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Head and Neck Cancer clinical trials in Iowa

19 actively recruiting head and neck cancer trials at 15 sites across Iowa.

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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 Iowa:
  • Mary Greeley Medical Center — Ames, Iowa
  • McFarland Clinic - Ames — Ames, Iowa
  • McFarland Clinic - Boone — Boone, Iowa
  • Saint Luke's Hospital — Cedar Rapids, Iowa
  • Mercy Hospital — Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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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 Iowa:
  • Mary Greeley Medical Center — Ames, Iowa
  • McFarland Clinic - Ames — Ames, Iowa
  • McFarland Clinic - Boone — Boone, Iowa
  • Mercy Hospital — Cedar Rapids, Iowa
  • Oncology Associates at Mercy Medical Center — Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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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 Iowa:
  • Heartland Oncology and Hematology LLP — Council Bluffs, Iowa
  • Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital — Council Bluffs, Iowa
  • University of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center — Iowa City, Iowa
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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 Iowa:
  • Research Site — Waukee, Iowa
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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 Iowa:
  • UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - Ankeny Clinic — Ankeny, Iowa
  • Mercy Cancer Center-West Lakes — Clive, Iowa
  • UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - West Des Moines Clinic — Clive, Iowa
  • Alegent Health Mercy Hospital — Council Bluffs, Iowa
  • Heartland Oncology and Hematology LLP — Council Bluffs, Iowa
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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 Iowa:
  • Mary Greeley Medical Center — Ames, Iowa
  • McFarland Clinic - Ames — Ames, Iowa
  • UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - Ankeny Clinic — Ankeny, Iowa
  • McFarland Clinic - Boone — Boone, Iowa
  • Mercy Hospital — Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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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 Iowa:
  • UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - Ankeny Clinic — Ankeny, Iowa
  • UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - West Des Moines Clinic — Clive, Iowa
  • Heartland Oncology and Hematology LLP — Council Bluffs, Iowa
  • Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital — Council Bluffs, Iowa
  • Iowa Methodist Medical Center — Des Moines, Iowa
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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 Iowa:
  • McFarland Clinic - Ames — Ames, Iowa
  • UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - Ankeny Clinic — Ankeny, Iowa
  • Saint Anthony Regional Hospital — Carroll, Iowa
  • UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - West Des Moines Clinic — Clive, Iowa
  • Iowa Methodist Medical Center — Des Moines, Iowa
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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 Iowa:
  • UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - Ankeny Clinic — Ankeny, Iowa
  • UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - West Des Moines Clinic — Clive, Iowa
  • Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital — Council Bluffs, Iowa
  • Iowa Methodist Medical Center — Des Moines, Iowa
  • UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - Des Moines Clinic — Des Moines, Iowa
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Phase 2 Recruiting NIH

Testing the Addition of BMS-986016 (Relatlimab) to the Usual Immunotherapy After Initial Treatment for Recurrent or Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Cancer

This phase II trial tests the addition of BMS-986016 (relatlimab) to the usual immunotherapy after initial treatment for nasopharyngeal cancer that has come back after a period of improvement (recurrent) or that has spread from where it fi…

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT ID: NCT06029270
Sites in Iowa:
  • UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - Ankeny Clinic — Ankeny, Iowa
  • Saint Anthony Regional Hospital — Carroll, Iowa
  • UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - West Des Moines Clinic — Clive, Iowa
  • Heartland Oncology and Hematology LLP — Council Bluffs, Iowa
  • Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital — Council Bluffs, Iowa
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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 Iowa:
  • University of Iowa — Iowa City, Iowa
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Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

First-in-Human Study of Tersolisib (STX-478) as Monotherapy and in Combination With Other Antineoplastic Agents in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumors

Study STX-478-101 (LY4064809) is a multipart, open-label, phase 1/2 study evaluating the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and preliminary antitumor activity of STX-478 (LY4064809) in participants with advanced solid tumors with…

Sponsor: Eli Lilly and Company
NCT ID: NCT05768139
Sites in Iowa:
  • University of Iowa — Iowa City, Iowa
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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 Iowa:
  • University of Iowa — Iowa City, Iowa
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Phase 1 Recruiting Industry

A Study of PF-08046054/SGN-PDL1V in Advanced Solid Tumors

This study will test the safety of a drug called PF-08046054/SGN-PDL1V alone and with pembrolizumab in participants with solid tumors. It will also study the side effects of this drug. A side effect is anything a drug does to your body bes…

Sponsor: Seagen, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer
NCT ID: NCT05208762
Sites in Iowa:
  • University of Iowa — Iowa City, Iowa
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Phase 1 Recruiting Industry

A Study of [225Ac]Ac-AKY-1189 in Patients With Solid Tumors

This is a first-in-human Phase 1b, 2-part, multicenter open-label clinical study to evaluate safety and efficacy of a Nectin-4 radiopharmaceutical (\[225Ac\]Ac-AKY-1189) in patients with locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors and to e…

Sponsor: Aktis Oncology, Inc.
NCT ID: NCT07020117
Sites in Iowa:
  • University of Iowa — Iowa City, Iowa
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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 Iowa:
  • Mary Greeley Medical Center — Ames, Iowa
  • McFarland Clinic - Ames — Ames, Iowa
  • UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - Ankeny Clinic — Ankeny, Iowa
  • McFarland Clinic - Boone — Boone, Iowa
  • Mercy Hospital — Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Recruiting Industry

SYNERGY-AI: Artificial Intelligence Based Precision Oncology Clinical Trial Matching and Registry

International registry for cancer patients evaluating the feasibility and clinical utility of an Artificial Intelligence-based precision oncology clinical trial matching tool, powered by a virtual tumor boards (VTB) program, and its clinic…

Sponsor: Massive Bio, Inc.
NCT ID: NCT03452774
Sites in Iowa:
  • Massive Bio SYNERGY-AI site — Iowa City, Iowa
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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 · Last checked: 2026-08-17