Clinical Trials for Head And Neck Cancer

A Phase II Trial of Lovastatin and Pembrolizumab in Patients with RM HNSCC (LAPP)

Moderate burden on patient

The trial has a moderate burden on patients. An example would be a trial testing an IV drug, with scans every 8 weeks which would be more frequent than standard of care.

HealthScout AI summary: Adults with PD-L1–positive recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (ECOG 0–1) not candidates for salvage surgery receive pembrolizumab plus oral lovastatin; prior checkpoint inhibitor use and current statin therapy are excluded. Pembrolizumab is an anti–PD-1 antibody, and lovastatin (HMG‑CoA reductase inhibitor) is added to potentially enhance antitumor immunity via mevalonate pathway inhibition.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06636734

Randomized Phase 2 Study of Nivolumab and Ipilimumab With or Without Cabozantinib in Patients With Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma That Have Progressed After Platinum Treatment and Immunotherapy

Moderate burden on patient

The trial has a moderate burden on patients. An example would be a trial testing an IV drug, with scans every 8 weeks which would be more frequent than standard of care.

HealthScout AI summary: Adults with recurrent/metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma after platinum–gemcitabine and prior PD‑1/L1 therapy (up to two prior lines; ECOG 0–2; treated/stable brain mets allowed) are randomized to nivolumab (PD‑1) plus ipilimumab (CTLA‑4) with or without cabozantinib, a multikinase inhibitor of MET/VEGFR2/AXL. Aims to determine whether adding cabozantinib improves outcomes versus dual checkpoint blockade alone.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT05904080

Phase III Randomized Trial of Immunotherapy With or Without Consolidative Radiotherapy for Oligometastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Moderate burden on patient

The trial has a moderate burden on patients. An example would be a trial testing an IV drug, with scans every 8 weeks which would be more frequent than standard of care.

HealthScout AI summary: Adults with oligometastatic HNSCC (≤4 metastatic sites) who have not progressed after 3 cycles of pembrolizumab plus platinum/fluorouracil- or paclitaxel-based chemotherapy are randomized to maintenance pembrolizumab (PD-1 inhibitor) with consolidative radiotherapy to all disease sites versus pembrolizumab alone. Requires measurable disease, ECOG 0–1 at induction (0–2 at randomization), no prior head/neck RT, and no active autoimmune disease needing systemic therapy.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT05721755

Single-Arm Study of Toripalimab in Combination With Cisplatin and Gemcitabine in Recurrent Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Systemic Treatment Naïve Participants

Moderate burden on patient

The trial has a moderate burden on patients. An example would be a trial testing an IV drug, with scans every 8 weeks which would be more frequent than standard of care.

HealthScout AI summary: Adults with recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma, systemic treatment–naïve for the metastatic setting and with measurable disease, receive induction gemcitabine/platinum plus toripalimab (anti–PD-1), with optional switch to carboplatin from cycle 2, followed by maintenance toripalimab. Excludes candidates for curative local therapy, prior systemic therapy for R/M disease, early recurrence after chemoradiation (<6 months), rapidly progressive disease, and active/untreated CNS metastases.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06457503

Larotrectinib to Enhance RAI Avidity in Patients With Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Harboring NTRK Fusions

Moderate burden on patient

The trial has a moderate burden on patients. An example would be a trial testing an IV drug, with scans every 8 weeks which would be more frequent than standard of care.

HealthScout AI summary: Enrolling children and adults with NTRK1/2/3 fusion–positive differentiated thyroid cancer (post-thyroidectomy) with CT-evaluable pulmonary metastases and no prior RAI or systemic therapy. Patients receive a 6-month lead-in of larotrectinib (selective TRKA/B/C inhibitor) followed by radioactive iodine (131I), aiming to enhance RAI avidity and induce complete pulmonary responses.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT05783323

An Open-label Phase 1/2 Dose Finding, Safety and Efficacy Study of Oral NEO212 in Patients with Astrocytoma IDH-mutant, Glioblastoma IDH-wildtype or Uncontrolled Brain Metastasis in Patients with Select Solid Tumors.

Moderate burden on patient

The trial has a moderate burden on patients. An example would be a trial testing an IV drug, with scans every 8 weeks which would be more frequent than standard of care.

No known activity

No investigational drug(s) in this trial have shown anticancer activity yet in clinical trials

HealthScout AI summary: This clinical trial evaluates the safety and efficacy of the investigational drug NEO212, a novel conjugate of temozolomide and perillyl alcohol with enhanced brain penetration, in adults with Astrocytoma IDH-mutant, Glioblastoma IDH-wildtype, or uncontrolled brain metastases from select solid tumors, including combinations with standard treatments like pembrolizumab or ipilimumab.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06047379

Phase 1b, Multicenter, Open-Label, Dose Escalation and Dose Expansion Study of RMC-6291 in Combination with RMC-6236 in Participants with Advanced KRAS G12C Mutant Solid Tumors

High burden on patient

The trial has a high burden on patients. An example would be a phase 1 trial with extra tumor biopsies and frequent pharmacokinetic blood draws.

HealthScout AI summary: This trial enrolls adults with advanced or metastatic solid tumors harboring KRAS G12C mutations (including pretreated NSCLC and other solid tumors), who receive a combination of the investigational KRAS G12C inhibitors RMC-6291 and RMC-6236. Both agents specifically inhibit KRAS G12C mutant protein to suppress tumor growth, and eligibility includes both KRAS G12C inhibitor–naïve and previously treated patients, excluding those with primary CNS tumors or active brain metastases.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06128551

A Phase 1a/1b Open-label, Dose-Escalation and Expansion Study of ACTM-838 as a Single Agent in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

High burden on patient

The trial has a high burden on patients. An example would be a phase 1 trial with extra tumor biopsies and frequent pharmacokinetic blood draws.

HealthScout AI summary: This trial enrolls adults with advanced solid tumors who have exhausted standard treatment options, testing the investigational single-agent ACTM-838 (mechanism of action not specified) as monotherapy. Eligible patients must have measurable disease, good performance status, adequate organ function, and CD4 counts >500/mL.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06336148

Open-label, Non-randomized, Multi-cohort, Phase 1b/2 Trial Investigating the Safety, Tolerability, and Antitumor Activity of STC-15 (a METTL3 Inhibitor) as a Part of Combination Therapy With Toripalimab in Participants With Selected Advanced Cancers

High burden on patient

The trial has a high burden on patients. An example would be a phase 1 trial with extra tumor biopsies and frequent pharmacokinetic blood draws.

HealthScout AI summary: This trial enrolls adults with advanced or metastatic NSCLC, melanoma, endometrial cancer, or HNSCC who have progressed after standard therapies including prior anti-PD-1/L1 agents, and evaluates the combination of STC-15 (an oral METTL3 inhibitor targeting RNA methylation) plus toripalimab (anti-PD-1 antibody). Eligible patients must have measurable disease, ECOG 0–1, and no active CNS disease.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06975293

Prospective Evaluation of Pencil Beam Scanning Proton Therapy for Previously Irradiated Tumors

Moderate burden on patient

The trial has a moderate burden on patients. An example would be a trial testing an IV drug, with scans every 8 weeks which would be more frequent than standard of care.

Started >3 years ago

The trial was activated more than 3 years ago. This is not always bad but can indicate that the trial has less current treatments, or has had trouble getting enough patients to enroll due to other issues.

HealthScout AI summary: This trial enrolls adults with recurrent or second primary tumors in body sites previously treated with radiotherapy—including CNS, head and neck, breast, thoracic, GI, GU, and gynecological cancers—to evaluate reirradiation using pencil beam scanning proton therapy, which aims to provide effective tumor control with reduced toxicity compared to standard photon techniques. No investigational drugs are included, and some cohorts may not allow concurrent chemotherapy.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT05313191