Clinical trials: Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms
Head and Neck Cancer, Oropharyngeal Carcinoma
Thermotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer Patients
This phase I, single-center study evaluates the safety, tolerability, and recommended phase II dose (RP2D) of mild hyperthermia (thermotherapy) when added to standard-of-care treatment in patients with locally advanced head and…
- Conditions
- Head and Neck Cancer, Oropharyngeal Carcinoma, Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma, Laryngeal Carcinoma
- Trial name
- TANCAP-I (NCT07690618)
- Testing
- Thermotherapy, Radiotherapy, Concurrent chemoradiation
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Head and Neck Cancer
A Phase II Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Salvage Preoperative PD-1 Inhibitor Combined with Chemotherapy Neoadjuvant Therapy in Recurrent and Metastatic LPSCC/HPSCC
A prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled phase II study; Patients who met the inclusion criteria were divided into groups according to whether they had received radical radiotherapy or postoperative radiotherapy in the…
- Trial name
- NCT06793761
- Testing
- Pembrolizumab, Cisplatin, Nab-paclitaxel
- Volunteers
- 260 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Tongren Hospital
Bladder Cancer, Breast Cancer
Physician-Initiated Stop-Smoking Program for Patients Receiving Treatment for Early-Stage Cancer
RATIONALE: Physician-initiated smoking cessation strategies may be effective in getting early-stage cancer patients to quit smoking.
- Conditions
- Bladder Cancer, Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00002520
- Testing
- nicotine, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 434 people
- Sponsor
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
Gastric Cancer, Hepatic Carcinoma
Laryngopharyngeal Injury After Endotracheal Intubation Under General Anesthesia
This study retrospectively analyzed patients who underwent tracheal intubation under general anesthesia at the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine between October 1, 2015, and September 30, 2025…
- Conditions
- Gastric Cancer, Hepatic Carcinoma, Pulmonary Carcinoma, Pancreatic Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT07359586
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people
- Sponsor
- Zhejiang University
Anal, Colon, and Rectal Cancers, Head and Neck Cancer
Clinical and Pathologic Studies of Patients Undergoing Treatment With EGFR Inhibitors
Cetuximab, erlotinib, and panitumumab are all recently FDA approved epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors that treat a wide variety of tumor types, such as colon, lung, and head and neck.
- Conditions
- Anal, Colon, and Rectal Cancers, Head and Neck Cancer, Lung Cancer, Colon Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01137162
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer
Family Quality of Life Among Families With a Member Who is a Cancer Patient
RATIONALE: Developing a questionnaire that can be used to assess the quality of life among people who have a family member with cancer may help the study of cancer in the future.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer, Lung Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00544336
- Testing
- questionnaire administration, survey administration, quality-of-life assessment
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 366 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Head and Neck Cancer
Isotretinoin, Interferon Alfa, and Vitamin E in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Head and Neck Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy such as isotretinoin use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Interferon alfa may interfere with the growth of tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00054561
- Testing
- recombinant interferon alfa, vitamin E, isotretinoin
- Where
- 89 sites in United States, Australia and 3 more
- Sponsor
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
Head and Neck Cancer
Docetaxel and S-1 Followed By Radiation Therapy and Low-Dose Cisplatin in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Head and Neck Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as docetaxel, S-1, 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
- NCT00625937
- Testing
- cisplatin, docetaxel, tegafur-gimeracil-oteracil potassium
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Yonsei University
Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Assessment of Regional Response With PET-FDG in Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Patients with advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) may benefit from organ-preservation treatment based on combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy without compromising disease-free and overall survival.
- Trial name
- pet (NCT00634777)
- Testing
- pet scan
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 239 people
- Sponsor
- Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
Head and Neck Cancer, Precancerous Condition
Photodynamic Therapy in Treating Patients With Premalignant or Early Stage Head and Neck Tumors
RATIONALE: Photodynamic therapy uses a drug that becomes active when it is exposed to a certain kind of light. When the drug is active, tumor cells are killed.
- Trial name
- NCT00978081
- Testing
- aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Hypopharynx, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Larynx
Scheduled IV Fluids in the Supportive Management of Patients Undergoing Chemo-radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer
Patients undergoing concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma frequently experience treatment-related toxicities including mucositis, dysphagia, acute kidney injury, pain, constipation…
- Conditions
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Hypopharynx, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Larynx, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Oropharynx, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Oral Cavity
- Trial name
- NCT07784855
- Testing
- Scheduled IV Hydration, Clinician Assessment-Based IV Hydration
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- West Virginia University
Head and Neck Neoplasms
Concomitant Radiation and Cisplatin With and Without Tirapazamine in Treatment of Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
The trial will compare the efficacy and safety of concomitant chemoradiation with tirapazamine, cisplatin and radiation versus cisplatin and radiation.
- Trial name
- NCT00094081
- Testing
- tirapazamine (SR259075), cisplatin, Radiation Therapy
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 861 people
- Sponsor
- Sanofi
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx Stage III, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx Stage IV
Induction Chemotherapy With TP+5-FU or TP+Cetuximab Followed by Radioimmuptherapy for Locally Advanced or Not Resectable SCCHNN
This multicentre, randomised Phase II Pilot Study evaluates the efficacy of docetaxel, cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil or Cetuximab, followed by Cetuximab with radiotherapy.
- Conditions
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx Stage III, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx Stage IV, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx Stage III, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx Stage IV
- Trial name
- HNO-2 (NCT01884259)
- Testing
- Docetaxel, Cisplatin, 5-fluorouracil
- Where
- 8 sites in Austria
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Arbeitsgemeinschaft medikamentoese Tumortherapie
Hypopharyngeal Cancer
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Squamous Cell Cancer of the Head and Neck (SCCHN)
The investigators will examine whether 2-cycles of DFP chemotherapy before definitive concurrent chemoradiation therapy (CCRT) can improve progression-free survival in locally advanced (Stage III \& IVM0) hypopharyngeal and base…
- Trial name
- NCT01312350
- Testing
- neoadjuvant docetaxel/cisplatin/fluorouracil, No treatment before definitive CCRT
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer With Occult Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer With Occult Primary
Sunitinib, Cetuximab, and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of sunitinib when given together with cetuximab and radiation therapy in treating patients with locally advanced or recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the head and…
- Conditions
- Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer With Occult Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer With Occult Primary, Recurrent Salivary Gland Cancer, Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx
- Trial name
- NCT00906360
- Testing
- sunitinib malate, pharmacological study, 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
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
Head and Neck Cancer
Gene and Protein Expression Patterns in Predicting Response to Cetuximab in Patients With Recurrent and/or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer
RATIONALE: Studying samples of tumor tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00898742
- Testing
- DNA and tissue microarray analysis, reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction, mass spectrometry
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Bladder Cancer, Cervical Cancer
Counseling and Nicotine Replacement Therapy in Helping Adult Smokers Quit Smoking
RATIONALE: Stop-smoking plans, including counseling and nicotine replacement therapy, may help smokers quit smoking. It is not yet known whether counseling and the nicotine lozenge is more effective than counseling and the…
- Conditions
- Bladder Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00365508
- Testing
- nicotine lozenge, nicotine patch
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 642 people
- Sponsor
- Fox Chase Cancer Center
Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer, Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Ramucirumab and Pembrolizumab vs Pembrolizumab Monotherapy in PD-L1 Positive Head and Neck Squamous-Cell Carcinoma
This is a phase 2 study investigating the efficacy of ramucirumab in combination with pembrolizumab compared to pembrolizumab monotherapy.
- Conditions
- Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer, Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Head and Neck Carcinoma, Metastatic Head-and-neck Squamous-cell Carcinoma
- Trial name
- Rambro2 (NCT05980000)
- Testing
- Ramucirumab, Pembrolizumab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Laryngeal Cancer, Hypopharyngeal Cancer
The Voice as a Tool to Detect Recurrence of Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancer
The investigators will obtain three-monthly voice recordings and fiberendoscopic examinations of the larynx/hypopharynx for a minimal period of 6 months from all laryngeal/hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC/HPSCC)…
- Trial name
- VoiceDetect (NCT05894070)
- Testing
- Voice recording, ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) examination including transnasal fiberendoscopy, and VHI-30-questionnaire
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern