Health Condition 1: null- Patients with locally advanced oropharyngeal cancers
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Stage III-IV oropharyngeal cancer 2. Advanced nodal disease (N2-N3) 3. Histologically proven Squamous cell carcinoma. 4. Age >18. 5. Fit for radical treatment 6. Karnofsky Performance Score >70 7. No prior history of therapeutic irradiation. 8. Informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Metastatic disease on presentation 2. Prior history of malignancy 3. Pregnancy and lactating women 4. Patients who has received NACT 5. Reirradiation 6. Allergy to CT contrast 7. Deranged Renal function test (RFT)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To quantify the changes in the volume of target and parotid gland during IMRTTimepoint: 2nd,4th and 6th Week of radiation treatment | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To quantify positional changes of parotid gland during IMRTTimepoint: 2nd,4th and 6th Week of radiation treatment | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Tata Memorial Hospital