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Head and Neck Cancer clinical trials in North Carolina

36 actively recruiting head and neck cancer trials at 23 sites across North Carolina.

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Payments from drug makers to the doctors running these trials

For 2 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 North Carolina:
  • UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center — Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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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 North Carolina:
  • Research Site — Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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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 North Carolina:
  • Site 98 — Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  • Site 122 — Durham, North Carolina
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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 North Carolina:
  • Carolina Cancer Research Center — Wilson, North Carolina
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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 North Carolina:
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  • Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute — Charlotte, North Carolina
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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 North Carolina:
  • UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center — Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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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 North Carolina:
  • UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center — Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  • Southeastern Medical Oncology Center-Clinton — Clinton, North Carolina
  • Southeastern Medical Oncology Center-Goldsboro — Goldsboro, North Carolina
  • Wayne Memorial Hospital — Goldsboro, North Carolina
  • Onslow Memorial Hospital — Jacksonville, North Carolina
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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 North Carolina:
  • Southeastern Medical Oncology Center-Clinton — Clinton, North Carolina
  • Southeastern Medical Oncology Center-Goldsboro — Goldsboro, North Carolina
  • Southeastern Medical Oncology Center-Jacksonville — Jacksonville, North Carolina
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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 North Carolina:
  • Randolph Hospital — Asheboro, North Carolina
  • UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center — Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  • Cone Health Cancer Center — Greensboro, North Carolina
  • Annie Penn Memorial Hospital — Reidsville, North Carolina
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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 North Carolina:
  • Local Institution - 2144 — Goldsboro, North Carolina
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Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

The Evaluation of PC14586 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors Harboring a TP53 Y220C Mutation (PYNNACLE)

The Phase 2 monotherapy portion of this study is currently enrolling and will evaluate the efficacy and safety of PC14586 (INN rezatapopt) in participants with locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors harboring a TP53 Y220C mutation. Th…

Sponsor: PMV Pharmaceuticals, Inc
NCT ID: NCT04585750
Sites in North Carolina:
  • Duke University — Durham, North Carolina
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Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

RRx-001 for Reducing Oral Mucositis in Patients Receiving Chemotherapy and Radiation for Head and Neck Cancer

The purpose of this study is to determine if RRx-001, which is added on to the cisplatin and radiation treatment, reduces the incidence of severe oral mucositis in patients with head and neck cancers. All patients in this study will receiv…

Sponsor: EpicentRx, Inc.
NCT ID: NCT05966194
Sites in North Carolina:
  • East Carolina University School of Medicine — Greenville, North Carolina
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Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

Ph1b/2 Study of the Safety and Efficacy of T-DXd Combinations in Advanced HER2-expressing Gastric Cancer (DESTINY-Gastric03)

DESTINY-Gastric03 will investigate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, immunogenicity, and preliminary antitumor activity of trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) alone or in combination with chemotherapy and/or immunotherapy in HER2-expr…

Sponsor: AstraZeneca
NCT ID: NCT04379596
Sites in North Carolina:
  • Research Site — Durham, North Carolina
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Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

Treatment of Radiation and Cisplatin Induced Toxicities with Tempol

A 10 week trial to assess the ability of Tempol to prevent and/or reduce toxicities associated with cisplatin and radiation treatment in head and neck cancer patients. Over the course of the 10 week trial, mucositis, nephrotoxicity, and ot…

Sponsor: Matrix Biomed, Inc.
NCT ID: NCT03480971
Sites in North Carolina:
  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences — Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

Cetuximab After Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer

This is a Phase II treatment, non-randomized, open label clinical trial to study the efficacy of the Cetuximab when administered as single agent in recurrent/ metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma after the failure or intoleranc…

Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
NCT ID: NCT04375384
Sites in North Carolina:
  • Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center — Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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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 North Carolina:
  • Duke Cancer Institute /ID# 276267 — Durham, North Carolina
  • Carolina BioOncology Institute /ID# 232597 — Huntersville, North Carolina
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Phase 1 Recruiting Industry

A Study of NT-175 in Adult Subjects With Unresectable, Advanced, and/or Metastatic Solid Tumors That Are Positive for HLA-A*02:01 and the TP53 R175H Mutation

Phase I Study of NT-175, an autologous T cell therapy product genetically engineered to express an HLA-A\*02:01-restricted T cell receptor (TCR), targeting TP53 R175H mutant solid tumors.

Sponsor: AstraZeneca
NCT ID: NCT05877599
Sites in North Carolina:
  • Research Site — Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Research Site — Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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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 North Carolina:
  • Carolinas Medical Center/Levine Cancer Institute — Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Atrium Health Cabarrus/LCI-Concord — Concord, North Carolina
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Phase 1 Recruiting Industry

Study of XB010 in Subjects With Solid Tumors

This is a FIH study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, PK, immunogenicity, and preliminary antitumor activity of XB010 as a single agent and in combination with pembrolizumab in subjects with locally advanced or metastatic solid tumo…

Sponsor: Exelixis
NCT ID: NCT06545331
Sites in North Carolina:
  • Exelixis Clinical Site #3 — Huntersville, North Carolina
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Phase 1 Recruiting Industry

Study of Safety and Tolerability of BCA101 Monotherapy and in Combination Therapy in Patients With EGFR-driven Advanced Solid Tumors

The investigational drug to be studied in this protocol, BCA101, is a first-in-class compound that targets both EGFR with TGFβ. Based on preclinical data, this bifunctional antibody may exert synergistic activity in patients with EGFR-driv…

Sponsor: Bicara Therapeutics
NCT ID: NCT04429542
Sites in North Carolina:
  • Levine Cancer Institute — Charlotte, North Carolina
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Phase 1 Recruiting Industry

Study With ABBV-CLS-484 in Participants With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Tumors

The study will assess the safety, PK, PD, and preliminary efficacy of ABBVCLS-484 as monotherapy and in combination with a PD-1 targeting agent or with a or a vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (T…

Sponsor: Calico Life Sciences LLC
NCT ID: NCT04777994
Sites in North Carolina:
  • Duke Cancer Center /ID# 251975 — Durham, North Carolina
  • Carolina BioOncology Institute /ID# 225704 — Huntersville, North Carolina
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Phase 1 Recruiting Industry

A Study of JNJ-90301900 in Combination With Chemoradiation Therapy in Participants With Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

This global, open-label, single arm, phase 1b study aims to learn more about whether a treatment called JNJ-90301900 is safe and effective when injected directly into tumors, along with standard chemotherapy and radiation therapy, for part…

Sponsor: Johnson & Johnson Enterprise Innovation Inc.
NCT ID: NCT07219212
Sites in North Carolina:
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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EARLY Phase 1 Recruiting Industry

PBI-MST-01 (NCT04541108) Substudy AZN-05: Intratumoral Microdosing of Rilvegostomig, Volrustomig, Sabestomig, and AZD9592 in HNSCC

This is a multi-center, open-label, Phase 0 substudy designed to evaluate the localized pharmacodynamics (PD) of rilvegostomig, volrustomig, sabestomig, and AZD9592 within the tumor microenvironment (TME) when administered intratumorally i…

Sponsor: Presage Biosciences
NCT ID: NCT06366451
Sites in North Carolina:
  • University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Phase 1 Recruiting Industry

Anti-Ly6E Exatecan ADC M7437 in Advanced Solid Tumors

The purpose of this first-in-human (FIH) study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, Pharmacokinetics (PK), and preliminary clinical activity of M7437 in participants with locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors with known Ly6E expr…

Sponsor: EMD Serono Research & Development Institute, Inc.
NCT ID: NCT07360314
Sites in North Carolina:
  • Carolina BioOncology Institute, LLC - Cancer Therapy and Research Center — Huntersville, North Carolina
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