This is a study whose main objective is to evaluate prospectively the proportion of patients with severe xerostomia one year after treatment with tomotherapy for head and neck cancer.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
11
Patients receive radiotherapy by Tomotherapy for 7 weeks at the ENT
Centre François BACLESSE
Caen, France
the proportion of patients with xerostomia
Estimate the proportion of patients with xerostomia of grade greater than or equal to 2 assessed by the scale of late toxicity RTOG / EORTC 12 months after completion of radiotherapy.
Time frame: 12 months after completion of radiotherapy.
Evaluation of acute and late xerostomia
Evaluation of acute xerostomia
Time frame: after 3, 6 and 12 months after radiotherapy
Measurement of salivary flow with and without stimulation
Measurement of salivary flow with and without stimulation
Time frame: at 3, 6 and 12 months after end of radiotherapy
Evaluation of the incidence of acute side effects of radiotherapy
Evaluation of the incidence of acute and late side effects of radiotherapy
Time frame: Weekly during radiotherapy
Evaluation of the incidence of late side effects of radiotherapy
Evaluation of the incidence of late side effects of radiotherapy
Time frame: At 3, 6 and 12 months after radiotherapy
Evaluation of quality of life and fatigue
Evaluation of quality of life and fatigue
Time frame: At 3, 6 and 12 months after radiotherapy
Evaluation of overall survival and progression-free survival
Evaluation of overall survival and progression-free survival
Time frame: at 3, 6 and 12 months after radiotherapy
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