Status:

RECRUITING

De-escalation of Adjuvant Radiation for Low-Risk HPV Oropharyngeal Cancers

Lead Sponsor:

Georgetown University

Collaborating Sponsors:

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

Conditions:

Oropharynx Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether for intermediate-risk patients who have undergone Transoral Robotic Surgery for HPV/p16(+) oropharyngeal cancer and have minimal smoking history, wh...

Detailed Description

HPV+ oropharyngeal carcinoma can be treated with either definitive radiotherapy or transoral surgery (TOS, using a predominantly robotic or laser approach), with equivalent oncologic results.23 The pr...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients must be ≥ 18 years of age on the day of signing informed consent.
  • Patients must have a diagnosis of p16+ and/or HPV+ squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx (including base of tongue, glossotonsilar sulcus, tonsil, soft palate, vallecula, and/or posterior oropharyngeal wall).
  • pathologic stage T1-2 N1 M0 (AJCC 8th ed.) stage I or T3 N0-1 M0 stage II (AJCC 8th ed.) SCCA of the oropharynx, with ≤ 5 distinct nodes involved with tumor, ≤ 2mm ECE (extracapsular extension), ≥ 2mm surgical margins at primary site.
  • Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) ≥ 60 within 8 weeks prior to registration.
  • neutrophil:lymphocyte ratio ≤ 5 within 8 weeks of registration.
  • hemoglobin count ≥ 10 within 8 weeks of registration. The patient may receive transfusion to reach this goal.
  • current non-smoker (at least 6 months) with ≤ 15 pack-year smoking history
  • start radiation within 8 weeks of resection (6 weeks preferable)
  • have undergone resection of the primary site with Transoral Surgery and neck dissection of at least the ipsilateral neck
  • Women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry, for the duration of study participation, and for 90 days following completion of therapy. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately.
  • Ability to understand and willingness to sign a written informed consent.

Exclusion

  • Perineural invasion at primary site
  • Lymphovascular space invasion at primary site
  • Level 4 nodal involvement (even if resected)
  • Retropharyngeal nodal involvement (even if resected)
  • any intact, unresected disease
  • nodal disease pathologically invading adjacent neck musculature
  • Patients treated via an invasive, non-oral approach to the primary site, including jaw-splitting mandibulotomy with resection or lateral pharyngotomy
  • Prior history of malignancy diagnosed within 2 years prior to registration, except for nonmelanomatous skin cancer that has completed treatment and the patient is deemed as being disease-free or Gleason 6 prostate cancer that is undergoing active surveillance.
  • Patient with extracapsular extension (ECE) who has not had a biopsy of an ipsilateral neck lymph node that demonstrated squamous cell carcinoma

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2028

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06554158

Start Date

August 1 2019

End Date

December 31 2028

Last Update

March 6 2025

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Medstar Georgetown University Hospital

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20007