head and neck cancer (HNC) head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC)
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with mucosal squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck amenable for radiotherapy
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Previously treated by irradiation in the head and neck region • Chronic inflammatory disease or immune disorders • Other malignant disease (unless in situ carcinoma or BCC) within the last 2 years.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| * Numbers of immune cell populations and frequency of T cell subsets according to markers of maturation, activation, co-signaling and chemo-attractant receptors at baseline, related to patient- and tumor characteristics (tumor localization, TNM status, tumor subtype, comorbidities etc.). * Temporal changes of immune markers obtained in blood during/after treatment at 6 timepoints (baseline, 2 weeks during RT, end of RT, 2 weeks after RT, 6 weeks after RT and 3 months after RT). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| n.a. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed