RATIONALE: Surgery may be an effective treatment for oral cancer. It is not yet known whether surgery to remove the tumor and lymph nodes in the neck is more effective than surgery to remove the tumor alone in treating patients with early-stage oral cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is comparing two types of neck surgery to see how well they work in treating patients with early stage oral cancer.
OBJECTIVES: * To determine whether the use of a selective neck dissection (SEND) used electively on all patients presenting with stage I-II oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) improves survival, disease-free survival, and loco-regional disease control rates. * To determine how SEND and complex reconstruction affect quality of life and mental health. * To determine whether the use of SEND on all patients presenting with stage I-II oral cavity SCC represents a cost-effective use of resources. OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified by age (\< 40 vs 40-64 vs ≥ 65 years of age), tumor stage (T1 vs T2), and surgeon. * Arm I: Patients undergo resection of the primary tumor with neck dissection. * Arm II: Patients undergo resection of the primary tumor alone. Patients complete the EORTC QLQ-C30, EORTC QLQ - H\&N35, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) before surgery and at 6, 12, and 24 months after surgery. Patients also complete the EQ-5D questionnaire at baseline, 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months. Additionally, a self-completion Health Service Use questionnaire is completed every 2 months, during the first 24 months after treatment, to enable costs to the NHS to be monitored. After surgery, patients are followed periodically for up to 5 years. Peer Reviewed and Funded or Endorsed by Cancer Research UK.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Enrollment
652
Overall survival
Disease-free survival
Local and regional recurrence
Completeness of resection at the primary site
Quality-of-life as measured by the EORTC QLQ-30 & H&N module
Psychological well-being as measured by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) at 6, 12, and 24 months
Costs to NHS, patients, and carers/families
Incremental cost per life-year saved and/or per quality-adjusted life year (QALY)
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