Health Condition 1: C109- Malignant neoplasm of oropharynx,unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Histologically proven treatment naive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma 2. Male or female patients 18 years and above. 3. Patients who have given written informed consent 4. Patients with performance status of 0,1 or 2 (ECOG scale) 5. Stage III/IV oropharyngeal cancers 6. Patients planned for radical chemoradiotherapy
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Medical comorbidities like hypertensive, diabetes mellitus, Hepatitis B and HIV positive, etc. 2. Stage I/II oropharyngeal cancers indicated for single modality therapy 3. Patient unable to give informed consent. 4. Patient unsuitable for radical treatment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess the incidence, severity and duration of oral mucositis during and after concurrent CTRT.Timepoint: Baseline, week 1, week 2, week 3, week 4, week 5, week 6, week 7, 3 months after the treatment. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess changes and differences in Pain Score. To evaluate the use of NSAIDs. To assess patterns of weight loss. To document the use and duration of nasogastric tube feeding.Timepoint: Baseline, week 1, week 2, week 3, week 4, week 5, week 6, week 7, 3 months after the treatment.;To assess tumour responseTimepoint: 1)Pretreatment 2) Day 21 3) End of treatment | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Tata Memorial Centre