Clinical trials: Oropharyngeal Cancer
Oropharyngeal Cancers, Biomarker in Early Diagnosis
Active MMP-8 in Oral Fluid for the Detection of Oral and Oropharyngeal Cancer
The goal of this observational study is to evaluate whether the active-matrix metalloproteinase-8 (aMMP-8) mouth-rinse test can help detect oral and oropharyngeal cancers.
- Conditions
- Oropharyngeal Cancers, Biomarker in Early Diagnosis, Oral Cancer , Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Oral Cavity Cancer, Periodontal Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT06701058
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 107 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital
Hypoxemia, Esophageal Cancer
Combination of COMBO Endoscopy Oropharyngeal Airway and HFNC Oxygenation in Sedated Gastrointestinal Endoscopy for Morbidly Obese Patients
Hypoxaemia during sedated gastrointestinal endoscopy exceeds 40 % in morbidly obese (BMI ≥ 35 kg m-²) patients. High-flow nasal cannula alone often fails because of persistent airway collapse.
- Conditions
- Hypoxemia, Esophageal Cancer, Morbidly Obese Patients, Gastric Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT07175155
- Testing
- COMBO Endoscopy Oropharyngeal Airway with High-Flow Nasal Cannula Oxygenation, High-Flow Nasal Cannula Oxygenation
- Where
- 5 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 410 people
- Sponsor
- Zhejiang University
Head and Neck Cancer
Chemotherapy, Radiation Therapy, and Cetuximab in Treating Patients With the Head and Neck Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as 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
- AACER (NCT00875849)
- Testing
- cetuximab, cisplatin, radiation therapy
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Antoine Lacassagne
Oral Mucositis
Safety and Efficacy of RRx-001 in the Attenuation of Oral Mucositis in Patients Receiving Chemoradiation for the Treatment of Oral Cancers
The purpose of this study is to determine if RRx-001, which is added on to the cisplatin and radiation treatment, reduces the duration or length of severe oral mucositis in patients with head and neck cancers.
- Trial name
- PREVLAR (NCT03515538)
- Testing
- RRx-001, Cisplatin for injection, Radiation Therapy
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- EpicentRx, Inc.
Stage III Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7, Stage III Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7
Ipilimumab, Cetuximab, and Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Previously Untreated Stage III-IVB Head and Neck Cancer
This phase Ib trial studies the side effects and best dose of ipilimumab when given together with cetuximab and intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in treating patients with previously untreated stage III-IVB head and…
- Conditions
- Stage III Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7, Stage III Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v6 and v7, Stage III Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7, Stage IVA Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7
- Trial name
- NCT01935921
- Testing
- Cetuximab, Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy, Ipilimumab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Stage III Oropharyngeal (p16-Negative) Carcinoma AJCC v8, Stage IV Oropharyngeal (p16-Negative) Carcinoma AJCC v8
Surgery Vs Chemoradiation for Oropharyngeal Cancer- A Phase II/III Integrated Design Randomized Control Trial
The oropharyngeal areas mainly comprises of the tonsil, base tongue (BOT), soft palate and the posterior pharyngeal wall. Traditionally, surgical resection of oropharyngeal cancers (OPC) was a standard procedure, often performed…
- Trial name
- SCOPE (NCT05144100)
- Testing
- Surgery with or without Neck Dissection, Radiation, Cisplatin based chemotherpay
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 498 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tata Memorial Centre
Head and Neck Cancer
S0011, Gene Therapy & Surgery Followed by Chemo & RT in Newly Diagnosed Cancer of the Mouth or Throat
RATIONALE: Inserting the p53 gene into a person's cancer cells may improve the body's ability to fight cancer. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die.
- Trial name
- NCT00017173
- Testing
- Ad5CMV-p53 gene, cisplatin, conventional surgery
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Head and Neck Cancer
Analysis of Tumor Tissue and Lymph Nodes Surgically Removed From Patients With Cancers of the Head and Neck
RATIONALE: Diagnostic procedures, such as analysis of tumor tissue and lymph nodes that have been surgically removed, may improve the treatment of patients with cancers of the head and neck.
- Trial name
- NCT00002695
- Testing
- DNA stability analysis, microsatellite instability analysis, mutation analysis
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 530 people
- Sponsor
- ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group
Bladder Cancer, Breast Cancer
Combination Chemotherapy Plus Filgrastim in Treating Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Colony-stimulating factors such as filgrastim may increase the number of immune cells found in bone marrow or…
- Conditions
- Bladder Cancer, Breast Cancer, Carcinoma of Unknown Primary, Esophageal Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00014456
- Testing
- filgrastim, docetaxel, gemcitabine hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
HNSCC, Lip SCC
Pembrolizumab Combined With Cetuximab for Treatment of Recurrent/Metastatic Head & Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
This is a prospective, multi-center, open-label, non-randomized, multi-arm phase II trial to evaluate the efficacy of combination therapy with pembrolizumab and cetuximab for patients with recurrent/metastatic HNSCC.
- Conditions
- HNSCC, Lip SCC, Oral Cavity Cancer, Oropharynx Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT03082534
- Testing
- Pembrolizumab, Cetuximab
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Speech Intelligibility
Task of Acoustic-phonetic Decoding on Anatomic Deficits in Paramedical Assessment of Speech Disorders for Patients Treated for Oral or Oropharyngeal Cancer
The bridging of the gap between speech production and perception by the interlocutor would be made possible by the use of a more suitable and automatic task. An acoustic-phonetic decoding test (or DAP in French, i.e.
- Trial name
- DAPADAF-E (NCT04742998)
- Testing
- Acoustic-phonetic decoding task (DAP)
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Breast Cancer, Esophageal Cancer
Pemetrexed Disodium and Docetaxel in Treating Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as docetaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells of by stopping them from dividing.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01172028
- Testing
- Taxotere (Docetaxel), Alimta (Pemetrexed)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer With Occult Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Salivary Gland Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Circulating Tumor DNA in Predicting Outcomes in Patients With Stage IV Head and Neck Cancer or Stage III-IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
This pilot research trial studies circulating tumor deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in predicting outcomes in patients with stage IV head and neck cancer or stage III-IV non-small cell lung cancer.
- Conditions
- Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer With Occult Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Salivary Gland Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Stage IIIA Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, Stage IIIB Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT02245100
- Testing
- Cytology specimen, Laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University
Clinical Stage IV HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Human Papillomavirus-Related Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Unknown Primary
Lovastatin and Pembrolizumab for the Treatment of Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer, LAPP Trial
This phase II trial tests how well lovastatin and pembrolizumab work in treating patients with head and neck cancer that has come back after a period of improvement (recurrent) or that has spread from where it first started…
- Conditions
- Clinical Stage IV HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Human Papillomavirus-Related Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Unknown Primary, Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT06636734
- Testing
- Biospecimen Collection, Computed Tomography, Lovastatin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Xerostomia
Effect of Low-level Laser Therapy on Salivary Flow, pH and Quality of Life in Irradiated Oropharyngeal Cancer Patients
There are multiple treatment modalities for head and neck cancer. They include radiation therapy, chemotherapy and surgery. Radiation therapy aims to control the tumor with minimum damage to adjacent tissues.
- Trial name
- NCT04738227
- Testing
- Low-Level Laser Therapy
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Ziauddin University
HPV Infection, HPV Positive Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
The SPOT-HPV Study
The purpose of this research is to evaluate a new test for oral HPV DNA in saliva ('oral rinse test').
- Trial name
- NCT05524025
- Testing
- Salivary TTMV-HPV DNA Test, Blood TTMV-HPV DNA Test
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Oropharyngeal Cancer
PD-1 Inhibitor Based Induction Chemotherapy Followed by De-escalation Protocols in OPSCC
More and more studies have shown that the efficacy and prognosis of HPV （Human papillomavirus）-positive oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) patients are better than those of others.
- Trial name
- NCT06156891
- Testing
- Toxicities reduced treatment, Conventional treatment
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Fudan University
Head and Neck Cancer
PET/MRI in Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Evaluation
Head and neck cancer (HNC) continues to be a significant health care problem in Taiwan and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the common subtype.
- Trial name
- PETMROPSCC (NCT03163797)
- Testing
- PET/MRI for evaluation
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity or Oropharynx
A Window of Opportunity Study of Black Raspberry for Patients With HNSCC
The purpose of this phase 0 Window of Opportunity study is to have subjects with Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) receive same dosage of Black Raspberry Extract between their cancer diagnosis and standard treatment…
- Trial name
- NCT06086925
- Testing
- Black Raspberry
- Sponsor
- Mitchell Machtay
Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Advanced Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Testing the Addition of M3814 (Peposertib) to Radiation Therapy for Patients With Advanced Head and Neck Cancer Who Cannot Take Cisplatin
This phase I trial investigates the side effects and best dose of peposertib when given together with radiation therapy in treating patients with head and neck cancer that has spread to other places in the body (advanced) who…
- Conditions
- Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Advanced Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Advanced Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Advanced Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT04533750
- Testing
- Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy, Peposertib
- Where
- 27 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)