Clinical trials: Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Adjuvant Pembrolizumab for Patients With Locally Advanced Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma at High Risk of Recurrence
In this study, participants with histologically diagnosed locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma who have received preoperative cisplatin-based chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery harbouring high risk of tumor…
- Trial name
- NCT03322267
- Testing
- Pembrolizumab
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Head and Neck Carcinoma of Unknown Primary, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Testing the Addition of M6620 (VX-970, Berzosertib) to Usual Chemotherapy and Radiation for Head and Neck Cancer
This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of berzosertib (M6620) when given together with cisplatin and radiation therapy in treating patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma that has spread from where…
- Conditions
- Head and Neck Carcinoma of Unknown Primary, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Stage III Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7, Stage III Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7
- Trial name
- NCT02567422
- Testing
- Berzosertib, Cisplatin, Computed Tomography
- Where
- 19 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Thyroid Cancer
Efficacy of XL184 (Cabozantinib) in Advanced Medullary Thyroid Cancer
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the progression-free survival (PFS) with XL184 as compared with placebo (an inactive substance) in subjects with unresectable, locally advanced, or metastatic medullary thyroid…
- Trial name
- EXAM (NCT00704730)
- Testing
- XL184
- Where
- 113 sites in United States, Austria and 22 more
- Volunteers
- 330 people
- Sponsor
- Exelixis
Head and Neck Cancer, Colon Cancer
A Dose Finding Study of Eribulin Mesylate and Cetuximab For Patients With Advanced Head and Neck and Colon Cancer
The purpose of this study is to determine if the full dose of eribulin mesylate can be safely given with the full dose of cetuximab.
- Trial name
- NCT01744340
- Testing
- Head and neck, Colon- Closed as of May 2014
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- howard safran
Head and Neck Cancer
Induction Chemotherapy Followed by Chemoradiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer
The purpose of this study is to determine whether human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive head and neck cancer can be treated with a less aggressive regimen of radiation therapy and chemotherapy (paclitaxel) after initially receiving…
- Trial name
- NCT01716195
- Testing
- Induction Chemotherapy followed by Response Adapted Chemoradiation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer
Epirubicin, Oxaliplatin and Fluorouracil (EOF) in Cancer of the Esophagus, Gastroesophageal Junction, or Stomach
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as epirubicin, oxaliplatin, fluorouracil, and cisplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00601705
- Testing
- cisplatin, epirubicin hydrochloride, fluorouracil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
An Experimental Study to Compare Treatment Response and Toxicities of Concurrent Chemoradiation With Weekly Cisplatin and Three Weekly Cisplatin in Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer.
The aim of this study is to compare treatment responses and toxicities of concurrent chemo-radiation with weekly and three weekly Cisplatin in locally advanced Head \& Neck Cancer.
- Trial name
- HNC (NCT03998696)
- Testing
- Cisplatin 40 mg/m2, Cisplatin 100 mg/m2
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Head and Neck Cancer, Larynx
A Study of Chemo +/- Low-dose Radiation as Induction Therapy in SCCHN
The primary hypothesis of this study is that hyper-radiosensitivity (HRS) seen at extremely low doses of radiation can be exploited to enhance the effect of chemotherapy, and that this effect differs from the cellular effect of…
- Trial name
- NCT02126969
- Testing
- Low dose fractionated radiation - 80cGy with chemotherapy, Docetaxel and Carboplatin AUC 6
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Susanne Arnold
Follicular Thyroid Cancer, Insular Thyroid Cancer
Dabrafenib With or Without Trametinib in Treating Patients With Advanced Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
This randomized phase II trial studies how well dabrafenib works with or without trametinib in treating patients with recurrent thyroid cancer.
- Conditions
- Follicular Thyroid Cancer, Insular Thyroid Cancer, Papillary Thyroid Cancer, Recurrent Thyroid Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01723202
- Testing
- dabrafenib, trametinib
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Bhavana Konda
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
Thyroid Neoplasms
Ponatinib for Advanced Medullary Thyroid Cancer
Background: Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) represents 5% of thyroid cancers and presents as a hereditary (25% of cases) or sporadic (75% of cases) neuroendocrine malignancy.
- Trial name
- NCT01838642
- Testing
- Ponatinib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer, Recurrent Thyroid Cancer
Inolitazone Dihydrochloride and Paclitaxel in Treating Patients With Advanced Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
This phase II trial studies how well inolitazone dihydrochloride (efatutazone dihydrochloride) and paclitaxel work in treating patients with anaplastic thyroid cancer that has spread to other places in the body and usually cannot…
- Trial name
- NCT02152137
- Testing
- efatutazone, paclitaxel
- Where
- 253 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Head and Neck Neoplasms
Study of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) or Placebo With Chemoradiation in Participants With Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (MK-3475-412/KEYNOTE-412)
The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy and safety of pembrolizumab given concomitantly with chemoradiation (CRT) and as maintenance therapy versus placebo plus CRT in participants with locally advanced head and…
- Trial name
- NCT03040999
- Testing
- Pembrolizumab, Cisplatin, Accelerated Fractionation (AFX) Radiotherapy
- Where
- 151 sites in United States, Australia and 19 more
- Volunteers
- 804 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Neoplasms, Gastrointestinal Tract
LOGiC - Lapatinib Optimization Study in ErbB2 (HER2) Positive Gastric Cancer: A Phase III Global, Blinded Study Designed to Evaluate Clinical Endpoints and Safety of Chemotherapy Plus Lapatinib
This was an international multi-center trial that enrolled patients with locally advanced, unresectable, or metastatic gastric, esophageal, or gastro-esophageal junction cancer whose tumors had amplification of the ErbB2 (HER2)…
- Trial name
- NCT00680901
- Testing
- Lapatinib, Capecitabine, Oxaliplatin
- Where
- 183 sites in United States, Argentina and 21 more
- Volunteers
- 545 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Thyroid Neoplasms
Efficacy and Safety of Vandetanib (ZD6474) in Patients With Metastatic Papillary or Follicular Thyroid Cancer
This was a parallel group, randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, multicentre study designed to assess whether vandetanib (ZD6474) conferred an improvement in PFS as compared to placebo in participants with locally…
- Trial name
- NCT00537095
- Testing
- Vandetanib
- Where
- 15 sites in Belgium, Denmark and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 164 people
- Sponsor
- Genzyme, a Sanofi Company
HPV-Related Squamous Cell Carcinoma, HNSCC
Chemotherapy and Locoregional Therapy Trial (Surgery or Radiation) for Patients With Head and Neck Cancer
Carboplatin, nab-paclitaxel, and nivolumab combination will be administered for three cycles of three weeks duration each. TORS or RT/CRT will be performed after induction chemotherapy (i.e. day 64 of therapy).
- Trial name
- OPTIMA-II (NCT03107182)
- Testing
- nab-paclitaxel, Carboplatin, Nivolumab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Esophageal Carcinoma
Study of SHR-1210 Versus Investigator's Choice of Chemotherapy for Participants With Advanced Esophageal Cancer
In this study, participants with advanced or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus that has progressed after first-line standard therapy will be randomized to receive either single agent SHR-1210 or the…
- Trial name
- NCT03099382
- Testing
- camrelizumab, Docetaxel, Irinotecan
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 457 people
- Sponsor
- Jiangsu HengRui Medicine Co., Ltd.
Mucositis, Solid Tumors
Palifermin for the Reduction of Oral Mucositis in Patients With Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
The purpose of this research study is to test the safety and effectiveness of palifermin to determine if weekly doses can be safely administered to reduce the incidence (occurrence of), duration (length of time) and severity…
- Conditions
- Mucositis, Solid Tumors, Stomatitis, Head and Neck Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00101582
- Testing
- palifermin, cisplatin chemotherapy, Radiotherapy
- Volunteers
- 188 people
- Sponsor
- Swedish Orphan Biovitrum
Neoplasms, Colorectal Neoplasms
Study of MK-1697 in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumors (MK-1697-001)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of MK-1697. There are 2 parts in this study: dose escalation to determine the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) and confirm the RP2D (Part A) and cohort…
- Conditions
- Neoplasms, Colorectal Neoplasms, Head and Neck Neoplasms
- Trial name
- NCT03515824
- Testing
- MK-1697
- Where
- 2 sites in Australia, Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Recurrent Adrenal Gland Pheochromocytoma
Tipifarnib for the Treatment of Advanced Solid Tumors, Lymphoma, or Histiocytic Disorders With HRAS Gene Alterations, a Pediatric MATCH Treatment Trial
This phase II pediatric MATCH trial studies how well tipifarnib works in treating patients with solid tumors that have recurred or spread to other places in the body (advanced), lymphoma, or histiocytic disorders, that have a…
- Conditions
- Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Recurrent Adrenal Gland Pheochromocytoma, Recurrent Ectomesenchymoma, Recurrent Ependymoma
- Trial name
- NCT04284774
- Testing
- Tipifarnib
- Where
- 172 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)