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Head and Neck Cancer clinical trials in Tennessee

57 actively recruiting head and neck cancer trials at 9 sites across Tennessee.

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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 Tennessee:
  • Methodist Hospital — Memphis, Tennessee
  • University of Tennessee Health Science Center — Memphis, Tennessee
  • Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center — Nashville, Tennessee
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
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 Tennessee:
  • Site 60 — Chattanooga, Tennessee
  • Site 54 — Memphis, Tennessee
  • Site 59 — Nashville, Tennessee
  • Site 67 — Nashville, Tennessee
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 Tennessee:
  • Tennessee Cancer Specialists — Knoxville, Tennessee
Phase 3 Recruiting Academic/Other

Artificial Tears to Prevent Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction in Patients Treated With Radioactive Iodine for Thyroid Cancer

The association of radioiodine therapy for the treatment of thyroid cancer with nasolacrimal duct obstruction has been well documented in the medical literature. Prior case reports have documented radioactive iodine detection in the tears …

Sponsor: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
NCT ID: NCT05999630
Sites in Tennessee:
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center — Nashville, Tennessee
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 Tennessee:
  • Memorial Hospital — Chattanooga, Tennessee
  • Pulmonary Medicine Center of Chattanooga-Hixson — Hixson, Tennessee
  • Memorial GYN Plus — Ooltewah, Tennessee
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 Tennessee:
  • Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center — Nashville, Tennessee
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
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
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 Tennessee:
  • Sarah Cannon Research Institute — Nashville, Tennessee
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
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
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 Tennessee:
  • Sarah Cannon Research Institute Oncology Partners (SCRI-Nashville) — Nashville, Tennessee
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
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 Tennessee:
  • Ballad Health — Johnson City, Tennessee
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
Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

A Study of BMS-986340 as Monotherapy and in Combination With Nivolumab or Docetaxel 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 or docetaxel in participants with advanced solid tumors. This study is a first-in-human…

Sponsor: Bristol-Myers Squibb
NCT ID: NCT04895709
Sites in Tennessee:
  • Local Institution - 0063 — Nashville, Tennessee
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center — Nashville, Tennessee
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
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:
  • Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center — Nashville, Tennessee
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
Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

A Study to Evaluate TROP2 ADC LCB84 Single Agent and in Combination With an Anti-PD-1 Ab in Advanced Solid Tumors

This is a first-in-human, Phase 1/2 study to evaluate LCB84, a TROP2-directed antibody-drug conjugate, alone and in combination with an anti-PD-1 Ab, in dose escalation (Phase 1) followed by dose expansion (Phase 2). The study population i…

Sponsor: LigaChem Biosciences, Inc.
NCT ID: NCT05941507
Sites in Tennessee:
  • Tennessee Oncology — Nashville, Tennessee
Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

Larotrectinib to Enhance RAI Avidity in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer

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: NCT05783323
Sites in Tennessee:
  • St. Jude Children's Research Hospital — Memphis, Tennessee
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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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 · Last checked: 2026-05-25