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Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma clinical trials in Chicago, IL

29 studies for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma are looking for participants at sites in and around Chicago (within about 30 miles). Open a study to see who can join and how to contact the study team.

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Testing What Happens When an Immunotherapy Drug (Pembrolizumab) is Given by Itself Compared to the Usual Treatment of Chemotherapy With Radiation After Surgery for Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

RecruitingPhase 2
  • Northwestern University, Chicago
  • John H Stroger Jr Hospital of Cook County, Chicago
  • University of Illinois, Chicago
Ages 18 to 79 · All sexes · Updated Nov 12, 2026 · NCT04671667

BiCaZO: A Study Combining Two Immunotherapies (Cabozantinib and Nivolumab) to Treat Patients With Advanced Melanoma or Squamous Cell Head and Neck Cancer, an immunoMATCH Pilot Study

RecruitingPhase 2
  • Northwestern University, Chicago
  • University of Illinois, Chicago
Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Updated Nov 12, 2026 · NCT05136196

Testing the Addition of Anti-Cancer Drug, Cetuximab, to Standard of Care Treatment (Pembrolizumab) for Returning or Spreading Head and Neck Cancer After Previous Treatment

RecruitingPhase 3
  • University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago
  • Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago
Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Updated Nov 12, 2026 · NCT06589804

Study of INBRX-106 and INBRX-106 in Combination With Pembrolizumab (Keytruda®) in Subjects With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors (Hexavalent OX40 Agonist)

RecruitingPhase 1/2
  • University of Illinois Cancer Center, Chicago
Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Updated Nov 6, 2026 · NCT04198766

A Study of LY4052031 in Participants With Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Cancer or Other Solid Tumors

RecruitingPhase 1
  • University of Chicago Hospital, Chicago
Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Updated Nov 4, 2026 · NCT06465069

High-dose Prophylactic Gabapentin (HOPE) vs. Placebo to Prevent Opioid Use for Oral Mucositis Pain During Concurrent Chemoradiation for Head and Neck Cancer

RecruitingPhase 3
  • Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago
Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Updated Nov 4, 2026 · NCT06992427

A Study of Amivantamab Alone or in Addition to Other Treatment Agents in Participants With Head and Neck Cancer

RecruitingPhase 1/2
  • The University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC), Chicago
Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Updated Nov 3, 2026 · NCT06385080

A Study of Amivantamab in Addition to Standard of Care Agents (SOC) Compared With SOC Alone in Participants With Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer

RecruitingPhase 3
  • Rush University Medical Center Rush University Cancer Center Chicago, Chicago
  • The University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC), Chicago
Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Updated Nov 3, 2026 · NCT07276399

FORTIFI-HN01: A Study of Ficerafusp Alfa (BCA101) or Placebo in Combination With Pembrolizumab in First-Line PD-L1-pos, R or M HNSCC

RecruitingPhase 2/3
  • Captain James A Lovell Federal Health Care Center-VA North Chicago (Site # 133), Chicago
Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Updated Oct 29, 2026 · NCT06788990

Ordastobart (INBRX-106) Add-on to Pembrolizumab in 1L HPV+ PD-L1+ R/M OPSCC (HexAgon-HN)

RecruitingPhase 2/3
  • University of Illinois Cancer Center, Chicago
Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Updated Oct 28, 2026 · NCT06295731

A Study to Investigate ALE.P02 as a Monotherapy or in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Adult Patients With Selected CLDN1+ Solid Tumors

RecruitingPhase 1/2
  • The University of Chicago Medical Center - Oncology, Chicago
Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Updated Oct 28, 2026 · NCT06747585

SMP-3124LP in Adults With Advanced Solid Tumors

RecruitingPhase 1/2
  • Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center, Chicago
  • The University of Chicago, Chicago
Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Updated Oct 15, 2026 · NCT06526819

Study to Assess Adverse Events and Change in Disease Activity in Adult Participants With Select Advanced Solid Tumor Indications Receiving Intravenous (IV) ABBV-400

RecruitingPhase 1
  • Northwestern Medicine - Northwestern Memorial Hospital /ID# 257378, Chicago
  • University of Chicago Medical Center /ID# 258197, Chicago
Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Updated Oct 14, 2026 · NCT06084481

A Study to Evaluate CRB-701 Compared to Investigator's Choice Therapy in Previously Treated Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

RecruitingPhase 3
  • University of Chicago, Chicago
Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Updated Oct 8, 2026 · NCT07768189

Study of Zanzalintinib in Combination With Immuno-Oncology or Other Agents in Participants With Solid Tumors

RecruitingPhase 1
  • Exelixis Clinical Site #26, Chicago
Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Updated Oct 1, 2026 · NCT05176483

Evaluate BL-B01D1 in Patients With Metastatic or Unresectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) and Other Solid Tumors

RecruitingPhase 1
  • Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago
Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Updated Sep 21, 2026 · NCT05983432

Radiation Therapy With or Without Cisplatin in Treating Patients With Stage III-IVA Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck Who Have Undergone Surgery

RecruitingPhase 2
  • John H Stroger Jr Hospital of Cook County, Chicago
  • University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago
  • Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago
Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Updated Sep 14, 2026 · NCT02734537

A Longitudinal Multi-Omic Biomarker Profiling Study of Patients With Head & Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC)

RecruitingObservational study
  • Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago
Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Updated Sep 3, 2026 · NCT06163534

Comparing Sentinel Lymph Node (SLN) Biopsy With Standard Neck Dissection for Patients With Early-Stage Oral Cavity Cancer

RecruitingPhase 2/3
  • Northwestern University, Chicago
  • Rush MD Anderson Cancer Center, Chicago
Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Updated Aug 17, 2026 · NCT04333537

Testing the Addition of the Drug BMX-001, a Radioprotector, or a Placebo to the Usual Chemoradiation Therapy for Patients With Head and Neck Cancer

RecruitingPhase 2
  • Northwestern University, Chicago
Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Updated Aug 17, 2026 · NCT06532279

A Study of Sigvotatug Vedotin in Advanced Solid Tumors

RecruitingPhase 1
  • UChicago Medicine - River East, Chicago
  • The University Of Chicago, Chicago
  • University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago
Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Updated Jul 6, 2026 · NCT04389632

Study to Assess Adverse Events and Pharmacokinetics in Adult Participants With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Other Solid Tumors, Receiving Intravenous Infusion of Azirkitug Alone or in Combination(s) With Budigalimab, Bevacizumab, or Telisotuzumab Adizutecan

RecruitingPhase 1
  • University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System /ID# 251750, Chicago
  • University of Chicago Medical Center /ID# 276271, Chicago
Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Updated Jun 23, 2026 · NCT05005403

A Study of Pembrolizumab in Combination With Chemotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer

RecruitingPhase 2
  • University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago
Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Updated May 12, 2026 · NCT05420948

A Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of PRV111, PRV211, and PRV131 in Subjects With Oral and Lung Cancers

RecruitingPhase 2/3
  • The University of Chicago, Chicago
Ages 18 to 100 · All sexes · Updated Apr 23, 2026 · NCT05893888

A Study of Ficlatuzumab in Combination With Cetuximab in Participants With Recurrent or Metastatic (R/M) HPV Negative Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

RecruitingPhase 3
  • University of Illinois Cancer Center, Chicago
Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Updated Apr 9, 2026 · NCT06064877

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

RecruitingPhase 1
  • The University of Chicago, Chicago
Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Updated Mar 4, 2026 · NCT05526924

A Study of CLSP-1025 in Adult Patients With Solid Tumors That Harbor the p53 R175H Mutation

RecruitingPhase 1
  • The University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago
Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Updated Feb 13, 2026 · NCT06778863

A Study of NX-1607 in Adults With Advanced Malignancies

RecruitingPhase 1
  • University of Chicago, Chicago
Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Updated Sep 9, 2025 · NCT05107674

Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma trials in other cities

Other studies in Chicago

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Nov 15, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.