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Cancer of the Head and Neck: early-phase trial registry
2 of 4 indexed Cancer of the Head and Neck trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.
Corpus placement: #4,115 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.
4 US clinical trials · 2 currently recruiting · #4,115 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count
Cancer of the Head and Neck: 4 US clinical trials tracked, 2 recruiting.
Cancer of the Head and Neck is the subject of 4 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 2 of them currently open to new participants. 0 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 4 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is Washington University School of Medicine, running 2 of these trials.
Enrollment posture brief
Registry condition cancer-of-the-head-and-neck
OPEN 2 | RECR 50% | LATE 0 | EARLY 4 | RANK #4115 | SPON 2
Volume-matched condition peers
Nearest open-share peer: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (50% recruiting · 6 trials)
Cancer of the Head and Neck lists 2 open slots (50% of 4 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →
Key findings
What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Cancer of the Head and Neck on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.
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Cancer of the Head and Neck is recruiting above its size-band peers.
2 of 4 indexed trials (50%) are open to enrollment, against a 46.5% average across 27,806 conditions with fewer than 20 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.
Open and recent trials
4 total, page 1 of 1
Phase Ib Trial of Multivalent Autophagosome Vaccine With or Without GITR Agonist, With Anti-PD-1 Immunotherapy in HNSCC
Providence Health & Services
NCT04470024
Testing Less Intensive Radiation With Chemotherapy to Treat Low-risk Patients With HPV-positive Oropharyngeal Cancer
University of Missouri-Columbia
NCT04444869
Cisplatin, Nab-Paclitaxel, and Cetuximab (CACTUX) in Patients With Incurable Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Washington University School of Medicine
NCT02270814
Pyrimethamine as an Inhibitor of NRF2 in HPV-unrelated Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Washington University School of Medicine
NCT05678348
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 2 |
| Phase 2 | 2 |
Top Sponsors
Named interventions
Most-linked intervention names on Cancer of the Head and Neck records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.
US sites by state
Facility locations filed on Cancer of the Head and Neck trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.
Related
What to do with this Cancer of the Head and Neck page
4 registered trials, 2 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.
- 2 Cancer of the Head and Neck trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
- Washington University School of Medicine sponsors the most Cancer of the Head and Neck trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See Washington University School of Medicine's trials
- Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide
Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.
Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Cancer of the Head and Neck condition card totals 4 registered trials; most-linked intervention DPV-001; top US site state Missouri. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.