AI reads scans to forecast cancer treatment success
NCT ID NCT05081531
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether artificial intelligence (AI) can analyze medical scans (CT, MRI, PET) to predict how well head and neck cancer patients will respond to radiation therapy and whether they will have side effects. The goal is to personalize treatment for better outcomes. About 50 adults with advanced head and neck cancer will participate.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2021
- Expected to finish
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May 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * ECOG Performance status 0 to 2 * Life expectancy \> 12 months * Histological proven squamous cell carcinoma of the pharynx, larynx or oral cavity * Locally advanced stage disease classified as T3-T4 or N1-3 * Radical radiotherapy +/- chemotherapy indicated as the primary treatment modality * Visible disease at the primary site on imaging performed within 4 weeks of starting treatment * Adequate liver function * Adequate renal function for infusion of iv. contrast for CT-scan and MRI-scan * Adequate bone marrow function * Written informed consent * No previous radiation therapy on head and neck region Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to provide informed consent * Presence of distant metastases * Previous radiation therapy on head and neck region * Pregnant or breastfeeding patients * Prior malignancy within the last five years (except adequately treated basal cell carcinoma of the skin or in situ carcinoma of the skin or in situ carcinoma of the cervix, surgically cured, or localized prostate cancer without evidence of biochemical progression) * Mental conditions rendering the patient incapable to understand the nature, scope, and consequences of the study * Allergy or contraindication to contrast agents * General contraindications to MRI * ECOG PS \>=3
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Humanitas Clinical institute
Rozzano, Milano, 20089, Italy
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