Could a common numbing drug help fight throat cancer?
Disease control
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This early-stage trial is testing whether injecting the local anesthetic lidocaine into HPV-related throat tumors before robotic surgery is safe and might help destroy more cancer cells. About 30 adults with HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer will receive the injection during a ro…
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Ryan Carey • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:32 UTC