This is a single-arm, phase II study to establish the safety of reducing radiation dose in selected HPV-Associated OPSCC patients receiving adjuvant radiation after TORS and neck dissection. This protocol also allows for sparing of the primary resection bed, in appropriate patients, as previously published by our group and found to be safe and effective.
This is a single-arm Phase II non-inferiority study of adjuvant radiation for locally-advanced HPV-Associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Patients with pT0-T3, N0-N1, M0 disease (per AJCC 8th Edition), detectable pre-operative and undetectable postoperative ctHPVDNA will be eligible. Patients will have undergone TORS primary site resection and neck dissection. Patients will undergo adjuvant RT +/- guideline-indicated chemotherapy. The neck and the primary site will be considered separately. The primary objective of the study will be to determine the 2-year locoregional control (LRC) rate. Secondary objectives include measures of toxicity (as measured by CTCAE, version 5.0), patient-reported QOL (as measured by the MDASI and MDADI questionnaire), progression-free survival, metastasis-free survival, and overall survival. Differences between patients treated with IMRT and proton therapy in terms of toxicity and QOL will serve as another secondary objective.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
104
Shortened Course Adjuvant Radiotherapy Following TORS
Lancaster General Hospital
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Locoregional control
To determine whether disease recurs locally (at primary site) or in regionally in the nodes of the neck
Time frame: 2 years
Progression-free survival
To determine progression-free survival (any progression)
Time frame: 2 Years
Metastasis-free survival
To determine metastasis-free survival (any distant metastasis)
Time frame: 2 years
Overall survival
To determine overall survival (alive or not)
Time frame: 2 years
Differences in toxicity between patients receiving IMRT and patients receiving PBT
To assess toxicity using the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Version 5.0.
Time frame: 2 years
Patient-Reported Quality of Life using MDASI-HN
The MD Anderson Symptom Inventory - Head \& Neck (MDASI-HN) 1. Minimum Value: 0 2. Maximum Value: 280 3. Higher scores mean worse outcome
Time frame: 2 years
Patient-Reported Quality of Life using MDADI
The MD Anderson Dysphagia Inventory (MDADI) 1. Minimum Value: 20 2. Maximum Value: 100 3. Higher scores mean better outcome
Time frame: 2 years
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