Radiation therapy after surgery for early glottic cancer
This study looks at whether adding radiation therapy after surgery improves outcomes for people with early-stage glottic cancer that involves the anterior commissure (the front part of the vocal cords). If you join, you may receive radiation therapy or not, and the researchers will compare the results.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You have a confirmed diagnosis of glottic squamous cell carcinoma (a type of throat cancer).
- Your cancer is stage T1 or T2 and has not spread to lymph nodes or distant sites (N0M0).
- You have undergone surgery to remove the cancer within the last 4 to 8 weeks, and the margins were negative (no cancer at the edges).
- You have not received prior radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or other anti-cancer treatments.
- You have an ECOG performance status of 0 or 1 (meaning you are fully active or restricted only in physically strenuous activity).
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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