Can a sixth day of radiation beat cancer recurrence?

NCT ID NCT06607406

Recruiting now Disease control Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 14, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study compares two radiotherapy schedules for people with head and neck cancer who begin radiation more than 6 weeks after surgery. One group gets standard treatment (5 days a week), the other gets an accelerated schedule (6 days a week). The goal is to see if the faster schedule better prevents cancer from coming back. About 75 adults with intermediate- or high-risk head and neck cancer will take part.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

head and neck cancer Head and Neck Neoplasms head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

HEAD AND NECK CANCER HEAD AND NECK SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA (HNSCC)

Contacts and locations

Locations

Advocate Aurora Radiation Oncology
RECRUITING

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53215, United States
Levine Cancer Institute
RECRUITING

Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States
Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITING

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States

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