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NCT05337631 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record

Special Care Patterns for Elderly HNSCC Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy

A clinical trial of Oropharynx Cancer and HNSCC, sponsored by University Hospital Freiburg.

Recruiting
Registry status
1,500
Enrollment target
18
Study locations

NCT05337631: Recruiting study of Oropharynx Cancer and HNSCC, sponsored by University Hospital Freiburg.

NCT05337631 is a study of Oropharynx Cancer and HNSCC that is actively recruiting participants, run by University Hospital Freiburg. The registered enrollment target is 1,500 participants, above the 74-participant average among 26 other Oropharynx Cancer trials with a reported enrollment target (1927% higher). The trial reports 18 study locations across 4 states. According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT05337631, a study of Oropharynx Cancer and HNSCC, is actively recruiting participants, sponsored by University Hospital Freiburg.

RECRUITING
Registry status
1,500 participants
Enrollment target
18
Study locations

Study Summary

The number of elderly head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) patients is increasing; however, the evidence regarding the ideal treatment for this often vulnerable and frail patient cohort is limited. Although the benefit of concomitant chemotherapy has been reported to decrease in elderly HNSCC patients based on the MACH-NC meta-analysis, it remains unknown whether state-of-the art radiotherapy techniques such as intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), modern supportive treatments and alternative chemotherapy fractionation (e.g., cisplatin weekly) may have altered this observation. The objective of this retrospective multinational multicenter study is to determine the oncological outcomes of elderly patients (≥65 years) with locally advanced HNSCCs undergoing definitive (chemo-)radiation and to investigate the influence of concomitant chemotherapy on overall survival and progression-free survival after adjusting for potential confounder variables such as age, performance status and comorbidity burden.

Primary Outcome

Time from radiotherapy start until death from any cause

Study Locations (18)

Other

  • Radiation Oncology Department, German Oncology Center - Limassol
  • Brno University Hospital - Brno
  • Department of Radiooncology and Radiotherapy, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin - Berlin
  • Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg - Erlangen
  • Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main - Frankfurt
  • University of Giessen - Giessen
  • Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg - Halle
  • Jena University Hospital - Jena
  • Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein - Kiel
  • Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Leipzig - Leipzig
  • Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Mainz - Mainz
  • Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital, LMU Munich - Munich
  • Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Würzburg - Würzburg
  • Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zurich (USZ), University of Zurich (UZH) - Zurich

Ohio

  • Department of Radiation Oncology, Case Western Reserve University - Cleveland
  • Division of Radiation Oncology, The Ohio State University Wexner - Columbus

Maryland

  • Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine - Baltimore

New York

  • Department of Radiation Oncology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai - New York

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 1,500 participants
Start Date 2021-06-01
Est. Completion 2026-12-31
University Hospital Freiburg

1 total trials

What NCT05337631 shows while recruiting

NCT05337631 is an observational study that tracks outcomes without assigning an intervention. Its 1,500 participants enrollment target places it among the larger protocols in the corpus, above the 74-participant average among 26 other Oropharynx Cancer trials with a reported enrollment target (1927% higher).

The record links to 5 conditions, with Oropharynx Cancer appearing as the primary indexed condition, and to 0 interventions.

NCT05337631 lists 18 locations in 4 states (Other, Ohio, Maryland).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT05337631 about?

NCT05337631 is a clinical study titled "Special Care Patterns for Elderly HNSCC Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy". The number of elderly head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) patients is increasing; however, the evidence regarding the ideal treatment for this often vulnerable and frail patient cohort is limited. Although the benefit of concomitant chemotherapy has been reported to decrease in elderly HNS...

What is the current status of trial NCT05337631?

This trial is currently recruiting. The enrollment target is 1,500 participants. The study started on 2021-06-01. Estimated completion is 2026-12-31.

What conditions does trial NCT05337631 study?

This clinical trial studies the following conditions: Oropharynx Cancer, HNSCC, Oral Cavity Cancer, Larynx Cancer, Hypopharynx Cancer.

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT05337631?

This trial is sponsored by University Hospital Freiburg, which has 1 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Where is trial NCT05337631 being conducted?

This trial has 18 study locations across Maryland, New York, Ohio. Contact the study sites directly through ClinicalTrials.gov for enrollment availability.

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Where NCT05337631's enrollment target sits among peer trials

1,500 1st of 26 higher than 26 of 26 other Oropharynx Cancer trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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

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