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The goal of this prospective clinical trial is to determine if HPV-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma that is non-hypoxic on FMISO PET can be successfully treated with a lower dose of radiation therapy.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
Patients with cT1-2N1-2b (AJCC 7th edition) oropharyngeal tumours will undergo surgical resection of the primary tumour. Following this, they will be allocated to standard radiation therapy (70Gy with concurrent cisplatin chemotherapy) or de-escalation radiation therapy (30Gy with concurrent cisplatin chemotherapy) based on the results of FMISO PET. Patients with non-hypoxic tumours at baseline OR after two weeks of radiation therapy will be allocated to the de-escalated group. 3-4 months after completion of radiation therapy, all patients in the de-escalated group will undergo mandatory neck dissection to assess pathologic response.
Researchers will assess the pathologic response rate after surgery in the de-escalation group. They will also compare the outcomes (oncological outcomes and quality of life) between the group receiving the standard treatment (70Gy) and the group receiving de-escalated radiation therapy (30Gy).
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This study is designed to evaluate the role of FMISO PET in selecting patients for de-escalated RT. Patients with cT1-2N-1-2b HPV+ OPC or cTxN1-2 CUP, who are suitable for surgical management of the primary (if applicable) and/or RT to the primary and ipsilateral neck will be included. All patients will undergo surgical resection or core biopsy of the primary site if applicable (negative margins and robotic surgery not mandated) or EUA and tonsillectomy (CUP) and FNA or core biopsy of the cervical lymph node (all patients). Patients will be eligible for inclusion if histopathology is consistent with HPV-associated squamous cell carcinoma or CUP, with p16 positivity (IHC) and HPV positivity (PCR).
Patients enrolled will undergo FMISO PET/CT (after surgery to the primary or EUA/biopsy of suspected primary site) to assess for tumour hypoxia, which will stratify patients into two groups. Determination for the presence or absence of hypoxia will be made on the basis of visual inspection and in accordance with well-established tumour-muscle activity ratio (>1.2) on the late static 18F-FMISO PET by 1 nuclear medicine physician. FMISO PET will be repeat after 5-10 fractions of RT (1-2 weeks of treatment) with the same assessment for hypoxia.
Absence of pre-treatment hypoxia or intra-treatment resolution of hypoxia on FMISO PET will be deemed as an indicator of radiosensitivity and qualify a patient for de-escalation (i.e., to total dose 30Gy). The remainder of patients (i.e., with evidence of tumour hypoxia at the FMISO PET performed after 5-10 fractions of RT) will continue to standard of care RT to a total dose of 70Gy.
Additional MRI images (including T1, T2 and dynamic contract-enhanced and oxygen enhanced sequences) before and during RT (at the same time as 18F FMISO PET). These will not change the patient's management.
All patients will undergo routine FDG-PET/CT scan three months after RT (as part of standard of care). Patients in the de-escalation arm will undergo mandatory ipsilateral neck dissection within 3-4 months of completing RT to assess for pathologic response. Patients will be followed up for a minimum of five years post treatment.
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25 participants in 2 patient groups
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Carol Kwong
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