Clinical Trials for Head And Neck Cancer

A Global First-in-Human Study in NSCLC, HNSCC and Solid Tumors With ABBV-514 as a Single Agent and in Combination With Budigalimab

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.

TrialFetch AI summary: This trial enrolls adults with advanced or metastatic solid tumors, including NSCLC or HNSCC, who have progressed after platinum-based chemotherapy and PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors, and are treated with ABBV-514 (an anti-CCR8 monoclonal antibody designed to deplete tumor-infiltrating Tregs) as monotherapy or in combination with budigalimab (a PD-1 inhibitor). NSCLC patients with EGFR or ALK alterations are excluded from the dose-expansion cohorts.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT05005403

A Phase 2, Open-label, Multicenter Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Zanidatamab for the Treatment of Participants With Previously Treated HER2-expressing Solid Tumors (DiscovHER PAN-206)

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.

TrialFetch AI summary: This trial enrolls adults with previously treated, locally advanced or metastatic, HER2 IHC 3+ solid tumors (excluding biliary tract cancers) who have progressed after at least one prior systemic therapy and lack standard treatment options; patients receive zanidatamab, a bispecific antibody targeting two HER2 epitopes. Eligible patients must have measurable disease, ECOG 0–1, and no active CNS metastases.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06695845

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.

TrialFetch 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.

TrialFetch 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 Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of the Covalent Phosphoinositide-3-Kinase (PI3K)-Alpha Inhibitor, TOS-358, in Adult Subjects With Select Solid Tumors

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.

TrialFetch AI summary: This trial enrolls adults with advanced or metastatic HR+/HER2- breast cancer, squamous head and neck, urothelial, or endometrial cancers harboring PIK3CA mutations or amplifications, who have not previously received PI3K, AKT, or mTOR inhibitors. Patients receive TOS-358, a first-in-class, covalent, and selective PI3Kα inhibitor, administered orally as a single agent.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT05683418

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

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.

TrialFetch 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

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.

TrialFetch 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

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.

TrialFetch 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

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

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.

TrialFetch 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.

TrialFetch 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