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Vitamin D and Head and Neck Cancer: Impact on Toxicity and Prognosis

RECRUITINGSponsored by Centro di Riferimento Oncologico - Aviano
Actively Recruiting
SponsorCentro di Riferimento Oncologico - Aviano
Started2021-08-08
Est. completion2024-08
Eligibility
Age18 Years+
Healthy vol.Accepted

Summary

The goal of this observational study is to learn about relation between vitamin D levels in subjects with head and neck cancer. The main question it aims to answer are: * variation of vitamin D levels in the study population at different time points * relation between therapy side effects and vitamin D level * relation between disease outcome and vitamin D level Participants will be followed as per clinical practice

Eligibility

Age: 18 Years+Healthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

histologically proven HNSCC (squamous cell carcinomas), all subsites

* non-metastatic locally advanced stages
* patients candidate for radical or adjuvant radiotherapy
* patients candidate for bilateral neck irradiation
* written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

* distant metastases
* patients with known disorders of calcium/vitamin D metabolism

Conditions2

CancerHead and Neck Cancer

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