PET/CT Follow up for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorRigshospitalet, Denmark
About this trial
PET/CT follow up for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma The following is a presentation of a prospective protocol, named PET/CT follow up for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (PET Follow), including patients who have completed radiotherapy treatment for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (HNSCC).
The purpose of this study is to investigate the diagnostic performance of 18F-fluorodeoxy-D-glucose (FDG) Positron Emission Tomography/ Computed Tomography (PET/CT) in patients with HNSCC after curative intended treatment.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Informed consent
Age above 18
Completed curative treatment for HNSCC of the oral cavity, nasopharynx, oropharynx, hypopharynx or larynx
Disqualifiers
Patient refusal
Patients with clinical N0 neck
Patients who had neck dissections prior to radiotherapy
Patients who are clinical inoperable for any reason
Trial design
Design model
Single group
Treatments tested in this trial
Neck dissection
Procedure/SurgeryBased on PET/CT scan patients will undergo neck dissection.
Treatment groups
600 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupGroup A: SurgeryOther 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Number of patients with malignant lymph nodes
Number of lymph nodes with vital tumor cells
Time frame
2 weeksSponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov