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Head and Neck Cancer clinical trials in South Carolina

20 actively recruiting head and neck cancer trials at 12 sites across South Carolina.

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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 South Carolina:
  • Gibbs Cancer Center-Pelham — Greer, South Carolina
  • Spartanburg Medical Center — Spartanburg, South Carolina
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 South Carolina:
  • Medical University of South Carolina — Charleston, South Carolina
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 South Carolina:
  • Research Site — Charleston, South Carolina
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 South Carolina:
  • GSK Investigational Site — Charleston, South Carolina
  • GSK Investigational Site — Greenville, South Carolina
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

Testing the Addition of the Drug BMX-001, a Radioprotector, or a Placebo to the Usual Chemoradiation Therapy for Patients With Head and Neck Cancer

This phase II trial compares the effectiveness of adding BMX-001 to usual symptom management versus usual symptom management alone for reducing oral mucositis in patients who are receiving chemoradiation for head and neck cancer. Oral muco…

Sponsor: NRG Oncology
NCT ID: NCT06532279
Sites in South Carolina:
  • Lancaster Radiation Therapy Center — Lancaster, South Carolina
  • Rock Hill Radiation Therapy Center — Rock Hill, South Carolina
  • Levine Cancer Institute-Rock Hill — Rock Hill, South Carolina
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 South Carolina:
  • Medical University of South Carolina — Charleston, South Carolina
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 South Carolina:
  • Medical University of South Carolina — Charleston, South Carolina
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 South Carolina:
  • Medical University of South Carolina — Charleston, South Carolina
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 South Carolina:
  • Prisma Health Richland Hospital — Columbia, South Carolina
  • BI-LO Charities Children's Cancer Center — Greenville, South Carolina
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 South Carolina:
  • Medical University of South Carolina — Charleston, South Carolina
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

Intraoperative Molecular Imaging Using ICG for Head and Neck Tumors

This study is for adult patients with head and neck cancer who are at risk of recurrence. The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the use of Indocyanine Green (ICG) dye allows for better identification of tumor tissue during surgi…

Sponsor: Medical University of South Carolina
NCT ID: NCT07149207
Sites in South Carolina:
  • Medical University of South Carolina Hollings Cancer Center — Charleston, South Carolina
Phase 1 Recruiting Industry

A Study of CHS-114 (Tagmokitug) in Combination With Toripalimab and/or Other Treatments in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumors

The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of CHS-114 in combination with toripalimab and/or other standard of care (SOC) compound(s) in participants with advanced or metastatic solid tumors.

Sponsor: Coherus Oncology, Inc.
NCT ID: NCT06657144
Sites in South Carolina:
  • Prisma Health Cancer Institute — Greenville, South Carolina
NA Recruiting Academic/Other

Studying the PAGODA Algorithm for Chemotherapy Dose Changes to Prevent Unplanned Treatment Delays

This study seeks to learn whether using the PAGODA algorithm to guide chemotherapy dosing will lower the chance of unplanned delays during chemotherapy for cancer in the gastrointestinal system compared to usual care.

Sponsor: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
NCT ID: NCT07283939
Sites in South Carolina:
  • Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Spartanburg — Boiling Springs, South Carolina
  • Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Easley — Easley, South Carolina
  • Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Butternut — Greenville, South Carolina
  • Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Faris — Greenville, South Carolina
  • Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Eastside — Greenville, South Carolina
Recruiting Industry

cfDNA Assay Prospective Observational Validation for Early Cancer Detection and Minimal Residual Disease

This is an observational case-control study to train and validate a genome-wide methylome enrichment platform to detect multiple cancer types and to differentiate amongst cancer types. The cancers included in this study are brain, breast, …

Sponsor: Adela, Inc
NCT ID: NCT05366881
Sites in South Carolina:
  • Medical University of South Carolina — Charleston, South Carolina
  • McLeod Health — Florence, South Carolina
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 South Carolina:
  • Trident Medical Center (HCA Healthcare ) — North Charleston, South Carolina

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 · Last checked: 2026-10-01