Head-to-Head cancer radiation trial: protons vs. photons

NCT ID NCT01893307

Summary

This study aims to find out if a newer type of radiation called proton beam therapy is better than standard photon therapy for treating throat cancer. It will compare how well each treatment controls the cancer and, importantly, which one causes fewer severe side effects. About 440 patients with stage III-IVB throat cancer will be randomly assigned to receive one of the two treatments.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Emory University Hospital/Winship Cancer Institute

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States

  • Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium

    Seattle, Washington, 98109, United States

  • Inova Schar Cancer Institute

    Fairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States

  • M D Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • MD Anderson League City

    League City, Texas, 77573, United States

  • MD Anderson West Houston

    Houston, Texas, 77079, United States

  • MD Anderson in Sugar Land

    Sugar Land, Texas, 77478, United States

  • MD Anderson in The Woodlands

    Conroe, Texas, 77384, United States

  • Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

  • Mayo Clinic in Arizona

    Scottsdale, Arizona, 85259, United States

  • Mayo Clinic in Rochester

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • Miami Cancer Institute

    Miami, Florida, 33176, United States

  • New York Proton Center

    New York, New York, 10035, United States

  • Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Warrenville

    Warrenville, Illinois, 60555, United States

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35249, United States

  • University of Florida Health Science Center - Gainesville

    Gainesville, Florida, 32610, United States

  • University of Maryland/Greenebaum Cancer Center

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States

  • University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States

  • University of Pennsylvania/Abramson Cancer Center

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • Wayne State University/Karmanos Cancer Institute

    Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States

  • Willis-Knighton Medical and Cancer Center

    Shreveport, Louisiana, 71103, United States

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