FDG-PET for avoidance of futile neck dissections after non-surgical treatment of advanced head and neck cancer

FDG-PET for avoidance of futile neck dissections after non-surgical treatment of advanced head and neck cancer - REST-study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON29759

Enrollment

Registered

2006-10-12

Start date

2006-08-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-13

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Conditions

head and neck cancer head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: operable N2/N3 squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck planned treatment of chemoradiation (with curative intent)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Age

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Difference in accuracy of MRI and PET between 2 and 3 months after treatment. Prognostic value of change in FDG-uptake between PET pretreatment and 2 weeks after start of chemoradiotherapy.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Observer agreement, costeffectiveness modelling of a PET strategy (including morbidity, quality of life).	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results