NCT05419089

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether treatment of HPV-related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma in patients with undetectable postoperative HPV circulating tumor DNA (cfHPVDNA) with transoral robotic surgery (TORS) alone can result in cancer control and survival comparable to those previously reported with standard therapy. The protocol includes patients with only with low or intermediate pathologic risk factors following surgery with detectable pre-surgery cfHPVDNA and undetectable post-surgery cfHPVDNA. The hope is that with this approach, the long-term complications from chemotherapy and radiation can be reduced.

Trial Health

77
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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
83

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_2

Timeline
13mo left

Started Jul 2022

Longer than P75 for phase_2

Geographic Reach
1 country

2 active sites

Status
recruiting

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Progress78%
Jul 2022Jun 2027

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 10, 2022

Completed
5 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 15, 2022

Completed
27 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 12, 2022

Completed
4.9 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 1, 2027

Expected
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 1, 2027

Last Updated

June 13, 2025

Status Verified

June 1, 2025

Enrollment Period

4.9 years

First QC Date

June 10, 2022

Last Update Submit

June 10, 2025

Conditions

Keywords

Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaOPSCCHuman papillomavirusTransoral robotic surgeryTORSHPVp16ctDNAcirculating tumor DNAcfHPVDNA

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Local and/or regional disease recurrence (LRR)

    Local and/or regional disease recurrence (LRR) at 2 years

    2 years

Secondary Outcomes (8)

  • Progression-free survival (PFS)

    2 years

  • Disease free survival (DFS)

    2 years

  • Overall Survival (OS)

    2 years

  • M.D. Anderson Dysphagia Inventory

    2 years

  • Xerostomia Questionnaire (XQ)

    2 years

  • +3 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (1)

Robotic surgery only

EXPERIMENTAL

* Complete resection to negative frozen section margins (pT1-2) * \< 4 nodes, ≤ 2 mm extranodal extension (ENE), no supraclavicular nodes

Procedure: Robotic surgery

Interventions

Transoral robotic surgical resection of the tumor with negative intraoperative frozen section margins.

Robotic surgery only

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Patients must have histologically or cytologically confirmed and identified resectable primary OPSCC with positive p16 immunohistochemistry, defined as strong and diffuse nuclear and cytoplasmic staining in \> 70% of tumor cells. Immunohistochemistry must be performed or reviewed at the central laboratory. P16 status may be determined prior to consent and must be confirmed by surgical specimen if a biopsy is unavailable. HR-HPV status and postoperative cfHPVDNA testing must be performed and resulted prior to treatment assignment. Tissue from the primary site must be available for biomarker studies after surgery.
  • Undetectable cfHPVDNA after surgery. All patients should have a repeat cfHPVDNA test within 1 to 5 weeks post-operatively and prior to treatment assignment. Undetectable cfHPVDNA is defined as \< 5 fragments/mL.
  • AJCC 7th edition early and intermediate stage (T1N0-2B, T2N0-2B) (non-matted) disease without evidence of distant metastases or gross extranodal extension.
  • Age ≥ 18 years at screening
  • No previous surgery, radiation therapy, or chemotherapy for head and neck cancer (other than excision/incisional biopsy of the primary site, excisional/incisional nodal biopsy, or tonsillectomy) is allowed at time of study entry.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1.
  • No active tobacco use (≥1cigarette or cigarette-equivalent per day within the last 5 years) and no cumulative smoking history of \>20 pack years. 1 cigar = 4 cigarette-equivalent exposure
  • Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.
  • Participants must have adequate bone marrow, hepatic and renal functions as defined below:
  • Platelet count ≥ 90 x 109/l.
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dl (may achieve by transfusion).
  • Renal function: eGFR ≥ 50 ml/min

You may not qualify if:

  • Age \< 18 years at screening
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding women.
  • Previous or current malignancies at other sites, except for adequately treated in situ carcinoma of the cervix, basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, thyroid cancer, prostate cancer treated with surgery/radiotherapy, ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast treated with surgery/radiotherapy, or other cancer curatively treated and with no current evidence of disease for at least 3 years.
  • Other serious illnesses or medical conditions including but not limited to:
  • Unstable cardiac disease despite treatment or myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to study entry.
  • History of significant neurologic or psychiatric disorders including severe dementia or poorly controlled seizures
  • Active clinically significant uncontrolled infection
  • Active peptic ulcer disease defined as unhealed or clinically active
  • Active drug addiction including alcohol, cocaine or intravenous drug use defined as occurring within the 6 months preceding diagnosis
  • Severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, defined as being associated with a hospitalization for pneumonia within 12 months of diagnosis.
  • Prior organ transplant
  • Interstitial lung disease
  • Concurrent treatment with any other anti-cancer therapy
  • Participation in an investigational therapeutic drug trial within 30 days of study entry. Participation in additional investigational radiation studies will exclude participation in SIRS. Participation in non-therapeutic, non-oncologic investigational studies (i.e. pain control studies, nutritional studies, etc.) will be allowed amongst SIRS participants, provided there is no alteration of treatment planning, oncologic therapy, or surveillance, and additional studies comply with SIRS safety criteria and stopping rules as outlined in the SIRS protocol.
  • Active hepatitis C by history
  • +7 more criteria

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (2)

Valley - Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Care

Paramus, New Jersey, 07652, United States

RECRUITING

Mount Sinai Health System

New York, New York, 10019, United States

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck

Interventions

Robotic Surgical Procedures

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Carcinoma, Squamous CellCarcinomaNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialNeoplasms by Histologic TypeNeoplasmsHead and Neck NeoplasmsNeoplasms by Site

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Surgery, Computer-AssistedSurgical Procedures, OperativeRoboticsAutomationTechnologyTechnology, Industry, and Agriculture

Study Officials

  • Raymond Chai

    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Model Details: Non-randomized non-inferiority
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 10, 2022

First Posted

June 15, 2022

Study Start

July 12, 2022

Primary Completion (Estimated)

June 1, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

June 1, 2027

Last Updated

June 13, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-06

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will share

All of the individual participant data collected during the trial, after deidentification.

Shared Documents
STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP
Time Frame
Immediately following publication. No end date.

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