Feasibility study of sentinel node navigation surgery for head and neck cancer.

Feasibility study of sentinel node navigation surgery for head and neck cancer. - Sentinel node navigation surgery for head and neck cancer.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000025791

Enrollment

Registered

2017-03-01

Start date

2017-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Head and neck cancer, Oral cancer, Laryngopharyngeal cancer.

Interventions

One day before surgery, 99mTc phytate is injected around the tumor. During surgery, sentinel lymph node is detected and frozen section analysis is performed. In case of metastasis positive, neck disse

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: T1-T2,N0 Oral, laryngeal, pharyngeal cancer

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Recurrent case after initial treatment.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Primary endopoint is 5 year disease specific survival	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
5 year over all survival, local control rate, cervical lymph node recurrence rate, QOL of shoulder function	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactMasayuki Tomifuji

National Defense Medical College Otolaryngology

tomifuji@ndmc.ac.jp04-2995-1211

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026