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Head and Neck Cancer clinical trials in Kentucky

20 actively recruiting head and neck cancer trials at 11 sites across Kentucky.

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Payments from drug makers to the doctors running these trials

For 1 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 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 Kentucky:
  • University of Kentucky/Markey Cancer Center — Lexington, Kentucky
  • The James Graham Brown Cancer Center at University of Louisville — Louisville, Kentucky
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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 (LiGeR-HN2)

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 Kentucky:
  • Site 8 — Louisville, Kentucky
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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 Kentucky:
  • The James Graham Brown Cancer Center at University of Louisville — Louisville, Kentucky
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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 Kentucky:
  • University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center — Lexington, Kentucky
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Phase 2, Phase 3 Recruiting Industry

A Clinical Trial Investigating the Safety, Tolerability, and Therapeutic Effects of BNT113 in Combination With Pembrolizumab Versus Pembrolizumab Alone for Patients With a Form of Head and Neck Cancer Positive for Human Papilloma Virus 16 and Expressing the Protein PD-L1

An open-label, controlled, multi-site, interventional, 2-arm, Phase II/III trial of BNT113 in combination with pembrolizumab vs pembrolizumab monotherapy as first line treatment in patients with unresectable recurrent or metastatic HPV16+ …

Sponsor: BioNTech SE
NCT ID: NCT04534205
Sites in Kentucky:
  • Norton Cancer Institute — Louisville, Kentucky
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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 Kentucky:
  • Flaget Memorial Hospital — Bardstown, Kentucky
  • Commonwealth Cancer Center-Corbin — Corbin, Kentucky
  • Oncology Hematology Care Inc-Crestview — Crestview Hills, Kentucky
  • Saint Joseph Hospital — Lexington, Kentucky
  • Saint Joseph Radiation Oncology Resource Center — Lexington, Kentucky
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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 Kentucky:
  • University of Kentucky — Lexington, Kentucky
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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 Kentucky:
  • Norton Cancer Institute - Downtown — Louisville, Kentucky
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Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

Substudy 06C: A Study of Investigational Agents With Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) and Chemotherapy in Participants With First-Line Locally Advanced Unresectable/Metastatic Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma (MK-3475-06C/KEYMAKER-U06)

This is a phase 1/2, multicenter, open-label umbrella platform study that will evaluate the safety and tolerability of investigational agents with pembrolizumab and fluoropyrimidine chemotherapy for the first-line (1L) treatment of partici…

Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
NCT ID: NCT06469944
Sites in Kentucky:
  • Norton Hospital-Norton Cancer Institute - Downtown ( Site 6900) — Louisville, Kentucky
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Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

A Study to Investigate ALE.P02 as Monotherapy in Adult Patients With Selected CLDN1+ Solid Tumors

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, preliminary anti-tumor activity, and to determine the recommended Phase II dose (RP2D) of the ALE.P02 monotherapy in adult patients with s…

Sponsor: Alentis Therapeutics AG
NCT ID: NCT06747585
Sites in Kentucky:
  • Norton Cancer Institue Downtown — Louisville, Kentucky
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Phase 1 Recruiting Industry

TTX-080 HLA-G Antagonist in Subjects With Advanced Cancers

TTX-080-001 is a Phase 1, open label, dose escalation and dose expansion clinical study to determine the safety, tolerability, and recommended Phase 2 dose of TTX-080 monotherapy (HLA-G inhibitor) and in combination with either pembrolizum…

Sponsor: Tizona Therapeutics, Inc
NCT ID: NCT04485013
Sites in Kentucky:
  • Norton Cancer Institute — Louisville, Kentucky
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Phase 1 Recruiting Industry

Study to Assess Adverse Events and Pharmacokinetics in Adult Participants With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Other Solid Tumors, Receiving Intravenous Infusion of Azirkitug Alone or in Combination(s) With Budigalimab, Bevacizumab, or Telisotuzumab Adizutecan

Cancer is a condition where cells in a specific part of body grow and reproduce uncontrollably. Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) is a solid tumor, a disease in which cancer cells form in the tissues of the lung. Head and Neck Squamous Ce…

Sponsor: AbbVie
NCT ID: NCT05005403
Sites in Kentucky:
  • Norton Cancer Institute /ID# 248903 — Louisville, Kentucky
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Phase 1 Recruiting NIH

Testing the Addition of Ipatasertib to Usual Chemotherapy and Radiation for Head and Neck Cancer

This phase I/Ib trial tests the safety and best dose of ipatasertib in combination with the usual treatment approach using chemotherapy together with radiation therapy ("chemo-radiation") in patients with head and neck cancer. Ipatasertib …

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT ID: NCT05172245
Sites in Kentucky:
  • University of Kentucky/Markey Cancer Center — Lexington, Kentucky
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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 Kentucky:
  • CommonSpirit Saint Joseph Hospital - Bardstown — Bardstown, Kentucky
  • Commonwealth Cancer Center-Corbin — Corbin, Kentucky
  • Saint Elizabeth Healthcare Edgewood — Edgewood, Kentucky
  • Saint Elizabeth Healthcare Fort Thomas — Fort Thomas, Kentucky
  • CommonSpirit Saint Joseph Hospital - Lexington — Lexington, Kentucky
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NA Recruiting Network

Improving Adolescent and Young Adult Self-Reported Data in ECOG-ACRIN Trials

The purpose of this study is to evaluate feasibility and acceptability of completing PROs among AYAs randomized to Choice PRO vs Fixed PRO.

Sponsor: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
NCT ID: NCT05108298
Sites in Kentucky:
  • Flaget Memorial Hospital — Bardstown, Kentucky
  • Commonwealth Cancer Center-Corbin — Corbin, Kentucky
  • Saint Joseph Hospital — Lexington, Kentucky
  • Saint Joseph Radiation Oncology Resource Center — Lexington, Kentucky
  • Saint Joseph Hospital East — Lexington, Kentucky
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NA Recruiting Academic/Other

Studying the PAGODA Algorithm for Chemotherapy Dose Changes to Prevent Unplanned Treatment Delays

This study seeks to learn whether using the PAGODA algorithm to guide chemotherapy dosing will lower the chance of unplanned delays during chemotherapy for cancer in the gastrointestinal system compared to usual care.

Sponsor: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
NCT ID: NCT07283939
Sites in Kentucky:
  • CommonSpirit Saint Joseph Hospital - Bardstown — Bardstown, Kentucky
  • Commonwealth Cancer Center-Corbin — Corbin, Kentucky
  • CommonSpirit Saint Joseph Hospital - Lexington — Lexington, Kentucky
  • Saint Joseph Radiation Oncology Resource Center — Lexington, Kentucky
  • CommonSpirit Saint Joseph Medical Center - East Lexington — Lexington, Kentucky
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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 · Last checked: 2026-07-27