CancerDrs Find care

Head and Neck Cancer clinical trials in North Carolina

42 actively recruiting head and neck cancer trials at 26 sites across North Carolina.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov · last refreshed

Phase 3 Recruiting NIH

Testing the Addition of an Immunotherapy Drug, Cemiplimab (REGN2810), Plus Surgery to the Usual Surgery Alone for Treating Advanced Skin Cancer

This phase III trial compares the effect of adding cemiplimab to standard therapy (surgery with or without radiation) versus standard therapy alone in treating patients with stage III/IV squamous cell skin cancer that is able to be removed…

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT ID: NCT06568172
Sites in North Carolina:
  • Atrium Health Stanly/LCI-Albemarle — Albemarle, North Carolina
  • UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center — Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  • Carolinas Medical Center/Levine Cancer Institute — Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Atrium Health Pineville/LCI-Pineville — Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Atrium Health University City/LCI-University — Charlotte, North Carolina
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 North Carolina:
  • UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center — Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  • Margaret R Pardee Memorial Hospital — Hendersonville, North Carolina
  • FirstHealth of the Carolinas-Moore Regional Hospital — Pinehurst, North Carolina
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 North Carolina:
  • UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center — Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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 North Carolina:
  • Site 98 — Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  • Site 122 — Durham, North Carolina
Phase 3 Recruiting Industry

A Phase 3 Study to Evaluate Petosemtamab Plus Pembrolizumab vs Pembrolizumab in First-line Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer (LiGeR - HN1)

This is a Phase 3 randomized, open-label study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of petosemtamab plus pembrolizumab vs pembrolizumab in first-line treatment of recurrent or metastatic PD-L1+ head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Sponsor: Merus B.V.
NCT ID: NCT06525220
Sites in North Carolina:
  • Site 113 — Durham, North Carolina
  • Site 118 — Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Phase 3 Recruiting Industry

JNJ-90301900 (NBTXR3) Activated by Radiotherapy With or Without Cetuximab in LA-HNSCC

This is a global, open-label, randomized, 2-arm, Investigator's choice Phase 3 (Pivotal Stage) study to investigate the efficacy and safety of JNJ-90301900 (NBTXR3) / radiation therapy (RT)±cetuximab versus RT±cetuximab in treatment-naïve,…

Sponsor: Johnson & Johnson Enterprise Innovation Inc.
NCT ID: NCT04892173
Sites in North Carolina:
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  • Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute — Charlotte, North Carolina
Phase 3 Recruiting Network

SPECT-CT Guided ELEctive Contralateral Neck Treatment for Patients With Lateralized Oropharyngeal Cancer

This study is being done to answer the following question: Is the chance of cancer spreading or returning the same if radiotherapy to the neck is guided, by using a special imaging study called lymph node mapping (lymphatic mapping) Single…

Sponsor: Canadian Cancer Trials Group
NCT ID: NCT05451004
Sites in North Carolina:
  • UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center — Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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 North Carolina:
  • Southeastern Medical Oncology Center-Clinton — Clinton, North Carolina
  • Southeastern Medical Oncology Center-Goldsboro — Goldsboro, North Carolina
  • Wayne Memorial Hospital — Goldsboro, North Carolina
  • Onslow Memorial Hospital — Jacksonville, North Carolina
  • Southeastern Medical Oncology Center-Jacksonville — Jacksonville, North Carolina
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 North Carolina:
  • UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center — Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  • Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center — Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Novant Health Cancer Institute - Huntersville — Huntersville, North Carolina
  • Novant Health Cancer Institute - Matthews — Matthews, North Carolina
  • Novant Health Cancer Institute - Mooresville — Mooresville, North Carolina
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 North Carolina:
  • Carolinas Medical Center/Levine Cancer Institute — Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Duke University Medical Center — Durham, North Carolina
  • East Carolina University — Greenville, North Carolina
  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences — Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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 North Carolina:
  • Local Institution - 2144 — Goldsboro, North Carolina
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 North Carolina:
  • Duke University — Durham, North Carolina
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 North Carolina:
  • East Carolina University School of Medicine — Greenville, North Carolina
Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

A Phase 1/2 Trial of TER-2013 in Patients With Solid Tumors Harboring AKT/PI3K/PTEN Pathway Alterations

This is a Phase 1/2, open-label, multicenter study evaluating the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and anti-tumor activity of TER-2013 in patients with advanced solid tumors harboring AKT/PI3K/PTEN pathway alteratio…

Sponsor: Terremoto Biosciences Inc.
NCT ID: NCT07109726
Sites in North Carolina:
  • Carolina BioOncology Institute — Huntersville, North Carolina
Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

A Study to Evaluate ARV-806 in Adults With Advanced Cancer That Has the KRAS G12D Mutation

This is a study to evaluate the safety and potential anti-tumor activity of an investigational agent called ARV-806 in Adults with Advanced Cancer having a specific KRAS mutation. This is an open-label study which means that participants a…

Sponsor: Arvinas Inc.
NCT ID: NCT07023731
Sites in North Carolina:
  • Clinical Trial Site — Huntersville, North Carolina
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 North Carolina:
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

Study of CP-383 in Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if an investigational drug CP-383 works to treat advanced cancer. It will also learn about the safety of CP-383. The main questions if aims to answer are: * Does CP-383 slow or stop the growth of…

Sponsor: Tasca Therapeutics
NCT ID: NCT07030257
Sites in North Carolina:
  • Carolina BioOncology Institute — Huntersville, North Carolina
Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

Study of AU-007, A Monoclonal Antibody That Binds to IL-2 and Inhibits IL-2Rα Binding, in Patients With Unresectable Locally Advanced or Metastatic Cancer

This is a first in human, open-label, multi-center Phase 1 / 2 study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and initial efficacy of AU-007 in patients with advanced solid tumors. AU-007 will be administered either as a monotherapy, or in co…

Sponsor: Aulos Bioscience, Inc.
NCT ID: NCT05267626
Sites in North Carolina:
  • Carolina Biooncology Institute — Huntersville, North Carolina
Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

Treatment of Radiation and Cisplatin Induced Toxicities with Tempol

A 10 week trial to assess the ability of Tempol to prevent and/or reduce toxicities associated with cisplatin and radiation treatment in head and neck cancer patients. Over the course of the 10 week trial, mucositis, nephrotoxicity, and ot…

Sponsor: Matrix Biomed, Inc.
NCT ID: NCT03480971
Sites in North Carolina:
  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences — Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

APL-101 Study of Subjects With NSCLC With c-Met EXON 14 Skip Mutations and c-Met Dysregulation Advanced Solid Tumors

To assess: * efficacy of APL-101 as monotherapy for the treatment of NSCLC harboring MET Exon 14 skipping mutations, NSCLC harboring MET amplification, solid tumors harboring MET amplification, solid tumors harboring MET fusion, primary CN…

Sponsor: Apollomics Inc.
NCT ID: NCT03175224
Sites in North Carolina:
  • University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

Cetuximab After Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer

This is a Phase II treatment, non-randomized, open label clinical trial to study the efficacy of the Cetuximab when administered as single agent in recurrent/ metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma after the failure or intoleranc…

Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
NCT ID: NCT04375384
Sites in North Carolina:
  • Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center — Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

Sparing Parotid Ducts Via MRI Sialography for Reduced Patient-Reported Xerostomia

Radiation-induced xerostomia (dry mouth) is one of the most common and severe side effects for patients receiving radiation therapy for head and neck cancer. New approaches are needed to reduce this side effect and improve patients' qualit…

Sponsor: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
NCT ID: NCT07278557
Sites in North Carolina:
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Radiation Oncology — Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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 North Carolina:
  • Exelixis Clinical Site #12 — Durham, North Carolina
Phase 1 Recruiting Industry

A Study of LY4337713 in Participants With FAP-Positive Solid Tumors

This is a study of LY4337713 in participants with certain types of cancer that is advanced or has spread. Participants must have cancer with high levels of a protein called fibroblast activation protein (FAP). The purpose of this study is …

Sponsor: Eli Lilly and Company
NCT ID: NCT07213791
Sites in North Carolina:
  • Duke University Medical Center — Durham, North Carolina
Phase 1 Recruiting Industry

Study of JANX008 in Subjects With Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumor Malignancies

This study is a first-in-human (FIH), Phase 1/1b, open-label, multicenter dose escalation and dose expansion study to assess the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics (PD), and preliminary anti-tumor activity of JAN…

Sponsor: Janux Therapeutics
NCT ID: NCT05783622
Sites in North Carolina:
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Showing 25 of 42 trials with sites in North Carolina. See all head and neck cancer trials →

Medical disclaimer: This page aggregates public ClinicalTrials.gov data. It is not medical advice. Always confirm eligibility and enrollment details with the trial site or your oncologist.

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