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Head and Neck Cancer clinical trials in Minnesota

35 actively recruiting head and neck cancer trials at 49 sites across Minnesota.

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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 Minnesota:
  • Sanford Joe Lueken Cancer Center — Bemidji, Minnesota
  • Coborn Cancer Center at Saint Cloud Hospital — Saint Cloud, Minnesota
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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 Minnesota:
  • Sanford Joe Lueken Cancer Center — Bemidji, Minnesota
  • Minnesota Oncology - Burnsville — Burnsville, Minnesota
  • Mercy Hospital — Coon Rapids, Minnesota
  • Fairview Southdale Hospital — Edina, Minnesota
  • Saint John's Hospital - Healtheast — Maplewood, Minnesota
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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 Minnesota:
  • Mayo Clinic in Rochester — Rochester, Minnesota
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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 Minnesota:
  • Research Site — Burnsville, Minnesota
  • Research Site — Duluth, Minnesota
  • Research Site — Rochester, Minnesota
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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 Minnesota:
  • Site 49 — Maple Grove, Minnesota
  • Site 124 — Rochester, Minnesota
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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 Minnesota:
  • Site 155 — Minneapolis, Minnesota
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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 Minnesota:
  • Mayo Clinic Rochester — Rochester, Minnesota
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Phase 3 Recruiting Industry

A Study of Ifinatamab Deruxtecan in Subjects With Pretreated Advanced or Metastatic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (ESCC) (IDeate-Esophageal01)

This study is designed to assess the efficacy and safety of ifinatamab deruxtecan (I-DXd) in patients with unresectable advanced or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) who have experienced disease progression following tre…

Sponsor: Daiichi Sankyo
NCT ID: NCT06644781
Sites in Minnesota:
  • Mayo Clinic Rochester — Rochester, Minnesota
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Phase 3 Recruiting Academic/Other

An Imaging Agent (Pafolacianine) for Identifying Lesions in Pediatric Patients With Primary or Metastatic Solid Tumors

This phase III trial studies how well pafolacianine works for identifying cancerous lesions in children and adolescent patients with primary solid tumors or solid tumors that have spread from where they first started (primary site) to othe…

Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
NCT ID: NCT06915727
Sites in Minnesota:
  • Mayo Clinic in Rochester — Rochester, Minnesota
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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 Minnesota:
  • Riverwood Healthcare Center — Aitkin, Minnesota
  • Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea — Albert Lea, Minnesota
  • Essentia Health - Baxter Clinic — Baxter, Minnesota
  • Sanford Joe Lueken Cancer Center — Bemidji, Minnesota
  • Essentia Health Saint Joseph's Medical Center — Brainerd, Minnesota
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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 Minnesota:
  • Sanford Joe Lueken Cancer Center — Bemidji, Minnesota
  • Essentia Health Saint Joseph's Medical Center — Brainerd, Minnesota
  • Minnesota Oncology - Burnsville — Burnsville, Minnesota
  • Mercy Hospital — Coon Rapids, Minnesota
  • Essentia Health - Deer River Clinic — Deer River, Minnesota
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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 Minnesota:
  • Sanford Joe Lueken Cancer Center — Bemidji, Minnesota
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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 Minnesota:
  • Sanford Joe Lueken Cancer Center — Bemidji, Minnesota
  • Mercy Hospital — Coon Rapids, Minnesota
  • Fairview Southdale Hospital — Edina, Minnesota
  • Abbott-Northwestern Hospital — Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Hennepin County Medical Center — Minneapolis, Minnesota
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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 Minnesota:
  • Mayo Clinic in Rochester — Rochester, Minnesota
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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 Minnesota:
  • HealthPartners Cancer Research Center — Saint Louis Park, Minnesota
  • HealthPartners Cancer Research Center (Regions Hospital) — Saint Paul, Minnesota
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Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

Phase 1/2 Trial of S241656 in Selected RAS/MAPK Mutation- Positive Malignancies

BDTX-4933-101 is a first-in-human, open-label, Phase 1/2 dose escalation, dose optimization and expansion study designed to evaluate the safety and tolerability of S241656 as monotherapy and in combination with other anti-cancer therapies …

Sponsor: Institut de Recherches Internationales Servier
NCT ID: NCT05786924
Sites in Minnesota:
  • Masonic Cancer Center University of Minnesota — Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

A Study of HER3-DXd in Subjects With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors

This is a proof-of-concept study designed to investigate HER3-DXd monotherapy in locally advanced unresectable or metastatic solid tumors. The study is enrolling cohorts of participants with melanoma \[cutaneous/acral\], squamous cell carc…

Sponsor: Daiichi Sankyo
NCT ID: NCT06172478
Sites in Minnesota:
  • Health Partners Frauenshuh Cancer Center — Saint Louis Park, Minnesota
  • Health Partners Cancer Center at Regions Hospital — Saint Paul, Minnesota
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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 Minnesota:
  • Mayo Clinic — Rochester, Minnesota
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Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

De-Escalated Adjuvant and Definitive Radiation Therapy Informed by DART 2.0 ctHPV-DNA

This phase II trial examines the use of blood-based biomarkers is to help inform decision making for treatment and radiation therapy for patients with human papillomavirus (HPV) positive oropharyngeal squamous cell cancers. The standard tr…

Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
NCT ID: NCT05541016
Sites in Minnesota:
  • Mayo Clinic in Rochester — Rochester, Minnesota
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Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

Pioglitazone-Metformin Combination Treatment for High Risk Oral Preneoplasia

This is a Phase IIa oral cavity leukoplakia study of pioglitazone 15mg and metformin 500mg BID for 12 weeks. The primary objective is to determine the clinical and histologic changes of leukoplakia from baseline following a 12 week course …

Sponsor: University of Minnesota
NCT ID: NCT05727761
Sites in Minnesota:
  • University of Minnesota — Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • HealthPartners — Saint Paul, Minnesota
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Phase 1 Recruiting Industry

A Study of Sigvotatug Vedotin in Advanced Solid Tumors

This trial will look at a drug called sigvotatug vedotin (SGN-B6A) alone and with pembrolizumab, with or without chemotherapy, to find out whether it is safe for people who have solid tumors. It will study sigvotatug vedotin to find out wh…

Sponsor: Seagen, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer
NCT ID: NCT04389632
Sites in Minnesota:
  • Allina Health Cancer Institute - Mercy Hospital — Coon Rapids, Minnesota
  • Allina Health Cancer Institute - Abbott Northwestern Hospital — Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Allina Health Cancer Institute - United Hospital — Saint Paul, Minnesota
  • Allina Health Cancer Institute — Saint Paul, Minnesota
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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 Minnesota:
  • HealthPartners Frauenshuh Cancer Center — Saint Louis Park, Minnesota
  • Methodist Hospital Inpatient Pharmacy — Saint Louis Park, Minnesota
  • HealthPartners Cancer Center at regions Hospital — Saint Paul, Minnesota
  • Regions Hospital Pharmacy — Saint Paul, Minnesota
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Phase 1 Recruiting Industry

Study of Zanzalintinib in Combination With Immuno-Oncology or Other 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 Minnesota:
  • Exelixis Clinical Site #68 — Rochester, Minnesota
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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 Minnesota:
  • Regions Hospital Cancer Care Center — Saint Paul, Minnesota
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