Can scans and DNA predict cancer treatment success?
NCT ID NCT07259915
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study aims to better predict how head and neck cancer responds to chemoradiotherapy. Researchers will use MRI, PET/CT scans, and blood/tumor DNA tests from 152 patients to build a combined prediction model. The goal is to identify which patients have a complete response within 12 months after treatment, potentially personalizing future care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors predict which patients will benefit from chemoradiotherapy, potentially avoiding ineffective treatments and their side effects.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not lead to a direct benefit for participants, and the prediction model might not be accurate enough for routine use.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 152 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2030
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
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Patient with squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx (cT2-cT4) or squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity (cT2-cT4) * With lymph node involvement (cN1, cN2, or cN3) (confirmation of lymph node involvement after review of imaging in CCP and without histological confirmation required) * Eligible for curative treatment with cisplatin-based chemoradiotherapy alone (100 mg/m2 every 3 weeks or 40 mg/m2 weekly) * Regardless of p16 status * Affiliated with or covered by a social security system Exclusion Criteria: * Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas in other locations (salivary gland, larynx, hypopharynx, cavum, sinuses) * Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the lymph nodes * History of radiotherapy to the head and neck region * Radiochemotherapy not based on the use of cisplatin * Pregnant or breastfeeding women * History of invasive cancer in the last 3 years (except for Breslow melanoma less than 1 mm) * Contraindication to MRI, CT, or PET/CT * Allergy or contraindication to iodine, gadolinium, or 18F-FDG * Uncontrolled diabetes (fasting blood glucose greater than 12 mmol/l) * Patients unable to understand the study for any reason or to comply with the trial requirements (language, psychological, geographical issues, etc.) * Patients under guardianship or conservatorship * Patients deprived of their liberty by judicial or administrative decision * Patients undergoing psychiatric care that renders them incapable of giving their consent * Patients admitted to a health or social care facility for purposes other than research
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Henri Becquerel
Rouen, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire
Rouen, France
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