Targeted radiation for head and neck cancer after surgery
Part of Cancer clinical trials.
This trial tests a new way of giving radiation therapy only to the side of the neck that needs it, which may reduce side effects while still preventing cancer from coming back. It is for people who have had surgery for head and neck cancer and have not had the cancer spread to the lymph nodes.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You have been diagnosed with a type of head and neck cancer (squamous cell carcinoma) that has not spread far, and you had surgery to remove the cancer.
- You are able to perform your daily activities (performance status 2 or less).
- After surgery, doctors found no cancer in your lymph nodes, or only one lymph node with a tiny amount of cancer that is less than 1 cm and has not spread outside the node.
- You have not had radiation therapy or surgery on the head or neck before this trial.
- You are not pregnant or able to give consent.
- You must start radiation therapy within 8 weeks after your surgery.
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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