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Head and Neck Cancer clinical trials in Tennessee

55 actively recruiting head and neck cancer trials at 6 sites across Tennessee.

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Payments from drug makers to the doctors running these trials

For 3 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 Tennessee:
  • Methodist Hospital — Memphis, Tennessee
  • University of Tennessee Health Science Center — Memphis, Tennessee
  • Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center — Nashville, Tennessee
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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 Tennessee:
  • Research Site — Memphis, Tennessee
  • Research Site — Nashville, Tennessee
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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 Tennessee:
  • Site#0126 — Nashville, Tennessee
  • Site #0116 — Nashville, Tennessee
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Phase 3 Recruiting Industry

A Study to Evaluate CRB-701 Compared to Investigator's Choice Therapy in Previously Treated Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

The goal of this study is to understand whether CRB-701, a targeted form of chemotherapy called an anti-body drug conjugate, will work as a treatment for oropharyngeal (throat, tonsil) cancer. In patients who have already received platinum…

Sponsor: Corbus Pharmaceuticals Inc.
NCT ID: NCT07768189
Sites in Tennessee:
  • Tennessee Cancer Specialists — Knoxville, Tennessee
  • Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center — Nashville, Tennessee
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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 Tennessee:
  • Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center — Nashville, Tennessee
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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 Tennessee:
  • Baptist Memorial Hospital Baptist Cancer Center — Memphis, Tennessee
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Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

A Study of Bispecific Antibody MCLA-158 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

This is a Phase 1/2 open-label, multi-center, multi-national study with an initial dose escalation part to determine the recommended Phase II dose (RP2D) of MCLA-158 single agent in patients with mCRC. The dose escalation part has been com…

Sponsor: Merus B.V.
NCT ID: NCT03526835
Sites in Tennessee:
  • The University Of Tennessee Health Science Center — Memphis, Tennessee
  • Sarah Cannon Research Institute — Nashville, Tennessee
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Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

First-in-Human Study of Tersolisib (STX-478) as Monotherapy and in Combination With Other Antineoplastic Agents in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumors

Study STX-478-101 (LY4064809) is a multipart, open-label, phase 1/2 study evaluating the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and preliminary antitumor activity of STX-478 (LY4064809) in participants with advanced solid tumors with…

Sponsor: Eli Lilly and Company
NCT ID: NCT05768139
Sites in Tennessee:
  • The West Clinic, PLLC dba West Cancer Center — Germantown, Tennessee
  • Sarah Cannon Research Institute — Nashville, Tennessee
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Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

Study of Elironrasib and Daraxonrasib as Monotherapies and Combination Therapy in Participants With Advanced KRAS G12C Mutant Solid Tumors

This study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and PK profiles of Elironrasib and Daraxonrasib as monotherapies and combination therapy in patients with KRAS G12C-mutated solid tumors.

Sponsor: Revolution Medicines, Inc.
NCT ID: NCT06128551
Sites in Tennessee:
  • Sarah Cannon Research Institue — Nashville, Tennessee
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Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Ifinatamab Deruxtecan (I-DXd) in Subjects With Recurrent or Metastatic Solid Tumors (IDeate-PanTumor02)

This study is designed to assess the efficacy and safety of ifinatamab deruxtecan (I-DXD) in the following tumor types: endometrial cancer (EC); head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC); pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC); colore…

Sponsor: Daiichi Sankyo
NCT ID: NCT06330064
Sites in Tennessee:
  • Erlanger Health, Inc — Chattanooga, Tennessee
  • The West Clinic — Germantown, Tennessee
  • SCRI Oncology Partners — Nashville, Tennessee
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Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

A Study to See if Giving Fianlimab and Cemiplimab Together is Better Than Cemiplimab Alone at Treating Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

This study is researching an experimental drug called fianlimab (also called REGN3767), combined with a medication called cemiplimab compared against cemiplimab combined with placebo (a placebo looks like a treatment but does not contain a…

Sponsor: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
NCT ID: NCT06769698
Sites in Tennessee:
  • University of Tennessee Medical Center — Knoxville, Tennessee
  • Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center — Nashville, Tennessee
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Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

A Phase 2 Study of Zanidatamab in Patients With HER2-expressing Tumors

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of zanidatamab for the treatment of participants with previously treated solid tumors that have Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2) Immunohistochemistry (IHC) 3+ …

Sponsor: Jazz Pharmaceuticals
NCT ID: NCT06695845
Sites in Tennessee:
  • Tennessee Cancer Specialists — Knoxville, Tennessee
  • SCRI Oncology Partners — Nashville, Tennessee
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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 and in combination with chemotherapy administered intravenously in participants with adva…

Sponsor: Marengo Therapeutics, Inc.
NCT ID: NCT05592626
Sites in Tennessee:
  • Sarah Cannon Research Institute Oncology Partners (SCRI-Nashville) — Nashville, Tennessee
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Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

A Study of GV20-0251 Monotherapy and GV20-0251 in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Participants With Solid Tumor Malignancies

This is a Phase 1/2A study of GV20-0251 being developed for the treatment of participants with advanced solid tumors, who are refractory to approved therapies or other standard of care.

Sponsor: GV20 Therapeutics
NCT ID: NCT05669430
Sites in Tennessee:
  • Verdi Oncology Tennessee, Scri Oncology Partners — Nashville, Tennessee
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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 Tennessee:
  • Local Institution - 0063 — Nashville, Tennessee
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center — Nashville, Tennessee
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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 Tennessee:
  • SCRI Oncology Partners — Nashville, Tennessee
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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 Tennessee:
  • SCRI Oncology Partners — Nashville, Tennessee
  • Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center — Nashville, Tennessee
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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 Tennessee:
  • Sarah Cannon Research Institute — Nashville, Tennessee
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Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

Safety and Efficacy of NEO212 in Patients With Astrocytoma IDH-mutant, Glioblastoma IDH-wildtype or Brain Metastasis

This multi-site, Phase 1/2 clinical trial is an open-label study to identify the safety, pharmacokinetics, and efficacy of a repeated dose regimen of NEO212 alone for the treatment of patients with radiographically-confirmed progression of…

Sponsor: Neonc Technologies, Inc.
NCT ID: NCT06047379
Sites in Tennessee:
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center — Nashville, Tennessee
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Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

Selpercatinib Pre-RAI in Patients With RET Fusion Thyroid Cancer (RAISE)

Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is the most common form of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). The traditional first line treatment for patients with advanced DTC after surgical resection is radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy. However, less …

Sponsor: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
NCT ID: NCT06458036
Sites in Tennessee:
  • St. Jude Children's Research Hospital — Memphis, Tennessee
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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 Tennessee:
  • US Oncology Research LLC — Nashville, Tennessee
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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 · Last checked: 2026-10-19