Lymphatic Mapping Of Oropharyngeal Cancer

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity College, London

About this trial

A multi-centre validation study to evaluate whether a new imaging and surgical protocol would work as well as the current gold standard in identifying sentinel nodes in patients with oropharyngeal cancer.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Adults aged 18 or over

New diagnosis of OPC - all anatomical subsites and HPV status accepted

Unilateral metastatic nodes equating to AJCC TNM8 clinical staging N1-N2b for P16 negative and N1 for P16 positive patients.

Disqualifiers

Suspicious bilateral nodes on imaging

Previous radiotherapy or surgery to the neck

Second primary oropharyngeal tumours

Distant metastasis (e.g. lung, bone)

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Imaging procedure
  • Surgical procedure

Treatment groups

150 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

University College, London

Lead sponsor

National Institute for Health Research, United Kingdom

Collaborator