- Conditions
- Oropharyngeal p16INK4a-Negative Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Stage III Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7, Stage III Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7, Stage III Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7, Stage III Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7, Stage IV Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7, Stage IV Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7, Stage IV Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7, Stage IV Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7
- Interventions
- Atezolizumab, Biopsy Procedure, Biospecimen Collection, Cetuximab, Cisplatin, Computed Tomography, Docetaxel, Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Survey Administration
- Drug · Procedure · Biological + 2 more
- Lead sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- NIH
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 613 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2013 – 2027
- U.S. locations
- 338
- States / cities
- Birmingham, Alabama • Tucson, Arizona • Little Rock, Arkansas + 266 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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Data is sourced from official ClinicalTrials.gov public API records. Always review the official ClinicalTrials.gov record for the latest information.
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
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- Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OPSCC), HPV, HPV Positive Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Interventions
- MRI
- Diagnostic Test
- Lead sponsor
- Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
- Other
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 30 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2026 – 2028
- U.S. locations
- 1
- States / cities
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Conditions
- Melanoma, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Colorectal Cancer, Solid Tumor
- Interventions
- IPN01194
- Drug
- Lead sponsor
- Ipsen
- Industry
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 36 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2024 – 2028
- U.S. locations
- 4
- States / cities
- Los Angeles, California • New Haven, Connecticut • Nashville, Tennessee + 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, 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, Stage II Laryngeal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage II Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v8, Stage II Oropharyngeal (p16-Negative) 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 Laryngeal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVA Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVA Oropharyngeal (p16-Negative) Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IVB Laryngeal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVB Oropharyngeal (p16-Negative) Carcinoma AJCC v8
- Interventions
- Biospecimen Collection, Carboplatin, Cemiplimab, Cisplatin, Computed Tomography, Paclitaxel, Positron Emission Tomography, Radiation Therapy, Salvage Surgery
- Procedure · Drug · Biological + 1 more
- Lead sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- NIH
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 180 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2026 – 2033
- U.S. locations
- 109
- States / cities
- Tucson, Arizona • Los Angeles, California • Sacramento, California + 79 more
- Conditions
- Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Colorectal Carcinoma, Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, Breast Cancer, Other Solid Tumors, Ovarian Cancer, Myeloid Neoplasms (AML/MDS)
- Interventions
- NT-175
- Biological
- Lead sponsor
- AstraZeneca
- Industry
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 45 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2023 – 2029
- U.S. locations
- 20
- States / cities
- Gilbert, Arizona • Duarte, California • Los Angeles, California + 16 more
- Conditions
- Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Nasal Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Nasal Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, 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 IV Oropharyngeal (p16-Negative) 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 IVB Laryngeal Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IVB Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer AJCC v8
- Interventions
- Anti-CD40 Agonist Monoclonal Antibody CDX-1140, Biopsy Procedure, Biospecimen Collection, Cemiplimab, Computed Tomography, Positron Emission Tomography, Tumor Resection
- Biological · Procedure
- Lead sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- NIH
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 44 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2026 – 2027
- U.S. locations
- 10
- States / cities
- Irvine, California • Los Angeles, California • Orange, California + 7 more
- Conditions
- Head and Neck Cancer, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms, Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Hypopharyngeal Cancer, Carcinoma of Larynx, Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Salivary Gland Cancer, Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, Prostate Cancer, Metastatic Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer
- Interventions
- SX-682, DTX
- Drug
- Lead sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- NIH
- Eligibility
- 18 Years to 120 Years
- Enrollment
- 120 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2026 – 2037
- U.S. locations
- 1
- States / cities
- Bethesda, Maryland
- Conditions
- Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Head and Neck Cancer
- Interventions
- Tislelizumab, BGB-A425, LBL-007
- Drug
- Lead sponsor
- BeiGene
- Industry
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 160 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2023 – 2026
- U.S. locations
- 9
- States / cities
- Los Angeles, California • Stanford, California • Lone Tree, Colorado + 6 more
- Conditions
- Oropharyngeal Carcinoma (OPC)
- Interventions
- CRB-701, capcitabine, Cetuximab (EGFR inhibitor), Docetaxel
- Drug
- Lead sponsor
- Corbus Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Industry
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 260 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2026 – 2029
- U.S. locations
- 27
- States / cities
- Tucson, Arizona • Duarte, California • Los Angeles, California + 23 more
- Conditions
- Advanced Cancer, Advanced Malignancies, Bladder Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer, Gastroesophageal-junction Cancer (GEJ), Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC), Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Ovarian Cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC)
- Interventions
- AB598, Zimberelimab, Fluorouracil, Leucovorin, Oxaliplatin
- Drug
- Lead sponsor
- Arcus Biosciences, Inc.
- Industry
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 40 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2023 – 2027
- U.S. locations
- 11
- States / cities
- Phoenix, Arizona • Jacksonville, Florida • Lake City, Florida + 8 more
- Conditions
- Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Head and Neck Cancer
- Interventions
- XL092, Pembrolizumab
- Drug
- Lead sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Other
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 26 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2026 – 2028
- U.S. locations
- 3
- States / cities
- Atlanta, Georgia • Chapel Hill, North Carolina • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Conditions
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma Head and Neck Cancer (HNSCC)
- Interventions
- Toripalimab, Paclitaxel
- Drug
- Lead sponsor
- Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
- Other
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 22 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2026 – 2029
- U.S. locations
- 1
- States / cities
- Detroit, Michigan
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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