We’re committed to our mission of finding new treatments that may help improve the lives of people with cancerCancerAbnormal cells that grow out of control [may invade other tissues and may spread into other parts of the body]; Also called malignancy.. Our clinical trials for head and neck cancer study investigational medications alone, or in combination with other study medications, or standard of careStandard of care (Standard Treatment)Accepted or approved treatment for a condition (disease or illness); treatment usually given to people for a condition (disease or illness) at the time; the treatment for a condition that is accepted and widely used by health care professionals at the time therapy. We perform these trials to see if they can help prevent, find, or treat cancer.

Head and neck cancers usually begin in the tissuesTissueA group of cells that are alike; the material that organs, muscles, skin and other body parts are made up of and organs of the head and neck (eg, larynx, lips, mouth, nose, throat, and salivary glands). Use of tobacco, excessive drinking, and infection due to human papilloma virus (HPV)Human papillomavirus (HPV)A common virus that can cause genital and anal warts and some cancers [like cervical cancer, anal cancer, head and neck cancers] increase the risk of developing such cancers.