Photon/Proton Radiation Therapy for Oropharyngeal Cancers

Stopped early

Conditions studied: Oropharyngeal Cancers

In brief

The purpose of this study is to collect information from the questionnaire and medical records to see what effects proton radiation has on cancer and collect and analyze morbidity outcomes: incidence of xerostomia (dry mouth) and tumor control.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00797446

Run by

University of Florida

People needed

10

Starts

2007-09-01

Expected to finish

2015-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-02-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Biopsy-proven squamous cell carcinoma of oropharynx (tonsillar pillars, tonsillar fossa, soft palate, base of tongue).
• Stage-grouping:
• Stage I (T1N0)
• Stage II (T2N0)
• Favorable Stage III (T1N1/T2N1) and selected stage IV (T1-T2 early N2b)2 or less lymph node and 2 or less cm diameter lymph node
• Unfavorable stage III and selected stage IV (any T, N2c/N3)
• Surgery of the primary tumor/lymph nodes is limited to incisional/excisional biopsies.
• Will receive treatment with proton radiation.

You may not qualify if…

• Evidence of distant metastasis.
• Previous irradiation for head and neck cancer.

Where it is running

• University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute — Jacksonville, Florida, United States

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