- Conditions
- Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) - Recurrent/Metastatic (R/M), Locally Advanced Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Interventions
- Toripalimab, Carboplatin, Cisplatin, Paclitaxel, Radiation Therapy
- Drug · Radiation
- Lead sponsor
- Matthew Spector
- Other
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 87 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2026 – 2031
- U.S. locations
- 1
- States / cities
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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
- Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Interventions
- Durvalumab, Placebo, cisplatin + fluorouracil, cisplatin + capecitabine, Radiation
- Drug · Radiation
- Lead sponsor
- AstraZeneca
- Industry
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 640 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2020 – 2027
- U.S. locations
- 5
- States / cities
- Atlanta, Georgia • Louisville, Kentucky • Dallas, Texas + 2 more
- Conditions
- EBV Infection, Stage II Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v7, Stage III Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v7, Stage IVA Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v7, Stage IVB Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v7
- Interventions
- Bone Scan, Cisplatin, Clinical Observation, Computed Tomography, Fluorouracil, Gemcitabine Hydrochloride, Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Paclitaxel, Positron Emission Tomography, Quality-of-Life Assessment
- Procedure · Drug · Other + 1 more
- Lead sponsor
- NRG Oncology
- Other
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 924 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2014 – 2034
- U.S. locations
- 197
- States / cities
- Birmingham, Alabama • Tucson, Arizona • Auburn, California + 150 more
- Conditions
- Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Gastroesophageal Junction Carcinoma
- Interventions
- Itraconazole
- Drug
- Lead sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
- Federal
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 78 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2024 – 2029
- U.S. locations
- 7
- States / cities
- Palo Alto, California • Ann Arbor, Michigan • Durham, North Carolina + 4 more
- Conditions
- Gastric Adenocarcinoma, Oligometastasis, Stage IV Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v7, Stage IV Esophageal Cancer AJCC v7, Stage IV Gastric Cancer AJCC v7
- Interventions
- Capecitabine, Chemotherapy, Conventional Surgery, Fluorouracil, Radiation Therapy
- Drug · Procedure · Radiation
- Lead sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Other
- Eligibility
- 18 Years to 79 Years
- Enrollment
- 100 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2018 – 2026
- U.S. locations
- 1
- States / cities
- Houston, Texas
- Conditions
- HPV-Associated Cervical Carcinoma, HPV-Related Carcinoma, HPV-Related Malignancy, HPV Positive Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, HPV-Related Adenocarcinoma, HPV-Related Adenosquamous Carcinoma, HPV-Related Squamous Cell Carcinoma, HPV-Related Anal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, HPV-Related Penile Squamous Cell Carcinoma, HPV-Related Vulvar Squamous Cell Carcinoma, HPV-Related Endocervical Adenocarcinoma, Cervical Cancer, Oropharynx Cancer, Anal Cancer, Vulvar Cancer, Penile Cancer, Vaginal Cancer
- Interventions
- E7 TCR-T cells, Aldesleukin
- Biological · Drug
- Lead sponsor
- Christian Hinrichs
- Other
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 15 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2025 – 2028
- U.S. locations
- 2
- States / cities
- New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Conditions
- Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Stage I Head and Neck Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage II Head and Neck Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage III Head and Neck Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IV Head and Neck Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8
- Interventions
- Gabapentin, Placebo, Chemotheraphy, Radiation Therapy, Analgesic Agent, Biospecimen Collection, Survey Administration
- Drug · Radiation · Procedure + 1 more
- Lead sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
- Other
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 228 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2025 – 2031
- U.S. locations
- 212
- States / cities
- Gilbert, Arizona • Peoria, Arizona • Phoenix, Arizona + 171 more
- Conditions
- Esophagus Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Cancer of the Esophagus
- Interventions
- Proton beam therapy, Patient-Reported Outcome Measures
- Radiation · Other
- Lead sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
- Other
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 22 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2018 – 2026
- U.S. locations
- 1
- States / cities
- St Louis, Missouri
- Conditions
- Head and Neck Cancer, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck
- Interventions
- Cetuximab, Imatinib
- Drug
- Lead sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Other
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 15 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2023 – 2026
- U.S. locations
- 1
- States / cities
- Madison, Wisconsin
- Conditions
- Head and Neck Carcinoma
- Interventions
- Best Practice, Exercise Intervention, Questionnaire Administration
- Other
- Lead sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Other
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 415 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepts healthy volunteers
- Timeline
- 2021 – 2027
- U.S. locations
- 1
- States / cities
- Houston, Texas
- 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 – 2030
- U.S. locations
- 727
- States / cities
- Fairhope, Alabama • Mobile, Alabama • Anchorage, Alaska + 462 more
- Conditions
- Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
- Interventions
- FOLFOX (5-fluorouracil, Leucovorin, Oxaliplatin)
- Drug
- Lead sponsor
- Duke University
- Other
- Eligibility
- 18 Years and older
- Enrollment
- 60 participants
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
- Timeline
- 2026 – 2034
- U.S. locations
- 1
- States / cities
- Durham, North Carolina
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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