To determine if a lymphatic mapping-guided approach (experimental arm) for management of the contralateral neck has a non-inferior disease-free survival (DFS) compared to bilateral neck radiation therapy RT (control arm) in patients with lateralized Oropharyngeal Cancer (OPC) not involving or crossing the midline and without clinical contralateral nodal disease.
Have you been diagnosed with Lateralized Oropharyngeal Cancer . If so, you may be able to take part in a research study looking at the safety by using a special imaging study called lymph node mapping (lymphatic mapping) Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT-CT) compared to the usual treatment when radiotherapy is given . The study involves randomization (selection by 50/50 chance to assigned group), blood collection for research purposes in addition to routine blood work, diagnostic imaging scan (ex: MRI/SPET/PET/CT Scan) and study questionnaires so that there is a understanding of your care and needs as a patient.
UNC Hospitals / UNC Medical Center
101 Manning Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA
Xuguang Chen
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Clinical or Medical
Interventional
Cancer (Head and Neck)
23-2845