Quad Shot Versus Split Course Radiotherapy in Incurable Head and Neck Cancer

NCT ID
NCT07823309
Registry status
Not yet recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Sponsor
Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia, Columbia
Conditions
Head and Neck Neoplasms, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck

Overview

ClinicalTrials.gov lists this study as Not yet recruiting.

Official title: Comparison of Two Hypofractionated Radiotherapy Regimens for the Palliative Management of Patients With Head and Neck Cancers: Quad Shot Versus Split Course

Enrollment: 40 participants (Estimated).

What is being studied

  • Radiation: Quad Shot Radiotherapy
  • Radiation: Split Course Radiotherapy

Who may be eligible

Ages
18 Years to no maximum
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers accepted
No

ClinicalTrials.gov lists the following eligibility criteria.

Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients (18 years and older) with a histopathological diagnosis of incurable squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, not candidates for curative-intent treatment. * Metastatic or locally advanced unresectable disease, in a strictly palliative setting. * Medical indication for palliative radiotherapy. * Performance status: Karnofsky 50 or higher or ECOG 3 or lower. * Clinical capacity to receive radiotherapy in an outpatient setting. * Estimated life expectancy greater than 3 months. * Presence of at least one measurable lesion according to RECIST 1.1 criteria. * Logistical capacity and willingness to adhere to follow-up clinical and radiological controls up to 6 months post-treatment. * Signed informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * History of previous radiotherapy to the same anatomical region to be treated. * Diagnosis of a second active malignancy that could interfere with the evaluation of oncological outcomes. * Presence of clinical instability or severe comorbidities that contraindicate radiotherapy treatment. * Severe cognitive or psychiatric alterations that prevent the understanding of the nature of the study, signing the consent form, or adherence to the protocol. * Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding

Study locations

No study locations are listed in the registry data.

Study details

Start date
January 1, 2027
Primary completion date
October 31, 2028
Completion date
December 31, 2028
First posted
September 16, 2026

Source and update information

Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT ID
NCT07823309
Registry last updated
October 2, 2026
QualifiedStudies registry data refreshed
October 5, 2026
QualifiedStudies record fetched
October 5, 2026

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