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Brief Title: De-Escalation Radiotherapy in Patients With Low-Risk HPV-Related Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Official Title: A Phase II Single Arm Trial of Elective Volume Adjusted De-Escalation Radiotherapy (EVADER) in Patients With Low-Risk HPV-Related Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Study ID: NCT03822897
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to find out whether radiotherapy to some of the lymph node areas can be safely omitted to decrease side effects without increasing the risk of the tumour coming back.
Detailed Description: The standard or usual treatment for this disease includes radiotherapy or radiotherapy combined with chemotherapy or antibody therapy. These treatments are highly effective at curing most patients with HPV-related cancer of the oropharynx, but short and long-term side effects from treatment can be significant.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
BCCA - Centre for the North, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
BCCA - Vancouver Cancer Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Centre, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Juravinski Cancer Centre at Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
The Research Institute of the McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Hotel-Dieu de Quebec, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
CIUSSS de l'Estrie - Centre hospitalier, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Allan Blair Cancer Centre, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Name: Scott Bratman
Affiliation: Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON
Role: STUDY_CHAIR