Clinical trials: Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
Head and Neck Neoplasms
LUX-Head&Neck 2: A Phase III Trial of Afatinib (BIBW 2992) Versus Placebo for the Treatment of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer After Treatment With Chemo-radiotherapy
This randomised, double-blind phase III trial will be performed in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). The objectives of the trial are to compare the efficacy and safety of afatinib (BIBW 2992) with…
- Trial name
- NCT01345669
- Testing
- Afatinib
- Where
- 162 sites in United States, Argentina and 27 more
- Volunteers
- 617 people
- Sponsor
- Boehringer Ingelheim
Head and Neck Neoplasm, Prostatic Neoplasm
Study Of PF-00562271, Including Patients With Pancreatic, Head And Neck, Prostatic Neoplasms
Phase 1 safety, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics trial of the focal adhesion kinase (FAK) inhibitor PF-00562271 in patients with positive Positron Emission Tomography [PET] scans due to advanced non-hematologic…
- Conditions
- Head and Neck Neoplasm, Prostatic Neoplasm, Pancreatic Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT00666926
- Testing
- PF00562271
- Where
- 4 sites in United States, Australia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 99 people
- Sponsor
- Verastem, Inc.
Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx, Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx
Erlotinib Hydrochloride and Radiation Therapy in Stage III-IV Squamous Cell Cancer of the Head and Neck
RATIONALE: Erlotinib hydrochloride may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Erlotinib hydrochloride may also make tumor cells more sensitive to radiation therapy.
- Conditions
- Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx, Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx, Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity, Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx
- Trial name
- NCT01192815
- Testing
- erlotinib hydrochloride, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, pharmacogenomic studies
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Esophageal Cancer
Radiation Therapy, Pemetrexed Disodium, and Carboplatin in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer That Can Be Removed By Surgery
RATIONALE: Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as pemetrexed disodium and carboplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the…
- Trial name
- NCT00268437
- Testing
- carboplatin, Pemetrexed, conventional surgery
- Where
- 90 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Quad Shot Radiotherapy in Combination With Immune Checkpoint Inhibition
This is a single-arm, non-randomized pilot study to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of combination quad-shot palliative radiotherapy with immunotherapy for advanced/recurrent/metastatic head and neck cancer.
- Conditions
- Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Head-and-neck Squamous-cell Carcinoma, Stage III Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
- Trial name
- NCT04454489
- Testing
- Pembrolizumab (immunotherapy), Quad-shot palliative radiotherapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
A Phase III Trial Evaluating Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy for Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC) Patients
This study is a multi-center, randomized, open label, Phase III clinical trial for advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma(NPC) Patients.
- Trial name
- VANCE (NCT02578641)
- Testing
- autologous EBV specific Cytotoxic T cells, combination IV gemcitabine and IV carboplatin (AUC2)
- Where
- 30 sites in United States, Malaysia and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 330 people
- Sponsor
- Tessa Therapeutics
Esophageal Carcinoma, Esophagogastric Junction Carcinoma
Study of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Versus Investigator's Choice Standard Therapy for Participants With Advanced Esophageal/ Esophagogastric Junction Carcinoma That Progressed After First-Line Therapy (MK-3475-181/KEYNOTE-181)
In this study, participants with advanced or metastatic adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus or Siewert type I adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction (EGJ) that had progressed after first-line…
- Trial name
- NCT02564263
- Testing
- pembrolizumab, paclitaxel, docetaxel
- Volunteers
- 628 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Head and Neck Cancer
Pembrolizumab + Radiation for Locally Adv SCC of the Head and Neck (SCCHN) Not Eligible Cisplatin
This study is being done to evaluate the efficacy of Pembrolizumab, concomitant with and following standard of care definitive radiation, for locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck patients who are not good…
- Trial name
- NCT02609503
- Testing
- Pembrolizumab, Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Temsirolimus (Torisel®) and Erlotinib (Tarceva®) in Platinum-Refractory/Ineligible, Advanced, Squamous Cell Carcinoma
The primary hypothesis of this study is that the addition of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) blockade to conventional epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) blockade will result in synergistic clinical activity in Squamous…
- Trial name
- NCT01009203
- Testing
- Erlotinib, Temsirolimus
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- New Mexico Cancer Research Alliance
Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
Melatonin Effect in Combination With Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy to Clinical Response in Locally Advanced Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Backgrounds Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cancer (OSCC) is the sixth most common malignancy. Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for oral cancers.
- Trial name
- NCT04137627
- Testing
- Melatonin 20 MG Oral Capsule
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Breast Cancer
A Study of Tremelimumab and IV Durvalumab Plus Poly-ICLC in Subjects With Biopsy-accessible Cancers
This is an open-label, multicenter, Phase 1/2 study of the CTLA-4 antibody, tremelimumab, and the PD-L1 antibody, durvalumab (MEDI4736), in combination with the tumor microenvironment (TME) modulator poly-ICLC, a TLR3 agonist, in…
- Conditions
- Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Breast Cancer, Sarcoma, Merkel Cell Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT02643303
- Testing
- Durvalumab, Tremelimumab, Poly-ICLC
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
Recurrent Oral Cavity Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, Recurrent Salivary Gland Carcinoma
Vorinostat in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced, Recurrent, or Metastatic Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
This phase II trial studies how well vorinostat works in treating patients with adenoid cystic carcinoma that has come back (recurrent) or that has spread from where it started to nearby tissue or lymph nodes (locally advanced)…
- Conditions
- Recurrent Oral Cavity Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, Recurrent Salivary Gland Carcinoma, Salivary Gland Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, Stage III Major Salivary Gland Cancer AJCC v7
- Trial name
- NCT01175980
- Testing
- Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Vorinostat
- Where
- 12 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)