Clinical Trials for Head And Neck Cancer

Safety and Efficacy of Brodalumab in the Treatment of Immune-Related Adverse Events: A Pilot Study

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: This trial enrolls adults with advanced or metastatic solid tumors who developed IL-17–mediated immune-related adverse events after immunotherapy and require systemic steroids, testing brodalumab (an IL-17 receptor A inhibitor) as a potential steroid-sparing treatment for irAEs. Patients receive subcutaneous brodalumab alongside a planned steroid taper.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06673329

Locally AblatiVe TherApy in OLigO-pRogressive SOlid TUmorS (VALOROUS)

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: This trial enrolls adults with various solid tumors (including breast, gynecologic, head and neck cancers, and sarcomas) who have oligo-progressive disease (≤5 progressing metastatic lesions) despite ongoing benefit from systemic therapy; patients continue their current systemic treatment and receive locally ablative therapy (via stereotactic ablative radiotherapy or image-guided ablation) to all progressing sites.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06103669

A Phase I Dose Escalation / Dose Expansion Study of NBTXR3 Activated by Radiotherapy for Patients with Advanced Cancers Treated with an Anti-PD-1 Therapy

Active drug

Investigational drug(s) in this trial have shown anticancer activity in clinical trials

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.

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 patients with advanced, injectable metastatic or recurrent head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, NSCLC, melanoma, hepatocellular, renal, urothelial, cervical, or triple-negative breast cancer—regardless of anti-PD-1 status—to receive a single intratumoral injection of NBTXR3 (a hafnium oxide nanoparticle radioenhancer) activated by SABR, followed by anti-PD-1 therapy with nivolumab or pembrolizumab.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03589339

A First in Human Phase I Trial of Binary Oncolytic Adenovirus in Combination With HER2-Specific Autologous CAR T Cells in Patients With Advanced HER2 Positive Solid Tumors

Active drug

Investigational drug(s) in this trial have shown anticancer activity in clinical trials

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.

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: Eligible adult patients have advanced, refractory HER2-positive solid tumors with at least one injectable lesion. The trial evaluates safety and preliminary efficacy of intratumoral CAdVEC, an oncolytic adenovirus expressing IL-12 and a PD-L1 blocker, alone or in combination with intravenous HER2-specific autologous CAR T cells at higher dose levels.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03740256

A Phase 1a/1b Dose Escalation/Expansion Study of TTX-080, an HLA-G Antagonist, as Monotherapy and in Combination With Pembrolizumab, Cetuximab or FOLFIRI Plus Cetuximab in Patients With Advanced Solid Refractory/Resistant Malignancies

Active drug

Investigational drug(s) in this trial have shown anticancer activity in clinical trials

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.

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 advanced or metastatic solid tumors (including HNSCC, NSCLC, colorectal, TNBC, RCC, and acral melanoma) that are refractory or resistant to standard therapies, testing the investigational HLA-G antagonist monoclonal antibody TTX-080 alone or combined with pembrolizumab, cetuximab, or FOLFIRI plus cetuximab. Control arms include standard regimens for comparison in metastatic colorectal cancer.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT04485013

Phase 1/1B Study of DS-8201a in Combination With ATR Inhibition (AZD6738) in Advanced Solid Tumors With HER2 Expression (DASH Trial)

Active drug

Investigational drug(s) in this trial have shown anticancer activity in clinical trials

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.

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 advanced or metastatic HER2-expressing solid tumors—particularly colorectal and gastroesophageal cancers after progression on standard therapy—and evaluates intravenous trastuzumab deruxtecan (a HER2-targeted antibody-drug conjugate) in combination with oral ceralasertib (a selective ATR kinase inhibitor targeting DNA damage response pathways).

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT04704661

A Phase Ib Study to Evaluate Safety and Persistence of Ex Vivo Expanded Universal Donor NK Cells in Combination with IL-2 and TGFbeta Receptor I Inhibitor Vactosertib in Patients with Locally Advanced/metastatic Colorectal Cancer, Gastric/esophageal Cancer, and Relapsed/refractory Hematologic Malignancies

Active drug

Investigational drug(s) in this trial have shown anticancer activity in clinical trials

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.

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 locally advanced/metastatic colorectal, gastric, or esophageal cancer, or relapsed/refractory hematologic malignancies who have progressed on standard therapies or are ineligible, and treats them with fludarabine/cyclophosphamide lymphodepletion followed by ex vivo expanded universal donor NK cell infusions combined with low-dose IL-2 and vactosertib, a TGFβ receptor I (ALK5) inhibitor designed to enhance NK cell activity by blocking TGFβ-mediated immunosuppression.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT05400122

First-in-Human, Phase 1/1b, Open-label, Multicenter Study of Bifunctional EGFR/TGFβ Fusion Protein BCA101 Monotherapy and in Combination Therapy in Patients With EGFR-Driven Advanced Solid Tumors

Active drug

Investigational drug(s) in this trial have shown anticancer activity in clinical trials

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.

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: Adults with advanced EGFR-driven solid tumors, with expansion in squamous histologies (cSCC post/PD-1-ineligible, first-line R/M HNSCC by CPS strata, ICI-naïve SCAC after 1–2 lines, and stage IV squamous NSCLC post 1 line), receive BCA101 (ficerafusp alfa) alone or with pembrolizumab. BCA101 is a bifunctional anti-EGFR/TGF-β “trap” antibody designed to inhibit EGFR and locally neutralize TGF-β1/3; requires measurable disease and mandatory biopsies, excludes prior anti–TGF-β and certain recent anti-EGFR exposure.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT04429542

Locally ablatIVe thErapy for oLigo-progressive gastrOintestiNal maliGnancies (LIVELONG)

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 metastatic GI cancers (esophagus/GEJ/gastric, small bowel, colorectal/appendiceal, biliary, HCC, pancreatic/ampullary) on a benefiting systemic regimen who develop up to 5 new/progressing lesions receive lesion-directed local ablation (SABR or IR ablation) while continuing the same systemic therapy. Aims to control oligoprogression and delay systemic therapy change; excludes contraindications to ablation or active brain progression.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06101277

Phase 1/2 Dose Escalation and Cohort Expansion Study Evaluating MCLA-158 (Petosemtamab) as Single Agent or in Combination in Advanced Solid Tumors

Active drug

Investigational drug(s) in this trial have shown anticancer activity in clinical trials

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.

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: Adults with EGFR‑dependent advanced solid tumors—primarily mCRC (RAS/RAF WT, MSS; anti‑EGFR–naive for chemo combos or 3L+ without HER2 amp/oncogenic EGFR ECD mutations) and previously included HNSCC—receive petosemtamab, a bispecific anti‑EGFR/LGR5 IgG1 antibody given Q2W as monotherapy or combined with FOLFOX/FOLFIRI (and previously pembrolizumab in HNSCC). Suitable for ECOG 0–1 patients without uncontrolled CNS disease; aims to exploit EGFR blockade and LGR5‑targeted EGFR degradation with Fc effector function.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03526835