Lidocaine injection before throat cancer surgery
Treatments studied
Part of Cancer, Ear, nose & throat, Mouth & dental clinical trials.
This early-phase trial tests whether injecting lidocaine (a numbing medicine) into the tumor before surgery can help with pain or other outcomes in people with oropharyngeal cancer. It's for patients who are already scheduled for a scope procedure and surgery at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You have been diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx (back of the throat) or neck.
- Your tumor is at a stage T1, T2, T3, or T4 (any stage of local spread).
- You are planning to have a direct laryngoscopy (scope to look at the throat) with or without biopsy at the University of Pennsylvania.
- You have not had radiation therapy to the head or neck before.
- You are not allergic to lidocaine or similar numbing medicines.
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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