Testing Less Intensive Radiation With Chemotherapy to Treat Low-risk Patients With HPV-positive Oropharyngeal Cancer
Recruiting
This trial will explore giving standard dose chemotherapy and radiation therapy to sites of disease including all lymph nodes involved with HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer, but administer lower doses of radiation therapy to the lymph nodes that are not known to be involved with cancer. By doing so, it is hypothesized that there will be equally good long term loco-regional and distant disease control but will reduced long term treatment side effects and improved quality of life in persons livin... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
05/16/2024
Locations: University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
Conditions: Cancer of the Head and Neck, Oropharynx Cancer, HPV Positive Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Throat Carcinoma