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Head and Neck Cancer clinical trials in New Jersey

29 actively recruiting head and neck cancer trials at 21 sites across New Jersey.

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Payments from drug makers to the doctors running these trials

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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 New Jersey:
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge — Basking Ridge, New Jersey
  • Saint Barnabas Medical Center — Livingston, New Jersey
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth — Middletown, New Jersey
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen — Montvale, New Jersey
  • Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey — New Brunswick, New Jersey
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 New Jersey:
  • Research Site — Camden, New Jersey
  • Research Site — East Brunswick, New Jersey
  • Research Site — Hackensack, New Jersey
  • Research Site — New Brunswick, New Jersey
  • Research Site — Summit, New Jersey
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 New Jersey:
  • Hackensack Meridian Health (Site # 119) — Hackensack, New Jersey
  • Site #0145 — Newark, New Jersey
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 New Jersey:
  • Cooper Hospital University Medical Center — Camden, New Jersey
  • Jersey City Medical Center — Jersey City, New Jersey
  • Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center — Livingston, New Jersey
  • Monmouth Medical Center — Long Branch, New Jersey
  • Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey — New Brunswick, New Jersey
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 New Jersey:
  • Local Institution - 2122 — New Brunswick, New Jersey
Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

VMD-928 Monotherapy and in Combination With Pembrolizumab to Treat TrkA Overexpression Driven Solid Tumors or Lymphoma

This is a multicenter, open-label, Phase 1/2 study of orally administered VMD-928 monotherapy and in combination with pembrolizumab in adult subjects with advanced solid tumors or lymphoma that have progressed or are non responsive to avai…

Sponsor: VM Oncology, LLC
NCT ID: NCT03556228
Sites in New Jersey:
  • Englewood Hospital and Medical Center (site 202) — Englewood, New Jersey
  • Summit Medical Group (site 205) — Florham Park, New Jersey
  • Atlantic Health System, Morristown Medical Center (site 124) — Morristown, New Jersey
Phase 2 Recruiting NIH

Testing Whether Cemiplimab (REGN2810) Plus CDX-1140 Given Prior to Surgery Are Better Than Cemiplimab (REGN2810) Alone in Patients With Stage III-IV Head and Neck Cancer

This phase II trial compares the effectiveness of cemiplimab with CDX-1140 to cemiplimab without CDX-1140 prior to surgery in treating patients with stage III-IV head and neck cancer. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as cemip…

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT ID: NCT06980038
Sites in New Jersey:
  • Hackensack University Medical Center — Hackensack, New Jersey
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 New Jersey:
  • John Theurer Cancer Center — Hackensack, New Jersey
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

ATATcH Alternating Treatment Plans for Advanced Cancer

The purpose of the research is to evaluate a new schedule of alternating cycles of induction chemoimmunotherapy (chemotherapy plus pembrolizumab) and immunotherapy (pembrolizumab) alone for the initial treatment of patients with advanced l…

Sponsor: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
NCT ID: NCT05358548
Sites in New Jersey:
  • Trinitas Hospital and Comprehensive Cancer Center — Elizabeth, New Jersey
  • Cancer Institute of New Jersey at Hamilton — Hamilton, New Jersey
  • RWJBarnabas Health - Jersey City — Jersey City, New Jersey
  • RWJBarnabas Health - Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus — Lakewood, New Jersey
  • RWJBarnabas Health - Saint Barnabas Medical Center — Livingston, New Jersey
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

A Study of Pembrolizumab With Trastuzumab and Chemotherapy in People With Esophagogastric Cancer

The purpose of this study to find out whether adding trastuzumab and pembrolizumab to standard chemotherapy is an effective treatment for resectable HER2+ esophagogastric cancer.

Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
NCT ID: NCT06123338
Sites in New Jersey:
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities) — Basking Ridge, New Jersey
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited Protocol Activities) — Middletown, New Jersey
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities) — Montvale, New Jersey
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

A Study of Radiation Therapy After Surgery in People With Oral Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma

This study will test whether limiting standard photon intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) to exclude the oral tongue surgical site can decrease the risk of side effects caused by oral radiation. The researchers will also find out …

Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
NCT ID: NCT06485778
Sites in New Jersey:
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge — Basking Ridge, New Jersey
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth — Middletown, New Jersey
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen — Montvale, New Jersey
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

A Study of Avutometinib and Defactinib in People With Thyroid Cancer

The researchers are doing this study to find out if the combination of avutometinib and defactinib is an effective treatment for RAF dimer-driven radioiodine-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer or anaplastic thyroid cancer. The resear…

Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
NCT ID: NCT06007924
Sites in New Jersey:
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities) — Basking Ridge, New Jersey
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited Protocol Activities) — Middletown, New Jersey
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities) — Montvale, New Jersey
Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

A Study of 2141-V11 in People With Esophageal, Gastric, or Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma

The purpose of this study is to find out whether adding the drug 2141-V11 to standard treatment (anti-PD-1 immunotherapy with or without 5-FU) is a safe treatment approach for participants with advanced esophageal, gastric, or gastroesopha…

Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
NCT ID: NCT07818018
Sites in New Jersey:
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering at Basking Ridge (Limited protocol activities) — Basking Ridge, New Jersey
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering at Monmouth (Limited Protocol Activities) — Middletown, New Jersey
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering at Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities) — Montvale, New Jersey
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

sFOLFOXIRI in Advanced Gastroesophageal Cancer, (SAGE)

The primary objective is to determine the clinical efficacy of treatment regimen in terms of objective response rate (ORR). The secondary objectives is to determine the clinical efficacy of the study treatment in terms of progression free …

Sponsor: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
NCT ID: NCT05332002
Sites in New Jersey:
  • RWJBarnabas Health - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital — Hamilton, New Jersey
  • RWJBarnabas Health - Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus — Lakewood, New Jersey
  • RWJBarnabas Health - Monmouth Medical Center — Long Branch, New Jersey
  • Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey — New Brunswick, New Jersey
  • RWJBarnabas Health - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Somerset — New Brunswick, New Jersey
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

E7 TCR-T Cell Immunotherapy for Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Associated Cancers

This is a phase II clinical trial to assess the clinical activity of immunotherapy with E7 TCR-T cells for metastatic HPV-associated cancers. HPV-associated cancers in include cervical, throat, penile, vulvar, vaginal, anal, and other canc…

Sponsor: Christian Hinrichs
NCT ID: NCT05686226
Sites in New Jersey:
  • Rutgers Cancer Institute — New Brunswick, New Jersey
  • RWJBarnabas Health - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital — New Brunswick, New Jersey
Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

RAPA-201 Therapy of Solid Tumors

The therapy of solid tumors has been revolutionized by immune therapy, in particular, approaches that activate immune T cells in a polyclonal manner through blockade of checkpoint pathways such as PD-1 by administration of monoclonal antib…

Sponsor: Rapa Therapeutics LLC
NCT ID: NCT05144698
Sites in New Jersey:
  • Hackensack University Medical Center — Hackensack, New Jersey
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 New Jersey:
  • Exelixis Clinical Site #88 — East Brunswick, New Jersey
  • Exelixis Clinical Site #105 — Hackensack, New Jersey
Phase 1 Recruiting Industry

A Study of IDE892 as Monotherapy and Combination in MTAP-deleted Advanced Solid Tumors

This is a multicenter clinical study to evaluate the safety, efficacy, and Pharmacokinetics (PK) of IDE892 as monotherapy and in combination with other agents including IDE397 in participants with methylthioadenosine phosphorylase (MTAP)-d…

Sponsor: IDEAYA Biosciences
NCT ID: NCT07277413
Sites in New Jersey:
  • START Astera, LLC — East Brunswick, New Jersey
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 New Jersey:
  • Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey — New Brunswick, New Jersey
  • Rutgers New Jersey Medical School — Newark, New Jersey
Phase 1 Recruiting Academic/Other

A Study of Cemiplimab With Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy in People With Head and Neck Cancer

The purpose of this study is to find out whether combining the standard chemotherapy for head and neck cancer with the immunotherapy drugs cetuximab and cemiplimab (the study drug) is a safe treatment for head and neck cancer, and whether …

Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
NCT ID: NCT04722523
Sites in New Jersey:
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities) — Basking Ridge, New Jersey
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited Protocol Activities) — Middletown, New Jersey
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities) — Montvale, New Jersey
Phase 4 Recruiting Academic/Other

DPYD Pharmacogenomics and Fluoropyrimidine (FP) Dose-Adjustment

To prospectively evaluate the efficacy and safety of DPYD-guided dosing strategies in a real-world clinical setting, specifically by comparing the incidence of severe (Grade 3 and 4) fluoropyrimidine-related toxicities of heterozygous DPYD…

Sponsor: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
NCT ID: NCT07158164
Sites in New Jersey:
  • RWJBarnabas Health Clara Maas Medical Center — Belleville, New Jersey
  • Trinitas Hospital and Comprehensive Cancer Center — Elizabeth, New Jersey
  • RWJBarnabas Health - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Hamilton — Hamilton, New Jersey
  • RWJBarnabas Health Jersey City Medical Center — Jersey City, New Jersey
  • Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center — Livingston, New Jersey

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 · Last checked: 2026-10-19