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Head and Neck Cancer clinical trials in Ohio

42 actively recruiting head and neck cancer trials at 51 sites across Ohio.

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Payments from drug makers to the doctors running these trials

For 1 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 Ohio:
  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation — Cleveland, Ohio
  • Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center — Columbus, Ohio
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 Ohio:
  • Site 23 — Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Site 218 — Cleveland, Ohio
  • Site 87 — Cleveland, Ohio
  • Site 32 — Columbus, Ohio
Phase 3 Recruiting Industry

A Study of Dostarlimab vs Placebo After Chemoradiation in Adult Participants With Locally Advanced Unresected Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

The goal of this study is to assess the safety and effectiveness of Dostarlimab compared to Placebo in adult participants with Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC)

Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline
NCT ID: NCT06256588
Sites in Ohio:
  • GSK Investigational Site — Canton, Ohio
  • GSK Investigational Site — Cincinnati, Ohio
Phase 3 Recruiting Industry

A Study of Ficlatuzumab in Combination With Cetuximab in Participants With Recurrent or Metastatic (R/M) HPV Negative Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of ficlatuzumab plus cetuximab compared to placebo plus cetuximab in participants with recurrent/metastatic (R/M) HPV-negative Head and Neck Cancer. The primary hypothesis is …

Sponsor: AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
NCT ID: NCT06064877
Sites in Ohio:
  • University of Cincinnati - UC Health Barrett Cancer Center — Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Ohio State University, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute — Columbus, Ohio
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 Ohio:
  • MetroHealth Medical Center — Cleveland, Ohio
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 Ohio:
  • University of Cincinnati — Cincinnati, Ohio
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 Ohio:
  • University of Cincinnati Cancer Center — Cincinnati, Ohio
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 Ohio:
  • Cleveland Clinic — Cleveland, Ohio
  • Kettering — Kettering, Ohio
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 Ohio:
  • UH Seidman Cancer Center at UH Avon Health Center — Avon, Ohio
  • Indu and Raj Soin Medical Center — Beavercreek, Ohio
  • Saint Elizabeth Boardman Hospital — Boardman, Ohio
  • Dayton Physicians LLC-Miami Valley South — Centerville, Ohio
  • Miami Valley Hospital South — Centerville, Ohio
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 Ohio:
  • Miami Valley Hospital South — Centerville, Ohio
  • Premier Blood and Cancer Center — Dayton, Ohio
  • Miami Valley Hospital North — Dayton, Ohio
  • Atrium Medical Center-Middletown Regional Hospital — Franklin, Ohio
  • Miami Valley Cancer Care and Infusion — Greenville, Ohio
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 Ohio:
  • ProMedica Flower Hospital — Sylvania, Ohio
Phase 2 Recruiting NIH

Testing the Addition of BMS-986016 (Relatlimab) to the Usual Immunotherapy After Initial Treatment for Recurrent or Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Cancer

This phase II trial tests the addition of BMS-986016 (relatlimab) to the usual immunotherapy after initial treatment for nasopharyngeal cancer that has come back after a period of improvement (recurrent) or that has spread from where it fi…

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT ID: NCT06029270
Sites in Ohio:
  • University of Cincinnati Cancer Center-UC Medical Center — Cincinnati, Ohio
  • University of Cincinnati Cancer Center-West Chester — West Chester, Ohio
Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

A Study of a Selective T Cell Receptor (TCR) Targeting, Bifunctional Antibody-fusion Molecule STAR0602 in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumors

This is an open label, multicenter, phase 1/2 study to assess the safety/tolerability and preliminary clinical activity of STAR0602 as a single agent administered intravenously in participants with advanced solid tumors that are antigen-ri…

Sponsor: Marengo Therapeutics, Inc.
NCT ID: NCT05592626
Sites in Ohio:
  • The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center — Columbus, Ohio
Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

A Study of Amivantamab Alone or in Addition to Other Treatment Agents in Participants With Head and Neck Cancer

The purpose of this study is to determine safety and preliminary efficacy of amivantamab monotherapy, amivantamab in addition to pembrolizumab, amivantamab in addition to paclitaxel and amivantamab in addition to pembrolizumab and carbopla…

Sponsor: Janssen Research & Development, LLC
NCT ID: NCT06385080
Sites in Ohio:
  • Cleveland Clinic — Cleveland, Ohio
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 Ohio:
  • UH Cleveland Medical Center — Cleveland, Ohio
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 Ohio:
  • Taylor Cancer Research Center (site 204) — Maumee, Ohio
Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

First in Human Study of TUB-030 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the drug TUB-030 works to treat solid cancer in adults. The study will also explore the safety of TUB-030. The main questions it aims to answer are: To determine the safety and tolerability of…

Sponsor: Tubulis GmbH
NCT ID: NCT06657222
Sites in Ohio:
  • Cleveland Clinic — Cleveland, Ohio
  • Ohio State University — Columbus, Ohio
Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

A Study to Learn More About How Well Treatment With Sevabertinib (BAY 2927088) Tablets Works and How Safe it is in Participants Who Have a Solid Tumor With Mutations of the Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2)

Researchers are looking for a better way to treat people who have solid tumors with HER2-activating mutations. Before a treatment can be approved for people to take, researchers do clinical trials to better understand its safety and how it…

Sponsor: Bayer
NCT ID: NCT06760819
Sites in Ohio:
  • Cleveland Clinic - Oncology Department — Cleveland, Ohio
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 Ohio:
  • The Ohio State University — Columbus, Ohio
Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

SMP-3124LP in Adults With Advanced Solid Tumors

An Open-label, Phase I Dose Escalation and Phase 2 Dose Expansion Study to Assess Safety, Tolerability, Preliminary Antitumor Activity of SMP 3124LP in Adults with Advanced Solid Tumors

Sponsor: Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
NCT ID: NCT06526819
Sites in Ohio:
  • Ohio State University — Columbus, Ohio
Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

A Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Tislelizumab Plus Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Unresectable or Metastatic Gastric or Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma and Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Racial and Ethnic Minority Patients in the United States

The purpose of this study is to characterize the clinical effects of tislelizumab, including pharmacokinetics (PK), activity, and safety assessments in US racial and ethnic minority patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (H…

Sponsor: BeOne Medicines
NCT ID: NCT07554521
Sites in Ohio:
  • Gabrail Cancer Center Research — Canton, Ohio

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 · Last checked: 2026-07-27