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Personalized Volume-deescalated Elective Nodal Irradiation in Oropharyngeal Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Phase 2
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Oropharynx Cancer
Registration Number
NCT06563362
Lead Sponsor
University of Zurich
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Not yet recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
120
Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:<br><br> - Patients with a newly diagnosed (no pre-treatment) squamous cell carcinoma of the<br> oropharynx (i.e. tonsils, base of tongue, oropharyngeal walls, oropharyngeal surface<br> of epiglottis; ICD-10 codes C01, C09, C10), T1-4, N0-3.<br><br> - Treatment with definitive (chemo) radiotherapy planned, with elective irradiation of<br> the lymph nodes.<br><br> - Age = 18 years, no upper age limit.<br><br> - ECOG performance score < 3.<br><br> - History/physical examination within 30 days prior to study inclusion by head and<br> neck surgeon and/or radiation oncologist.<br><br> - FDG-PET scan prior to study inclusion. In case of inability to perform or<br> contra-indication, at least contrast enhanced MRI scan obligatory.<br><br> - Participants need to provide informed consent.<br><br>Exclusion Criteria:<br><br>Inclusion Criteria:<br><br> - Patients with a newly diagnosed (no pre-treatment) squamous cell carcinoma of the<br> oropharynx (i.e. tonsils, base of tongue, oropharyngeal walls, oropharyngeal surface<br> of epiglottis; ICD-10 codes C01, C09, C10), T1-4, N0-3.<br><br> - Treatment with definitive (chemo) radiotherapy planned, with elective irradiation of<br> the lymph nodes.<br><br> - Age = 18 years, no upper age limit.<br><br> - ECOG performance score < 3.<br><br> - History/physical examination within 30 days prior to study inclusion by head and<br> neck surgeon and/or radiation oncologist.<br><br> - FDG-PET scan prior to study inclusion. In case of inability to perform or<br> contra-indication, at least contrast enhanced MRI scan obligatory.<br><br> - Participants need to provide informed consent.<br><br>Exclusion Criteria:<br><br> - Multilevel primary tumors extending unambiguously beyond the oropharynx into the<br> oral cavity, naso- or hypopharynx<br><br> - Distant metastases detected.<br><br> - Previous surgery, chemotherapy or radiotherapy treatment for other head and neck<br> cancers.<br><br> - Previous surgery in head and neck region affecting the cervical lymphatic system.<br> Dissection of singular lymph nodes for diagnostic purposes before treatment start is<br> allowed.<br><br> - Synchronous or previous malignancies. Exceptions are curatively treated basal cell<br> carcinoma or SCC of the skin, or in situ carcinoma of the cervix uteri, low- or<br> intermediate- risk prostate cancer or breast with a progression-free follow-up time<br> of at least 3 years without any remaining disease burden, or other previous<br> malignancy with a progression-free interval of at least 5 years without any<br> remaining active/progressive disease burden regardless whether the treatment is<br> completed or ongoing as a maintenance treatment (e.g. androgen deprivation therapy<br> for prostate cancer).<br><br> - Pregnancy or breast feeding<br><br> - Any severe mental or psychic disorder affecting decision making and ability to<br> provide informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
out-of field nodal recurrence rate at 2 years
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
out-of field nodal recurrence rate at 3 years;Loco-regional control (LCR) rate at 2 years;Loco-regional control (LCR) rate at 3 years;Progression-free survival (PFS) at 2 years;Progression-free survival (PFS) at 3 years;Overall Survival (OS) at 2 years;Overall Survival (OS) at 3 years;Early toxicity of treatment;Late toxicity of treatment;Overall Quality of life at end of treatment;Quality of life regarding head and neck specific symptoms at end of treatment;Overall Quality of life at 6 months after treatment;Quality of life regarding head and neck specific symptoms at 6 months after treatment;Overall Quality of life at 12 months after treatment;Quality of life regarding head and neck specific symptoms at 12 months after treatment;Overall Quality of life at 24 months after treatment;Quality of life regarding head and neck specific symptoms at 24 months after treatment
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