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Brief Title: Comparison of Elective Lymph Node Treatment Versus Clinical Observation in the Absence of Palpable Lymph Nodes for High Risk Skin Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC)
Official Title: High Risk Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Treated With Mohs Surgery Randomized to Elective Management of the Draining Lymph Nodes vs. Periodic Clinical Nodal Observation
Study ID: NCT01252329
Brief Summary: This study will evaluate if there is a difference in survival between elective treatment of draining lymph nodes vs. clinical nodal observation in patients undergoing Mohs surgery for high risk skin squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck who have a normal lymph node exam. Each treatment arm is accepted as a current standard of care, and the objective is to compare outcomes between the two arms.
Detailed Description: This is a prospective, randomized, non-blinded, controlled trial of high risk head and neck cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas which will compare specific outcomes between two treatment arms. Subjects are eligible patients who are sent to Zitelli \& Brodland PC for Mohs micrographic surgery of tumors that meet our high risk criteria. These patients with clinically-negative lymph node exams will either enter into the arm of nodal observation or the arm of elective management of the neck, which is currently the standard protocol per the UPMC ENT department. The patients in the observation arm will have evaluation and treatment of their lymph nodes if an abnormality is detected clinically. The primary endpoint is disease-specific survival. Secondary endpoints will include overall and disease-free survival, complications, and quality of life measures for each arm.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
UPMC Department of Otolaryngology, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Zitelli & Brodland PC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Name: John A Zitelli, MD
Affiliation: Zitelli & Brodland PC; UPMC Departments of Dermatology and Otolaryngology
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Name: David G Brodland, MD
Affiliation: Zitelli & Brodland PC; UPMC Departments of Dermatology and Otolaryngology
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Name: Uma Duvvuri, MD,PhD
Affiliation: UPMC Department of Otolaryngology
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Name: Christine H Weinberger, MD
Affiliation: Zitelli & Brodland PC
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR