Surgery vs radiation for throat cancer spread to neck lymph nodes
Part of Cancer, Ear, nose & throat, Mouth & dental clinical trials.
This trial compares two standard treatments for advanced throat cancer that has spread to neck lymph nodes: surgery to remove the affected lymph nodes versus radiation therapy. The goal is to see which approach better controls the disease, and participants will be randomly assigned to one of these treatments.
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Who can take part
- You must be 18 to 75 years old.
- You must have throat cancer (hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma) that has spread to lymph nodes in the neck, with at least one node larger than 2 cm.
- You should be in generally good health (able to care for yourself, with a performance score of 0 or 1).
- You must not have had prior surgery (except biopsy), radiation, chemotherapy, or immunotherapy for this cancer.
- You must not have another active cancer (except cured basal cell skin cancer or papillary thyroid cancer).
Quick eligibility check
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