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PIRATES: Image-guided Hyper-fractioned Dose-escalation With Proton Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer

Is NCT06446713 recruiting? Yes, currently enrolling (Jun 2026). This Phase 1 trial studies non-drug interventions for head and neck cancer.

Phase 1RecruitingUniversity Medical Center GroningenNCT06446713Data as of Jun 2026Location: Netherlands

In this study the safety \& feasibility of image-guided mid-treatment hyper-fractioned dose-escalation with proton therapy will be assessed for the treatment of locally advanced HPV-negative squamous cell oropharyngeal cancer

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Extracted eligibility criteria

Cancer type

Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Biomarker criteria

Required: CDKN2A wild-type

Negative for p16

Disease stage

Required: Stage III, IV

Prior therapy

Cannot have received: definitive resection

Exception: incisional or excisional biopsies

underwent definitive resection of their primary tumor or nodal disease, except for incisional or excisional biopsies

Cannot have received: radiation therapy

received radiation therapy in the head and neck area in the past

Lab requirements

Kidney function

estimated gfr < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2 or any contraindications to gadolinium-based contrast agents

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Frequently asked questions

Is NCT06446713 currently recruiting?

Yes, this trial is currently recruiting patients.

Are there prior therapy exclusions?

Yes. Prior definitive resection, radiation therapy disqualifies patients from enrollment.

Does this trial require CDKN2A?

Yes, CDKN2A wild-type is a required biomarker for enrollment.

What disease stage is eligible?

Stage III or IV is required.

Could you qualify for this trial?

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