Active clinical trials for "Mouth Neoplasms"

The purpose of this study is to confirm the predictive value of GDF15 expression for TPF induction in T3/T4cN0M0 patients with OSCC

The radial forearm free flap (RFFF) is widely used in head and neck reconstruction. Its thinness, pliability, pedicle length, and vessel size are particularly suited for oropharyngeal and oral cavity reconstruction. Concerns about aesthetic and functional morbidity at the donor site have given rise to various techniques of closing the donor site, two of which are the split-thickness skin graft (STSG), taken from the thigh, and the hatchet flap, which uses a local flap within the radial forearm. This RCT will determine whether retrospectively reported improvements to aesthetic and functional outcomes for STSG patients are greater compared to hatchet flap patients.

Sentinel node biopsy is a suitable alternative to END and is recommended in standard guidelines. Investigators have been doing SNB in their department to standardize the process for the last two years. This study aims to analyze the diagnostic accuracy of the SNB performed to standardize the procedure at their institute.

In this study, 100 patients with resectable head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (oral squamous cell carcinoma and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma) were enrolled, who were combined with tirelizumab, carboplatin and albumin-binding paclitaxel before and after surgery. Tumor tissues and paracancer tissues of patients were collected to observe the imaging and pathological changes before and after treatment. At the same time, clinical information of patients, such as pathological grade, stage, treatment, prognosis, serology, imaging, etc. were collected to evaluate the safety and feasibility of tirelizumab combined with carboplatin and albumin-binding paclitaxel for neoadjuvant therapy of resectable oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. This is a prospective, one-arm, phase II clinical study. Purpose Main purpose The efficacy of Tirelizumab combined with carboplatin and albumin-paclitaxel in neoadjuvant therapy for resectable head and neck squamous cell carcinoma was evaluated by calculating the major pathological response (MPR) rates in the experimental group. The severity of adverse events associated with neoadjuvant therapy will be graded according to NCI CTCAE (version 5.0) during the course of this study and during follow-up, the incidence of adverse events in the experimental and control groups will be compared, and the safety of neoadjuvant therapy with Tirelizumab combined with carboplatin and albumin-paclitaxel in resectable head and neck squamous cell carcinoma will be evaluated. Secondary Purpose One-year event survival rate and event-free survival (EFS) of enrolled patients were evaluated (five years); Pathological complete response rate (pCR) of enrolled patients was evaluated (5 years); pTR of enrolled patients was evaluated; Overall survival (OS) of enrolled patients was evaluated (5 years); Radiological response of enrolled patients was assessed; The rate of operation delay of enrolled patients was evaluated;

Despite accumulating evidence of the benefit of aspirin in cancer, its effect on improving cancer survival is still debated since the mechanism by which it impacts cancer survival is not completely understood and the published data are discordant. There have been 4 randomized controlled trials (RCT) showing mixed results from no effect to improved survival. Several retrospective and observational studies have reported a survival advantage of adding aspirin to the treatment for various cancers. A meta-analysis of 118 studies, 63 of them specifically reporting on cancer mortality and the rest on all-cause mortality, found a 21% reduction in cancer deaths and about 20% reduction in all-cause mortality (pooled hazard ratio (HR): 0.79; 95% confidence intervals: 0.73, 0.84). However, the evidence is still lacking and there is need to do more RCT

Virtual Surgical Planning (VSP), where 3D modeling is used to create 3D-printed surgical guides, has been shown to improve outcomes for patients who undergo mandibular reconstruction surgery, usually due to invasion of cancer from the oral cavity to the jaw. This trial will directly compare the outcomes of patients who receive VSP versus patients who receive the current standard of care, which is Free-Hand Surgery (FHS). They will be randomized into either treatment at a 1:1 ratio and bony union rates will be compared between 12-month postoperative CT scans for each treatment group. Secondary objectives include comparing other short and long-term complication rates, reconstruction accuracy, quality of life, and functional outcomes of VSP and FHS. An economic analysis of VSP will also be performed.

This phase I/Ib trial tests the safety and best dose of ipatasertib in combination with the usual treatment approach using chemotherapy together with radiation therapy ("chemo-radiation") in patients with stage III-IVB head and neck cancer. Ipatasertib is in a class of medications called protein kinase B (AKT) inhibitors. It may stop the growth of tumor cells and may kill them. Cisplatin which is a chemotherapy used in this trial is in a class of medications known as platinum-containing compounds. It works by killing, stopping or slowing the growth of cancer cells. Radiation therapy uses high energy to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Giving ipatasertib in combination with chemo-radiation may be better than chemo-radiation alone in treating patients with advanced head and neck cancer.

The purpose of this study is to compare any good or bad effects of using pembrolizumab (an experimental drug) and radiation therapy (RT), compared to using cisplatin chemotherapy and radiation therapy (RT) in the treatment of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).

This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of cord blood-derived expanded allogeneic natural killer cells (donor natural killer [NK] cells) and how well they work when given together with cyclophosphamide and etoposide in treating children and young adults with solid tumors that have come back (relapsed) or that do not respond to treatment (refractory). NK cells, white blood cells important to the immune system, are donated/collected from cord blood collected at birth from healthy babies and grown in the lab. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as cyclophosphamide and etoposide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving NK cells together with cyclophosphamide and etoposide may work better in treating children and young adults with solid tumors.

This phase I trial investigates the side effects and best dose of peposertib when given together with radiation therapy in treating patients with head and neck cancer that has spread to other places in the body (advanced) who cannot take cisplatin. Peposertib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. This trial aims to see whether adding peposertib to radiation therapy is safe and works well in treating patients with head and neck cancer.