Inclusion criteria, exclusion criteria and study summary
• Histologically confirmed diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx. • HPV positive on central testing. • UICC TNM (7th edition) stage T1T3, N0N2b tumours of the oropharynx. Staging should be based on cross sectional imaging investigations carried out within 6 weeks of study entry*. • Local MDT decision to treat with primary transoral resection and neck dissection. • Patients considered fit for surgery and adjuvant treatment by the local MDT. • Aged 18 or over. • Written informed consent provided. * Please Note: Current smokers with N2b disease (including smokers up to 2 years before diagnosis) are not eligible to be included.
• HPV negative squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck. • Patients with T4 primary oropharyngeal tumours and/or T1T3 tumours where transoral surgery is considered not feasible. • N2cN3 nodal disease. • Unresectable retropharyngeal node involvement. • Current smokers with N2b disease (including smokers up to 2 years before diagnosis). • Any pre-existing medical condition likely to impair swallowing function and/ or a history of pre-existing swallowing dysfunction. • Patients with distant metastatic disease (UICC TNM stage IVC disease) as determined by routine preoperative staging radiological investigations e.g., CT thorax and upper abdomen or PETCT. • Patients with a history of malignancy in the last 5 years, except basal cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in-situ of the cervix. • Pregnant or lactating women and fertile women who will not be using contraception during the trial.
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