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Head and Neck Cancer clinical trials in Pennsylvania

63 actively recruiting head and neck cancer trials at 49 sites across Pennsylvania.

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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 Pennsylvania:
  • Geisinger Medical Center — Danville, Pennsylvania
  • Geisinger Cancer Center Dickson City — Dickson City, Pennsylvania
  • UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Erie — Erie, Pennsylvania
  • Saint Vincent Hospital — Erie, Pennsylvania
  • UPMC Cancer Center at UPMC Horizon — Farrell, Pennsylvania
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 Pennsylvania:
  • Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest — Allentown, Pennsylvania
  • Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg — Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
  • Carlisle Regional Cancer Center — Carlisle, Pennsylvania
  • Pocono Medical Center — East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
  • UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Erie — Erie, Pennsylvania
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 Pennsylvania:
  • Carlisle Regional Cancer Center — Carlisle, Pennsylvania
  • Geisinger Medical Center — Danville, Pennsylvania
  • UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Erie — Erie, Pennsylvania
  • UPMC Cancer Center at UPMC Horizon — Farrell, Pennsylvania
  • UPMC Pinnacle Cancer Center/Community Osteopathic Campus — Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Phase 3 Recruiting Academic/Other

Comparing Radiation Plus Cetuximab to Radiation Plus Chemotherapy in People With Head and Neck Cancer Who Cannot Receive Cisplatin

This phase III trial compares cetuxumab to chemotherapy, carboplatin and paclitaxel, with intensity modulated radiation therapy for the treatment of patients with head and neck cancer who are unable to receive cisplatin. Cetuximab is in a …

Sponsor: NRG Oncology
NCT ID: NCT07441681
Sites in Pennsylvania:
  • Christiana Care Health System-Concord Health Center — Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
Phase 2, Phase 3 Recruiting Industry

FORTIFI-HN01: A Study of Ficerafusp Alfa (BCA101) or Placebo in Combination With Pembrolizumab in First-Line PD-L1-pos, R or M HNSCC

Ficerafusp alfa is directed against two targets, Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) and Transforming Growth Factor beta (TGF-β). This study intends to evaluate the safety and efficacy of ficerafusp alfa in combination with pembrolizum…

Sponsor: Bicara Therapeutics
NCT ID: NCT06788990
Sites in Pennsylvania:
  • Site #0103 — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Site #0123 — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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 Pennsylvania:
  • Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center — Hershey, Pennsylvania
  • University of Pennsylvania Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Phase 3 Recruiting Industry

A Study to Evaluate CRB-701 Compared to Investigator's Choice Therapy in Previously Treated Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

The goal of this study is to understand whether CRB-701, a targeted form of chemotherapy called an anti-body drug conjugate, will work as a treatment for oropharyngeal (throat, tonsil) cancer. In patients who have already received platinum…

Sponsor: Corbus Pharmaceuticals Inc.
NCT ID: NCT07768189
Sites in Pennsylvania:
  • Penn-Medicine - Abramson Cancer Center University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Fox Chase Cancer Center — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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 Pennsylvania:
  • GSK Investigational Site — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • GSK Investigational Site — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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 Pennsylvania:
  • Fox Chase Cancer Center — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Hillman Cancer Center — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Phase 3 Recruiting Industry

A Study of ASP-1929 Photoimmunotherapy in Combination With Pembrolizumab in First-line Treatment of Locoregional Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck With No Distant Metastases

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if ASP-1929 photoimmunotherapy (PIT) in combination with pembrolizumab works to treat recurrent squamous cell cancer of the head and neck (HNSCC) with no distant metastases. It will also learn ab…

Sponsor: Rakuten Medical, Inc.
NCT ID: NCT06699212
Sites in Pennsylvania:
  • Thomas Jefferson University, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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 Pennsylvania:
  • UPMC Altoona — Altoona, Pennsylvania
  • Geisinger Medical Center — Danville, Pennsylvania
  • UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Erie — Erie, Pennsylvania
  • UPMC Cancer Center at UPMC Horizon — Farrell, Pennsylvania
  • IRMC Cancer Center — Indiana, Pennsylvania
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 Pennsylvania:
  • Chambersburg Hospital — Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
  • Ephrata Cancer Center — Ephrata, Pennsylvania
  • UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Erie — Erie, Pennsylvania
  • UPMC Cancer Center at UPMC Horizon — Farrell, Pennsylvania
  • Adams Cancer Center — Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

Testing the Use of Ado-Trastuzumab Emtansine Compared to the Usual Treatment (Chemotherapy With Docetaxel Plus Trastuzumab) or Trastuzumab Deruxtecan for Recurrent, Metastatic, or Unresectable HER2-Expressing Salivary Gland Cancers

This phase II trial compares the effect of usual treatment of docetaxel chemotherapy plus trastuzumab, to ado-emtansine (T-DM1) in patients with HER2-postive salivary gland cancer that has come back (recurrent), that has spread from where …

Sponsor: NRG Oncology
NCT ID: NCT05408845
Sites in Pennsylvania:
  • UPMC Altoona — Altoona, Pennsylvania
  • UPMC-Heritage Valley Health System Beaver — Beaver, Pennsylvania
  • UPMC Hillman Cancer Center at Butler Health System — Butler, Pennsylvania
  • UPMC Camp Hill — Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
  • Carlisle Regional Cancer Center — Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Phase 2 Recruiting NIH

Testing the Addition of Chemotherapy or Chemo-Immunotherapy to the Usual Surgery for Advanced Head and Neck Cancer

This phase II trial tests the addition of chemotherapy, with carboplatin and paclitaxel, or chemo-immunotherapy, with carboplatin, paclitaxel and cemiplimab to standard salvage surgery followed by post operative radiation therapy and cispl…

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT ID: NCT07195734
Sites in Pennsylvania:
  • UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Erie — Erie, Pennsylvania
  • Saint Vincent Hospital — Erie, Pennsylvania
  • UPMC Cancer Center at UPMC Horizon — Farrell, Pennsylvania
  • IRMC Cancer Center — Indiana, Pennsylvania
  • Jefferson Hospital — Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania
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 Pennsylvania:
  • Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest — Allentown, Pennsylvania
  • Penn State Children's Hospital — Hershey, Pennsylvania
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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 Pennsylvania:
  • Local Institution - 2108 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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 Pennsylvania:
  • Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • WellSpan York Cancer Center — York, Pennsylvania
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 Pennsylvania:
  • Avenzo Therapeutics Recruiting Site — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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 Pennsylvania:
  • Alliance Cancer Specialists — Horsham, Pennsylvania
Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

Lead-212 PSV359 Therapy for Patients With Solid Tumors

Phase I/IIa image-guided, alpha-particle therapy study of \[203Pb\]Pb-PSV359 and \[212Pb\]Pb-PSV359 in patients with solid tumors that are known to be Fibroblast Activation Protein (FAP)-positive.

Sponsor: Perspective Therapeutics
NCT ID: NCT06710756
Sites in Pennsylvania:
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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 Pennsylvania:
  • University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Phase 2 Recruiting NIH

Testing Whether Cemiplimab (REGN2810) Plus CDX-1140 Given Prior to Surgery Are Better Than Cemiplimab (REGN2810) Alone in Patients With Stage III-IV Head and Neck Cancer

This phase II trial compares the effectiveness of cemiplimab with CDX-1140 to cemiplimab without CDX-1140 prior to surgery in treating patients with stage III-IV head and neck cancer. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as cemip…

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT ID: NCT06980038
Sites in Pennsylvania:
  • UPMC Hillman Cancer Center — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Oral NRC-2694-A in Combination With Paclitaxel in Patients With Recurrent and/or Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Who Progressed on or After Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy

This is a Phase 2, open-label, multicenter, single-arm study of NRC-2694-A in combination with paclitaxel in patients with R/M HNSCC with progression on or after ICI therapy. A total of approximately 46 male and female patients will be enr…

Sponsor: NATCO Pharma Ltd.
NCT ID: NCT05283226
Sites in Pennsylvania:
  • Salib Oncology — Easton, Pennsylvania
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

A Study of Pembrolizumab With Trastuzumab and Chemotherapy in People With Esophagogastric Cancer

The purpose of this study to find out whether adding trastuzumab and pembrolizumab to standard chemotherapy is an effective treatment for resectable HER2+ esophagogastric cancer.

Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
NCT ID: NCT06123338
Sites in Pennsylvania:
  • University of Pennsylvania (Data Collection Only) — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

Substudy 06D: Combination Therapies in Second Line (2L) Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma (MK-3475-06D/Keymaker-U06)

This is a phase 1/2 multicenter, open-label umbrella platform study that will evaluate the safety and efficacy of sacituzumab tirumotecan (MK-2870) plus paclitaxel versus ramucirumab plus paclitaxel, and HER3-DXD plus ramucirumab versus ra…

Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
NCT ID: NCT06445972
Sites in Pennsylvania:
  • UPMC Hillman Cancer Center-UPMC ( Site 8904) — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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