Active clinical trials for "Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck"

CMP-001-007 is a Phase 2 study of CMP-001 intratumoral (IT) and pembrolizumab intravenous (IV) administered to participants with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) who have not been previously treated with a programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) blocking antibody. The primary objective of the study is to determine the Investigator-assessed confirmed objective response with CMP-001 in combination with pembrolizumab in subjects with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) The secondary objectives are to: To evaluate the safety and tolerability of CMP-001 administered by intratumoral (IT) injection in combination with pembrolizumab in subjects with HNSCC To evaluate the efficacy of CMP-001 in combination with pembrolizumab in subjects with HNSCC To evaluate the effect of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expressions on the efficacy of CMP-001 in combination with pembrolizumab Participants will continue to receive treatment of CMP-001 and pembrolizumab according to the treatment schedule until a reason for treatment discontinuation is reached.

The primary aim of the phase 1 portion of the trial is to establish the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) of tazemetostat in combination with a fixed dose of pembrolizumab in patients with recurrent or metastatic (RM) head and neck cancer. The primary aim of the phase 2 portion of the trial is to establish the proportion of patients with pembrolizumab- or nivolumab-resistant, PD-L1 positive, RM head and neck squamous-cell carcinoma (HNSCC) who achieve an objective tumor response to tazemetostat and pembrolizumab.

This is a multicenter, open-label, dose-escalation/dose-expansion Phase 1 clinical study to investigate the safety, tolerability, PK profile, pharmacodynamics, and preliminary clinical efficacy of INCB106385 when given as monotherapy or in combination with INCMGA00012 in participants with selected CD8 T-cell-positive advanced solid tumors including SCCHN, NSCLC, ovarian cancer, CRPC, TNBC, bladder cancer, and specified GI malignancies (defined as CRC, gastric/GEJ cancer, HCC, PDAC, or SCAC)

The purpose of this Phase I/II study is to define the maximum tolerated dose of PD 0332991 given with cetuximab and evaluated the side effects of the combination.

This randomized phase II/III trial studies the side effects and how well intensity-modulated proton beam therapy works and compares it to intensity-modulated photon therapy in treating patients with stage III-IVB oropharyngeal cancer. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays, protons, and other types of radiation to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. It is not yet known whether intensity-modulated proton beam therapy is more effective than intensity-modulated photon therapy in treating oropharyngeal cancer.

The purpose of this study is to see if a three method risk adapted design using induction chemotherapy, transoral surgery and radiation chemotherapy will lessen toxic effects and make treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) better.

A standard treatment for patients with head and neck cancer is radiation given with high doses of a chemotherapy drug called cisplatin, given every 3 weeks during the radiation. This treatment is effective but can significantly increase side effects such as difficulty with swallowing, a sore mouth, fatigue, hearing loss, ringing in the ears and kidney failure. In Australia, a commonly used treatment HPV-Associated Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma is a lower dose of cisplatin given weekly during the radiation. The high dose and low dose schedules result in a similar total dose of cisplatin being given during the radiation, but it is thought that the weekly schedule results in fewer side effects while maintaining effectiveness. Another approach widely used around the world for patients with head and neck cancer, is to administer the antibody, cetuximab, weekly during radiation. Cetuximab has a very different side effect profile to cisplatin, and has been reported to result in less exacerbation of radiation related side effects. Both cetuximab and cisplatin can reduce the growth of a cancer and increase the effectiveness of radiation. Both cisplatin and cetuximab appear to be effective treatments in combination with radiation, but have not been directly compared. The purpose of this study is to compare the treatment related side effects (both acute and longer term) between the cisplatin and cetuximab regimens. Both treatments would be given with the same dose of radiation therapy over 7 weeks. The results of this trial will help determine the optimal treatment for patients with HPV-Associated Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation when given together with carboplatin followed by chemoradiation in treating patients with recurrent head and neck cancer. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation, carboplatin, fluorouracil, and hydroxyurea, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Giving paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation followed by chemoradiation therapy may be an effective treatment for head and neck cancer.

The standard treatment of surgery followed by radiation therapy can stop tumors from growing in the head and neck region in most patients. However, the cancer can recur or can spread to other parts of the body. Cetuximab is a drug that may delay or prevent tumor growth by blocking certain cellular chemical pathways that lead to tumor development. It was approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2006 for the treatment of head and neck cancer. The purpose of this study is to determine how easily cetuximab can be added to treatment with radiation therapy in patients with cutaneous cancer of the head and neck. This study will also look at how well cetuximab added to radiation therapy works over time and how well this treatment is tolerated.

The goal of this clinical research study is to learn which chemotherapy combination is more effective in treating locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. The side effects of these combinations will also be studied.