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Could diabetes pills boost cancer immunotherapy?
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase 2 trial is testing whether adding common diabetes drugs (metformin or rosiglitazone) to standard immunotherapy (nivolumab or pembrolizumab) can improve treatment for several advanced solid tumors, including melanoma, lung cancer, and liver cancer. About 72 participants…
Matched conditions: HNSCC
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Dan Zandberg • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:03 UTC
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New drug combo aims to outsmart Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase study tests an experimental drug called OKN4395, taken as a pill, alone or together with the immunotherapy pembrolizumab. The goal is to find a safe dose and see if the combination can shrink tumors in people with advanced solid cancers like lung, colorectal, sto…
Matched conditions: HNSCC
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Epkin • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:07 UTC
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New antibody EPI-326 enters first human trials for tough cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase study tests a new drug called EPI-326 in about 110 people with advanced lung or head & neck cancers that have specific EGFR mutations. The drug is a bispecific antibody designed to target cancer cells more precisely. The main goals are to check safety, find the r…
Matched conditions: HNSCC
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: EpiBiologics • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:06 UTC
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New cancer drug enzelkitug enters first human trials
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase trial is testing a new drug called enzelkitug, alone or with standard immunotherapies, in people with advanced solid tumors that have not responded to other treatments. The main goals are to check safety, find the right dose, and see if the drug shrinks tumors. A…
Matched conditions: HNSCC
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Genentech, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:04 UTC
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New drug TUB-030 targets Hard-to-Treat cancers in early trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis trial tests a new drug called TUB-030 in adults with advanced solid tumors, including head and neck, lung, and breast cancers. The goal is to find the safest and most effective dose. Participants receive the drug every three weeks and are monitored for side effects and tumor…
Matched conditions: HNSCC
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Tubulis GmbH • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:38 UTC
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New 'Smart Bomb' drug targets Hard-to-Treat cancers in first human trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage study is testing a new drug called ALX2004 in people with advanced lung, head and neck, esophageal, or colorectal cancers that have not responded to standard treatments. ALX2004 is an antibody-drug conjugate designed to deliver a cancer-killing payload directly t…
Matched conditions: HNSCC
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: ALX Oncology Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:32 UTC
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New drug duo takes on hard-to-treat head and neck cancer
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage study tests two drugs (finotonlimab and stapokibart) together in 10 adults with head and neck cancer that has come back or spread. All participants have already tried standard treatments. The main goals are to see if the combination is safe and whether it shrinks…
Matched conditions: HNSCC
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Beijing Tongren Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:29 UTC
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Patient's own immune cells take on head and neck cancer in new trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early study tests a new treatment called GT201, made from a patient's own tumor-fighting immune cells (TILs), combined with a PD-1 inhibitor drug. The goal is to see if this combination is safe and tolerable for 32 adults with advanced head and neck cancer that has returned …
Matched conditions: HNSCC
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Grit Biotechnology • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:23 UTC
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Could a drug cocktail let head and neck cancer patients skip radiation?
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage study is testing whether adding the immunotherapy drug cemiplimab to standard chemotherapy and cetuximab before surgery is safe for people with advanced head and neck cancer. The goal is to see if this combination can control the cancer well enough that patients …
Matched conditions: HNSCC
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:01 UTC
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New combo therapy for advanced cancers enters early human testing
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase trial is testing a new drug called DCSZ11 alongside standard chemotherapy or immunotherapy in 9 people with advanced or metastatic solid tumors, including head and neck cancer. The main goal is to see if the combination is safe and whether it can shrink tumors. B…
Matched conditions: HNSCC
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: West China Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:01 UTC
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Radioactive 'Smart Bomb' targets cancer in new human trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase trial is testing a new drug called 177Lu-RAD204, which is a radioactive antibody designed to seek out and destroy cancer cells that have a protein called PD-L1 on their surface. The study will involve 30 adults with advanced solid tumors (like lung, breast, or sk…
Matched conditions: HNSCC
Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 • Sponsor: Radiopharm Theranostics, Ltd • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:06 UTC
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New drug NRM-823 takes on Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase trial is testing a new drug called NRM-823, alone or with immunotherapy, in people with advanced solid tumors like lung, ovarian, or breast cancer that haven't responded to standard treatments. The study aims to see if the drug is safe and tolerable. About 150 pa…
Matched conditions: HNSCC
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Normunity AccelCo, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:04 UTC
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New injection fights head and neck cancer from the inside
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage trial tests a new treatment called VLPONC-01, which is injected directly into head and neck tumors. It delivers a substance (IL-12) that may help the immune system attack the cancer. Some participants will also receive the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab. The ma…
Matched conditions: HNSCC
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: VLP Therapeutics • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:12 UTC
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New virus therapy takes on advanced cancers in first human trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase study tests a new treatment called MQ710, a modified virus injected directly into tumors, alone or with the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab. It is for people with advanced solid tumors (like skin cancer or head and neck cancer) that have not responded to standar…
Matched conditions: HNSCC
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:01 UTC
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New drug shows promise for Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a new drug called YL202 in people with advanced solid tumors, including lung, breast, and head/neck cancers. The goal is to see if the drug can shrink tumors and control the disease. About 200 participants will receive the drug, and researchers will monitor safet…
Matched conditions: HNSCC
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: MediLink Therapeutics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:00 UTC
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New hope for hard-to-treat cancers? early trial launches for GV20-0251
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase study tests a new drug called GV20-0251 in people with advanced solid tumors (like liver, lung, or skin cancer) that have stopped responding to standard therapies. The main goal is to check the drug's safety in a small group of 10 patients. It is not a cure, but …
Matched conditions: HNSCC
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: West China Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:59 UTC
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Experimental vaccine targets HPV-16 tumors in early trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage study is testing a new therapeutic vaccine called TI-0093 in 12 adults with HPV-16 positive cancers that have returned or spread. The vaccine is given as a series of five shots over about a month. The main goals are to check safety, find the best dose, and see if…
Matched conditions: HNSCC
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Therorna • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:59 UTC
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Experimental virus injection targets Hard-to-Treat cancers in new trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage trial tests a new treatment called T3011, a modified virus injected directly into tumors, for people with advanced solid cancers like melanoma, lung cancer, or sarcoma. The study will also test T3011 combined with the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda). …
Matched conditions: HNSCC
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: ImmVira Pharma Co. Ltd • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:54 UTC
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New hope for tough head and neck cancers: experimental combo trial launches
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a new experimental drug called HCB101 combined with the immunotherapy pembrolizumab in 50 adults with head and neck cancer that has stopped responding to platinum chemotherapy. The goal is to see if the combination is safe and can shrink tumors. Participants rece…
Matched conditions: HNSCC
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 16:38 UTC
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Engineered immune cells take on Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests A2B395, a donor-derived CAR T-cell therapy designed to target cancer cells while sparing healthy ones. It is for adults with advanced solid tumors like colorectal, lung, or breast cancer that have lost a specific immune marker. The trial has two phases: first to …
Matched conditions: HNSCC
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: A2 Biotherapeutics Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 14:35 UTC
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Glow-in-the-Dark dye could help surgeons spot hidden cancer cells
Diagnosis Recruiting nowThis early-stage trial tests a fluorescent dye attached to the cancer drug nivolumab. The dye is meant to make cancer cells glow during surgery, helping surgeons remove them more precisely. The study will enroll 40 people with head and neck cancer who are already scheduled for su…
Matched conditions: HNSCC
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jul 01, 2026 23:00 UTC
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New radiation approach aims to cut painful side effects in head and neck cancer
Symptom relief Recruiting nowThis study tests if proton radiation causes fewer side effects than standard photon radiation in people with head and neck cancer. About 400 adults aged 40 and older will receive either proton or photon therapy, plus possible chemotherapy. The main goal is to see if protons reduc…
Matched conditions: HNSCC
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Oslo University Hospital • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:34 UTC
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Glow-in-the-Dark dye could help surgeons spot hidden cancer
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis early-phase trial tests a fluorescent dye attached to the cancer drug panitumumab to help surgeons see head and neck cancer during surgery. 18 adults with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma will receive the dye before surgery, and a special camera will highlight cancer ti…
Matched conditions: HNSCC
Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 • Sponsor: Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:30 UTC
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New scanner could help surgeons remove all cancer in one go
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study tests a high-resolution PET-CT scanner that images removed tumors right in the operating room. About 50 adults with solid cancers will get a standard PET tracer before surgery, then the removed tissue is scanned to see if all cancer was taken out. The goal is to see if…
Matched conditions: HNSCC
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:30 UTC
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Can a simple blood test predict cancer treatment success?
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis observational study is collecting blood samples and medical images from 200 people with several types of solid tumors (like lung, head and neck, and esophageal cancers) who are receiving immunotherapy and radiation as part of their standard care. Researchers want to see if c…
Matched conditions: HNSCC
Sponsor: University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 18:42 UTC