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Pre-Op MRI on Margin Status for Transoral Robotic Surgery for HPV+ Tonsillar Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Led by Case Comprehensive Cancer Center · Updated on 2026-05-05
30
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
39 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This prospective research study aims to see if pre-operative MRI can predict the margin status after transoral robotic surgery (TORS) for human papillomavirus positive (HPV+) tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). The pre-operative MRI will have a standard MR neck without and with contrast, with added axial T2 weighted sequence and T2 SPACE sequence through the tonsils. Three neuroradiologists will grade the thickness of the pharyngeal constrictor muscle (the muscle that surrounds the tonsils) on a five-point scale. The study will determine if the pre-operative MRI grading will correlate with positive, insecure (\<1mm), or secure (\>1mm) margin during TORS surgery for your HPV+ tonsillar SCC.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Pre-Op MRI on Margin Status for Transoral Robotic Surgery for HPV+ Tonsillar Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Adults 18 years of age
- Being considered for transoral robotic surgery (TORS) for HPV positive tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma
You will not qualify if you...
- Younger than 18 years of age
- Unable to provide informed consent
- Do not wish to participate
- Vulnerable populations including cognitively impaired persons, pregnant women, and students or house staff under investigator supervision
- Contraindication to MRI
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
J
Jonathan Lee, MD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Number of Arms
1
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