Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for Study of Proton Versus Photon Beam Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer

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Trial Identification

Brief Title: Study of Proton Versus Photon Beam Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer

Official Title: A Phase II Randomized Study of Proton Versus Photon Beam Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Unilateral Head and Neck Cancer

Study ID: NCT02923570

Conditions

Head and Neck Cancer

Interventions

Photon intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)

Proton beam radiotherapy (PBRT)

Study Description

Brief Summary: Compared to IMRT, PBRT is thought to give less radiation exposure to the surrounding healthy tissues. It is possible that side effect rates with PBRT will be lower or the same compared to IMRT, but this has not been well studied to date. Although both of these radiation therapies have been used in the past to treat head and neck cancer, this research study will compare the effects of these two different radiation treatment modalities with each other to see whether PBRT is better, the same or worse than IMRT.

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