RAD RAPTORSReduced Dose Radiation Therapy in HPV-Mediated Oropharyngeal Cancer Post Surgery
This study is investigating if a reduced dose radiation therapy in HPV-mediated oropharyngeal cancer patients, post surgery, can improve quality of life while maintaining effectiveness.
Radiation Therapy
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck+5
+ Carcinoma
+ Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Treatment Study
Summary
Study start date: July 23, 2025
Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.This clinical trial is exploring a new way to improve treatment for people with a specific type of throat cancer called HPV-mediated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. It focuses on patients who have undergone trans-oral robotic surgery and are considered to have an intermediate risk of cancer progression. The aim is to determine if using a shorter, adjusted schedule of radiation therapy can enhance the patients' quality of life. This research is important because it may lead to less time spent in treatment and potentially fewer side effects, which can significantly benefit patients by allowing a quicker return to daily activities. Participants in the study will receive a modified radiation therapy schedule after their surgery. Instead of the standard approach, this study uses a reduced dose and a hypofractionated schedule, which means fewer treatments with slightly higher doses each time. The study is interventional, meaning it actively involves administering these treatment changes to see how effective they are. While the study does not specify detailed outcomes, it seeks to measure improvements in quality of life, which may include factors like reduced fatigue, better physical functioning, and overall well-being.
Protocol
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.42 patients to be enrolled
Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.Treatment Study
Eligibility
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.Any sex
Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.Over 18 Years
Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.Healthy volunteers not allowed
If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.Conditions
Pathology
Criteria
Step 1 Registration: Pre-Operative Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: * Participant aged ≥ 18 years. * Diagnosis of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. * Eligible to receive transoral robotic surgery. * P16 positivity or HPV positivity by in situ hybridization on pathological sampling of lymph node or primary oropharyngeal tumor. * Pre-operative TTMV-HPV DNA test collected. * Standard of care tests completed within 60 days of registration may be used for screening. * Tests results are not required to confirm eligibility for step 1 registration. * ECOG Performance Status ≤ 2 * Able to provide informed consent and willing to sign an approved consent form that conforms to federal and institutional guidelines. Exclusion Criteria: * History of prior mucosal head and neck cancer treated with radiation therapy * Prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment has the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of this study * Participant has smoked cigarettes within 1 month of registration * Prior systemic anti-cancer therapy or any investigational therapy ≤ 14 days or within five half-lives prior to starting study treatment, whichever is shorter. * Known distant metastatic disease. * Current evidence of any condition that would, in the Investigator's judgment, contraindicate the participant's participation in the clinical study due to safety concerns or compliance with clinical study procedures (e.g., infection/inflammation, intestinal obstruction, unable to swallow medication, \[participants may not receive the drug through a feeding tube\], social/ psychological issues, etc.) * Medical, psychiatric, cognitive, or other conditions that may compromise the participant's ability to understand the participant information, give informed consent, comply with the study protocol or complete the study. Step 2 Registration - Experimental Arm Inclusion Criteria: * Completion of trans-oral robotic surgery. * Pre- and post-operative TTMV-HPV DNA test results obtained. * For participants of child bearing potential: Negative pregnancy test or evidence of permanent surgical sterilization. The post-menopausal status will be defined as having been amenorrheic for 12 months without an alternative medical cause. The following age-specific requirements apply: * \< 50 years of age: * Amenorrheic for ≥ 12 months following cessation of exogenous hormonal treatments; and * Luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone levels in the post-menopausal range for the institution * ≥ 50 years of age: * Amenorrheic for 12 months or more following cessation of all exogenous hormonal treatments; or * Had radiation-induced menopause with last menses \>1 year ago; or * Had chemotherapy-induced menopause with last menses \>1 year * Participants of childbearing potential must agree to use a highly effective method of contraception as described in Section 5.5.2. Exclusion Criteria: * Meets ALL of the following criteria for low-risk disease (Note: participants may meet some without being excluded): * Pre-operative TTMV-HPV DNA positive * Post-operative TTMV-HPV DNA negative * Disease: pT1 with ≤ 1 lymph nodes OR pT2N0 * \<10 pack year smoking * No extranodal extension * Negative surgical margins * No perineural invasion * No lymphovascular invasion * Meets ANY of the following criteria for high-risk: * Post-operative TTMV-HPV DNA positive * Surgical margin positive --\>1 mm extranodal extension --≥ 5 lymph nodes * Current evidence of any condition that would, in the Investigator's judgment, contraindicate the participant's participation in the clinical study due to safety concerns or compliance with clinical study procedures (e.g., infection/inflammation, intestinal obstruction, unable to swallow medication, \[participants may not receive the drug through a feeding tube\], social/ psychological issues, etc.)
Study Plan
Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.2 intervention groups are designated in this study
This study does not include a placebo group
Treatment Groups
Group I
ExperimentalGroup II
Active ComparatorStudy Objectives
Primary Objectives
Secondary Objectives
Study Centers
These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.This study has 1 location
Huntsman Cancer Institute/University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United StatesOpen Huntsman Cancer Institute/University of Utah in Google Maps