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Head and Neck Cancer clinical trials in Wisconsin

32 actively recruiting head and neck cancer trials at 51 sites across Wisconsin.

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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 Wisconsin:
  • Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center — La Crosse, Wisconsin
  • William S Middleton VA Medical Center — Madison, Wisconsin
  • University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center - Eastpark Medical Center — Madison, Wisconsin
  • University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center - University Hospital — Madison, Wisconsin
  • Marshfield Medical Center-Marshfield — Marshfield, Wisconsin
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 Wisconsin:
  • Langlade Hospital and Cancer Center — Antigo, Wisconsin
  • Aurora Cancer Care-Southern Lakes VLCC — Burlington, Wisconsin
  • Aurora Saint Luke's South Shore — Cudahy, Wisconsin
  • Aurora Health Care Germantown Health Center — Germantown, Wisconsin
  • Aurora Cancer Care-Grafton — Grafton, Wisconsin
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 Wisconsin:
  • Aurora Cancer Care-Southern Lakes VLCC — Burlington, Wisconsin
  • Aurora Saint Luke's South Shore — Cudahy, Wisconsin
  • Marshfield Medical Center-EC Cancer Center — Eau Claire, Wisconsin
  • Aurora Health Care Germantown Health Center — Germantown, Wisconsin
  • Aurora Cancer Care-Grafton — Grafton, Wisconsin
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 Wisconsin:
  • Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital — Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
  • Medical College of Wisconsin — Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Froedtert and MCW Moorland Reserve Health Center — New Berlin, Wisconsin
  • Drexel Town Square Health Center — Oak Creek, Wisconsin
  • Froedtert West Bend Hospital/Kraemer Cancer Center — West Bend, Wisconsin
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 Wisconsin:
  • Medical College of Wisconsin - Froedtert Hospital Cancer Center — Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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 Wisconsin:
  • ThedaCare Regional Cancer Center — Appleton, Wisconsin
  • Duluth Clinic Ashland — Ashland, Wisconsin
  • Northwest Wisconsin Cancer Center — Ashland, Wisconsin
  • Aurora Cancer Care-Southern Lakes VLCC — Burlington, Wisconsin
  • Aurora Saint Luke's South Shore — Cudahy, Wisconsin
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 Wisconsin:
  • Marshfield Medical Center-EC Cancer Center — Eau Claire, Wisconsin
  • Marshfield Medical Center-Marshfield — Marshfield, Wisconsin
  • Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua — Minocqua, Wisconsin
  • Marshfield Medical Center-Rice Lake — Rice Lake, Wisconsin
  • Marshfield Medical Center-River Region at Stevens Point — Stevens Point, Wisconsin
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 Wisconsin:
  • Children's Hospital of Wisconsin — Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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 Wisconsin:
  • Local Institution - 2145 — Appleton, Wisconsin
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 Wisconsin:
  • Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital — Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
  • Medical College of Wisconsin — Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Froedtert and MCW Moorland Reserve Health Center — New Berlin, Wisconsin
  • Drexel Town Square Health Center — Oak Creek, Wisconsin
  • Froedtert West Bend Hospital/Kraemer Cancer Center — West Bend, Wisconsin
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 Wisconsin:
  • University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center — Madison, Wisconsin
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 Wisconsin:
  • Medical College of Wisconsin — Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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 Wisconsin:
  • University of Wisconsin- Madison — Madison, Wisconsin
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 Wisconsin:
  • Froedtert & MCW Cancer Center — Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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 Wisconsin:
  • University of Wisconsin — Madison, Wisconsin
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 Wisconsin:
  • University of Wisconsin — Madison, Wisconsin
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

HEARTS Trial for Thoracic Cancers

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare a new way of using magnetic resonance-guided adaptive radiation therapy (MRgART) to the standard of care linear accelerator (LINAC) radiation treatment in people with cancer in the thoracic reg…

Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison
NCT ID: NCT07132918
Sites in Wisconsin:
  • University of Wisconsin - Madison — Madison, Wisconsin
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

PULSO Trial: Pulsed Low-Dose-Rate (PLDR) Radiation Chemoradiation (CRT) vs. Standard CRT for Esophageal Cancer

This is a prospective, randomized, open-label, two-arm phase 2 trial that will evaluate whether the use of Pulsed Low-Dose-Rate radiation technique, as compared to standard radiation, is associated with reduced rates of clinically signific…

Sponsor: Medical College of Wisconsin
NCT ID: NCT06906887
Sites in Wisconsin:
  • Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin — Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Phase 1 Recruiting Industry

A Study to Learn About the Study Medicine Called PF-07799544 as Monotherapy or in Combination in People With Advanced Solid Tumors

The purpose of this clinical trial is to learn the safety and effects of the study medicine (PF-07799544) alone or in combination as a potential cancer treatment for adults with advanced solid tumors. The study will be conducted in two par…

Sponsor: Pfizer
NCT ID: NCT05538130
Sites in Wisconsin:
  • University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center - Eastpark Medical Center — Madison, Wisconsin
  • University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center - University Hospital — Madison, Wisconsin
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 Wisconsin:
  • Exelixis Clinical Site #33 — Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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 Wisconsin:
  • University of Wisconsin - Carbone Cancer Center — Madison, Wisconsin
Phase 1 Recruiting Industry

A Study of NT-175 in Adult Subjects With Unresectable, Advanced, and/or Metastatic Solid Tumors That Are Positive for HLA-A*02:01 and the TP53 R175H Mutation

Phase I Study of NT-175, an autologous T cell therapy product genetically engineered to express an HLA-A\*02:01-restricted T cell receptor (TCR), targeting TP53 R175H mutant solid tumors.

Sponsor: AstraZeneca
NCT ID: NCT05877599
Sites in Wisconsin:
  • Research Site — Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Recruiting Academic/Other

Collecting Blood Samples From Patients With and Without Cancer to Evaluate Tests for Early Cancer Detection

This study collects blood and tissue samples from patients with cancer and without cancer to evaluate tests for early cancer detection. Collecting and storing samples of blood and tissue from patients with and without cancer to study in th…

Sponsor: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
NCT ID: NCT05334069
Sites in Wisconsin:
  • Langlade Hospital and Cancer Center — Antigo, Wisconsin
  • ThedaCare Regional Cancer Center — Appleton, Wisconsin
  • ThedaCare Regional Medical Center - Appleton — Appleton, Wisconsin
  • Duluth Clinic Ashland — Ashland, Wisconsin
  • Northwest Wisconsin Cancer Center — Ashland, Wisconsin

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