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Phase II Study of Daily Adaptive Radiotherapy for Submandibular Gland-sparing in Head and Neck Cancer

RECRUITINGN/ASponsored by University Health Network, Toronto
Actively Recruiting
PhaseN/A
SponsorUniversity Health Network, Toronto
Started2025-10-15
Est. completion2029-10-01
Eligibility
Age18 Years+
Healthy vol.Accepted

Summary

This is a randomized, single centre, single blinded prospective study comparing the standard of care imaging guided radiation therapy and daily adaptive radiotherapy (ART) for submandibular gland-sparing in head and neck cancer

Eligibility

Age: 18 Years+Healthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

* Age ≥ 18 years
* Histologically proven Squamous Cell carcinoma of head and neck
* Bilateral neck being treated
* At least one level 1b not being treated electively and with no target structure, other than elective level II/III, \<1cm to spared SMG
* ECOG PS 0-2
* Planned for curative (chemo)radiotherapy
* Able to receive and understand verbal and written information regarding study and able to give written informed consent
* Be able to lie comfortably on back and to wear immobilization for up to 1 hour

Exclusion Criteria:

* As judged by investigator evidence of systemic disease that makes unsuitable for study
* Pregnancy
* Underlying salivary dysfunction prior to treatment judged by investigator to affect likelihood of benefit from ART

Conditions2

CancerSquamous Cell Cancer of Head and Neck (SCCHN)

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