Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

De-Escalation Radiotherapy in Patients With Low-Risk HPV-Related Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Lead Sponsor:

Canadian Cancer Trials Group

Conditions:

Oropharyngeal Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to find out whether radiotherapy to some of the lymph node areas can be safely omitted to decrease side effects without increasing the risk of the tumour coming back.

Detailed Description

The standard or usual treatment for this disease includes radiotherapy or radiotherapy combined with chemotherapy or antibody therapy. These treatments are highly effective at curing most patients wi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with pathologically proven diagnosis of HPV-related OPSCC
  • Clinical stage T1-3 N0-1 M0 (UICC/AJCC 8th Ed.)
  • Patients must be eligible for definitive RT or CRT
  • Must be ≥ 18 years of age
  • Must have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0, 1, or 2
  • Patient is able (i.e. sufficiently fluent) and willing to complete the quality of life and health economics questionnaires in either English or French
  • Patient consent must be appropriately obtained in accordance with applicable local and regulatory requirements. Each patient must sign a consent form prior to enrolment in the trial to document their willingness to participate
  • Patients must be accessible for treatment and follow-up. Investigators must assure themselves the patients enrolled on this trial will be available for complete documentation of the treatment, adverse events, and follow-up.
  • In accordance with CCTG policy, protocol treatment is to begin within 3 weeks of patient registration
  • Women/men of childbearing potential must have agreed to use a highly effective contraceptive method
  • The following radiological investigations must be done within 8 weeks of randomization: CT or MR of head and neck (MRI is recommended for base-of-tongue primary tumors); PET-CT scan.
  • Patient must consent to provision of, and investigator(s) must confirm location and commit to obtain a representation of formalin-fixed paraffin block of non-cytology tumour tissue in order that the specific correlative marker assays described in Section 12 (Correlative Studies) may be conducted. Please see the Correlative Manual for details
  • Patient must consent to provision of samples of blood and plasma (for circulating cell free DNA) in order that the specific correlative marker assays described may be conducted.
  • Patients with prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen are eligible for this trial.

Exclusion

  • Previous chemotherapy or radiotherapy treatment for head and neck cancer
  • Patients with an unknown primary.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 28 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 31 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

103 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03822897

Start Date

June 28 2019

End Date

December 31 2025

Last Update

September 30 2025

Active Locations (14)

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BCCA - Centre for the North

Prince George, British Columbia, Canada, V2M 7E9

2

BCCA - Vancouver Cancer Centre

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5Z 4E6

3

CancerCare Manitoba

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3E 0V9

4

Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Centre

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, A1B 3V6