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Head and Neck Cancer clinical trials in Maryland

41 actively recruiting head and neck cancer trials at 14 sites across Maryland.

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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 Maryland:
  • University of Maryland/Greenebaum Cancer Center — Baltimore, Maryland
Phase 3 Recruiting Industry

A Phase 3 Study to Evaluate Petosemtamab Compared With Investigator's Choice Monotherapy in Previously Treated Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients

This is a phase 3 open-label, randomized, controlled, multicenter study to compare petosemtamab vs investigator's choice monotherapy in HNSCC patients for the second- and third-line treatment of incurable metastatic/recurrent disease.

Sponsor: Merus B.V.
NCT ID: NCT06496178
Sites in Maryland:
  • Site 153 — Columbia, Maryland
Phase 3 Recruiting Industry

A Study of Ficlatuzumab in Combination With Cetuximab in Participants With Recurrent or Metastatic (R/M) HPV Negative Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of ficlatuzumab plus cetuximab compared to placebo plus cetuximab in participants with recurrent/metastatic (R/M) HPV-negative Head and Neck Cancer. The primary hypothesis is …

Sponsor: AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
NCT ID: NCT06064877
Sites in Maryland:
  • University of Maryland — Baltimore, Maryland
Phase 2, Phase 3 Recruiting NIH

Accuracy of 18F-Fluorocholine PET/MR and NeuroEXPLORER PET/CT Imaging for Localization of Parathyroid Tumors

Background: People have 4 parathyroid glands near the thyroid gland in the neck. Surgery is needed to remove a parathyroid gland that is too large or has a tumor. These glands can be in different places, so doctors use an imaging scan with…

Sponsor: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
NCT ID: NCT07444723
Sites in Maryland:
  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center — Bethesda, Maryland
Phase 2 Recruiting Network

Radiation Therapy With or Without Cisplatin in Treating Patients With Stage III-IVA Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck Who Have Undergone Surgery

This phase II trial studies how well radiation therapy with or without cisplatin works in treating patients with stage III-IVA squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck who have undergone surgery. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-ra…

Sponsor: ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group
NCT ID: NCT02734537
Sites in Maryland:
  • University of Maryland/Greenebaum Cancer Center — Baltimore, Maryland
  • Greater Baltimore Medical Center — Baltimore, Maryland
  • Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center — Baltimore, Maryland
  • UM Upper Chesapeake Medical Center — Bel Air, Maryland
  • Suburban Hospital — Bethesda, Maryland
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 Maryland:
  • Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center — Baltimore, Maryland
Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

A Study of Repotrectinib (TPX-0005) in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors Harboring ALK, ROS1, or NTRK1-3 Rearrangements

Phase 1 dose escalation will determine the first cycle dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs), the maximum tolerated dose (MTD), the biologically effective dose and recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) of repotrectinib given to adult subjects with adv…

Sponsor: Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc.
NCT ID: NCT03093116
Sites in Maryland:
  • Local Institution - 2133 — Baltimore, Maryland
Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

Study of Autologous Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Patients With Solid Tumors

A prospective, open-label, multi-cohort, non-randomized, multicenter Phase 2 study evaluating adoptive cell therapy (ACT) with TIL \[LN-144/LN-145 (lifileucel)\] in combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors or TIL \[LN-144/LN-145 (lifi…

Sponsor: Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.
NCT ID: NCT03645928
Sites in Maryland:
  • University of Maryland — Baltimore, Maryland
Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

A Study of a Selective T Cell Receptor (TCR) Targeting, Bifunctional Antibody-fusion Molecule STAR0602 in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumors

This is an open label, multicenter, phase 1/2 study to assess the safety/tolerability and preliminary clinical activity of STAR0602 as a single agent administered intravenously in participants with advanced solid tumors that are antigen-ri…

Sponsor: Marengo Therapeutics, Inc.
NCT ID: NCT05592626
Sites in Maryland:
  • National Institutes of Health — Bethesda, Maryland
Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

RRx-001 for Reducing Oral Mucositis in Patients Receiving Chemotherapy and Radiation for Head and Neck Cancer

The purpose of this study is to determine if RRx-001, which is added on to the cisplatin and radiation treatment, reduces the incidence of severe oral mucositis in patients with head and neck cancers. All patients in this study will receiv…

Sponsor: EpicentRx, Inc.
NCT ID: NCT05966194
Sites in Maryland:
  • Sandra and Malcolm Berman Cancer Institute — Baltimore, Maryland
Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

A Study of Amivantamab Alone or in Addition to Other Treatment Agents in Participants With Head and Neck Cancer

The purpose of this study is to determine safety and preliminary efficacy of amivantamab monotherapy, amivantamab in addition to pembrolizumab, amivantamab in addition to paclitaxel and amivantamab in addition to pembrolizumab and carbopla…

Sponsor: Janssen Research & Development, LLC
NCT ID: NCT06385080
Sites in Maryland:
  • University of Maryland School of Medicine — Baltimore, Maryland
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) and Pembrolizumab for Advanced Stage Androgen Receptor-positive Salivary Gland Carcinoma

A Phase II, multi-center, single-arm, non-blinded study combining androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and pembrolizumab for patients with metastatic or locally recurrent androgen receptor-positive salivary gland carcinoma, not amenable to s…

Sponsor: Manish Patel
NCT ID: NCT03942653
Sites in Maryland:
  • Univeristy of Maryland — Baltimore, Maryland
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

E7 TCR-T Cell Immunotherapy for Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Associated Cancers

This is a phase II clinical trial to assess the clinical activity of immunotherapy with E7 TCR-T cells for metastatic HPV-associated cancers. HPV-associated cancers in include cervical, throat, penile, vulvar, vaginal, anal, and other canc…

Sponsor: Christian Hinrichs
NCT ID: NCT05686226
Sites in Maryland:
  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center — Bethesda, Maryland
Phase 2 Recruiting NIH

The Role of 68-Gallium-DOTATATE-PET/CT in the Imaging of Metastatic Thyroid Cancer

Background: About 5% to 10% of differentiated thyroid cancers become resistant to standard treatment with radioactive iodine. In these cases, treatment options are limited and generally not effective. Researchers want to see if they can be…

Sponsor: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
NCT ID: NCT04927416
Sites in Maryland:
  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center — Bethesda, Maryland
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Programmed Cell Death Protein 1(PD-1) Inhibition for Head and Neck Cancer Treatment De-escalation (NeoScorch HN)

The NeoScorch HN study is a single institution multisite phase II trial including 3 cohorts of 25 patients each for patients with newly diagnosed locoregionally advanced, histologically confirmed, head and neck cancer eligible for curative…

Sponsor: Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
NCT ID: NCT07209189
Sites in Maryland:
  • Johns Hopkins Hospital East Baltimore — Baltimore, Maryland
Phase 2 Recruiting NIH

Phase II Trial of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy (NAC) Alone or in Combination With Immunotherapy Vaccine PRGN-2009 in Subjects With Newly Diagnosed HPV-Associated Oropharyngeal (Head and Neck) Cancer

Background: Throat cancer is a common tumor that can occur in people infected with the human papilloma virus (HPV). Most people with this cancer survive more than 5 years with standard chemotherapy drugs plus radiation. But radiation can c…

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT ID: NCT06223568
Sites in Maryland:
  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center — Bethesda, Maryland
Phase 1 Recruiting Industry

Study of Zanzalintinib in Combination With Immuno-Oncology Agents in Participants With Solid Tumors

This is a multicenter Phase 1b, open label, dose-escalation and cohort-expansion study, evaluating the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), preliminary antitumor activity, and effect of biomarkers of zanzalintinib administered alon…

Sponsor: Exelixis
NCT ID: NCT05176483
Sites in Maryland:
  • Exelixis Clinical Site #14 — Baltimore, Maryland
Phase 1 Recruiting Industry

TTX-080 HLA-G Antagonist in Subjects With Advanced Cancers

TTX-080-001 is a Phase 1, open label, dose escalation and dose expansion clinical study to determine the safety, tolerability, and recommended Phase 2 dose of TTX-080 monotherapy (HLA-G inhibitor) and in combination with either pembrolizum…

Sponsor: Tizona Therapeutics, Inc
NCT ID: NCT04485013
Sites in Maryland:
  • American Oncology Partners, P.A. - The Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders — Bethesda, Maryland
  • Maryland Oncology Hematology — Silver Spring, Maryland
Phase 1 Recruiting NIH

Testing the Combination of Two Anti-cancer Drugs, DS-8201a and AZD6738, for The Treatment of Advanced Solid Tumors Expressing the HER2 Protein or Gene, The DASH Trial

The dose escalation phase of this trial identifies the safety, side effects and best dose of ceralasertib (AZD6738) when given in combination with trastuzumab deruxtecan (DS-8201a) in treating patients with solid tumors that have a change …

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT ID: NCT04704661
Sites in Maryland:
  • National Cancer Institute Developmental Therapeutics Clinic — Bethesda, Maryland
  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center — Bethesda, Maryland

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 · Last checked: 2026-04-20