Elective vs therapeutic neck surgery for oral cancer
Part of Cancer clinical trials.
This trial compares two types of neck surgery to treat certain early-stage oral squamous cell cancers that have lymph node involvement. It may help doctors choose the safest approach and potentially reduce unnecessary treatment while still controlling the cancer.
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Who can take part
- You have confirmed (biopsy-proven) tongue (except the very back/base), cheek lining, upper/lower gums, hard palate, or the floor of the mouth cancer.
- Your cancer stage is T1 or T2, with lymph node involvement that is N1, and no distant spread (M0).
- You have not had chemotherapy, radiation, or targeted/biologic therapy for this cancer before.
- No prior head-and-neck cancer surgery (except a diagnostic biopsy), and no prior radiation to the head/neck for cancer.
- You have no other active or recent cancer in the last 5 years (with a few exceptions like skin basal cell cancer that’s cured or cervical cancer in situ).
- Your general health is good enough for study (ECOG 0–1) and you can reliably attend follow-ups and give consent.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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