Actively Recruiting

Phase 3
Age: 18Years +
All Genders
NCT05451004

SPECT-CT Guided ELEctive Contralateral Neck Treatment for Patients With Lateralized Oropharyngeal Cancer

Led by Canadian Cancer Trials Group · Updated on 2026-05-12

510

Participants Needed

36

Research Sites

446 weeks

Total Duration

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Sponsors

C

Canadian Cancer Trials Group

Lead Sponsor

A

Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology

Collaborating Sponsor

AI-Summary

What this Trial Is About

This study is being done to answer the following question: Is the chance of cancer spreading or returning the same if radiotherapy to the neck is guided, by using a special imaging study called lymph node mapping (lymphatic mapping) Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT-CT), compared to the usual treatment when radiotherapy is given to both sides of the neck?

CONDITIONS

Official Title

SPECT-CT Guided ELEctive Contralateral Neck Treatment for Patients With Lateralized Oropharyngeal Cancer

Who Can Participate

Age: 18Years +
All Genders

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

  • Patients with confirmed lateralized oropharyngeal cancer not crossing midline
  • HPV positive or negative by p16 immunohistochemistry
  • Clinical stage T1-3 M0 with possible ipsilateral lymph node involvement up to 6 cm
  • Recent CT or MRI of the neck, PET-CT, and chest CT within 8 weeks before registration
  • Planned radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy with bilateral neck treatment
  • Known intent regarding concurrent chemotherapy at randomization
  • ECOG performance status of 0, 1, or 2
  • Willing to complete quality of life questionnaires in available languages
  • Provided informed consent prior to registration
  • Accessible for treatment and follow-up
  • Start definitive radiotherapy within 28 days (+14 days) of randomization
  • Acceptable injection procedure settings for lymphatic mapping
  • Use of highly effective contraception if of childbearing potential
  • Prior or concurrent cancers allowed if not interfering with study
  • Consent to provide tumor tissue samples for marker assays
Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

  • T1-T2 cancers isolated to tonsil fossa without involved lymph nodes or with a single small ipsilateral node less than 3 cm without extranodal extension
  • Prior diagnostic tonsillectomy or lingual tonsillectomy with no residual disease for tonsil or tongue base cancer
  • Previous head and neck cancer or multiple synchronous primary cancers
  • Previous induction or neoadjuvant chemotherapy
  • Previous head and neck radiation therapy or extensive neck dissection involving at least 3 levels on either side
  • Allergy to radiotracers
  • Severe active co-morbidities including recent hospitalization for lung disease, unstable angina, congestive heart failure, or recent heart attack
  • Diseases preventing radiotherapy such as scleroderma

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Trial Site Locations

Total: 36 locations

1

City of Hope Corona

Corona, California, United States, 92882

Actively Recruiting

2

City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center

Duarte, California, United States, 91010

Actively Recruiting

3

City of Hope at Irvine Lennar

Irvine, California, United States, 92618

Suspended

4

UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Coral Gables

Coral Gables, Florida, United States, 33146

Actively Recruiting

5

Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center

Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32207

Active, Not Recruiting

6

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine-Sylvester Cancer Center

Miami, Florida, United States, 33136

Actively Recruiting

7

Moffitt Cancer Center-International Plaza

Tampa, Florida, United States, 33607

Actively Recruiting

8

Moffitt Cancer Center - McKinley Campus

Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612

Actively Recruiting

9

Moffitt Cancer Center

Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612

Actively Recruiting

10

Emory University Hospital Midtown

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30308

Actively Recruiting

11

Northwestern University

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611

Active, Not Recruiting

12

Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Warrenville

Warrenville, Illinois, United States, 60555

Active, Not Recruiting

13

The James Graham Brown Cancer Center at University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40202

Suspended

14

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109

Actively Recruiting

15

University of Michigan - Brighton Center for Specialty Care

Brighton, Michigan, United States, 48116

Actively Recruiting

16

Henry Ford Hospital

Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48202

Actively Recruiting

17

MU Health - University Hospital/Ellis Fischel Cancer Center

Columbia, Missouri, United States, 65212

Actively Recruiting

18

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599

Actively Recruiting

19

Providence Portland Medical Center

Portland, Oregon, United States, 97213

Actively Recruiting

20

MD Anderson in The Woodlands

Conroe, Texas, United States, 77384

Actively Recruiting

21

M D Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Actively Recruiting

22

MD Anderson West Houston

Houston, Texas, United States, 77079

Actively Recruiting

23

MD Anderson League City

League City, Texas, United States, 77573

Actively Recruiting

24

MD Anderson in Sugar Land

Sugar Land, Texas, United States, 77478

Actively Recruiting

25

University of Vermont Medical Center

Burlington, Vermont, United States, 05401

Actively Recruiting

26

University of Vermont and State Agricultural College

Burlington, Vermont, United States, 05405

Actively Recruiting

27

BCCA-Vancouver Cancer Centre

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5Z 4E6

Actively Recruiting

28

CancerCare Manitoba

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3E 0V9

Actively Recruiting

29

Health Sciences North

Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, P3E 5J1

Actively Recruiting

30

Saint Joseph's Healthcare Charlton Campus

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8N 4A6

Suspended

31

Juravinski Cancer Centre at Hamilton Health Sciences

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8V 5C2

Actively Recruiting

32

Odette Cancer Centre- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4N 3M5

Suspended

33

University Health Network-Princess Margaret Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2M9

Actively Recruiting

34

CHUM - Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal

Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H2X 3E4

Actively Recruiting

35

Jewish General Hospital

Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3T 1E2

Suspended

36

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke-Fleurimont

Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, J1H 5N4

Actively Recruiting

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Research Team

W

Wendy Parulekar

CONTACT

How is the study designed?

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Masking

NONE

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Model

PARALLEL

Primary Purpose

TREATMENT

Number of Arms

2

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