Proton therapy data collection aims to improve head and neck cancer care
NCT ID NCT01627093
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study gathers medical information from 450 head and neck cancer patients who received or will receive proton therapy. Researchers will analyze outcomes and side effects to help doctors improve treatment for future patients. The study does not test a new treatment but collects real-world data to learn more.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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450 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2012
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2032
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.
Who is studied
Patients documented to have head and neck cancer treated with proton therapy at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas (MDACC) from January 1, 2008 through April 30, 2012, and patients who receive treatment from May 1, 2012 through December 31, 2018
- 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: * Patients documented to have head and neck cancer treated with proton therapy at MDACC from January 1, 2008 through April 30, 2012 and patients who receive treatment from May 1, 2012 through December 31, 2018
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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M D Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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