Proton therapy offers new hope for head and neck cancer that returns

NCT ID NCT03217188

First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested proton therapy in 87 adults whose head and neck cancer came back after prior radiation. The goal was to see if this precise type of radiation can control the tumor while limiting side effects. Participants had cancer that could not be removed by surgery or chose not to have surgery.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

head and neck cancer Head and Neck Neoplasms

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Baptist Alliance MCI

    Miami, Florida, 33143, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge

    Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen

    Montvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack

    Commack, New York, 11725, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth

    Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau

    Uniondale, New York, 11553, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Rockville Centre

    Rockville Centre, New York, 11570, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester

    Harrison, New York, 10604, United States