Clinical trials: Pharyngeal Cancer
Deglutition Disorders
Comparison of Outcomes Between Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
Short-term outcomes of parenteral and enteral nutrition for patients unable to eat normally were compared and analyzed.
- Trial name
- NCT02512224
- Testing
- Parenteral nutrition, Enteral nutrition
- Volunteers
- 5,824 people
- Sponsor
- Tokyo University
Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Pembrolizumab and Vorinostat in Treating Patients With Recurrent Squamous Cell Head and Neck Cancer or Salivary Gland Cancer That Is Metastatic and/or Cannot Be Removed by Surgery
This phase I/II trial studies the side effects of pembrolizumab and vorinostat in treating patients with squamous cell head and neck cancer or salivary gland cancer that has come back, has spread to other places in the body…
- Conditions
- Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Recurrent Nasopharynx Carcinoma, Recurrent Salivary Gland Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT02538510
- Testing
- Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Pembrolizumab, Vorinostat
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Otolaryngeal Cancer
Delirium Prevention With Ketamine in Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) Patients
The goal of this prospective randomized double blinded placebo controlled study is to investigate if a single dose of ketamine in addition to standard anesthesia will reduce the risk of delirium in otolaryngeal cancer patients…
- Trial name
- NCT03040024
- Testing
- Ketamine, Electroencephalogram (EEG)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Nasopharyngeal Cancer
To Evaluate the Efficacy of ZOMETA® in Treatment of Bone Metastases in Patients With Stage IV Nasopharyngeal Cancer
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of addition of zometa to anti-neoplastic treatment compared with anti-neoplastic treatment alone, as measured by the primary efficacy variable of SREs (Skeletal Related Events)…
- Trial name
- NCT00697619
- Testing
- Zometa (zoledronic acid)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Sun Yat-sen University
Difficult Intubation
Evaluation of Video Laryngoscopy in Patients With Head and Neck Pathology
Patients who undergo general anesthesia for surgical procedures frequently need to have a breathing tube placed ("tracheal intubation") for the duration of the procedure.
- Trial name
- NCT03265938
- Testing
- Indirect Laryngoscopy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Head and Neck Cancer, Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Pembrolizumab in Combination With CRT for LA-SCCHN
This is a single-arm, multi-site, open-label trial of pembrolizumab (MK-3475) used in combination with standard, cisplatin-based, definitive chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in patients with stage III-IVB squamous cell carcinoma of the…
- Conditions
- Head and Neck Cancer, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Oral Cavity Cancer, Oropharynx Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT02586207
- Testing
- pembrolizumab (MK-3475), Cisplatin, Radiation
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Sanford Health
Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Keratinizing Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Testing the Addition of an Anti-cancer Immune Therapy Drug (Nivolumab) to the Usual Chemotherapy Treatment (Cisplatin or Carboplatin With Gemcitabine) for Recurrent or Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Cancer
This phase III trial compares the effect of adding nivolumab to the usual chemotherapy (cisplatin or carboplatin with gemcitabine) versus standard chemotherapy alone in treating patients with nasopharyngeal cancer that has come…
- Conditions
- Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Keratinizing Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Nonkeratinizing Carcinoma, Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Undifferentiated Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT04458909
- Testing
- Carboplatin, Cisplatin, Gemcitabine
- Where
- 325 sites in United States, Canada and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Head and Neck Cancer, Xerostomia
Acupuncture-Like Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (ALTENS) or Pilocarpine in Treating Early Dry Mouth in Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer
RATIONALE: Acupuncture-like transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (ALTENS) and pilocarpine may help to relieve chronic xerostomia (dry mouth).
- Trial name
- NCT00656513
- Testing
- Pilocarpine, ALTENS
- Where
- 20 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 196 people
- Sponsor
- Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
Oropharyngeal Cancer
A Single-arm Phase II Study of Post-Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS) Alone to the Primary Tumor Site and Selective Neck Dissection (SND) Followed by Adjuvant Radiation Therapy (+/- Chemotherapy) to the Regional Nodes for Advanced Stage, Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Positive, Oropharyngeal Cancer
To determine 2-year local (primary tumor site) control and toxicity rates in patients receiving adjuvant RT post-TORS, omitting the primary tumor bed, in patients with completely resected, HPV-positive SCCA of the oropharynx.
- Trial name
- NCT02159703
- Testing
- TORS, Adjuvant Radiation Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Dysphagia, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Study to Evaluate Palifermin in the Reduction of Dysphagia in Patients With Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
The purpose of this study is to determine if palifermin will reduce the incidence of dysphagia in patients receiving concurrent chemoradiotherapy followed by consolidation chemotherapy for treatment of unresectable stage III…
- Conditions
- Dysphagia, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Lung Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00094861
- Testing
- Palifermin, Radiotherapy, Paclitaxel
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Swedish Orphan Biovitrum
Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms
Safety and Efficacy of CC-486 in Previously Treated Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of CC-486 in previously treated patients with locally advanced or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma having failed one to two previous regimens, including…
- Trial name
- NCT02269943
- Testing
- CC-486
- Where
- 25 sites in United States, Canada and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Celgene
Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms, Laryngeal Neoplasms
Assessing the da Vinci® Robotic Surgical System for Surgery of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract
To assess the use of the da Vinci® Robotic Surgical System (Intuitive Surgical, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA) in transoral surgeries in patients with benign and malignant lesions of the oral cavity and laryngopharynx.
- Conditions
- Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms, Laryngeal Neoplasms, Head and Neck Cancers
- Trial name
- NCT00721539
- Testing
- da Vinci Surgical Robot Platform, Transoral Robotic Surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Hodgkin Disease, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Most Closely Matched 3rd Party Rapidly Generated LMP, BARF1 And EBNA1 Specific CTL, EBV-Positive Lymphoma (MABEL)
The subject has a type of cancer or lymph gland disease associated with a virus called Epstein Barr Virus (EBV), which has come back, is at risk of coming back, or has not gone away after standard treatments.
- Conditions
- Hodgkin Disease, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Severe Chronic Active Epstein Barr Virus, T/NK-lymphoproliferative Disease
- Trial name
- MABEL (NCT02287311)
- Testing
- MABEL CTLs, Cyclophosphamide, Fludarabine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Oropharynx Cancer
Evaluation of De-escalated Adjuvant Radiation Therapy for Human Papillomavirus (HPV)-Associated Oropharynx Cancer
This study is designed for patients with a cancer of the oropharynx (tonsils or base of tongue) caused by the HPV virus. Traditional treatment involves surgery followed by six weeks of daily radiation therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT02908477
- Testing
- Adjuvant Radiation Therapy, Docetaxel, Cisplatin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 228 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Cervical Cancer, HPV Cancers
Combination Immunotherapy in Subjects With Advanced HPV Associated Malignancies
Background: More than 30,000 cases of human papillomavirus (HPV) associated cancers occur annually in the United States. When these cancers spread, they do not respond well to standard treatments and are often incurable.
- Conditions
- Cervical Cancer, HPV Cancers, Anal Cancer, Oropharyngeal Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT04287868
- Testing
- PDS0101, M7824, NHS-IL12
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Head and Neck Cancer
A Study of a New Combination and Schedule of Chemotherapy Drugs for the Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness and side effects of a new combination and schedule of chemotherapy drugs in the treatment of head and neck cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00148122
- Testing
- Docetaxel, Capecitabine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
Clinical Stage III HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IV HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8
Celecoxib Through Surgery and Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
This phase II trial studies how well celecoxib works through surgery and radiation therapy in treating patients with head and neck cancer that has spread to other places in the body (advanced).
- Conditions
- Clinical Stage III HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IV HPV-Mediated (p16-Positive) Oropharyngeal Carcinoma AJCC v8, Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Carcinoma, Oral Cavity Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT04162873
- Testing
- Celecoxib, Quality-of-Life Assessment, Questionnaire Administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Head and Neck Cancer
Nab-Paclitaxel, Cetuximab, Cisplatin, and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer
RATIONALE: Monoclonal antibodies, such as cetuximab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread.
- Trial name
- NCT00833261
- Testing
- cetuximab, cisplatin, intensity-modulated radiation therapy
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Bladder Cancer, Cervical Cancer
Varenicline or Nicotine Patch and Nicotine Gum in Helping Smokers in a Methadone Treatment Program Stop Smoking
RATIONALE: Varenicline, the nicotine patch, and nicotine gum help people stop smoking. It is not yet known whether varenicline is more effective than the nicotine patch given together with nicotine gum in helping smokers quit…
- Conditions
- Bladder Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Gastric Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00790569
- Testing
- nicotine, varenicline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 315 people
- Sponsor
- Butler Hospital
Papillomavirus Infections, Oropharyngeal Neoplasms
E7 TCR Cell Induction Immunotherapy for Stage II and Stage III HPV-Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer
Background: The therapy used in this study is called E7 T-cell receptor (TCR) T cell therapy. This therapy is a type of treatment in which a participant's T cells (a type of immune system cell) are changed in the laboratory to…
- Trial name
- NCT04015336
- Testing
- E7 T-Cell Receptor (TCR)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)