Fluorescent Visualization in Early Oral Cancer

University of Calgary40 enrolled

Overview

Studies from Vancouver show that fluorescent visualization (FV) is a useful method of controlling surgical margins. This early finding will now be confirmed in a national randomized controlled trial.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

QUADRUPLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma or Severe Dysplasia

Interventions

resection of oral cancerPROCEDURE

Oral cancer will be resected.

resection of oral cancerPROCEDURE

Oral cancer will be resected

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * biopsy proven invasive oral cancer or severe dysplasia / Cis * invasive cancer must be T1 or T2 * no prior history of oral cancer / treatment of oral cancer Exclusion Criteria: * prior history of oral cancer * unable to provide informed consent * lesion not able to be completely visualized by FV

Locations (1)

Foothills Hospital

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

disease specific survival

disease specific 5 year survival

Time frame: 5 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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