Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Prospective Pilot Study Evaluating Dental Side Effects of Radiotherapy on Subjects Treated for Head and Neck Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Jules Bordet Institute

Conditions:

Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Multi-centric, one arm phase II study. The first phase of the study will consist of an evaluation of the initial dental state of each subject based on a stomatological examination, an orthopantomogram...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age ≥ 18 years old
  • ECOG performance status ≤2
  • Female and Male
  • Newly diagnosed, histologically or cytologically confirmed head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (oropharynx, oral cavity, larynx, hypopharynx or cavum)
  • Results of previous pre-treatment imaging (PET-CT and cervicofacial MRI and/or CT/scan)
  • Eligible for treatment based on (chemo-)radiotherapy (with or without a surgical treatment)
  • Agree to wear, three times per week, fluoride dental splint after RT
  • HPV/p 16 testing results available at the time of screening (only for subjects with oropharynx cancer)
  • Serum pregnancy test (for subjects of childbearing potential) negative within 7 days prior to the 1st radiotherapy treatment
  • Women of childbearing potential must agree to use of one effective method of contraception prior study entry and during the course of the study.
  • Completion of all necessary screening procedures within 30 days prior to 1st radiotherapy treatment.
  • Signed Informed Consent form (ICF) obtained prior to any study related procedure.
  • Ability to understand and complete the questionnaires (language proficiency, cognitive functioning) as judged by the principal investigator upon screening
  • Note: Subject from the SwallPEG trial can participate in the StomRay study if they meet all of the previous eligibility criteria.

Exclusion

  • Subject having less than ten teeth on dental arch
  • Life expectancy less than 12 months
  • History of previous head and neck irradiation
  • Prior or current treatment with bisphosphonates or denosumab
  • Presence of too many metal artefacts on the RT simulation scan preventing precise teeth contouring
  • Subject with a significant medical, neuro-psychiatric, or surgical condition, currently uncontrolled by treatment, which, in the principal investigator's opinion, may interfere with completion of the study.
  • Pregnancy and/or lactating women
  • Subjects with imperfect amelogenesis

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 17 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 16 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04452032

Start Date

November 17 2020

End Date

May 16 2027

Last Update

November 8 2024

Active Locations (3)

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CHU saint Pierre

Brussels, Belgium, 1000

2

Hôpital Erasme

Brussels, Belgium, 1070

3

Institut Jules Bordet

Brussels, Belgium, 1070