associated Carcinoma, Skull Base Tumors, HPV 16 Positive Oropharyngeal Tumors (OPC)
- Interventions
- Toripalimab + Chemotherapy, Toripalimab, Chemoradiotherapy or radiation
- Drug · Radiation
- Lead sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
- Other
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 75 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2026 – 2030
- U.S. locations
- 1
- States / cities
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Conditions
- HPV, Throat Cancer, Oropharyngeal Carcinoma, Oropharyngeal Cancer, Human Papilloma Virus
- Interventions
- 18 F-FMISO PET/CT, Radiation, Cisplatin, Carboplatin, 5-fluorouracil
- Diagnostic Test · Radiation · Drug
- Lead sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Other
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 121 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2022 – 2027
- U.S. locations
- 7
- States / cities
- Basking Ridge, New Jersey • Middletown, New Jersey • Montvale, New Jersey + 4 more
- Conditions
- Clinical Stage III HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IV HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Metastatic Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Stage III Oropharyngeal (p16-Negative) Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IV Oropharyngeal (p16-Negative) Carcinoma AJCC v8, Head and Neck Carcinoma, Head and Neck Neoplasm, Salivary Gland Neoplasms, Thyroid Gland Neoplasm
- Interventions
- Non-Interventional Study
- Other
- Lead sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
- Other
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 560 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2019 – 2029
- U.S. locations
- 1
- States / cities
- Rochester, Minnesota
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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