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NECTORS

Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Transoral Robotic Surgery for Oropharyngeal Cancer.

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The trial

ClinicalTrials.gov
Official title
Phase II Study: Induction Chemotherapy Followed by Transoral Robotic Surgery and Neck Dissection for Definitive Management of Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. (NECTORS Trial)
Phase
Phase 2
Status
Unknown
Conditions
Oropharynx Cancer; Tonsil Cancer; Throat Cancer; Base of the Tongue Carcinoma
Interventions
Docetaxel
Arms
  • Neoadjuvant chemotherapy and surgery · Experimental
Enrollment
60 (estimated)
Primary outcomes
  • Primary outcome: progression free survival.
Sponsor
Nader Sadeghi with McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Start
Aug 14, 2018
Primary completion
Aug 30, 2024 (estimated)
Results posted
No
Registry record
NCT04277858 · updated Oct 23, 2023

Publications

linked from the registry
  • Sadeghi N, Mascarella MA, Khalife S, Ramanakumar AV, Richardson K, Joshi AS, Taheri R, Fuson A, Bouganim N, Siegel R. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgery for HPV-associated locoregionally advanced oropharynx cancer. Head Neck. 2020 Aug;42(8):2145-2154. doi: 10.1002/hed.26147. Epub 2020 Mar 25. PubMed 32212296
  • Sadeghi N, Khalife S, Mascarella MA, Ramanakumar AV, Richardson K, Joshi AS, Bouganim N, Taheri R, Fuson A, Siegel R. Pathologic response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in HPV-associated oropharynx cancer. Head Neck. 2020 Mar;42(3):417-425. doi: 10.1002/hed.26022. Epub 2019 Nov 27. PubMed 31773857
  • Sadeghi N, Li NW, Taheri MR, Easley S, Siegel RS. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy and transoral surgery as a definitive treatment for oropharyngeal cancer: A feasible novel approach. Head Neck. 2016 Dec;38(12):1837-1846. doi: 10.1002/hed.24526. Epub 2016 Jun 14. PubMed 27299983
  • Sadeghi N, Subramaniam T, Richardson K, Mascarella M, Zeitouni A, Shenouda G, Sultanem K, Mlynarek A, Caglar D, Esfahani K, Joshi A, Siegel R, Goodman J, Thakkar P, Lee E, Golabi N, Ramanakumar AV, Hier M, Bouganim N. Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Transoral Robotic Surgery for Human Papillomavirus-Related Oropharyngeal Cancer. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2025 Feb 1;151(2):128-134. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2024.3303. PubMed 39636629