Radiation or watchful waiting? new trial for aggressive skin cancer

NCT ID NCT06692556

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This phase 3 trial compares two strategies for people with high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma after surgery: adding radiation therapy versus simply monitoring. About 266 participants will be randomly assigned to one of the two groups and followed for at least two years. The main goal is to see whether radiation improves disease-free survival.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

adjuvant radiotherapy

What this could lead to

If it works, this could show that adding radiation after surgery reduces the chance of cancer coming back in high-risk patients.

What could go wrong

This is a phase 3 trial, but it's still possible that radiation offers no benefit over monitoring, or that side effects outweigh any gain. Results may not apply to all patients.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

skin squamous cell carcinoma

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

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  • CHU de Bordeaux - Hôpital Saint André

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    Bordeaux, New Aquitaine, 33076, France

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  • Centre Antoine Lacassagne

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    Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region, 06189, France

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  • Centre De Radiothérapie Guillaume Le Conquérant

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    Le Havre, Normandy, 76600, France

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  • Centre Georges François Leclerc

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Dijon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, 21079, France

  • Centre Hospitalier Annecy Genevois

    RECRUITING

    Metz-Tessy, Haute-Savoie, 74374, France

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  • Centre Hospitalier Emile Roux

    WITHDRAWN

    Le Puy-en-Velay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 43000, France

  • Centre Hospitalier Romans - Hopitaux Drôme Nord

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    Romans-sur-Isère, Drôme, 26102, France

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  • Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Brest - Hôpital Morvan

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    Brest, Finistère, 29200, France

  • Centre Hospitalier Simone Veil de Blois

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    Blois, Loir-et-Cher, 41016, France

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  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Amiens-Picardie

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    Amiens, Somme, 80054, France

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Estaing

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    Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, 63033, France

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  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Rouen - Hôpital Charles Nicolle

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    Rouen, Seine-Maritime, 76031, France

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  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Pessac, Gironde, 33604, France

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble-Alpes

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    La Tronche, Isère, 38700, France

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  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes - Hôtel-Dieu

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    Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, 44093, France

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  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes

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    Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, 35033, France

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  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Etienne - Hôpital Nord

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    Saint Priest En Jarez, Pays de la Loire Region, 42271, France

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  • Centre Hospitalier de Valence

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    Valence, Drôme, 26000, France

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  • Centre Léon Bérard

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    Lyon, 69373, France

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  • Centre de Radiothérapie Marie Curie

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    Valence, Drôme, 26000, France

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  • Centre hospitalier de Roanne

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    Roanne, Pays de la Loire Region, 42300, France

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  • Groupe Hospitalier Bretagne Sud

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    Lorient, Morbihan, 56322, France

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  • Hospices Civils de Lyon - Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud

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    Pierre-Bénite, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 69495, France

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  • Hôpital Bichat Claude-Bernard

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Paris, Île-de-France Region, 75877, France

  • Hôpital d'instruction des armées Sainte-Anne

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    Toulon, Var, 83800, France

  • Hôpital de la Cavale Blanche

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    Brest, Finistère, 29200, France

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  • Institut Godinot

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Reims, Marne, 51726, France

  • Institut de Cancérologie de Lorraine

    RECRUITING

    Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, MMeurthe-et-Moselle, 54519, France

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