head and neck cancer head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: patients with resectable advanced (stage III and IV) HNSCC scheduled for primary non-surgical treatment (radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy) with curative intent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: technically inoperable tumor
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Diagnostic accuracy of FDG-PET-CT applied 2 weeks after the start of primary radiotherapy (with or without chemotherapy) for resectable HNSCC to predict local failure in the primary and cervical node metastases. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| * FDG uptake level pretreatment * Residual FDG uptake level after 14 days of therapy * Change of FDG uptake . | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed