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Clinical Trial Summary

Severe acute and late dysphagia is now considered as a dose-limiting toxicity of radio(chemo)therapy for head and neck cancer that significantly affects patients' quality of life. We propose to preserve swallowing function by:

- adapting (individualizing) treatment (intensity-modulated radiotherapy: IMRT) to per-treatment changes occurring in the tumor and surrounding organs and tissues;

- reducing the volumes of elective neck, that may result in significant decrease of severe acute and late dysphagia.


Clinical Trial Description

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Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment


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NCT number NCT01287390
Study type Interventional
Source University Hospital, Ghent
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Status Completed
Phase Phase 2
Start date October 2011
Completion date May 2015

See also
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