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Oropharynx Cancer: early-phase trial registry

13 of 27 indexed Oropharynx Cancer trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.

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27 US clinical trials · 13 currently recruiting · #598 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count

Oropharynx Cancer: 27 US clinical trials tracked, 13 recruiting.

Oropharynx Cancer is the subject of 27 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 13 of them currently open to new participants. 2 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 15 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, running 3 of these trials.

Enrollment posture brief

Registry condition oropharynx-cancer

OPEN 13 | RECR 48% | LATE 2 | EARLY 15 | RANK #598 | SPON 3

Nearest open-share peer: Intellectual Disability (48% recruiting · 27 trials)

Alopecia Areata55.6%Oropharynx Cancer (this)48%Acute Ischemic Stroke44.4%Adenocarcinoma25.9%Acne22.2%
Open-enrollment share among volume-matched conditions near Oropharynx Cancer

Oropharynx Cancer lists 13 open slots (48% of 27 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 Oropharynx Cancer 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. Oropharynx Cancer is recruiting above its size-band peers.

    13 of 27 indexed trials (48.1%) 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. Sponsorship of Oropharynx Cancer trials is spread across many organizations.

    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center accounts for 3 of 27 trials (11.1%). 21 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.

  3. Most Oropharynx Cancer trials plan to enrol fewer than 100 people.

    Median target enrolment is 40 among the 27 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 21 of those (77.8%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.

  4. Oropharynx Cancer research is mostly interventional.

    24 interventional and 3 observational studies make up this index (88.9% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Phase 11Phase 214Phase 32

Open and recent trials

27 total, page 1 of 1

RECRUITING 1,500 participants

Special Care Patterns for Elderly HNSCC Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy

University Hospital Freiburg

NCT05337631

RECRUITING NA 532 participants

Multi-Site Trial of Navigation vs Treatment as Usual to Improve Initiation of Timely Adjuvant Therapy

Medical University of South Carolina

NCT05793151

RECRUITING Phase 2 150 participants

Transoral Surgical Resection Followed by De-escalated Adjuvant IMRT in Resectable p16+ Locally Advanced Oropharynx Cancer

Heath Skinner

NCT05388773

RECRUITING NA 120 participants

Radiotherapy Dose De-escalation in HPV-Associated Cancers of the Oropharynx

Duke University

NCT04667585

RECRUITING Phase 2 61 participants

Selective Adjuvant Therapy for HPV-mediated Oropharynx SCCs Based on Residual Circulating Tumor DNA Levels (SAVAL)

University of Maryland, Baltimore

NCT06088381

RECRUITING Phase 2 40 participants

A Study of Sacituzumab Govitecan in Combination With Cetuximab in People With Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer (HNSCC)

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

NCT07063212

RECRUITING Phase 2 30 participants

A Study on Using Cell-Free Tumor DNA (ctDNA) Testing to Decide When to StartRoutine Treatment in People With Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)- Associated Oropharynx Cancer (OPC)

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

NCT05307939

RECRUITING NA 30 participants

De-escalation of Adjuvant Radiation for Low-Risk HPV Oropharyngeal Cancers

Georgetown University

NCT06554158

RECRUITING Phase 2 29 participants

Neoadjuvant Immunoradiotherapy With Evorpacept and Pembrolizumab in HPVOPC (Human Papilloma Virus Oropharynx Cancer)

University of California, San Diego

NCT05787639

RECRUITING Phase 2 28 participants

Testing Less Intensive Radiation With Chemotherapy to Treat Low-risk Patients With HPV-positive Oropharyngeal Cancer

University of Missouri-Columbia

NCT04444869

RECRUITING Phase 2 22 participants

Lymphoscintigraphy Directed Elective Neck Radiation for p16+ Favorable Risk Oropharynx Cancer

Fox Chase Cancer Center

NCT05800574

RECRUITING Phase 2 20 participants

E7 TCR-T Cell Immunotherapy for Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Associated Cancers

Christian Hinrichs

NCT05686226

RECRUITING NA 20 participants

Dose Adjusted Chemoradiotherapy in HPV-Associated Oropharynx Cancer of the Elderly

Omar Mahmoud

NCT06309225

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 150 participants

De-Escalation Protocol Of HPV Mediated Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Nebraska Methodist Health System

NCT04638465

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 52 participants

Selective Avoidance of Nodal VolumEs at Minimal Risk (GCC 20110)

University of Maryland, Baltimore

NCT04609280

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 40 participants

The ENHANCE Study: Exercise and Nutrition in Head And Neck CancEr Survivors

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

NCT05798780

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 39 participants

Carboplatin, Nab-Paclitaxel, Durvalumab Before Surgery and Adjuvant Therapy in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

NCT03174275

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 19 participants

Trial of Individualized Adaptive RT in HPV-related High Risk Oropharynx Cancer

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center

NCT06234748

COMPLETED Phase 3 100 participants

Effects of Oral Aloe Vera Juice on Chemotherapy and Radiation-induced Oral Mucositis and Esophagitis

Covenant Health Cancer Center

NCT05369234

COMPLETED Phase 2 91 participants

Individualized Adaptive De-escalated Radiotherapy for HPV-related Oropharynx Cancer

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center

NCT03416153

COMPLETED Phase 2 78 participants

Pembrolizumab Combined With Cetuximab for Treatment of Recurrent/Metastatic Head & Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

University of California, San Diego

NCT03082534

COMPLETED Phase 3 65 participants

Gabapentin for the Reduction of Radiation Therapy Induced Pain During the Treatment of Oropharyngeal Cancer

Henry Ford Health System

NCT03269344

COMPLETED Phase 2 64 participants

Adaptive Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

NCT03096808

COMPLETED Phase 1 59 participants

Pembrolizumab in Combination With CRT for LA-SCCHN

Sanford Health

NCT02586207

COMPLETED NA 40 participants

Functional Sparing of Salivary Glands Using MRI Sialography for Patients Undergoing Definitive Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancers of the Oropharynx

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

NCT03418792

COMPLETED NA 30 participants

Outcomes of Prophylactic Swallowing Therapy in Patients Undergoing Definitive Chemoradiation for Head and Neck Cancer

University of Miami

NCT03435471

COMPLETED 24 participants

PET-MRI Assessment of Early Tumor Response to Predict Outcomes of HPV-Positive Oropharynx Cancer Patients

University of Wisconsin, Madison

NCT03342378

Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 1
Phase 2 14
Phase 3 2

Named interventions

Most-linked intervention names on Oropharynx Cancer records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.

Cisplatin Drug
4 trials
Radiation Radiation
2 trials
Radiation Therapy Radiation
2 trials
Carboplatin Drug
2 trials
Pembrolizumab, Cetuximab Drug
1 trials
Carafate Drug
1 trials
Salt and Baking soda rinse Combination
1 trials
Magic Mouthwash Combination
1 trials

US sites by state

Facility locations filed on Oropharynx Cancer trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.

New York 4 trials
New Jersey 4 trials
North Carolina 4 trials
Michigan 4 trials
Maryland 4 trials
Florida 4 trials
Missouri 3 trials
California 3 trials

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

What to do with this Oropharynx Cancer page

27 registered trials, 13 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 Oropharynx Cancer condition card totals 27 registered trials; most-linked intervention Cisplatin; top US site state New York. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.