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Head and Neck Carcinoma: early-phase trial registry

17 of 31 indexed Head and Neck Carcinoma trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.

Corpus placement: #495 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.

31 US clinical trials · 17 currently recruiting · #495 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count

Head and Neck Carcinoma: 31 US clinical trials tracked, 17 recruiting.

Head and Neck Carcinoma is the subject of 31 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 17 of them currently open to new participants. 0 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 11 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, running 10 of these trials.

Enrollment posture brief

Registry condition head-and-neck-carcinoma

OPEN 17 | RECR 55% | LATE 0 | EARLY 11 | RANK #495 | SPON 10

Nearest open-share peer: Peripheral Artery Disease (55% recruiting · 51 trials)

Alcohol Use Disorder71%Head and Neck Carcinoma (thi…55%Chronic Graft Versus Host Di48.4%Anaplastic Astrocytoma41.9%Aortic Valve Stenosis41.9%
Open-enrollment share among volume-matched conditions near Head and Neck Carcinoma

Head and Neck Carcinoma lists 17 open slots (55% of 31 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 Head and Neck Carcinoma 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.

  1. Head and Neck Carcinoma is recruiting above its size-band peers.

    17 of 31 indexed trials (54.8%) are open to enrollment, against a 39.7% average across 762 conditions with 20-99 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.

  2. One sponsor concentrates Head and Neck Carcinoma research.

    M.D. Anderson Cancer Center accounts for 10 of 31 trials (32.3%). 18 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.

  3. Typical Head and Neck Carcinoma enrolment sits around 50 participants.

    Median target enrolment is 50 among the 31 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 18 of those (58.1%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.

  4. Head and Neck Carcinoma research is mostly interventional.

    24 interventional and 7 observational studies make up this index (77.4% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Phase 15Phase 26

Open and recent trials

31 total, page 1 of 1

RECRUITING 5,000 participants

Data Collection for the Assessment of Acute and Late Normal Tissue in Patients Treated With Proton Therapy

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT00991094

RECRUITING 2,000 participants

Collecting Blood Samples From Patients With and Without Cancer to Evaluate Tests for Early Cancer Detection

Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology

NCT05334069

RECRUITING NA 1,800 participants

Cancer Genetic Testing in Ethnic Populations

Mayo Clinic

NCT04475640

RECRUITING 440 participants

Oropharynx (OPX) Biomarker Trial

Mayo Clinic

NCT06356272

RECRUITING Phase 1 242 participants

VMD-928 Monotherapy and in Combination With Pembrolizumab to Treat TrkA Overexpression Driven Solid Tumors or Lymphoma

VM Oncology

NCT03556228

RECRUITING Phase 2 174 participants

Intensity Modulated Proton or X-Ray Therapy After Surgery for Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer, the HEADLIGHT Study

Mayo Clinic

NCT05075980

RECRUITING Phase 2 119 participants

Customized 3D Printed Oral Stents During Head and Neck Radiotherapy

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT04870762

RECRUITING NA 100 participants

Evaluation of Radiobiological Effects in Skin Toxicities Head and Neck Cancer Patients With PBS Proton Therapy

Covenant Health Cancer Center

NCT06183268

RECRUITING NA 50 participants

A Financial Intervention (Financial Compass) to Identify and Address Financial Hardship Among Head and Neck Cancer Patients, Financial Compass Trial

Roswell Park Cancer Institute

NCT06896695

RECRUITING 50 participants

An Integrative Multi-Omic Characterization of Head and Neck Carcinogenesis, Progression and Recurrence

University of Southern California

NCT06420219

RECRUITING NA 43 participants

Personalized Ultrafractionated Stereotactic Adaptive Radiotherapy for Palliative Head and Neck Cancer Treatment (PULS-Pal)

Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

NCT06572423

RECRUITING NA 40 participants

Virtual Reality Interventions for the Improvement of Depression, Anxiety and Pain in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer and Caregivers

City of Hope Medical Center

NCT06985784

RECRUITING NA 35 participants

Tongue-out Radiation Therapy (TORT) for the Mitigation of Radiotherapy-related Toxicities in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer

Yvonne Mowery

NCT07227792

RECRUITING Phase 1 30 participants

Dosing Study of Radiation Combined With Tislelizumab and Pamiparib in Patients With Previously Treated Head and Neck Cancer

University of Chicago

NCT05526924

RECRUITING Phase 1 30 participants

Determining the Biodistribution of an Imaging Tracer (68Ga-FAPi-46) in Patients With Solid Tumors or Hematologic Cancers

Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

NCT07118176

RECRUITING Phase 2 30 participants

Antibiotic Treatment Effects on Intratumoral Bacteria Modulation in Surgical Patients With Oral Cancer

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

NCT06627270

RECRUITING Phase 2 12 participants

A Study of Decreasing Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy in People With Head and Neck Cancer

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

NCT05544136

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 900 participants

Predicting Radiological Extranodal Extension in Oropharyngeal Carcinoma Patients Using AI

Maastricht Radiation Oncology

NCT05565313

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 450 participants

Medical Data Collection of Patients With Head and Neck Cancer Treated With Proton Therapy

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT01627093

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 415 participants

Dyadic Yoga Intervention for the Improvement of Healthcare Utilization and Quality of Life in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer Undergoing Chemoradiation and Their Caregivers

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT04890834

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 125 participants

Clinical Data Collection in Studying Clinical Factors Associated With Post-Surgery Chronic Opioid Use in Patients With Head and Neck Cancers

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT03888651

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 50 participants

Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in Estimating Body Composition in Patients With Stage I-IV Head and Neck Cancer Undergoing Radiation Therapy

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT02615275

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 35 participants

High Dose Steroid Therapy (Prednisone or Methylprednisolone) for the Improvement of Symptoms of Late Radiation-Associated Lower Cranial Neuropathy in Oropharyngeal Cancer Survivors

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT04151082

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Early Phase 1 29 participants

Experimental PET Imaging Scans Before Cancer Surgery to Study the Amount of PET Tracer Accumulated in Normal and Cancer Tissues

Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

NCT04147494

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 28 participants

Interdisciplinary Interventions to Address Pain Management Among Head and Neck Cancer Patients

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT05077072

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 24 participants

Manual Therapy in Treating Fibrosis-Related Late Effect Dysphagia in Head and Neck Cancer Survivors

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT03612531

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 17 participants

Neurofeedback in Decreasing Acute Radiotherapy-Induced Pain in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT02543320

COMPLETED NA 112 participants

Use of a Non-ICU Specialty Ward For Immediate Post-operative Management of Head and Neck Free Flaps

University of California, Davis

NCT03340038

COMPLETED NA 12 participants

Exercise Training and Behavioral Modification for the Improvement of Physical Activity in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Cancer Treatment

Thomas Jefferson University

NCT04788264

COMPLETED Phase 2 7 participants

Tadalafil and Pembrolizumab in Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer

University of California, San Diego

NCT03993353

COMPLETED NA 2 participants

Provider Training in Increasing Patient Tobacco Cessation Counseling and Referrals for Patients With Cancer Undergoing Radiation Therapy

OHSU Knight Cancer Institute

NCT03135782

Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 5
Phase 2 6

Named interventions

Most-linked intervention names on Head and Neck Carcinoma records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.

Questionnaire Administration Other
13 trials
Quality-of-Life Assessment Other
5 trials
Computed Tomography Procedure
5 trials
Best Practice Other
4 trials
Positron Emission Tomography Procedure
4 trials
Medical Device Usage and Evaluation Other
3 trials
Gallium Ga 68 FAPi-46 Radiation
2 trials
Medical Chart Review Other
2 trials

US sites by state

Facility locations filed on Head and Neck Carcinoma trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.

Texas 11 trials
California 9 trials
Florida 4 trials
Arizona 4 trials
Pennsylvania 3 trials
New York 3 trials
New Jersey 3 trials
Ohio 2 trials

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.

What to do with this Head and Neck Carcinoma page

31 registered trials, 17 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.

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 Head and Neck Carcinoma condition card totals 31 registered trials; most-linked intervention Questionnaire Administration; top US site state Texas. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.