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Stereotactic Boost and Short-course Radiation Therapy for Oropharynx Cancer

Is NCT04178174 recruiting? Yes, currently enrolling (May 2026). This Phase 3 trial studies non-drug interventions for head and neck cancer.

Phase 3RecruitingCentre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)NCT04178174Data as of May 2026

This is a randomized clinical trial comparing the outcomes of short-course chemoradiation consisting in stereotactic boost to the gross tumor and de-esclalated chemoradiation to the elective neck in human papilloma associated oropharynx cancer vs. the current standard 7-week course chemoradiation.

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Extracted eligibility criteria

Cancer type

Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Biomarker criteria

Required: HPV positive

Positive for HPV by p16 immunohistochemistry (IHC) or HPV in-situ hybridization (ISH)

Performance status

ECOG 0–2(Ambulatory, capable of self-care)

Prior therapy

Cannot have received: irradiation of the head and neck region

Previous irradiation of the head and neck region

Cannot have received: surgery of the HNC region

Exception: except for incisional or excisional biopsies

Previous surgery of the HNC region (except for incisional or excisional biopsies)

Cannot have received: induction chemotherapy

Prior induction chemotherapy

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