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NCT02159703 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

A Single-arm Phase II Study of Post-Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS) Alone to the Primary Tumor Site and Selective Neck Dissection (SND) Followed by Adjuvant Radiation Therapy (+/- Chemotherapy) to the Regional Nodes for Advanced Stage, Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Positive, Oropharyngeal Cancer

A Phase 2 study, sponsored by Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
60
Enrollment target

NCT02159703: Completed Phase 2 study, sponsored by Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine.

NCT02159703 is a Phase 2 study that has completed, run by Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine. The registered enrollment target is 60 participants, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (55% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT02159703, a Phase 2 study, has completed, sponsored by Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
60 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

To determine 2-year local (primary tumor site) control and toxicity rates in patients receiving adjuvant RT post-TORS, omitting the primary tumor bed, in patients with completely resected, HPV-positive SCCA of the oropharynx. To determine acute and long-term toxicity rates in patients receiving adjuvant RT post-TORS, omitting the primary tumor bed, in patients with completely resected, HPV-positive SCCA of the oropharynx.

Interventions

  • RADIATION Adjuvant Radiation Therapy
  • PROCEDURE TORS

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 60 participants
Start Date 2014-02
Est. Completion 2018-02
Phase Phase 2

What the finished NCT02159703 record still lists

NCT02159703 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 60 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (55% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Adjuvant Radiation Therapy is the first listed.

NCT02159703 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT02159703 about?

NCT02159703 is a clinical study titled "A Single-arm Phase II Study of Post-Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS) Alone to the Primary Tumor Site and Selective Neck Dissection (SND) Followed by Adjuvant Radiation Therapy (+/- Chemotherapy) to the Regional Nodes for Advanced Stage, Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Positive, Oropharyngeal Cancer". To determine 2-year local (primary tumor site) control and toxicity rates in patients receiving adjuvant RT post-TORS, omitting the primary tumor bed, in patients with completely resected, HPV-positive SCCA of the oropharynx. To determine acute and long-term toxicity rates in patients receiving adj...

What is the current status of trial NCT02159703?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 60 participants. The study started on 2014-02. Estimated completion is 2018-02.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT02159703?

The interventions under investigation include: Adjuvant Radiation Therapy (RADIATION), TORS (PROCEDURE).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT02159703?

This trial is sponsored by Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine, which has 402 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT02159703's enrollment target sits among peer trials

60 1027th of 2000 higher than 868 of 2,000 other Phase 2 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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