Active clinical trials for "Carcinoma, Squamous Cell"

A small group of skin cancers of the head and neck, called resected cutaneous squamous carcinomas, are more aggressive than most cancers of this type, even after being treated with standard therapy. This trial will use stronger treatment to look at the safety and effectiveness (efficacy) of combining a drug called Pembrolizumab with radiation after a cancer has already been treated to suppress secondary tumor formation in high risk cutaneous squamous cell cancer of the head and neck. Primary Objective To assess safety by looking at the people with dose limiting responses

The purpose of this study is to observe and evaluate the efficacy and safety of A sintilimab plus chemotherapy followed by definitive concurrent chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

The main purpose of this study is to compare nivolumab and ipilimumab with the extreme regimen as first line treatment in patients with recurrent or metastatic squamous cell of the head and neck cancer

This pilot clinical trial studies how well durvalumab before surgery works in treating patients with oral cavity or oropharynx cancer. Monoclonal antibodies, such as durvalumab, may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread.

The primary objectives of the trial is to examine the toxicities and efficacies of afatinib and pembrolizumab for recurrent and/or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

The main objective of this study is to assess safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of ABBV-368 plus tilsotolimod; ABBV-368 plus tilsotolimod and nab-paclitaxel; and ABBV-368 plus tilsotolimod, nab-paclitaxel, and ABBV-181 in participants with recurrent/metastatic (R/M) head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).

Background: Some people who get head and neck cancer will need surgery to treat their cancer. Research suggests that immunotherapy drugs may help fight head and neck cancer if given before surgery. In most cases, there is enough time between cancer diagnosis and surgery to test immunotherapy drugs. In this study, researchers are testing the safety and anti-cancer abilities of 3 drugs given before surgery for head and neck cancer. Objective: To learn if giving M7824 alone, or with the TriAd Vaccine (ETBX-011, ETBX-051 & ETBX-061), or with TriAd vaccine plus Anktiva (N-803) can shrink previously untreated head and neck tumors before surgery or stop the tumors from coming back after all treatment. Eligibility: People age 18 and older who have a head and neck cancer that has not been treated before, and the tumor must be removed with surgery. Design: Participants will be screened in a separate protocol. Participants will have the following tests: medical history and physical exams computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging scans tumor, mucosa, and skin biopsies electrocardiograms to monitor heart activity endoscopies (a tube is inserted through the nose to see the upper airway) blood and urine tests. All participants will get bintrafusp alfa (M7824) through an intravenous infusion. For this, a small plastic tube is put into an arm vein. Some may also get the TriAd vaccine. It is injected under the skin on the arms or legs. Some may also get N-803. It is injected under the skin on the stomach. Participants will have clinic visits while they are getting treatment and after treatment ends. After treatment ends, participants will have their scheduled surgery. There will be two follow up visits at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) after your surgery. They will be contacted by phone or email every 2 weeks for 3 months. Then they will be contacted every 3 months for 2 years. ...

This study will consider the safety and effectiveness of a study drug, CAN04, in combination with pembrolizumab, in the treatment of incurable or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, urothelial cancer, or malignant melanoma. The study aims to establish a recommended dose of CAN04 in combination with the standard dose of pembrolizumab (Part 1), and in combination with pembrolizumab standard dose, and Standard of Care carboplatin and pemetrexed (Part 2 - subjects with stage IV, non-squamous metastatic NSCLC). CAN04, pembrolizumab. carboplatin and pemetrexed will be administered intravenously.

Background: Bortezomib acts on molecules in head and neck cancer cells that are important for the cells growth and survival. The drug may help make the cancer more sensitive to radiation and other chemotherapy drugs. Cetuximab is a monoclonal antibody that has increased the effectiveness of radiation treatment in patients with head and neck cancer in clinical trials. Cisplatin has shrunk head and neck cancers and improved treatment response and survival when combined with radiation treatment. Objectives: To determine the highest safe dose of bortezomib when combined with cetuximab without or with cisplatin and with radiation in patients with advanced head and neck cancer. To examine the benefits and side effects of these drug combinations with radiation in patients with advanced head and neck cancer. Eligibility: Patients 18 years of age and older with advanced Stage IV head and neck cancer who have not previously had neck radiation. Design: Patients will be assigned sequentially to one of two treatment groups: Group A receives bortezomib and cetuximab beginning the week before, and for the duration of, radiation therapy; Group B receives bortezomib, cetuximab and cisplatin beginning the week before, and for the duration of, radiation therapy. Cetuximab is given as a 2-hour infusion through a vein (intravenously, IV) for the first dose and then over 1 hour for subsequent weekly doses. Bortezomib is given as an injection into a vein over about 5 seconds, twice a week for 2 weeks, followed by a 1-week rest for a total of three 3-week treatment cycles during radiation. Cisplatin is given in once a week as a 1-hour IV infusion Radiation therapy is given 5 days a week for 7 to 8 weeks. Post-treatment follow-up: Until 2 weeks after treatment ends, patients are followed once a week including a physical examination, review of treatment side effects, and blood tests. For 2 months after treatment ends, patients may need to return to the hospital for medical evaluation and supportive care, depending on their condition. 8-weeks after treatment ends, patients return for evaluation with a history and physical examination; blood tests; ear, nose and throat evaluation and endoscopy; CT or MRI scan, or both, of the neck and chest; and, if indicated, a PET scan....

Nimotuzumab (hR3) is an humanized monoclonal antibody that recognized an epitope located in the extra cellular domain of the human epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). In phase II clinical trials a combination of Nimotuzumab with chemotherapy or radiation therapy achieved satisfactory therapeutic outcomes in patients with advanced squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck, or glioblastoma. We therefore postulated that Nimotuzumab in combination with conventional definitive chemotherapy might improve the rate of disease control (RDC), progression-free survival (PFS),and overall survival in patients with recurrent and/or metastatic SCCHN , which is a poor-prognosis patient population for whom there is currently no standard treatment approach, we designed this trial to test this hypothesis.