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Head and Neck Cancer clinical trials in Arkansas

13 actively recruiting head and neck cancer trials at 6 sites across Arkansas.

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Phase 3 Recruiting Academic/Other

High-dose Prophylactic Gabapentin (HOPE) vs. Placebo to Prevent Opioid Use for Oral Mucositis Pain During Concurrent Chemoradiation for Head and Neck Cancer

This phase III trial tests if gabapentin can prevent the need for opiate pain medication for mouth sores (oral mucositis) in patients undergoing treatment with chemotherapy and radiation for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck reg…

Sponsor: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
NCT ID: NCT06992427
Sites in Arkansas:
  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences — Little Rock, Arkansas
Phase 3 Recruiting NIH

Testing the Addition of Anti-Cancer Drug, Cetuximab, to Standard of Care Treatment (Pembrolizumab) for Returning or Spreading Head and Neck Cancer After Previous Treatment

This phase III trial compares the effect of adding cetuximab to pembrolizumab versus pembrolizumab alone in treating patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) that has come back after a period of improvement (recurrent) a…

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT ID: NCT06589804
Sites in Arkansas:
  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences — Little Rock, Arkansas
Phase 2, Phase 3 Recruiting Academic/Other

Comparing Sentinel Lymph Node (SLN) Biopsy With Standard Neck Dissection for Patients With Early-Stage Oral Cavity Cancer

This phase II/III trial studies how well sentinel lymph node biopsy works and compares sentinel lymph node biopsy surgery to standard neck dissection as part of the treatment for early-stage oral cavity cancer. Sentinel lymph node biopsy s…

Sponsor: NRG Oncology
NCT ID: NCT04333537
Sites in Arkansas:
  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences — Little Rock, Arkansas
Phase 2 Recruiting NIH

Testing What Happens When an Immunotherapy Drug (Pembrolizumab) is Given by Itself Compared to the Usual Treatment of Chemotherapy With Radiation After Surgery for Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

This phase II trial studies the effect of pembrolizumab alone compared to the usual approach (chemotherapy \[cisplatin and carboplatin\] plus radiation therapy) after surgery in treating patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma …

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT ID: NCT04671667
Sites in Arkansas:
  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences — Little Rock, Arkansas
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

Testing the Addition of the Drug BMX-001, a Radioprotector, or a Placebo to the Usual Chemoradiation Therapy for Patients With Head and Neck Cancer

This phase II trial compares the effectiveness of adding BMX-001 to usual symptom management versus usual symptom management alone for reducing oral mucositis in patients who are receiving chemoradiation for head and neck cancer. Oral muco…

Sponsor: NRG Oncology
NCT ID: NCT06532279
Sites in Arkansas:
  • NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital and Fowler Family Cancer Center - Jonesboro — Jonesboro, Arkansas
Phase 2 Recruiting NIH

A Study Using Nivolumab, in Combination With Chemotherapy Drugs to Treat Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC)

This phase II trial tests effects of nivolumab in combination with chemotherapy drugs prior to radiation therapy patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as nivolumab, may help the body's…

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT ID: NCT06064097
Sites in Arkansas:
  • Arkansas Children's Hospital — Little Rock, Arkansas
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

Candida Therapeutic Vaccine in Head and Neck Cancer Patients to Reduce Recurrence

This is a Phase II randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, multi-site study of Candin. It is designed to show the efficacy and safety of a 7-dose regimen of Candin over a two-year period in terms of reducing cancer recurrence rate by…

Sponsor: University of Arkansas
NCT ID: NCT05952934
Sites in Arkansas:
  • Highlands Oncology Group, PA — Fayetteville, Arkansas
  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences — Little Rock, Arkansas
  • Highlands Oncology Group, PA — Rogers, Arkansas
  • Highlands Oncology Group, PA — Springdale, Arkansas
Phase 1 Recruiting Industry

ADCE-T02, a Tissue Factor Targeted Antibody-Drug Conjugate, in Patients With Selected Advanced Solid Tumours

Adcendo ApS is conducting a phase 1 study of an investigational drug called ADCE-T02 (previously known as AMT-754), a tissue factor targeted antibody-drug conjugate which may be used in the future as a possible treatment for advanced solid…

Sponsor: Adcendo ApS
NCT ID: NCT06597721
Sites in Arkansas:
  • Highlands Oncology Group — Rogers, Arkansas
Recruiting Industry

SYNERGY-AI: Artificial Intelligence Based Precision Oncology Clinical Trial Matching and Registry

International registry for cancer patients evaluating the feasibility and clinical utility of an Artificial Intelligence-based precision oncology clinical trial matching tool, powered by a virtual tumor boards (VTB) program, and its clinic…

Sponsor: Massive Bio, Inc.
NCT ID: NCT03452774
Sites in Arkansas:
  • Massive Bio SYNERGY-AI site — Little Rock, Arkansas
Recruiting Industry

Pan-tumor MRD Study

The purpose of this observational study is to collect clinical information, blood, and tumor tissue samples from participants diagnosed with stage I, stage II, or operable stage III cancer in select solid tumors. The information collected …

Sponsor: Paradigm Health
NCT ID: NCT06605404
Sites in Arkansas:
  • CARTI — Little Rock, Arkansas
  • Highlands Oncology Group (HOG) — Springdale, Arkansas

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 · Last checked: 2026-10-12