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Head and Neck Cancer clinical trials in California

83 actively recruiting head and neck cancer trials at 61 sites across California.

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Payments from drug makers to the doctors running these trials

For 3 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 3 Recruiting Academic/Other

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

This phase III trial compares cetuximab to chemotherapy, carboplatin and paclitaxel, with intensity modulated radiation therapy for the treatment of patients with head and neck cancer that may have spread from where it first started to nea…

Sponsor: NRG Oncology
NCT ID: NCT07441681
Sites in California:
  • Kaiser Permanente-Anaheim — Anaheim, California
  • Kaiser Permanente-Baldwin Park — Baldwin Park, California
  • Kaiser Permanente-Bellflower — Bellflower, California
  • Tower Cancer Research Foundation — Beverly Hills, California
  • Kaiser Permanente-Fontana — Fontana, California
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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 California:
  • Providence St Jude Medical Center — Fullerton, California
  • Scripps Health — La Jolla, California
  • Valkyrie Clinical Trials — Los Angeles, California
  • University of California, Los Angeles UCLA — Los Angeles, California
  • Valkyrie Clinical Trials Murrieta — Murrieta, California
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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 California:
  • City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center — Duarte, California
  • University of California Los Angeles Westwood Cancer Center — Los Angeles, California
  • Stanford Medicine - Cancer Center — Palo Alto, California
  • Moores Cancer Center — San Diego, California
  • UCSF Head and Neck Surgery Cancer Program — San Francisco, California
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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 California:
  • University of California Los Angeles — Los Angeles, California
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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 California:
  • City of Hope — Duarte, California
  • University of California at San Diego Moores Cancer Center — La Jolla, California
  • Memorial Radiation Oncology Medical Group Laguna Hills — Laguna Hills, California
  • UCLA Hematology Oncology — Los Angeles, California
  • Hoag Memorial Hospital — Newport Beach, California
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Phase 3 Recruiting Industry

Using 18F-FAPI PET to Detect Metastatic Disease in Patients That Have Gastric or Esophageal Cancer.

This is a multi-site, open-label, non-randomized, single dose study to assess the clinical utility of \[¹⁸F\]FAPI-74 PET/CT in the detection of metastatic disease in individuals with pathologically confirmed gastric, gastroesophageal junct…

Sponsor: SOFIE
NCT ID: NCT07217704
Sites in California:
  • Helios CR Inc./RadNet — Cerritos, California
  • City of Hope National Cancer Center — Duarte, California
  • Hoag Memorial Hospital — Irvine, California
  • UCLA — Los Angeles, California
  • Stanford University — Stanford, California
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Phase 2, Phase 3 Recruiting Industry

A Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of PRV111, PRV211, and PRV131 in Subjects With Oral and Lung Cancers

Arm 1 ( Phase 2/3 Run in ): PRV111: Topical Locoregional Delivery Placed Over the Tumor Region Primary Endpoint: Overall Response Rate (ORR) Primary Objective: Demonstrate the safety and efficacy of PRV111 in patients with Carcinoma in Sit…

Sponsor: Privo Technologies
NCT ID: NCT05893888
Sites in California:
  • City of Hope National Medical Center — Duarte, California
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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 California:
  • Mission Hope Medical Oncology - Arroyo Grande — Arroyo Grande, California
  • Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center/Disney Family Cancer Center — Burbank, California
  • Mercy Cancer Center - Carmichael — Carmichael, California
  • Mercy San Juan Medical Center — Carmichael, California
  • Mercy Cancer Center - Elk Grove — Elk Grove, California
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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 California:
  • UCI Health - Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Ambulatory Care — Irvine, California
  • USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center — Los Angeles, California
  • UC Irvine Health/Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center — Orange, California
  • Stanford Cancer Institute Palo Alto — Palo Alto, California
  • Sutter Medical Center Sacramento — Sacramento, California
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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 California:
  • Local Institution - 2129 — Duarte, California
  • Local Institution - 2120 — Glendale, California
  • Local Institution - 2136 — La Jolla, California
  • Local Institution - 2114 — La Jolla, California
  • Local Institution - 2121 — Long Beach, California
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Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

Study of INBRX-106 and INBRX-106 in Combination With Pembrolizumab (Keytruda®) in Subjects With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors (Hexavalent OX40 Agonist)

This is a Phase 1/2, open-label, non-randomized, 4-part trial to determine the safety profile and identify the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and/or recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) of INBRX 106 administered as a single agent or in combinatio…

Sponsor: Inhibrx Biosciences, Inc
NCT ID: NCT04198766
Sites in California:
  • City of Hope — Duarte, California
  • Oncura Health — Glendale, California
  • UC San Diego Health - Moores Cancer Center — La Jolla, California
  • California Research Institute — Los Angeles, California
  • University of Southern California Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center — Los Angeles, California
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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 California:
  • University of California Irvine Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center — Irvine, California
  • University of San Diego Moores Cancer Center — La Jolla, California
  • UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center — Los Angeles, California
  • USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center — Los Angeles, California
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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 California:
  • Avenzo Therapeutics Recruiting Site — Los Angeles, California
  • Avenzo Therapeutics Recruiting Site — Los Angeles, California
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Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

A Study to See if Giving Fianlimab and Cemiplimab Together is Better Than Cemiplimab Alone at Treating Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

This study is researching an experimental drug called fianlimab (also called REGN3767), combined with a medication called cemiplimab compared against cemiplimab combined with placebo (a placebo looks like a treatment but does not contain a…

Sponsor: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
NCT ID: NCT06769698
Sites in California:
  • University of California Los Angeles — Los Angeles, California
  • Samuel Oschin Cancer Center — Los Angeles, California
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Phase 1, 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 California:
  • Valkyrie Clinical Trials — Los Angeles, California
  • Los Angeles Cancer Network — Los Angeles, California
  • Pih Health Hematology Medical Oncology — Whittier, California
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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 California:
  • City of Hope — Duarte, California
  • City of Hope, Irvine — Irvine, California
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Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

A Study of DB-1310 in Advanced/Metastatic Solid Tumors

This is a dose-escalation and dose-expansion Phase 1/2a trial to evaluate the safety and tolerability of DB-1310 in subjects with advanced solid tumors.

Sponsor: DualityBio Inc.
NCT ID: NCT05785741
Sites in California:
  • University of California, Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center — Sacramento, California
  • UCLA Hematology/Oncology - Santa Monica — Santa Monica, California
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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 California:
  • UCI Health - Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Ambulatory Care — Irvine, California
  • Los Angeles General Medical Center — Los Angeles, California
  • USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center — Los Angeles, California
  • UC Irvine Health/Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center — Orange, California
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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 California:
  • Providence Medical Foundation (site 209) — Santa Rosa, California
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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 California:
  • Community Cancer Institute — Clovis, California
  • USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center — Los Angeles, California
  • Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian — Newport Beach, California
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Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of A2B395, an Allogeneic Logic-gated CAR T, in Participants With Solid Tumors That Express EGFR and Have Lost HLA-A*02 Expression

The goal of this study is to test A2B395, an allogeneic logic-gated Tmod™ CAR T-cell product in subjects with solid tumors including colorectal cancer (CRC), non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC)…

Sponsor: A2 Biotherapeutics Inc.
NCT ID: NCT06682793
Sites in California:
  • UCSD Moores Cancer Center — La Jolla, California
  • UCLA Medical Center — Los Angeles, California
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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 California:
  • Providence Medical Foundation -Fullerton — Fullerton, California
  • Los Angeles Hematology Oncology Medical Group — Los Angeles, California
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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 · Last checked: 2026-11-09