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Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck: early-phase trial registry

7 of 30 indexed Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.

Corpus placement: #519 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.

30 US clinical trials · 7 currently recruiting · #519 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count

Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck: 30 US clinical trials tracked, 7 recruiting.

Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck is the subject of 30 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 7 of them currently open to new participants. 2 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 25 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is Seagen, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer, running 2 of these trials.

Enrollment posture brief

Registry condition squamous-cell-carcinoma-of-the-head-and-neck

OPEN 7 | RECR 23% | LATE 2 | EARLY 25 | RANK #519 | SPON 2

Nearest open-share peer: Alzheimers Disease (23% recruiting · 150 trials)

AML60%Acute Myeloid Leukemia40%Anatomic Stage IA Breast Can26.7%Squamous Cell Carcinoma (th…23%Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia0%
Open-enrollment share among volume-matched conditions near Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck lists 7 open slots (23% of 30 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 Squamous Cell Carcinoma 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.

  1. Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck is recruiting below its size-band peers.

    7 of 30 indexed trials (23.3%) 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 Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck trials is spread across many organizations.

    Seagen, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer accounts for 2 of 30 trials (6.7%). 26 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.

  3. Most Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck trials plan to enrol fewer than 100 people.

    Median target enrolment is 51 among the 30 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 21 of those (70%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.

  4. Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck research is mostly interventional.

    28 interventional and 2 observational studies make up this index (93.3% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Phase 113Phase 212Phase 32

Open and recent trials

30 total, page 1 of 1

RECRUITING Phase 1 714 participants

A Study of PF-08046054/SGN-PDL1V in Advanced Solid Tumors

Seagen, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer

NCT05208762

RECRUITING Phase 1 316 participants

Phase 1a and Phase 2 Study for Safety, Preliminary Efficacy, PK and PD of ST-067

Simcha IL-18

NCT04787042

RECRUITING Phase 2 245 participants

Study of Autologous Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Patients With Solid Tumors

Iovance Biotherapeutics

NCT03645928

RECRUITING Phase 1 130 participants

Study of JANX008 in Subjects With Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumor Malignancies

Janux Therapeutics

NCT05783622

RECRUITING Phase 2 70 participants

Phase II Trial of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy (NAC) Alone or in Combination With Immunotherapy Vaccine PRGN-2009 in Subjects With Newly Diagnosed HPV-Associated Oropharyngeal (Head and Neck) Cancer

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT06223568

RECRUITING Phase 1 50 participants

VX15/2503 in Combination With Ipilimumab or Nivolumab in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer

Emory University

NCT03690986

RECRUITING Phase 1 41 participants

Intratumoral Delivery of Viral Replicon (saRNA) Particles Expressing IL-12 in Head and Neck Cancer

VLP Therapeutics

NCT06736379

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 370 participants

Assessment of Efficacy and Safety of Monalizumab Plus Cetuximab Compared to Placebo Plus Cetuximab in Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer

AstraZeneca

NCT04590963

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 100 participants

A Randomized, Double-Blind Phase II Study of Adjuvant Pembrolizumab Versus Placebo in Head and Neck Cancers at High Risk for Recurrence- the PATHWay Study

University of Chicago

NCT02841748

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 65 participants

A Study of PF-08046052/SGN-EGFRd2 in Advanced Solid Tumors

Seagen, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer

NCT05983133

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 29 participants

Neodjuvant Nivolumab and Lirilumab, Followed by Surgery, Followed by Adjuvant Nivolumab and Lirilumab, in SCCHN

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

NCT03341936

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 27 participants

Efficacy Study of Pembrolizumab in Relapsed, Locally Recurrent Squamous Cell Cancer of the Head and Neck

Assuntina G. Sacco, MD

NCT02769520

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 18 participants

Ipilimumab for Head and Neck Cancer Patients

Providence Health & Services

NCT02812524

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 5 participants

Trial of Ibrutinib Combined With Nivolumab or Cetuximab to Treat Recurrent/Metastatic HNSCC

University of California, San Diego

NCT03646461

COMPLETED Phase 3 823 participants

Phase III Open Label Study of MEDI 4736 With/Without Tremelimumab Versus Standard of Care (SOC) in Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer

AstraZeneca

NCT02551159

COMPLETED 509 participants

A Study of Nivolumab in Participants With Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head & Neck (SCCHN) - Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO)

Bristol-Myers Squibb

NCT05068609

COMPLETED Phase 1 150 participants

A Study of XmAb®20717 in Subjects With Selected Advanced Solid Tumors

Xencor

NCT03517488

COMPLETED 85 participants

Saliva-based Detection of CD44

Joseph Califano

NCT03148665

COMPLETED Phase 2 78 participants

Study of the Combination of Acalabrutinib (ACP-196) and Pembrolizumab in Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Acerta Pharma

NCT02454179

COMPLETED Phase 2 76 participants

Priming Immunotherapy in Advanced Disease With Radiation

John L. Villano, MD, PhD

NCT03313804

COMPLETED Phase 1 51 participants

Phase I Study of Enadenotucirev and PD-1 Inhibitor in Subjects With Metastatic or Advanced Epithelial Tumors

Akamis Bio

NCT02636036

COMPLETED Phase 1 48 participants

A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of Immunotherapy Combinations in Participants With Advanced Malignancies

Arcus Biosciences

NCT03629756

COMPLETED NA 45 participants

Study of Unilateral Neck Irradiation in Patients With SCC of the Head and Neck

Beth Israel Medical Center

NCT00206752

COMPLETED Phase 1 40 participants

Cabazitaxel - PF Induction Chemotherapy

Krzysztof Misiukiewicz

NCT01379339

COMPLETED Phase 2 40 participants

Multimodality Risk Adapted Tx Including Induction Chemo for SCCHN Amenable to Transoral Surgery

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

NCT01612351

COMPLETED Phase 2 40 participants

ERBITUX® Followed by Adjuvant Treatment With Chemoradiation and ERBITUX® for Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Robert Ferris

NCT01218048

COMPLETED Phase 2 35 participants

De-Escalation Therapy for Human Papillomavirus Negative Disease

University of Chicago

NCT03944915

COMPLETED Phase 1 20 participants

Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy and Concurrent Cisplatin for Re-Irradiation of Unresectable, Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinomas of Head and Neck

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

NCT02158234

COMPLETED Phase 1 12 participants

IRX-2 Regimen Combined With Nivolumab in Recurrent/Metastatic Solid Tumors

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

NCT03758781

COMPLETED Phase 2 5 participants

Tisotumab Vedotin Continued Treatment in Patients With Solid Tumors.

Seagen

NCT03245736

Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 13
Phase 2 12
Phase 3 2

Named interventions

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

Nivolumab Drug
4 trials
Cetuximab Drug
3 trials
Cisplatin Drug
3 trials
Pembrolizumab Drug
3 trials
Nivolumab Biological
2 trials
Paclitaxel Drug
2 trials
pembrolizumab Drug
2 trials
Carboplatin Drug
2 trials

US sites by state

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

California 11 trials
New York 9 trials
Michigan 8 trials
Florida 7 trials
Texas 6 trials
Ohio 6 trials
North Carolina 6 trials
Massachusetts 6 trials

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

What to do with this Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck page

30 registered trials, 7 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 Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck condition card totals 30 registered trials; most-linked intervention Nivolumab; top US site state California. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.