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Head and Neck Cancer clinical trials in New York

71 actively recruiting head and neck cancer trials at 36 sites across New York.

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Payments from drug makers to the doctors running these trials

For 2 of the trials on this page, the pharmaceutical company funding the trial also disclosed payments to the physicians leading it — public data from the federal CMS Open Payments database. Paying clinical-trial investigators for site work is expected and necessary for industry-funded trials; the scale and source are simply useful context when you're deciding whether to enroll.

Phase 2, Phase 3 Recruiting NIH

Testing Docetaxel-Cetuximab or the Addition of an Immunotherapy Drug, Atezolizumab, to the Usual Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy in High-Risk Head and Neck Cancer

This phase II/III trial studies how well radiation therapy works when given together with cisplatin, docetaxel, cetuximab, and/or atezolizumab after surgery in treating patients with high-risk stage III-IV head and neck cancer the begins i…

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT ID: NCT01810913
Sites in New York:
  • South Shore University Hospital — Bay Shore, New York
  • New York-Presbyterian/Brooklyn Methodist Hospital — Brooklyn, New York
  • NYU Langone Hospital - Brooklyn — Brooklyn, New York
  • Roswell Park Cancer Institute — Buffalo, New York
  • Sands Cancer Center — Canandaigua, New York
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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 New York:
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack — Commack, New York
  • Glens Falls Hospital — Glens Falls, New York
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester — Harrison, New York
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — New York, New York
  • State University of New York Upstate Medical University — Syracuse, New York
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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 New York:
  • Roswell Park Cancer Institute — Buffalo, New York
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack — Commack, New York
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester — East White Plains, New York
  • Northwell Health/Center for Advanced Medicine — Lake Success, New York
  • NYU Langone Hospital - Long Island — Mineola, New York
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Phase 3 Recruiting Industry

Sonesitatug Vedotin in Combination With Capecitabine With or Without Rilvegostomig in Participants With Advanced or Metastatic Gastric, Gastroesophageal Junction, or Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Expressing Claudin18.2

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of sonesitatug vedotin in combination with capecitabine with or without rilvegostomig in first-line (1L) Claudin18.2 (CLDN18.2)-positive, human epidermal growth factor recept…

Sponsor: AstraZeneca
NCT ID: NCT07431281
Sites in New York:
  • Research Site — New York, New York
  • Research Site — New York, New York
  • Research Site — New York, New York
  • Research Site — The Bronx, New York
  • Research Site — The Bronx, New York
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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 (LiGeR-HN2)

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 New York:
  • Site 24 — New York, New York
  • Site 214 — The Bronx, New York
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Phase 3 Recruiting Industry

A Study of Amivantamab in Addition to Standard of Care Agents (SOC) Compared With SOC Alone in Participants With Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer

The purpose of this study is to compare anti-tumor activity of amivantamab in addition to pembrolizumab and carboplatin versus pembrolizumab, 5-fluorouracil (FU), and platinum therapy (carboplatin or cisplatin) in participants with refract…

Sponsor: Janssen Research & Development, LLC
NCT ID: NCT07276399
Sites in New York:
  • Laura & Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Hospital - Long Island — Mineola, New York
  • Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health — New York, New York
  • Montefiore Medical Center — The Bronx, New York
  • Bronx Veterans Affairs Medical Center — The Bronx, New York
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Phase 3 Recruiting Industry

A Study of Dostarlimab vs Placebo After Chemoradiation in Adult Participants With Locally Advanced Unresected Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

The goal of this study is to assess the safety and effectiveness of Dostarlimab compared to Placebo in adult participants with Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC)

Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline
NCT ID: NCT06256588
Sites in New York:
  • GSK Investigational Site — New York, New York
  • GSK Investigational Site — The Bronx, New York
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Phase 2 Recruiting NIH

BiCaZO: A Study Combining Two Immunotherapies (Cabozantinib and Nivolumab) to Treat Patients With Advanced Melanoma or Squamous Cell Head and Neck Cancer, an immunoMATCH Pilot Study

This phase II trial studies the good and bad effects of the combination of drugs called cabozantinib and nivolumab in treating patients with melanoma or squamous cell head and neck cancer that may have spread from where it first started to…

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT ID: NCT05136196
Sites in New York:
  • Northwell Health/Center for Advanced Medicine — Lake Success, New York
  • NYU Langone Hospital - Long Island — Mineola, New York
  • Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone — New York, New York
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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 New York:
  • Montefiore Medical Center-Einstein Campus — The Bronx, New York
  • Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus — The Bronx, New York
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Phase 2 Recruiting NIH

Testing Nivolumab and Ipilimumab Immunotherapy With or Without the Targeted Drug Cabozantinib in Recurrent, Metastatic, or Incurable Nasopharyngeal Cancer

This phase II trial tests how well nivolumab and ipilimumab immunotherapy with or without cabozantinib works in treating patients with nasopharyngeal cancer that has come back (after a period of improvement) (recurrent), has spread from wh…

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT ID: NCT05904080
Sites in New York:
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack — Commack, New York
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester — Harrison, New York
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — New York, New York
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau — Uniondale, New York
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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 New York:
  • Albany Medical Center — Albany, New York
  • Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus — The Bronx, New York
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Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

The Evaluation of PC14586 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors Harboring a TP53 Y220C Mutation (PYNNACLE)

The Phase 2 monotherapy portion of this study is currently enrolling and will evaluate the efficacy and safety of PC14586 (INN rezatapopt) in participants with locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors harboring a TP53 Y220C mutation. Th…

Sponsor: PMV Pharmaceuticals, Inc
NCT ID: NCT04585750
Sites in New York:
  • Columbia University — New York, New York
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering — New York, New York
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Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

Phase 2 Trial of Voyager V1 in Combination With Cemiplimab in Cancer Patients

This is a Phase 2 study designed to determine the preliminary anti-tumor activity and confirm the safety of VV1 in combination with cemiplimab. The study will enroll patients with three distinct separate tumor cohorts. The cancers types ar…

Sponsor: Vyriad, Inc.
NCT ID: NCT04291105
Sites in New York:
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai — New York, New York
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Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

Study of Elironrasib and Daraxonrasib as Monotherapies and Combination Therapy in Participants With Advanced KRAS G12C Mutant Solid Tumors

This study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and PK profiles of Elironrasib and Daraxonrasib as monotherapies and combination therapy in patients with KRAS G12C-mutated solid tumors.

Sponsor: Revolution Medicines, Inc.
NCT ID: NCT06128551
Sites in New York:
  • Columbia University — New York, New York
  • NYU Langone Health — New York, New York
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — New York, New York
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Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

AVENTINE-1: Study of AVZO-1418 as a Single Agent and in Combination Therapy in Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors (AVZO-1418-1001)

This study, the first clinical trial of AVZO-1418, aims to determine the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, maximum tolerated dose, and antitumor activity of AVZO-1418 when administered intravenously as a monotherapy…

Sponsor: Avenzo Therapeutics, Inc.
NCT ID: NCT07038343
Sites in New York:
  • Avenzo Therapeutics Recruiting Site — New York, New York
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Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

A Study To Evaluate The Efficacy And Safety Of Ifinatamab Deruxtecan (I-DXd) In Subjects With Recurrent Or Metastatic Solid Tumors (IDeate-PanTumor02)

This study is designed to assess the efficacy and safety of ifinatamab deruxtecan (I-DXD) in the following tumor types: endometrial cancer (EC); head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC); pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC); colore…

Sponsor: Daiichi Sankyo
NCT ID: NCT06330064
Sites in New York:
  • NYU Langone Health — New York, New York
  • Icahn School of Medicine At Mount Sinai Prime — New York, New York
  • Clinical Research Alliance — Westbury, New York
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Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

A Phase 2 Study of Zanidatamab in Patients With HER2-expressing Tumors

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of zanidatamab for the treatment of participants with previously treated solid tumors that have Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2) Immunohistochemistry (IHC) 3+ …

Sponsor: Jazz Pharmaceuticals
NCT ID: NCT06695845
Sites in New York:
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — New York, New York
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Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

VMD-928 Monotherapy and in Combination With Pembrolizumab to Treat TrkA Overexpression Driven Solid Tumors or Lymphoma

This is a multicenter, open-label, Phase 1/2 study of orally administered VMD-928 monotherapy and in combination with pembrolizumab in adult subjects with advanced solid tumors or lymphoma that have progressed or are non responsive to avai…

Sponsor: VM Oncology, LLC
NCT ID: NCT03556228
Sites in New York:
  • Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University (site 126) — New York, New York
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Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

Post-op T-DM1 in HER-2+ Salivary Gland Carcinomas

This research is being done to see how safe and effective the use of the study drug Ado-trastuzumab (T) emtansine (DM1), T-DM1, and standard of care chemoradiation are when used together in treating HER2-positive salivary gland cancer. It …

Sponsor: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
NCT ID: NCT04620187
Sites in New York:
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack — Commack, New York
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester — Harrison, New York
  • David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — New York, New York
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — New York, New York
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau — Uniondale, New York
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Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

A Study of BMS-986340 as Monotherapy and as Combination Therapy in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumors

The purpose of this study is to assess the safety, tolerability, and recommended dose(s) of BMS-986340 as monotherapy and in combination with nivolumab, docetaxel, or Pumitamig in participants with advanced solid tumors. This study is a fi…

Sponsor: Bristol-Myers Squibb
NCT ID: NCT04895709
Sites in New York:
  • Local Institution - 0006 — New York, New York
  • Local Institution - 0002 — New York, New York
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Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

Phase 1/2 Trial of S241656 in Selected RAS/MAPK Mutation- Positive Malignancies

BDTX-4933-101 is a first-in-human, open-label, Phase 1/2 dose escalation, dose optimization and expansion study designed to evaluate the safety and tolerability of S241656 as monotherapy and in combination with other anti-cancer therapies …

Sponsor: Institut de Recherches Internationales Servier
NCT ID: NCT05786924
Sites in New York:
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — New York, New York
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Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

Ph1b/2 Study of the Safety and Efficacy of T-DXd Combinations in Advanced HER2-expressing Gastric Cancer (DESTINY-Gastric03)

DESTINY-Gastric03 will investigate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, immunogenicity, and preliminary antitumor activity of trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) alone or in combination with chemotherapy and/or immunotherapy in HER2-expr…

Sponsor: AstraZeneca
NCT ID: NCT04379596
Sites in New York:
  • Research Site — New York, New York
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Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

A Study on Using Cell-Free Tumor DNA (ctDNA) Testing to Decide When to StartRoutine Treatment in People With Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)- Associated Oropharynx Cancer (OPC)

This study will look at whether monitoring HPV ctDNA levels is an effective way to detect cancer relapse risk in people with HPV-OPC. All participants will have recently had surgery to treat their disease, or they will be scheduled to have…

Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
NCT ID: NCT05307939
Sites in New York:
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk-Commack (Limited Protocol Activities) — Commack, New York
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Limited Protocol Activites) — East White Plains, New York
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities) — New York, New York
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Limited protocol activities) — Rockville Centre, New York
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Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

Substudy 06C: A Study of Investigational Agents With Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) and Chemotherapy in Participants With First-Line Locally Advanced Unresectable/Metastatic Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma (MK-3475-06C/KEYMAKER-U06)

This is a phase 1/2, multicenter, open-label umbrella platform study that will evaluate the safety and tolerability of investigational agents with pembrolizumab and fluoropyrimidine chemotherapy for the first-line (1L) treatment of partici…

Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
NCT ID: NCT06469944
Sites in New York:
  • Hematology-Oncology Associates of Central NY, P.C. ( Site 6925) — East Syracuse, New York
  • Columbia University Irving Medical Center-CUIMC Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center Clinical ( Site 6907) — New York, New York
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