Head and Neck Cancer, Perioperative/Postoperative Complications, Precancerous Condition
Conditions
Keywords
perioperative/postoperative complications, precancerous condition, stage I squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx, stage II squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx, stage III squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx, stage I squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx, stage I verrucous carcinoma of the larynx, stage II squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx, stage II verrucous carcinoma of the larynx, stage III squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx, stage III verrucous carcinoma of the larynx, stage I lymphoepithelioma of the nasopharynx, stage I squamous cell carcinoma of the nasopharynx, stage II lymphoepithelioma of the nasopharynx, stage II squamous cell carcinoma of the nasopharynx, stage III lymphoepithelioma of the nasopharynx, stage III squamous cell carcinoma of the nasopharynx, stage I lymphoepithelioma of the oropharynx, stage I squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx, stage II lymphoepithelioma of the oropharynx, stage II squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx, stage III lymphoepithelioma of the oropharynx, stage III squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx
Brief summary
RATIONALE: Transoral robotic surgery may make it easier to find and remove benign or malignant tumors of the larynx and pharynx and cause less damage to normal tissue. It is not yet known whether transoral robotic surgery is more effective than standard surgery in diagnosing and treating larynx and pharynx tumors. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying how well transoral robotic surgery works compared with standard surgery in treating patients with benign or malignant tumors of the larynx or pharynx.
Detailed description
OBJECTIVES: Primary * Evaluate the potential benefits of using the transoral robotic surgical approach against the conventional open and transoral approaches in patients with benign or malignant disease involving the larynx and pharynx. Secondary * Determine the proportion of laryngeal and pharyngeal surgical procedures where the surgical exposure is adequate to allow the successful completion of the surgical resection using the transoral robotic surgical approach. OUTLINE: Patients are assigned to transoral robotic surgery or standard therapy consisting of conventional transoral endoscopic or open approach according to their preference. Patients undergo planned surgical procedures (either diagnostic or therapeutic) appropriate for their disease in the larynx or pharynx via the transoral robotic surgical approach or the conventional transoral endoscopic or open approach. Patients complete the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy Head and Neck Scale, the Performance Status Scale for Head and Neck Cancer Patients, and the University of Washington Quality of Life Scale at baseline and at 3 and 6 months. Patients also undergo voice analysis by acoustic analyses, and speech and swallow pathology evaluation by videostroboscopy and modified barium swallow. After completion of study procedure, patients are followed at 3 and 6 months. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 80 patients will be accrued to the control group (standard conventional surgery) and 30 patients will be accrued to the robotic surgery group.
Interventions
PROCEDUREassessment of therapy complications
PROCEDUREdiagnostic endoscopic surgery
PROCEDUREquality-of-life assessment
PROCEDUREtherapeutic conventional surgery
PROCEDUREtherapeutic endoscopic surgery
PROCEDUREtransoral robotic surgery
PROCEDUREvideo-assisted surgery
Sponsors
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Benign or malignant disease of the larynx or pharynx that requires surgical intervention for either diagnostic or therapeutic purposes * Malignant disease must meet the following criteria: * Histologically confirmed diagnosis of 1 of the following: * Glottic cancer (T1, T2, and T3) * Supraglottic cancer (T1, T2, and T3) * Hypopharyngeal cancer (T1 and T2) * Oropharyngeal cancer (T1, T2, and T3) * Nasopharyngeal cancer (T1 and T2) * Resectable involved lymph nodes * No invasion of osseous and/or osseocartilaginous structures including the following: * Mandibular bone * Thyroid cartilage * Hyoid bone * Cricoid bone * Vertebral body * No pharyngeal wall or tongue-based involvement requiring resection of \> 50% of the posterior pharyngeal wall or tongue base * No radiological confirmation of carotid artery involvement * No fixation of tumor to the prevertebral fascia * No bilateral arytenoid involvement * No surgical defect requiring open approach for reconstruction * No evidence of distant metastasis PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * Not pregnant * No unexplained fever and/or untreated active infection * No medical conditions contraindicating general anesthesia * No inadequate jaw opening due to prior head and neck surgery, trauma, or radiotherapy PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * See Disease Characteristics
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Operative time that directly affects operative cost | post operative |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Intra-operative and post-operative complications | during the operation and post operative |
| Need for reconstruction | post operative |
| Margins status | post operative |
| Length of hospital stay | during time as inpatient |
| Tracheostomy and PEG dependence | post operative |
| Blood loss | During surgery |
| Time to locoregional recurrence | post operative |
| Speech intelligibility | post operative |
| Quality of life | 3 months and 6 month following completion of surgery |
| Postoperative pain | post operative |
| Proportion of robotic surgical cases where adequate surgical exposure allowed for successful operation completion | post operative |
| Days to oral intake | post operative |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed