Active clinical trials for "Carcinoma, Squamous Cell"

The main hypothesis of this study is that it is possible to make a unilateral selective dissection of ganglion levels IIa, III and IV using an endoscopic transaxillary approach via the da Vinci robotic system to reduce scarring, while respecting patient safety. Feasibility will be assessed by two combinded criteria: 1) performance of the surgical procedure respecting the different stages of visualization and dissection of key anatomical elements; 2) obtain a minimum of 9 lymph nodes when analyzing pathological evidence of the dissection.

A study in patients with metastatic or recurrent squamous cell cancer of the head and neck to evaluate the effectiveness of Nivolumab plus Ipilumumab vs. Nivolumab alone (CheckMate 714)

This study involves another course of radiation (called re-irradiation) to the participant's tumor. The type of radiation is called stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT). The purpose of this study is to compare the effects, good and/or bad, of different doses of SBRT given along with the chemotherapy drug, cisplatin. The researchers want to see which dose of radiation will work best in controlling the growth of head/neck cancer. The usual treatment for head/neck cancer that has grown is surgery and/or more radiation with various chemotherapy drugs.

This is a phase 1b study, which means that the purpose of the study is to establish the maximum dose of a pill drug called BYL719, when given with a standard treatment for patients with head and neck squamous cell cancer.

This primary purpose of this study is to estimate the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and/or recommended dose for expansion (RDE) and preferred dosing schedule of LJM716 given by IV infusion in adult patients with squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck, or esophagus, or HER2 overexpressing metastatic breast cancer or gastric cancer

The general objectives are to evaluate the pre-operative activity and the safety of afatinib in head and neck cancer and to explore the different downstream molecular pathways to identify tumor response and resistance mechanisms. The results from this study can be used to conduct a larger trial that would allow us to confirm or validate the hypotheses generated.

In this clinical trial, the investigators want to know if cabazitaxel is more effective than methotrexate for patients with recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck in palliative treatment.

This study examines contrast advantages and disadvantages of elective or prophylactic nodal irradiation in the treatment of esophageal cancer with three-dimensional conformed radiotherapy.

This phase II trial is studying how well giving bevacizumab together with radiation therapy and cisplatin works in treating patients with previously untreated locally advanced cervical cancer. Monoclonal antibodies, such as bevacizumab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Others find tumor cells and help kill them or carry tumor-killing substances to them. Bevacizumab may also stop the growth of cervical cancer by blocking blood flow to the tumor. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cisplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving bevacizumab together with radiation therapy and cisplatin may kill more tumor cells.

This is a phase II study designed to study the effectiveness of combined radiotherapy and erlotinib in the postoperative setting for patients with cutaneous SCC that are at high risk for recurrence. Participants enrolled in the study will be evaluated by a head and neck surgeon, and a radiation oncologist. Whenever possible, a preoperative biopsy will be performed after participant enrollment in the study for histological confirmation and for molecular correlates. Participants enrolled prior to surgical resection will begin erlotinib at 150 mg by mouth (PO) every day (QD) (14 tablets) to be taken 14 days prior to surgical resection. Following planned surgical resection, the participant will begin Erlotinib therapy and radiotherapy at the same time and within 4-8 weeks of the surgical resection.