Lymphatic Mapping Of Oropharyngeal Cancer

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Conditions studied: Oropharyngeal Cancer

In brief

A multi-centre validation study to evaluate whether a new imaging and surgical protocol would work as well as the current gold standard in identifying sentinel nodes in patients with oropharyngeal cancer.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04498221

Run by

University College, London

People needed

150

Starts

2022-07-07

Expected to finish

2027-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2024-09-19

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Adults aged 18 or over
• New diagnosis of OPC - all anatomical subsites and HPV status accepted
• Unilateral metastatic nodes equating to AJCC TNM8 clinical staging N1-N2b for P16 negative and N1 for P16 positive patients.

You may not qualify if…

• Suspicious bilateral nodes on imaging
• Previous radiotherapy or surgery to the neck
• Second primary oropharyngeal tumours
• Distant metastasis (e.g. lung, bone)
• Pregnancy and lactation
• Inability to give informed consent
• Allergy to lymphatic tracers

Where it is running

• St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust — London, United Kingdom (enrolling)
• University College Hospital — London, United Kingdom (enrolling)

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