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Head and Neck Cancer clinical trials in Minnesota

26 actively recruiting head and neck cancer trials at 49 sites across 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
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
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
Phase 2, Phase 3 Recruiting Industry

FORTIFI-HN01: A Study of Ficerafusp Alfa (BCA101) or Placebo in Combination With Pembrolizumab in First-Line PD-L1-pos, R or M HNSCC

Ficerafusp alfa is directed against two targets, Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) and Transforming Growth Factor beta (TGF-β). This study intends to evaluate the safety and efficacy of ficerafusp alfa in combination with pembrolizum…

Sponsor: Bicara Therapeutics
NCT ID: NCT06788990
Sites in Minnesota:
  • Site #0156 — Maplewood, Minnesota
  • Site #0146 — Rochester, Minnesota
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
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
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
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
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 Minnesota:
  • Local Institution - 2132 — Saint Paul, Minnesota
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
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
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 Minnesota:
  • Mayo Rochester — Rochester, Minnesota
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 Minnesota:
  • Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota — Rochester, Minnesota
Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

Study of AU-007, A Monoclonal Antibody That Binds to IL-2 and Inhibits IL-2Rα Binding, in Patients With Unresectable Locally Advanced or Metastatic Cancer

This is a first in human, open-label, multi-center Phase 1 / 2 study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and initial efficacy of AU-007, also known as imneskibart, in patients with advanced solid tumors. AU-007 will be administered eithe…

Sponsor: Aulos Bioscience, Inc.
NCT ID: NCT05267626
Sites in Minnesota:
  • Minnesota Oncology and Hematology PA — Minneapolis, Minnesota
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
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
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
Phase 1 Recruiting Industry

FT836 With or Without Chemotherapy and/or Monoclonal Antibodies, in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumors

This is a Phase 1 study of FT836 administered in participants with advanced solid tumors. The primary objectives of the study are to evaluate the safety and tolerability of FT836 with or without chemotherapy and/or trastuzumab or cetuximab…

Sponsor: Fate Therapeutics
NCT ID: NCT07216105
Sites in Minnesota:
  • University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center — Minneapolis, Minnesota
Phase 1 Recruiting Academic/Other

A Study of SPX-303, a Bispecific Antibody Targeting LILRB2 and PD-L1 in Patients With Solid Tumors

Part 1 of this study is an open-label, dose-escalation, and safety expansion study of an anti-LILRB2 / anti-PD-L1 bispecific antibody SPX- 303 in patients with solid tumors. Part 2 of this study is an indication-specific dose expansion stu…

Sponsor: SparX Biotech(Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.
NCT ID: NCT06259552
Sites in Minnesota:
  • Mayo Clinic Rochester — Rochester, Minnesota
NA Recruiting Academic/Other

Minimally Invasive Molecular Approaches for the Diagnosis of Barrett's Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma

This study will evaluate if the sponge capsule device can accurately detect the presence of Barrett's Esophagus and prevalent dysplasia/adenocarcinoma detection, in a screening population, with and without chronic gastroesophageal reflux d…

Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
NCT ID: NCT03961945
Sites in Minnesota:
  • Mayo Clinic Health Systems - Austin — Austin, Minnesota
  • Mayo Clinic Health Systems - Mankato — Mankato, Minnesota
  • Mayo Clinic Rochester — Rochester, Minnesota
Recruiting Academic/Other

Prospective Observational Study to Validate Circulating HPVDNA and Prognostic Genomic Biomarkers in HPV-associated OPSCC

The primary goal of this study is to examine whether recurrence of HPV-associated OPSCC can be predicted by two factors: 1) mutations in genes called TRAF3 and CYLD, and 2) measurements of circulating HPV DNA in blood plasma. The study wil…

Sponsor: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
NCT ID: NCT04564989
Sites in Minnesota:
  • Mayo Clinic — Rochester, Minnesota
NA Recruiting Academic/Other

Role of Acetaldehyde in the Development of Oral Cancer

This is a minimal risk intervention study where healthy volunteers and individuals with Fanconi anemia will consume a single dose of alcohol and provide primarily non-invasive biological samples at various time points. Biospecimens to be c…

Sponsor: Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
NCT ID: NCT05973656
Sites in Minnesota:
  • Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota — Minneapolis, Minnesota
Recruiting Academic/Other

Oropharynx (OPX) Biomarker Trial

The purpose of this research is to identify a biomarker that is exists when human papillomavirus (HPV) mediated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma is present and does not exist when HPV mediated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma is …

Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
NCT ID: NCT06356272
Sites in Minnesota:
  • Mayo Clinic in Rochester — Rochester, Minnesota

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