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Head and Neck Cancer clinical trials in Kentucky

23 actively recruiting head and neck cancer trials at 12 sites across Kentucky.

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Payments from drug makers to the doctors running these trials

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Phase 2, Phase 3 Recruiting NIH

Testing Docetaxel-Cetuximab or the Addition of an Immunotherapy Drug, Atezolizumab, to the Usual Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy in High-Risk Head and Neck Cancer

This phase II/III trial studies how well radiation therapy works when given together with cisplatin, docetaxel, cetuximab, and/or atezolizumab after surgery in treating patients with high-risk stage III-IV head and neck cancer the begins i…

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT ID: NCT01810913
Sites in Kentucky:
  • University of Kentucky/Markey Cancer Center — Lexington, Kentucky
  • The James Graham Brown Cancer Center at University of Louisville — Louisville, Kentucky
  • UofL Health Medical Center Northeast — Louisville, Kentucky
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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 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 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 Kentucky:
  • University of Kentucky Medical Center — Lexington, Kentucky
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Phase 3 Recruiting Industry

A Phase 3 Study to Evaluate Petosemtamab Plus Pembrolizumab vs Pembrolizumab in First-line Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer (LiGeR - HN1)

This is a Phase 3 randomized, open-label study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of petosemtamab plus pembrolizumab vs pembrolizumab in first-line treatment of recurrent or metastatic PD-L1+ head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Sponsor: Merus B.V.
NCT ID: NCT06525220
Sites in Kentucky:
  • Site 2 — Louisville, 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 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 Kentucky:
  • University of Kentucky/Markey Cancer Center — Lexington, Kentucky
  • The James Graham Brown Cancer Center at University of Louisville — Louisville, Kentucky
  • UofL Health Medical Center Northeast — Louisville, Kentucky
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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 Kentucky:
  • Baptist Health Hardin — Elizabethtown, Kentucky
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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 Kentucky:
  • University of Kentucky/Markey Cancer Center — Lexington, Kentucky
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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 Kentucky:
  • University of Kentucky/Markey Cancer Center — Lexington, Kentucky
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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 Kentucky:
  • St. Elizabeth Healthcare — Edgewood, Kentucky
  • Norton Cancer Institute — Louisville, 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 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, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

TT-10 (PORT-6) and TT-4 (PORT-7) as Single Agents and in Combination in Subjects With Advanced Selected Solid Tumors

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate TT-10, TT-4 and TT-10 + TT-4, (Dual Blockade) in participants with advanced selected solid tumors, who have failed or are not eligible for standard of care. The main questions it aims to answe…

Sponsor: Portage Biotech
NCT ID: NCT04969315
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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Recruiting Industry

cfDNA Assay Prospective Observational Validation for Early Cancer Detection and Minimal Residual Disease

This is an observational case-control study to train and validate a genome-wide methylome enrichment platform to detect multiple cancer types and to differentiate amongst cancer types. The cancers included in this study are brain, breast, …

Sponsor: Adela, Inc
NCT ID: NCT05366881
Sites in Kentucky:
  • Baptist Corbin — Corbin, Kentucky
  • Baptist Hardin — Elizabethtown, Kentucky
  • Baptist Lexington — Lexington, Kentucky
  • Baptist Paducah — Paducah, Kentucky
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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 · Last checked: 2026-07-07