Biomarker-Driven Radiation Therapy Dose Reduction after Transoral Robotic Surgery for the Treatment of HPV-Positive Oropharyngeal Cancer

Active:	Yes
Cancer Type:	Head and Neck Cancer Unknown Primary	NCT ID:	NCT05387915
Trial Phases:	Phase II	Protocol IDs:	WINSHIP5566-22 (primary) NCI-2022-02855 STUDY00004187
Eligibility:	18 Years and older, Male and Female	Study Type:	Treatment
Study Sponsor:	Emory University Hospital/Winship Cancer Institute
NCI Full Details:	http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT05387915

Summary

This phase II trial tests whether reduced dose radiation therapy after transoral robotic surgery works in treating patients with human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive oropharyngeal cancer. HPV positive oropharyngeal cancer has a better prognosis than oropharyngeal cancer not caused by HPV. A standard of care treatment for HPV positive oropharyngeal cancer is transoral robotic surgery followed by radiation therapy. However, this treatment is associated with many long-term side effects including difficulty swallowing. Radiation therapy uses high energy rays to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Giving reduced dose radiation therapy after transoral robotic surgery may improve swallowing outcomes and quality of life compared to standard of care dose radiation therapy after transoral robotic surgery.

Objectives

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
I. To evaluate swallow function among post-operative circulating tumor HPV deoxyribonucleic acid (ctHPVDNA)-negative patients treated with reduced intensity adjuvant radiation therapy (RT) doses as compared to historical controls from ECOG 3311.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. Evaluate progression free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and locoreginal control (LRC) among post-operative ctHPVDNA-negative patients treated with reduced adjuvant RT doses.
II. Evaluate PFS among post-operative ctHPVDNA-positive patients treated with standard of care adjuvant therapy.

OUTLINE:
Patients who are ctHPVDNA negative after surgery undergo reduced dose radiation therapy for 3 weeks (15 treatments). Patients who are ctHPVDNA positive or indeterminate after surgery undergo standard of care radiation therapy.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months.

Treatment Sites in Georgia

Emory University Hospital - Midtown
550 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, GA 30308
404-686-4411
www.emoryhealthcare.org

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
1365 Clifton Road NE
Building C
Atlanta, GA 30322
winshipcancer.emory.edu

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